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I think Amazon should be avoided, especially for books. I've heard about more than one author being told "Either exclusively (or by far the cheapest) on Amazon

by tete 4y ago

I think Amazon should be avoided, especially for books. I've heard about more than one author being told "Either exclusively (or by far the cheapest) on Amazon or no Amazon at all". That's a really shitty attitude and should be punished by customers. But then there is also a bazillion other reason to avoid Amazon like the plague. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Amazon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Amazon

yakubin 4y ago
That may be an option in the US, but in Europe Amazon is often the only option to get a technical paper book published in the US.
- openplatypus 4y ago
  Go direct to Manning or PragProg. Go directly to Apress. Fallback on ebooks.com. I am in Europe. Not using Amazon.
  - input_sh 4y ago
    For years I thought I wasn't using Amazon, finding this website called The Book Depository that offers free shipping to where I'm from (while Amazon charges ~$60). One day I randomly looked up who owns it. Amazon subsidiary since 2011. Amazon is mentioned zero times on the homepage, zero times on the about page, zero times in Terms & Conditions, and once in a random help article. So I've discovered I didn't go years without Amazon as I thought I did.
- nils-m-holm 4y ago
  I am in Europe and publish my books with Lulu Press. Works smoothly and royalties are fair. Not affiliated, just a happy customer. Some of my books are also available as ebooks, but I specifically avoid Amazon, because I dislike their DRM and their "cheap book" policy. $10 for a textbook? Come on.
  - yakubin 4y ago
    My phrasing was unfortunate. I didn't mean "getting a book published...", rather "buying a book, which was published..."
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thayne 4y ago
I know an author who had one of her books removed from Amazon (both print and digital) because a coauthor on the book was banned for violating terms of service. I don't know the whole story of the violation, but it had something to do with posting content froma different work on their own website and asking for feedback.

by tete 4y ago

yakubin 4y ago

That may be an option in the US, but in Europe Amazon is often the only option to get a technical paper book published in the US.

openplatypus 4y ago
Go direct to Manning or PragProg. Go directly to Apress. Fallback on ebooks.com. I am in Europe. Not using Amazon.
- input_sh 4y ago
  For years I thought I wasn't using Amazon, finding this website called The Book Depository that offers free shipping to where I'm from (while Amazon charges ~$60). One day I randomly looked up who owns it. Amazon subsidiary since 2011. Amazon is mentioned zero times on the homepage, zero times on the about page, zero times in Terms & Conditions, and once in a random help article. So I've discovered I didn't go years without Amazon as I thought I did.
nils-m-holm 4y ago
I am in Europe and publish my books with Lulu Press. Works smoothly and royalties are fair. Not affiliated, just a happy customer. Some of my books are also available as ebooks, but I specifically avoid Amazon, because I dislike their DRM and their "cheap book" policy. $10 for a textbook? Come on.
- yakubin 4y ago
  My phrasing was unfortunate. I didn't mean "getting a book published...", rather "buying a book, which was published..."

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thayne 4y ago

I know an author who had one of her books removed from Amazon (both print and digital) because a coauthor on the book was banned for violating terms of service. I don't know the whole story of the violation, but it had something to do with posting content froma different work on their own website and asking for feedback.