Saturday, April 04, 2026

Have You Ever Been Caught Off-Guard By a Writing/Publishing Scam?


A couple of days ago I received an email from what looked like a member of staff at KDP telling me that "my content may not fully comply with Kindle Direct Publishing guidelines."

My first reaction, which was a very natural one, was to think the worst.

But, on closer inspection and deduction, I realised it was a scam.

Cast your eyes over the evidence below.


When I stopped panicking and started looking at the above email alarm bells started ringing.

The first one being that the above email supposedly from KDP came from a private gmail account.

The second one being that the above email had no KDP logo. 

I just want to say to any writer/author/self-publisher out their trying to make a living out of there writing, just be careful, be vigilant and check all of your emails, because there are a lot of sharks out there.

Anyway, happy writing!

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