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Two Journalists Killed in Separate Incidents – WritersWeekly Whispers and Warnings – 10/12/18

Published on October 11, 2018 amazon

2 journalists dead; Amazon to pay higher shipping costs to the USPS; Is a reckoning finally coming for Amazon?

Amazon Drivers Speak Out – WritersWeekly Whispers and Warnings – 10/04/18

Published on October 4, 2018 amazon

Cuatomer Poaching * Led Zepplin Copyright Infringement * Predatory Science Journals * Amazon Drivers’ Labor Woes * Amazon turning Whole Foods employees into ‘robots?’; Amazon increases min. wage but cuts benefits?!

Bookstores threatened with legal action for publishing a book’s synopsis?! – WritersWeekly.com Whispers and Warnings for 09/20/2018

Published on September 20, 2018 amazon, copyrights

Bookshops Threatened * Shady Amazon Employees * Did Netflix do something really stupid? * Harry Potter Festival Naming Fears * New York Review of Books editor out of a job for controversial essay

Amazon waited 3 YEARS to remove pro-rape dating books?!; Target redacts book keywords; Predatory Publishers – UK; Whispers and Warnings – 09/13/2018

Published on September 13, 2018 amazon

Amazon waits 3 YEARS to remove pro-rate dating books?!; Attorney-client privilege…or not?; Target accused of redacting keywords for books; Predatory publishers (don’t miss this one!!); Reporter fired for fake news?

“What sells best? Paperbacks, hardcovers, or ebooks?”

Published on September 6, 2018 amazon, book marketing, Ebooks, Print on demand, writing career advice

“What sells better in stores? Paperbacks or hardcovers? And, do those sell better than ebooks?”

10 THINGS YOU MUST KNOW about CreateSpace’s Death / “Merger” with KDP Print, and Why Some Authors are FURIOUS!

Published on September 6, 2018 amazon, Complaints about specific publishers, createspace complaints, pod complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing

Amazon has killed CreateSpace, and renamed it/merged it/replaced it (same thing, no matter which way you wash it!) with “KDP Print.” We all knew that was coming. And, between you and me, with all the complaints about CreateSpace posted online, it’s no surprise they wanted to get rid of the name…

MORE AUTHORS ANGRY AT AMAZON – Readers’ Letters and Comments

Published on September 6, 2018 amazon

Getting sued for book reviews and more authors are angry at Amazon – Letters/Comments from our readers!

Did Romance Novelist Kill Chef Husband?; Graffiti Copyright Protection; Amazon Becoming Less Attractive to Small Retailers – Whispers and Warnings – 09/06/2018

Published on September 6, 2018 amazon, copyrights

Amazon Losing Popularity with small sellers * Graffiti Copyrights? * Uncertainty for B&N * Amazon “Buy Button” * Village Voice Downsizing * Online Satire Outlawed

How can Amazon have Print on Demand books in stock that nobody has ordered yet?

Published on August 30, 2018 amazon, bookstores, pod complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing

Why would Amazon stock print-on-demand books?

AUTHOR ALERT! HIGHER BOOK PRICES ON AMAZON and NO PRIME SHIPPING! Has Amazon Given Your Book’s “Buy Button” to a Third-party Seller?

Published on August 30, 2018 amazon, book marketing, createspace complaints, pod complaints, self-publishing

Has your book’s listing on Amazon recently changed? Have you noticed the following? High list price; No Prime availability; Some unknown firm selling your book instead of Amazon?