Louise Bohmer ([info]louise_bohmer) wrote,
@ 2008-02-27 19:48:00
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Preditors and Editors Donation Button -- P & E Needs Your Support
 From the SF Canada list I belong to, I found this out. My thanks to Donna Farley for posting this. After all the helpful tips P & E has offered writers over the years, I figured passing this news along is the least I can do. I have another pay coming in soon, and I plan to donate a little bit to the fund, also. I'll have to get a button displayed here, too.

Post from Dave Kuzminski on the Absolute Write Boards

Post from Dave Kuzminski on the Absolute Write boards. Preditors & Editors has been a great resource and watchdog for the best interests of  writers for years now. Donations are being accepted online for legal expenses in separate suits brought by two individuals, one an agent and the other a lawyer connected with Publish America.
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"Okay, just to further clarify matters. P&E is being sued by Barbara Bauer and by Victor E. Cretella, III, Esq. in two separate courts.

Ms. Bauer is a literary agent who alleges I/P&E called her a scam and a scammer and is suing for libel.

Mr. Cretella is an attorney for PublishAmerica. He alleges I/P&E harmed  his reputation by reporting him to the Maryland State Bar Association and his former employer for his actions against a member of Absolute Write and is suing for libel.

If anyone needs the code, you can email me and I'll email back the code needed for pasting the button on your site.

In the meantime, the link for the page with the donation button is

http://anotherealm.com/prededitors/penulist.htm


 Our mirror site at http://www.invirtuo.cc/prededitors  also has the button."


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[info]sithdreams
2008-02-28 12:06 am UTC (link)
You know, Louise, I gotta tell ya, I saw this one coming a mile away. I have no love for Publish America, but P&E deserves this.

I have personally seen how Dave K handles "complaints." Without contacting the publisher/agent/editor, he arbitrarily adds "not recommended" status to people, with only half and sometimes even less than half the story. As you know, many people read P&E and take what he says as gold, when it isn't always.

Relying on misinformation, not following up, not bothering with facts...well, that most certainly can be libel.

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[info]louise_bohmer
2008-02-28 12:16 am UTC (link)
I honestly don't know much about Dave, in terms of how P & E decides a publisher is, or isn't recommended, so you have a big up on me there, K.. :) I admit, I was shocked. I had no idea. I'd hate to see P & E shut down, but, at the same time, if Dave isn't following up on his info, well, he really should be, I do agree.

Take care, K! Thanks too, for updating me. :)

Louise xox

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