“Should I buy book returns insurance from my publisher?”
Here are 4 reasons why you should NOT!
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How an Unknown Author’s Book Quickly Hit #1 on Amazon – In The News – 07/07/2023
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“Someone is selling a fake copy of my old book on Amazon!”
“It seems wrong that this seller is allowed to do this. Is there anything I can do about it?” YEP!!!
Author Accused of Killing Husband Has Sued His Estate – In The News – 06/24/2023
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Photographer Billed $979 After AI Firm Used HIS Photos; and MUCH MORE! – In The News – 06/10/2023
MORE: Indigo founder and half of board members step down; Amazon fined $30M for recording children in their own homes, and keeping those recordings for commercial purposes; The Writer’s Guild of America has a rapid response unit!; Meta/Facebook threatens to remove news content from its CA social media sites; OPEC shutting out some journalists; Husband and wife forgers fooled the art market and made millions; Publishers group apologizes for school textbook criticizing Christian missionaries in Ghana; Homes of reporter, her parents, and her editor attacked after sexual misconduct article published; Supreme Court sides with Jack Daniel’s in poop-themed dog toy trademark fight; and Biden names coordinator to work on book bans.
High School Debate Judges are Openly Using Personal Biases When Deciding Winners and Losers – In The News – 05/31/2023
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My local bookstore won’t order my book because Amazon published it!
Our local, independent, non-profit bookstore refuses to deal with books that are on Amazon.
Amazon KDP Cancelled My Account, Too! – by Wallace Holmes (a pseudonym)
– You’re no longer eligible to receive any outstanding royalties
– You’ll no longer have access to your accounts
– All of your published titles will be removed from sale on Amazon”
Yet Another “Publisher” is Telling Authors This Specific, Bald-faced Lie
They are pulling the same stunt as another firm we recently wrote about. And, they are both telling authors the same lie.
“Amazon KDP Terminated My Author Account! How Can I Get It Back?”
If my Amazon KDP account has been terminated, do you know any way I can get it back? Their last 2 emails have been very vague and say the same thing…