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Old 01-27-2016, 07:07 PM   #42
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Originally Posted by Catlady View Post
But it's going to take up MORE staff time--at least I think it will--to organize and verify complaints about specific mistakes in books, to contact the authors, and to follow up.
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I do think 'warnings' on sales pages will make Amazon look like an a**, but as far as staff time for 'verification', they've already been doing the error reports/emails to authors for quite a long time. Just need to add a button o'shame...
Hey, Catlady:

Yes, it will, indubitably, take more time. Amazon's organized their "bad stuff" page ( https://kdp.amazon.com/help?topicId=A1MMQ0JHRBEINX ). As mitford13 said, they're already doing all of this. They simply have to add the "bad stuff" button. W

hat they will be doing that's new is the inevitable emails back/forth from offended authors, explaining that Jethro has a twang, or that Sonny really "tahks dat way," or {insert creative umbrage explanation here}.

I have to confess...much like Slushpilehell, I WISH I WISH I WISH I had a secret spy in that office. I'd give a LOT to be able to read some of these explanations, I really would.

I know, I know, I know. I suck, beyond redemption. But when you've plowed through 5,000 self-pubbed books in order to assess them, quote them, figure out what needs technological fixing, then you get to look down on me. Not before!

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