Published on January 8, 2016
amazon, self-publishing
![Is Amazon REALLY Giving Authors Accurate Sales Numbers?? Read This! Is Amazon REALLY Giving Authors Accurate Sales Numbers?? Read This!](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/question_mark_1452264785.jpg)
Authors who see these incorrect sales numbers on Amazon.com naturally assume those numbers are real, and even underestimated. And, where’s the first place they’re likely to send a complaint? To their publisher!
Published on October 21, 2015
amazon
![Amazon Posts Rebuttal…but Does Not Mention Cancer/Miscarriage Employee Accusations!? Amazon Posts Rebuttal…but Does Not Mention Cancer/Miscarriage Employee Accusations!?](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/argument_1445442462.png)
Back in August, the New York Times published an eye-opening article, alleging disturbing treatment of some employees at Amazon. Amazon refuted many of the allegations in the article (of course)…but what did they leave out of their rebuttal?
Published on July 15, 2015
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![MONOPOLIES ARE NOT GOOD FOR READERS, NOR FOR AUTHORS! MONOPOLIES ARE NOT GOOD FOR READERS, NOR FOR AUTHORS!](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/corporate_1440103343.jpg)
“The Authors Guild, the American Booksellers Association and Authors United have sent letters and statements to the Justice Department calling for an investigation into Amazon.”
Published on March 25, 2015
amazon, book marketing, promotional pitfalls
![BookScan vs. NovelRank vs. Others – Where Can I Find Real-time Sales Data For My Book?! By Angela Hoy BookScan vs. NovelRank vs. Others – Where Can I Find Real-time Sales Data For My Book?! By Angela Hoy](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/report_1491668496.jpg)
An author recently sent in the following when asking about his book sales…
Published on December 19, 2012
amazon, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, self-publishing
Someone recently brought to my attention that on Amazon, there is a listing for people to buy a “new” or “used” copy of a book (that’s from a P.O.D. source) for a reduced fee or sometimes an extraordinarily high fee. Do you know where these books come from or where I can learn more about this?
Published on April 18, 2012
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![AMAZON’S SWEAT SHOPS – Why Can’t Jeff Bezos Spend Some of His Billions on Air Conditioning for His Warehouse Employees?! By Angela Hoy AMAZON’S SWEAT SHOPS – Why Can’t Jeff Bezos Spend Some of His Billions on Air Conditioning for His Warehouse Employees?! By Angela Hoy](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/warehouse_1440103553.png)
Jeff Bezos is a BILLIONAIRE!! He is worth 18.4 BILLION dollars. Instead of putting air conditioning in the ovens his company calls warehouses, he’s blowing his money trying to recover rockets from past space flights. Why?!
Published on March 30, 2011
amazon, createspace complaints, pod complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing
Tempted to sign up with one of those POD publishers that are claiming to be FREE? Think again! If you’re a graphic designer and you can layout your book on your own, and if you can create a professional and original book cover on your own, too, and if you want to severely limit your book’s availability (and salability), that’s one thing. But, if you want to get your book published for “free”, in some cases you can forget about having an ISBN (which online and brick and mortar bookstores and libraries require), forget about being distributed by Ingram, the largest book distributor, and forget about a lot of other things as well…
Published on January 12, 2011
amazon, writing scams
![Author Admits Manipulating Amazon’s Ranking/Review System Author Admits Manipulating Amazon’s Ranking/Review System](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cheat_1534720158.png)
It never ceases to amaze me how excited or infuriated authors get about their Amazon ranking…
Published on November 24, 2010
amazon, self-publishing
![Does Amazon Remove Old Book Listings? No! Does Amazon Remove Old Book Listings? No!](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/amazon_1444753218-e1536086974437.png)
When an author publishes a brand new edition of their book, or when they move their book from one publisher to another, or even when they get the rights back to their book and decide to self-publish, they are often frustrated to learn that Amazon will not remove the old version of their book from Amazon.com…
Published on April 8, 2009
amazon, book marketing
![Book Reviewing Authors Furious With Amazon – But I’m Not By Angela Hoy Book Reviewing Authors Furious With Amazon – But I’m Not By Angela Hoy](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/lies_1546014806.png)
Amazon recently announced they would be removing other book names and links from book reviews. Some so-called book reviewers are furious about it…because they were accustomed to using Amazon’s book reviews option to promote themselves. While I’m no fan of Amazon, for once, they’re doing something I agree with!