Unfortunately, there is an increasing number of scammers out there targeting authors with false claims and promises, and some even pretending to be someone they are not. So, how can you tell the difference between a scam and a legitimate opportunity for your book?
In this session, ALC President Keith Ogorek gives you sure-fire ways to immediately recognize a scammer by the claims and promises they make, the job titles they use, and whom they say they represent. In addition, he explains how the publishing industry and Hollywood companies actually work so you can tell if the person contacting you is offering a legitimate opportunity or just trying to scam you.
Here is the handout referenced in the session:ALC-Publishing Scams Handout 2023.pdf
About the Presenter:As the President of the Author Learning Center and an industry thought leader, Keith Ogorek has helped drive a number of significant innovations in the self-publishing industry and is featured in the book, 'Innovation--How Innovators Think, Act and Change Our World'. He has helped launch and operate supported self-publishing imprints for traditional publishers and Fuzeframe, which identifies and options self-published books for development in Hollywood. He has authored three books and is working on a fourth, and has written a number of helpful white papers including the popular '4 Paths to Publishing' and 'Three Phases of an Effective Book Marketing Campaign'. You will also find him speaking at leading industry events such as GenreLA, The Singapore Writer’s Festival, Havana Book Fair and the Florida Writers Conference. In addition, he is a regular webinar presenter for The Author Learning Center.
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I could not agree more. We are going to offer it again September 22nd.
This is an interesting and well needed topic. Authors need to be able to recognize those scammers and not get caught in their deceit.