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“It seems wrong that this seller is allowed to do this. Is there anything I can do about it?” YEP!!!
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Our local, independent, non-profit bookstore refuses to deal with books that are on Amazon.
– 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”
They are pulling the same stunt as another firm we recently wrote about. And, they are both telling authors the same lie.
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…
It made no sense to any of us in the industry why Amazon (through Book Depository) would charge more for books.
