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How do writers safeguard their work and avoid exploitation in the publishing industry?

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The publishing landscape can be rough terrain for new authors, self-published writers and the legions who aren’t household names.

Recent examples of author scams abound.

Earlier this year, the Justice Department charged three people behind a company called PageTurner with allegedly cheating more than 800 authors out of $44 million.

This begs the question: how do writers safeguard their work and avoid exploitation?

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