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Title: Problems with Smashwords
Post by: CoraBuhlert on November 10, 2020, 01:38:11 PM

I just tried to upload two new titles to Smashwords and when I chose my categories, I suddenly had a form pop up telling me that the book is classified as erotica and asking me to check off some boxes regarding sensitive content.

However, I don't write erotica. The books in question are science fiction and I chose science fiction categories.  There's also no erotic content in them.

Smashwords also wouldn't let me publish the books unless I clicked the bloody "I'm not publishing potentially problematic erotica" checkboxes, even though I'm not publishing erotica at all.

Has this happened to anybody else? Is this a new feature? Or a glitch?

Title: Re: Problems with Smashwords
Post by: cecilia_writer on November 10, 2020, 06:28:33 PM

I published a mystery novel there a couple of weeks ago and that definitely didn't happen. It sounds like a glitch to me.

Title: Re: Problems with Smashwords
Post by: CoraBuhlert on November 11, 2020, 01:41:44 PM

I got an answer from Smashwords tech support and apparently, it was a glitch, which has been fixed by now.