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Originally Posted by Timboli
Exactly.
I am not someone who bothers to contact Amazon for every unfair restriction I find. This was beyond the pale though, as it meant the story I had was incomplete.
I am a great fan of Robin Hobb, who has released a novella, Words Like Coins, that I and other non-Americans cannot currently purchase. Like many, I have complained to her privately. She blames her publisher, apologizes and says she has no say.
I have all the other books in her series, in which the novella is set, but it is not required reading, not an integral part of the series, and so I can survive without it. Sure I feel cheated, but not in the same way as with the 4th part of a story ... especially as that part is the ending. |
I have also complained about Kindle Worlds publications that I cannot purchase. I know about them because of newsletters from authors I follow.
Amazon's author information for writing for the Kindle Worlds "brand" includes that this is "author fan fiction" which is akin to saying that the a kindle author has opened their world to stories from other authors. This is much in the way many authors open their worlds to other authors to write for a specific anthology. As such, I don't really find it to be fan fiction.
I find myself furious that Amazon considers me not to be available as a reader for this line of their books. It has resulted in me seeking alternatives to Amazon where possible (and it frequently is!). I also have told the occasional author why I no longer purchase their books (when no alternative to Amazon exists)... If I'm not able to read their Kindle World offerings, I'm not able to read their other works... after all, I could get two thirds of the way into a series and find it is now only available in the US.