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These scammers use my Amazon ads and illustrations claiming all sorts of things, like having 15 books of varying quality on hand, and raising the cover price from $13 to $45. However, my publisher and I have never sold books to these people…
Amazon KDP/CreateSpace poor quality printing AND copyright infringement?; Drunk publisher rant; Racist publisher; Author lies about cancer and keeps publishing contract; and more!
Would two Amazon pages then exist for the same book title? The old one AND the new one?
Smiley Lawsuit; “Stolen artwork is all over Amazon;” Gambling Guide Copyright; Predatory Publishing in India; Gawker Reporters Quit for Ethical Reasons; Yet Another Reporter Accused of Fabricating Sources
Amazon’s Self Publishing division is not a new thing. Neither are the dirty tricks they employ…
I was going to publish my book through Amazon’s KDP Print (previously named CreateSpace) but that has been a disaster…
