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Originally Posted by Notjohn
They don't get any publicity by virtue of being sold on Amazon.
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Then where DO they get publicity? I thought Amazon was the biggest seller.
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Originally Posted by Notjohn
Amazon's policies are fairly easy to suss out, and I don't see why withdrawing a book after a month would protect the publisher.
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I'm not talking about violations. I'm more worried about third parties who might play games. For example, I've had problems with people hacking my websites, lying about me, etc. So I was just wondering about the possibility of someone playing games with Amazon, reporting you as "traitor," "terrorist," etc.
I know the chances of that happening are slim, but better safe than sorry.
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Originally Posted by Notjohn
Most e-books don't sell very well (though they used to, and at higher prices), but Apple sells only a fraction of what Amazon does, and sales off an author's website (well, apart from Mr King and Ms Rowling) tend to be a fraction of what Apple sells. Personally, I no longer try to sell direct, except for signed copies of print editions.
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I know it's hard to sell direct, but there's no harm in trying. I have an advantage in that I'm working on series of books, so I can easily plug other books in the series in a book I sell through Amazon.