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I have one e-book for sale by Amazon and on several other sites. As far as I am aware I am the publisher, not Amazon. However I had to agree to their terms and conditions before they would agree to put my e-book on sale. This is standard practice.
As part of my copyright notice, I also have an 'honesty condition which states:-
'This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please purchase your own copy or make a donation on the author's website.'
This wording was mainly suggested by Smashwords. It also states that the e-book my not be sold or given away to anyone.
I also feel that the cost of buying an e-book is often outrageously high, I don't believe they should be any more than 30%-50% less than the price of a paper book. I have no intention of ever charging a lot for any e-book I write, and hope many others will agree to this. Given this (while I personally have no great objection to my books being given away, the fact that the price is (in my opinion reasonably low), means it is really being sold at a price you would pay in a second hand shop for a used paper copy.
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