This is my Insecure Writers Support Group post for August 2025. Alex's awesome co-hosts this month are: Ronel Janse van Vuuren, Natalie Aguirre, Sarah - The Faux Fountain Pen, and Olga Godim! Please stop by their blogs and say thank you . 💻💻💻💻💻 August 6 question: What is the most unethical practice in the publishing industry? Hmm. I'd probably put predatory publishing at the top of the list. Next would be letting AI bots operate without human review and interfere with people's livelihoods. Sorry for the long post, but T he Zon really shook me up last month, and I need to vent. All my westerns are currently in KDP Select. I'm exclusive to Amazon, and I make about 75% of my royalties from Kindle Unlimited page reads. To truly appreciate this story, you should also know I had just contracted a graphic artist for 16 book covers, launched the new series (also in Select), and purchased 100 ISBNs from Bowker. Anyhow, I check my ser...