Saturday News: No Deals Just Stupidity and Smashwords Concedes to Paypal Terms

#Smashwords has knuckled under to #PayPal's #censorship rules. Authors, this is your livelihood at risk. http://t.co/9tR4zLHz

“@dearauthor: Manning gives a real apology. Doesn't make it right, but it is a sincere apology: http://t.co/5xaxgsuu”

RT @thecreativepenn: Plagiarism is bad people - I can't believe it happens really... http://t.co/BbKoJOSA via @jane_l

RT @KellyMcClymer: No Deals Just Stupidity and Smashwords Concedes to Paypal Terms http://t.co/auGGLsVE

RT @cleolinda: "I am a thief, a plagiarist. I am not an author." RT @dearauthor: Manning gives a real apology. http://t.co/ZaBGQcM0

@helenvanderson Have you seen her apology? http://t.co/I8fVDLRN Theft IS rare but like bikes, cars, etc, words can be stolen (& recovered).

RT @EvilWylie: A serial plagiarist strikes the romance industry. This chick has balls! http://t.co/vkGZ7bol (via @jane_l)

@sommer_marsden @PortiaDaCosta All the gen at Dear Author: http://t.co/c2zDoh0D

RT @david_hewson: Wow. The Kay Manning plagiarism issue's much bigger than expected. & she'd fessed up: "I am a thief" http://t.co/DHIier9I

I was worried for a second @sarramanning ;) RT @cleolinda "I'm a plagiarist" RT @dearauthor Manning gives real apology http://t.co/SqtPxoV0

Wow @jane_l how long did it take you to write this post abou the Manning plagiarism and Pal Pay controversy? http://t.co/peKv5dFi

@LesleyCookman @Chadwickauthor Looks like it's fixed... http://t.co/NJ5kalNY

Digital era makes this type of thing easy RT @Martha_Williams: It seems K Manning is apologising for the plagiarism, http://t.co/JhZxNhyx

Apparently Dear Author had no idea most of Dreamspinner books were repurposed fanfiction? I didn't know this was news. http://t.co/KZzfGcyF

incredible! “@melissahillbks: The dark side of epublishing and why (genuine) authors need to be concerned: http://t.co/8aa1uYBZ”

It seems K Manning is apologising for the plagiarism, http://t.co/kHGKBQy6 .

RT @caroleagent: So malicious - RT @mllouisekelly A masterclass in plagiarism! RT @caroleagent: RT @JoannaCannon http://t.co/iGDS23eX

Women authors nicking each other's work. Scary but true! Answer? Write original stuff That's hard to mimic. http://t.co/mGNO0eLY

Industry-news via @jane_l: Smashwords concedes to Paypal terms: http://t.co/CMQpGWY3

@naomi_jay http://t.co/OZYdUktv On Dear Author, so you've probably seen it. But still...wtf, literasphere, you gonna do this all 2012?

RT @JoannaCannon: Hmm. Is this Kay Manning apologising for serial plagiarism, or expressing regret at being caught out? http://t.co/k4WPbSpN

My good grief! Only popped onto twitter quickly: http://t.co/IQ9J4hhb (via @JoannaCannon)

Things are heating up at Dear Author. Another case of plagiarism: http://t.co/WLxrwswy

Always better to admit it rather than make up silly excuses. After a bumpy afternoon, it's good she said what she said: http://t.co/a1MzTbdR

Wow, I'm shocked Kay Manning said stuff here herself. I'd be so mortified I'd never crawl out from under the rock... http://t.co/gGVDB544

RT @jane_l: I posted about the plagiarism, the smash words, and the dream spinner press thing. http://t.co/qWdG13ox

"@shilohwalker: wow... that's something you don't often see... a bluntly stated apology without excuse. http://t.co/WBOLgFbF"[ever?]

@TwiSherry yep. On the one hand I'm glad on the other it is censorship. You can read about it here http://t.co/WdyG6Hjs

@yellowglue Scroll to the bottom and see the details of how Paypal is enforcing it through epubs http://t.co/WdyG6Hjs

Incredible - Kay Manning, Plagiarist, comes clean and apologises properly http://t.co/at9K7uVo

@Kaetrin67 Did anyone answer you? It's explained at the end of this post http://t.co/at9K7uVo @sarahfrantz @dearauthor

This is getting truly out of control. RT @einfach_mich: More plagiarism in the world of epublishing. whee! http://t.co/a41EJQVo

@rmhaleff nope http://t.co/WdyG6Hjs

crap, the plagiarist is the treasury of the RWA KOD?? PLEASE SAY SHE ISN'T STAYING!!! http://t.co/h5D1YOvF

More plagiarism in the world of epublishing. whee! http://t.co/g9dTRJHX

“Were/shifter bestiality is ok as long as they are in human form." - Smashwords new censorship guidelines http://t.co/vkGZ7bol

So Smashwords no longer allows books with relationships between step-relatives? There goes my Woody Allen bio. http://t.co/vkGZ7bol

"Push the limits of great writing, not legality." - Smashwords, after announcing new censorship rules http://t.co/vkGZ7bol (via @jane_l)