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SUCK IT UP, BUTTERCUP! How to Handle Bad Book Reviews

Published on July 18, 2019 amazon, Networking, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing

A ding dong at Amazon told an author publishers can remove reviews.

Book of the Year counterfeited on Amazon; Russian journalist arrested for “Mind Control”; Actor sues newspaper after rape acquittal; Publishers limited library access to ebooks; and much more! Whispers and Warnings for 07/11/19

Published on July 11, 2019 amazon, complaints, legal, libel

MORE: Amazon workers to strike on Prime Day; and The city that launched publishing

“Publish America is out of business and I’m now going to self-publish. How can I get Amazon to remove my old books from their site?”

Published on May 9, 2019 amazon, Complaints about specific publishers, self-publishing

“I have two books published by Publish America and they are out of business. I plan to self-publish the new books. Who at Amazon can I contact to have the original books removed?”

What do YOU think about Julian Assange? Foreign spy or a news publisher? Whispers and Warnings for 04/19/19

Published on April 18, 2019 amazon

MORE: Easy to rig NYT best seller list?; Amazon “flooded” with fake 5-star reviews?; Historic publisher files for bankruptcy; Publishers of Hunchback of Notre Dame urged to donate; National Enquirer sold for $100M; Publishers quickly releasing Mueller Report in book form.

Amazon’s on a Digital Book Burning Spree – Could YOUR Book Be Next? Whispers and Warnings for 04/10/19

Published on April 11, 2019 amazon, copyrights, libel, self-publishing

Also: KARMA! College essay services blackmailing students who cheat; National Enquirer is for sale in wake of controversies; Small press goes on hiatus after not paying royalties; Lawsuit against ebook piracy site; Public figures and libel; #MeToo movement leads to libel lawsuits and countersuits; Amazon’s horoscopes suggest people buy Amazon products; Can the law be copyrighted?

Another Amazon virtual book burning; Amazon gives raises, then cuts hours; Amazon abruptly cancels orders, stops buying from some third-party sellers; Wealthy novelist to pay victim’s family – WritersWeekly Whispers and Warnings for 03/08/19

Published on March 8, 2019 amazon

Also: Black journalists group not happy with CCN; Amazon closing mall kiosks; and 10 things you didn’t know about Virginia Woolf

Motorcycle Gang Trademark / Fake Amazon Reviews / “Mockingbird” Killed / $250 Million Lawsuit / Street Artists – Whispers and Warnings for 03/01/19

Published on March 1, 2019 amazon, copyrights

Motorcycle Gang Trademark * Fake Amazon Reviews * “Mockingbird” Killed * $250 Million Lawsuit * Street Artists Fight Back Against Copyright Infringement

“Websites are offering my book at RIDICULOUS prices! How can I stop them?”

Published on March 1, 2019 amazon, author scams, book marketing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing

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 publishing poor-quality, ILLEGAL copies of books?; Employees say drunk publisher scared them; Racist idiot alert; and more! – WritersWeekly Whispers and Warnings for 02/20/19

Published on February 20, 2019 amazon, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, createspace complaints, KDP

Amazon KDP/CreateSpace poor quality printing AND copyright infringement?; Drunk publisher rant; Racist publisher; Author lies about cancer and keeps publishing contract; and more!

“I rewrote my book but I want to re-use the title from the first edition. Will this create problems on Amazon?”

Published on February 7, 2019 amazon, author, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing career advice

Would two Amazon pages then exist for the same book title? The old one AND the new one?