Tate Publishing

Or add Lux to this thread title (when it really happens) so there is a history to view.

Filigree said:

Should we start a new thread for Lux?

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Not yet no. Might simply be better for CaoPaux to change the current thread title.

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Tate is closing down as Tate, anyway.

Here's some semi-local coverage. This blog has apparently made it a mission to help Tate down the drain.

http://www.thelostogle.com/2017/01/19/rip-tate-publishing/

At my work email account, I just received a press release from a Ryan Sheehan at Yorkshire Publishing, headed "The Forgotten Victims of Tate Publishing." Basically, it's a lament for the Tate authors whose books will be pulled from retailers, ending with a paragraph offering them the handy services of Yorkshire Publishing, located in Tulsa.

For those authors who are seeking assistance getting their titles relisted or their projects completed, Yorkshire Publishing invites you to reach out and contact us. We will be happy to review your options and plot a path forward. With a history spanning nearly 20 years, we have the experience and knowledge to help in this challenging time.

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Off to see if Yorkshire has a thread.

Ah, thank you, Maryn! I couldn't find the thread.

In case anyone is interested, this article gets into the latest news from the lawsuits and also addresses author complaints and other details:

Tate Publishing loses second major case

I wonder if the good Doctor Tate has already hauled ass to a non-extradition country.

C Alberts, that was such a satisfying read
Any bets though that EVERYTHING Ryan Tate owns is in his WIFES name? That's the usual thing most scammers think of first. The house, the summer home, the cars etc. Now, that protection isn't absolute but it makes putting liens on things far more difficult if the judgement you get is only on HIM and not also HER. Of course, if she just decides to leave him...

Tate is a brilliant example of what you find when you scratch the pious surface of most agressively 'Christian' vanity publishers: a predator-filled swamp.

And the plot thickens. Apparently, some predators don't give up so easily...

Embattled Oklahoma-based Publishing House Resumes Operations

I was going to pass this on to Writer Beware, but they're already ahead of things:

UPDATE 5/4/17: Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter filed eight felony charges and one misdemeanor charge against Ryan and Richard Tate for alleged fraudulent business practices. Charges include four felony counts of embezzlement, one felony count of attempted extortion by threat, two felony counts of extortion by threat, one felony count of racketeering and one misdemeanor count of embezzlement.

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http://kfor.com/2017/05/04/charges-...publishing-for-fraudulent-business-practices/

cmhbob said:

I was going to pass this on to Writer Beware, but they're already ahead of things:



http://kfor.com/2017/05/04/charges-...publishing-for-fraudulent-business-practices/

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So one day they announce resuming operations, the next they are charged with a variety of felonies! Thanks for the news. I LOLed.

Richard Tate told KFOR his company's problems were due to the economy.

I'll have to remember that defense the next time I'm facing multiple felony counts of fraud and embezzlement. "It wasn't me, it was the economy!"

Couldn't pass by without posting this link:

https://www.heatherdnelson.com/blog

Look for Author Interviews.

Founder, CEO of Tate Publishing arrested

This is datelined today (4 May 2017).



Perhaps we'll finally learn where and when "Doctor" Tate earned his degree.

That pic made me grin like a possum eating a sweet potato!

"The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small."

This just fills my soul with joy. Especially since it happened in Oklahoma, usually a bastion of 'but Christians can do no wrong!' The Tate folks *preyed* on and specifically sought Christian writers.

Gravity said:

That pic made me grin like a possum eating a sweet potato!

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It is indeed a thing of beauty.

There has been great rejoicing throughout the state of Oklahoma at yesterday's breaking news... and while it was certainly a joy to behold on screen and on TV, there was something especially satisfying to read those headlines and see those pictures in my hard copy newspaper this morning over coffee. I don't know if the Tate boys had to spend the night in jail or not, but as of late yesterday afternoon they were still trying to scrape together their bail and had to surrender their passports.

James D. Macdonald said:

Founder, CEO of Tate Publishing arrested

This is datelined today (4 May 2017).

Perhaps we'll finally learn where and when "Doctor" Tate earned his degree.

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Lol!! Maybe we will FINALLY learn!

Ol' Fashioned Girl said:

as of late yesterday afternoon they were still trying to scrape together their bail

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I hope their lawyers tell them their defense is free, they just need to come up with $30,000 in "publicity and coordination fees." Perhaps the Tates should hold bake sales, take out loans, and beg relatives for the money like they made their authors do.