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Quill and Feather Pub [Public] / Re: South Africa support thread
« Last post by TimothyEllis on Today at 12:29:22 AM »
Quote from: Jan Hurst-Nicholson on May 13, 2024, 04:42:10 AM
Has anyone started using Amazon.co.za yet? Not sure how it affects us as sellers. My paperbacks all say 'currently not available'. Can't find Kindle books  :icon_rolleyes:

They wont in that store until Amazon locks in a local printer.

Took years before they started printing in the Australian store.
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Editors & Proofreaders [Public] / Proofreading - now booking for June
« Last post by Alexa on May 13, 2024, 11:24:31 PM »
Now booking for June!
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Quill and Feather Pub [Public] / Re: Writer out to stop the 'bot' drivel
« Last post by Hopscotch on May 13, 2024, 06:14:24 AM »
Good luck to this idea!  I use this self-certification for the fun of it on my space opera:  "Guaranteed written & produced by an actual organic free-range human being, not a robot or AI or other devilish mechanical."  But "NO-OI" is neater.
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Quill and Feather Pub [Public] / Re: South Africa support thread
« Last post by Jan Hurst-Nicholson on May 13, 2024, 04:42:10 AM »
Has anyone started using Amazon.co.za yet? Not sure how it affects us as sellers. My paperbacks all say 'currently not available'. Can't find Kindle books  :icon_rolleyes:
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Quill and Feather Pub [Public] / Writer out to stop the 'bot' drivel
« Last post by Jan Hurst-Nicholson on May 13, 2024, 04:27:54 AM »
Sorry if I'm repeating something posted elsewhere, but this article was in the International Express. Perhaps Amazon will also provide a stamp, but I can't see how they can police it  :confused:
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Quill and Feather Pub [Public] / Re: "Decline by 9" - Kids don't read
« Last post by R. C. on May 12, 2024, 11:29:52 PM »
Quote from: Jeff Tanyard on May 06, 2024, 03:04:52 PM
Quote from: Post-Crisis D on May 06, 2024, 04:19:09 AM
I remember we had to read The Catcher in the Rye and I still believe that is one of the most overrated books of all time.  I mean, were we supposed to identify with the protagonist because he was a teenager?  I didn't.  I just longed for him to get hit by a bus so the book would be over.


You and I share a brain when it comes to this book.   :cheers

The only time I was ever really into it was when it looked like the elevator pimp was going to beat Holden to a pulp.  That would have been a great way to begin the upward phase of the character's Harmon Circle: have him wake up in the hospital, reevaluate his life in something like a "Come to Jesus" moment, and then set himself to making amends and developing virtues and whatnot.

(For those who aren't familiar with the Harmon Circle, I'm referring to Step 5.)

Agreed, it is aggressively overrated. As are many other “must read” or “mandatory reading” assignments. I don’t want to start a fight, so I’ll keep my “that was not good” list to myself.

R.C.
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Quill and Feather Pub [Public] / Re: "Decline by 9" - Kids don't read
« Last post by RiverRun on May 12, 2024, 10:20:36 PM »
I'm late to the discussion and I did not read the whole article. But I still feel a need to vent my opinion:) Literacy in America has been declining for a good long time, in part from the reasons mentioned earlier.

But do the experts have memories? The 8 and 9-year-olds of today were 4 and 5 during the pandemic. Many of them were not getting serious school instruction and then got tossed back into school with over-worked teachers and bunch of other kids who were behind. It may be that a significant number are just behind on reading and can't read middle-grade books yet.

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Marketing Loft [Public] / Re: Apple's selling two versions of my audiobook
« Last post by alhawke on May 12, 2024, 03:27:46 AM »
Just an update. Every time I publish an audiobook on Findaway, Audible releases a duplicate product on Apple. So, as I mentioned above, if you publish through Findaway, check your apple products and request Apple to delete the Audible duplicate. If you don't, you'll have two versions of your books show up. Not sure if this applies to Author's Republic? Hopefully, Findaway will eventually clear up this error.
Findaway's instructions to clear it: contact Apple Books:
"I am reaching out due to three of my titles being duplicated on Apple Books, as in, two products available for a singular audio title. Findaway has advised that I contact you directly. The duplicate that needs to be hidden is Audible as I’m selling direct.
{Your book:
The link to the version to KEEP is here:
{add your link
The link to the version to be HIDDEN is here:
{add your link"
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: What Did You Blog About Today
« Last post by Vijaya on May 10, 2024, 07:45:28 AM »
Ascension Thursday and what's been lost: https://vijayabodach.blogspot.com/2024/05/ascension-of-our-lord.html
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What are Amazon doing now? [Public] / Re: Amazon launches in South Africa
« Last post by alhawke on May 09, 2024, 05:26:56 AM »
It's exciting that Amazon's delving into another market. Thanks for letting us know.
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