Why Authors and Publishers are THRILLED that Amazon is Closing Book Depository
It made no sense to any of us in the industry why Amazon (through Book Depository) would charge more for books.
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Battle Rages in Texas County over Puberty and Fart Books – In The News – 04-14-23
MORE: Amazon-owned online bookstore shuts down and we’re GLAD! (We’ll tell you why next week.); Shouldn’t Gavin Newsom have better things to do?; Reddit continues to ban copyright infringers; Fox News sued for libel; Television writers might go on strike; American journalist jailed in Russia forbidden to share accusations against him; and Satire site Babylon Bee sues CA Attorney General for censorship.
Why won’t publishers buy books created with ChatGPT?
ChatGPT pulls information from the Internet and other sources. Things YOU did not write.
Can’t Easily Find Your Book on Amazon? Here’s Why!
Authors and other supplies get REALLY upset when it’s not easy to find their books or products on Amazon. Can’t Amazon simply “fix” their system to make it work? They can…but they WON’T. Here’s why…
Classic Jane Austen Novel Gets Trigger Warning from University – In The News – 02/09/2023
MORE: Disney video creates firestorm online; Barbara Streisand’s memoir is more than a thousand pages long!; NBC, MSNBC employees to walk off jobs; Zoom’s CEO takes big pay-cut, lays off 1,300 folks; China jumps into the AI race; Some laid-off Amazon employees can’t access info. about their terms of severance; Organized crime members with ties to Iran targeted US journalist in murder-for-hire plot; and Salman Rushdie surfaces after attack.
Adelaide Books Reported to New York State Attorney General – In The News – 02/03/2023
MORE: Children being used as experiments in classrooms?; The Associated Press says “mistress” is offensive, and much more!; CNN’s ratings continue to bomb; Trump sues journalist for releasing interview recordings; Nazi homeschool network a protected “religious belief?”; Supreme Court may soon change Internet free speech; Company spending millions on Super Bowl ad about Jesus; HarperCollins cuts 5% of North American work force, blames Amazon; Beauty company wants dictionary’s definition of “beauty” changed; and Liberal Columbia Journalism Review offers scathing indictment of New York Times’ Russiagate coverage
“How can I stop Amazon’s resellers from listing my book at such a high price?”
If you think Amazon cares about your book you’re living in La La Land.
Amazon KDP Terminates ANOTHER Author’s Account, AND Keeps Her Royalties!
Could YOU be next???
Reporter Earned £500 for Article That AI Wrote in 30 Seconds – In the News – 01/27/2023
MORE: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos was in meeting as Washington Post shaped coverage of…Amazon; AI continues to threaten creative individuals’ jobs; Rabbi gives sermon written by AI; Did billionaire investors destroy honest news reporting?; EU threatens to fine websites that allow posting of “disinformation”; TikTok can make anything go viral with the click of a button; Another day, another anti-trust lawsuit against Google; and UK Amazon workers go on strike, say robots are treated better.
Politician’s Wife Sues after Being Called a “Christian” – In the News – 12/23/22
MORE: My opinion? Major media best seller lists are a scam; Power company accused of using money to attack its critics; Ex-Twitter employee found guilty of spying – was giving info. about Saudi citizens to Saudi government; Online threats against journalists at an all time high; and Stanford tries to “eliminate” numerous words/phrases.