Protecting Your Books: Advice for Authors
Ensure your books are protected legally and avoid copyright infringement with expert advice on registering your work and handling legal matters.
Protecting Your Author Website: Security, Domain Ownership, Backups, Privacy Law, and Compliance for Indie Authors
Published on June 12, 2026 by Randall Wood
Your author website is the front door of your publishing business. This guide explains how indie authors can protect their domain, secure hosting, enable HTTPS, maintain backups, manage WordPress risks, comply with privacy law, and keep their website ready for launches, promotions, and reader traffic.
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Social Media Impersonation
Published on June 12, 2026 by Randall Wood
Fake author accounts are using real author names, photos, and book covers to scam readers through fake giveaways, phishing links, investment schemes, and fraudulent stores. This guide shows indie authors how to find impersonation accounts, report them on major platforms, document evidence, alert readers, and protect their author identity.
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Book Cover Rights for Indie Authors: Do You Really Own the Cover You Paid For?
Published on June 12, 2026 by Randall Wood
Paying for a book cover does not always mean owning every part of it. This guide explains the three major IP layers in most covers — designer work, stock image licenses, and AI-generated elements — and shows indie authors how to protect cover rights before publishing, creating box sets, licensing foreign editions, or selling merchandise.
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Defamation and Fiction: How Authors Can Avoid Legal Trouble When Characters Resemble Real People
Published on June 12, 2026 by Randall Wood
Fiction does not automatically protect authors from defamation claims. This guide explains when a fictional character may be too close to a real person, how defamation works, why disclaimers are not complete legal shields, and how indie authors can create enough fictional distance to write safely.
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ISBNs, ASINs, and Identifier Security: How Indie Authors Can Protect Their Catalog from Fraud and Listing Manipulation
Published on June 12, 2026 by Randall Wood
Your book’s ISBNs, ASINs, and platform identifiers are the foundation of its online identity. This guide explains how indie authors can protect their catalogs from ASIN hijacking, ISBN misuse, fraudulent listings, metadata conflicts, and product page manipulation.
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