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What are Amazon doing now? [Public] / Re: Not A Comedy
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What are Amazon doing now? [Public] / Re: Not A Comedy
« Last post by Bill Hiatt on April 05, 2024, 12:37:11 AM »It's too bad the way indie authors are treated never gets mentioned, but Amazon could use a little wake-up call, at the very least.
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What are Amazon doing now? [Public] / Not A Comedy
« Last post by R. C. on April 04, 2024, 08:31:38 AM »Lina Khan – FTC Chair on Amazon Antitrust Lawsuit & AI Oversight | The Daily Show
The relevant part for this forum begins at 2:10.
The relevant part for this forum begins at 2:10.
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What are Amazon doing now? [Public] / Re: Amazon is not relaxing paperback submission limits.
« Last post by Bill Hiatt on April 03, 2024, 11:09:11 PM »There are still many readers who are married to the paper experience. However, since they are also generally committed to trad, we don't notice them as much.
For me at least, the pandemic changed that a little. My paperback sales went up a bit, I think because people with more time to read were running out of reading material. It also helped that I published a couple of myth novelizations that were a little closer to lit fic than my usual. In any case, paperback sales have remained higher than before.
More important for us, there are some readers who buy ebooks but still consider the presence of a paperback as a sign of legitimacy.
For me at least, the pandemic changed that a little. My paperback sales went up a bit, I think because people with more time to read were running out of reading material. It also helped that I published a couple of myth novelizations that were a little closer to lit fic than my usual. In any case, paperback sales have remained higher than before.
More important for us, there are some readers who buy ebooks but still consider the presence of a paperback as a sign of legitimacy.
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What are Amazon doing now? [Public] / Re: Amazon is not relaxing paperback submission limits.
« Last post by TimothyEllis on April 03, 2024, 02:38:48 PM »I do all my paperbacks simultaneously with the ebooks, because I want my own copy and I have a few people to whom I send print books. They don't read ebooks, and I'm not going to argue with them.
I used to, and then stopped without thinking about it.
My paperback sales are so negligible as to be hardly worth the effort.
But I like to keep the proofs. If something happens electronically, then at least they can be re-scanned. At least, that's the theory.
Plus, books on shelves is nice to see.
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What are Amazon doing now? [Public] / Re: Amazon is not relaxing paperback submission limits.
« Last post by LilyBLily on April 03, 2024, 01:54:12 PM »Sorry they didn't even bother to check your track record, Tim. You clearly got a canned response.
I do all my paperbacks simultaneously with the ebooks, because I want my own copy and I have a few people to whom I send print books. They don't read ebooks, and I'm not going to argue with them.
I do all my paperbacks simultaneously with the ebooks, because I want my own copy and I have a few people to whom I send print books. They don't read ebooks, and I'm not going to argue with them.
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What are Amazon doing now? [Public] / Re: Amazon is not relaxing paperback submission limits.
« Last post by Bill Hiatt on April 03, 2024, 04:09:23 AM »It's unfortunate that bad actors ruin the system for everyone.
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What are Amazon doing now? [Public] / Re: Amazon is not relaxing paperback submission limits.
« Last post by TimothyEllis on April 02, 2024, 11:57:46 PM »They only let me do 3 today.
I finished the rest of the covers, but it's going to take a while to publish everything now.
I finished the rest of the covers, but it's going to take a while to publish everything now.
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What are Amazon doing now? [Public] / Amazon is not relaxing paperback submission limits.
« Last post by TimothyEllis on April 02, 2024, 03:42:28 PM »I'm trying to catch up on my Paperbacks at the moment.
I had 17 to do, but there is now a submission limit of 4 a day.
After you've done 4, they won't even let you change and save the 5th one.
The pop up on that has a link to Help with the suggestion you contact them to get the limit removed.
I did that, although there is no specific place for that request.
It took them 3 days to get back to me denying the request in the interest of 'good customer experience'.
Apparently a section of a series without the paperbacks constitutes a good customer experience.
I understand why they've put the limit on, to stop the flood of low content and bot drek, but this was 17 novels, listed, going back over a year in release dates. demonstrably not spamming.
Moral: Don't get behind in your paperbacks.
I had 17 to do, but there is now a submission limit of 4 a day.
After you've done 4, they won't even let you change and save the 5th one.
The pop up on that has a link to Help with the suggestion you contact them to get the limit removed.
I did that, although there is no specific place for that request.
It took them 3 days to get back to me denying the request in the interest of 'good customer experience'.
Apparently a section of a series without the paperbacks constitutes a good customer experience.
I understand why they've put the limit on, to stop the flood of low content and bot drek, but this was 17 novels, listed, going back over a year in release dates. demonstrably not spamming.
Moral: Don't get behind in your paperbacks.
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What are Amazon doing now? [Public] / Re: Iz must be importent nows.
« Last post by Bill Hiatt on March 13, 2024, 07:06:47 AM »Probably more than one thread if I remember correctly.