Amazon: Not All Self-Publishing is Created Equal - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T13:40:18Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/amazon-not-all-selfpublishing?feed=yes&xn_auth=noI think the plan was to make…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-12-17:537324:Comment:2585922010-12-17T14:56:24.681ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>I think the plan was to make the books available for free. The 60.00 is the punitive damage amount that the Authors group agreed to (without my input). I haven't checked lately. No idea if they are still up. I formally objected to this use of my books a few years ago. Mind you, they copy only about a third of the book, but as I said, in the case of one of them that included the solution to the crime.</p>
<p>I think the plan was to make the books available for free. The 60.00 is the punitive damage amount that the Authors group agreed to (without my input). I haven't checked lately. No idea if they are still up. I formally objected to this use of my books a few years ago. Mind you, they copy only about a third of the book, but as I said, in the case of one of them that included the solution to the crime.</p> I think that's a good summati…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-12-17:537324:Comment:2585522010-12-17T14:02:32.520ZAlbert Tucherhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/AlbertTucher
<p>I think that's a good summation, Dana.</p>
<p>I think that's a good summation, Dana.</p> So let me get this straight. …tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-12-16:537324:Comment:2585052010-12-16T22:25:26.215Zcj forresthttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/cjforrest
<p>So let me get this straight. Google copied your book, posted it on their site, sold many copies of a pirated version, got successfully sued by you, refused to pay you back, and they still have it posted there? Those bastards. We should show no mercy for crime book criminals.</p>
<p>So let me get this straight. Google copied your book, posted it on their site, sold many copies of a pirated version, got successfully sued by you, refused to pay you back, and they still have it posted there? Those bastards. We should show no mercy for crime book criminals.</p> Yup. They were pirated copie…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-12-16:537324:Comment:2584962010-12-16T19:13:18.753ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>Yup. They were pirated copies. Frankly, if they took one of my books without permission and sold copies, I'd also want those removed. This was a salutary lesson to all those who think they can make money from anything in print. Amazon at least corrected the situation. Google took my books and refused to take them down. They had to be sued to stop pirating. To this day I haven't received the pityful amount of $ 60.00 per book, and I believe sections of both books are still up, including…</p>
<p>Yup. They were pirated copies. Frankly, if they took one of my books without permission and sold copies, I'd also want those removed. This was a salutary lesson to all those who think they can make money from anything in print. Amazon at least corrected the situation. Google took my books and refused to take them down. They had to be sued to stop pirating. To this day I haven't received the pityful amount of $ 60.00 per book, and I believe sections of both books are still up, including one that gives away the solution of the mystery.</p> Wow! That’s wrong on so many…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-12-16:537324:Comment:2584932010-12-16T18:42:00.047Zcj forresthttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/cjforrest
<p>Wow! That’s wrong on so many levels. The future equivalent of mass book burnings will look something like this. It’s scary. cj</p>
<p>Wow! That’s wrong on so many levels. The future equivalent of mass book burnings will look something like this. It’s scary. cj</p> I have a dim memory of that a…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-12-16:537324:Comment:2584922010-12-16T18:38:13.613ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>I have a dim memory of that and may be wrong. Wasn't it due to the fact that there were copyright issues???</p>
<p>I have a dim memory of that and may be wrong. Wasn't it due to the fact that there were copyright issues???</p> Yes, they can and did wipe th…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-12-16:537324:Comment:2584912010-12-16T18:07:08.293ZEric Christophersonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/datahog
<p>Yes, they can and did wipe the book from tens of thousands of Kindles, and it really was 1984. Truth is stranger than fiction as they say.</p>
<p>Yes, they can and did wipe the book from tens of thousands of Kindles, and it really was 1984. Truth is stranger than fiction as they say.</p> I’m a bit naïve to the whole…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-12-16:537324:Comment:2584812010-12-16T15:08:31.245Zcj forresthttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/cjforrest
<p>I’m a bit naïve to the whole ebook thing. Can Amazon pull a book from your Kindle once you purchased it, and did they really yank Orwell’s 1984 at one point? Good old George must be shaking his head in his grave. Talk about one’s predilections coming true. That’s crazy. cj</p>
<p>I’m a bit naïve to the whole ebook thing. Can Amazon pull a book from your Kindle once you purchased it, and did they really yank Orwell’s 1984 at one point? Good old George must be shaking his head in his grave. Talk about one’s predilections coming true. That’s crazy. cj</p> They promised never to do tha…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-12-15:537324:Comment:2584362010-12-15T21:13:17.935ZEric Christophersonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/datahog
<p>They promised never to do that again. (How ironic they yanked 1984 though.) I tend to believe them. Their rep would be totally shot if they ever did again.</p>
<p>They promised never to do that again. (How ironic they yanked 1984 though.) I tend to believe them. Their rep would be totally shot if they ever did again.</p> This is the crux of the quest…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-12-15:537324:Comment:2584332010-12-15T20:07:53.980ZDana Kinghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
<p>This is the crux of the question. If Amazon is consider to be the publisher, they can publish what they want. They just need to let the author know in advance the book doesn't meet their standards.</p>
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<p>I do disagree with pulling any books back off of people's Kindles. Once it's mine, it's mine.</p>
<p>This is the crux of the question. If Amazon is consider to be the publisher, they can publish what they want. They just need to let the author know in advance the book doesn't meet their standards.</p>
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<p>I do disagree with pulling any books back off of people's Kindles. Once it's mine, it's mine.</p>