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I really try to avoid buying books (or anything other than throwaway products) from Amazon. While I don't think I've received counterfeit books, (just electron
by merlyn 4y ago
I really try to avoid buying books (or anything other than throwaway products) from Amazon.
While I don't think I've received counterfeit books, (just electronics), Amazon also has a print-on-demand system that is horrible.
Oftentimes these counterfiet books are printed/bounded from Amazon's own printers, these counterfieters don't even have to produce anything themselves, other than uploading a PDF to Amazon. Amazon does it all for them.
Unfortunately, if an author's book (legit sold through Amzon) I want is only printed off Amazon's print-on-demand service, I can't get it anywhere else. I think I've seen reference that Amazon makes an author have an exclusive with their print-on-demand, but I can't find a reference right now. Bah. We need to have less exclusive tie-ins and more choice.
- ivansavz 4y ago> I think I've seen reference that Amazon makes an author have an exclusive with their print-on-demand I haven't heard anything like this for print books (print on demand or otherwise). There might be some "exclusivity" like aspect for eBooks that are part of the kindle "unlimited" subscription service, but you can opt out of that and distribute on other platforms, n.p. One thing they require is that you use the same "list price" on all distribution channels.
- beej71 4y agoI have a book printed through Amazon and there's no exclusivity. Not sure if there's something new, but I don't think many authors would go for that since Amazon provides basic zero additional support.