Primrose Road

I'm not a writer but was semi-scammed by one of these pay-to-print organizations when I was a teenager and thought I was a writer (drippy as I was, I at least knew not to invest my own money in marketing). Therefore, I'd like to bring the following news item to your attention:

Watchdog site Preditors and Editors is being sued for libel by scam-tacular "publisher" PublishAmerica's lawyer.

Though the suit will likely prove costly (P&E is seeking donations to help them defend their own practices, which are incredibly helpful to young and newbie writers), it is certainly worth for P&E to allow PublishAmerica to drag them into court, because it would give P&E's side a right to discovery, and perhaps once and for all expose PublishAmerica's business practices for what they are.

So, if the announcements in your local paper from (often very young or very old) "published authors" excited about their $1 advances gets to you, or if the announcements here break your heart a little while you're snickering at them, I'd suggest donating to P&E's defense fund.