Protecting Your Books

Get a clear breakdown of publishing contracts—understand your rights, avoid common pitfalls, and make smart decisions for your author business. Presented by ScribeCount.

A deep dive into how Digital Rights Management (DRM) affects indie authors, covering how DRM works, its benefits and drawbacks, and how platforms like ScribeCount help authors make informed choices.

Discover the essentials of work-for-hire agreements for indie authors, publishers, and freelancers. Understand who owns the copyright, what rights are transferred, and how these contracts impact your creative business.

Bring your book to life with expert ghostwriting services from ScribeCount. Whether you're a first-time author or a seasoned publisher, our skilled team can craft your story with your voice and vision—professionally and confidentially.

Explore the essentials of co-authoring a book and how to fairly split royalties among co-writers. Includes tips, tools like ScribeCount, and contract must-haves for a successful partnership.

AI-powered scams are becoming harder for indie authors to spot. This article explains how fake agents, publishers, Hollywood contacts, podcast producers, and book marketing services use personalization, impersonation, urgency, and flattery to target authors — and how to verify every opportunity before you respond.

Amazon KDP now actively enforces its AI content disclosure policy. This guide explains what indie authors must disclose, what does not require disclosure, where the AI disclosure appears in the KDP workflow, and why proactive compliance protects your books, royalties, and publishing account.

KDP account suspension can remove an author’s books, royalties, and primary income source without warning. This guide explains why suspensions happen, how indie authors can reduce risk, how to write a Plan of Action, and why wide distribution protects your publishing business from a single-platform crisis.

Authors who collect reader email addresses are responsible for protecting subscriber data. This guide explains how GDPR, CAN-SPAM, privacy policies, cookie consent, unsubscribe rights, and email platform compliance apply to indie author newsletters and author websites.