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I was not even aware that this flag existed. I've seen a couple of truly bum books on Amazon[1][2], and I suppose that this is meant to catch them, but there ou
by EamonnMR 7y ago
I was not even aware that this flag existed. I've seen a couple of truly bum books on Amazon[1][2], and I suppose that this is meant to catch them, but there ought to be some sort of middle ground where publishers can agree with amazon not to publish shovel-lit, and amazon will agree to give them the benefit of the doubt.
[1][2] I was going to link to two such books, but they're 404 dogs now, so I suppose the system does work in some cases - I left reviews to the effect of "don't buy this, these books are fake/ultra low quality" and they have since been removed.
- dragonwriter 7y ago> but there ought to be some sort of middle ground where publishers can agree with amazon not to publish shovel-lit, and amazon will agree to give them the benefit of the doubt. Amazon is actively seeking to conmoditize publishing and therefore capture the share of profits (and gatekeeping power) previously captured by publishers, so the mechanism you suggest, while potentially viable as an interim measure, is ultimately contrary to their strategy.
- MBCook 7y agoLast I checked it was only available on the Kindle and not (for example) the phone app.
- ObsoleteNerd 7y agoI’m a huge kindle reader (hours a day) and never noticed. I generally just highlight and make a note saying “typo” if it’s an entertaining or jarring one, as some of the authors I read ask for mistakes to be emailed in so they can correct it (and some even give you free copies of their books if you do so).
- thaumasiotes 7y agoFlagging of content errors is definitely available in the phone app. I don't keep my Kindle connected to the internet, so I have to pull out the phone whenever I find one.