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Originally Posted by koland
FYI - when the publisher (or indie author in the KDP) uploads a new version of the book, they have the option to check a box that tells Amazon that a correction was uploaded. They check one of three priorities - don't bother telling anyone or giving them the update, give them the option to update on the MYK page only or email everyone and let them know an update is available.
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That's interesting to know, thanks for the info.
We've had a couple of threads from indie authors in the past about people not receiving auto-update notices when they'd changed their books and seemingly no easy official way to spread the word, so that sounds like it's something that's been changed for the better, like no longer losing one's notes on the new version.
Although I can't even guess why that first option exists at all. Why even bother changing the file if you won't allow your previous paying purchasers to get the "official" version? Do they magically expect people to delete and re-buy their old purchases should they find out they've been treated like second-class customers?
I should go check my MYK page to see if I can update some of the older books I have really old notices for. I never liked to go bother CS with a direct write-in response back when that was the way you still had to do it for an update to a freebie I was probably never going to do more than curiosity-skim at best, but it would be nice to have a "good" copy in case I ever do actually try them.
Thanks again for the tip!