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Originally Posted by Mistyfarm
Would not.
I won't repeat my previous explanation of Amazon not providing a book count in it’s console and my "slow" internet (6-8 Mbps at it’s best minus any international congestion) - it’s there in earlierhttps://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3850499#post3850499 pages.
I just wan’t prepared to load, wait, count, scroll, load, wait, count, scroll….. repeat.
DNSB it appears, counted as he went along, choosing titles at random. Goodonya DNSB for your commitment to the cause!
I originally loaded from a subject/search result list and I’m guessing that it was that specific concentration that flipped the switch. (Or maybe the’ve tweaked the code recently).
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Your excuses for not providing the numbers are patently ridiculous and I doubt many of us believe them. My conclusion is that the number of books you "borrowed" was so high as to detract from the case you were trying to make. Now we are at 384 without attracting a ban similar to yours. I'm not so sure that your numbers would not be in the thousands rather than the hundreds. Your internet speed is sufficient to allow you to stream Netflix HD video, and hugely exceeds the speeds required to get adequate performance on Amazon's websites. You can guess all you like what it was that "flipped the switch". My bet would be sheer number combined with your skimming and quick return.
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Originally Posted by Mistyfarm
I’m sure there are those answers, somewhere buried deep in the bowels of these 000’s of messages (no I’m not going to ask for a link, don’t worry)
But my point in responding is; Absolutely, return the books “unread”.
And to use what I’ve learned so far with all the previous links supplied in this thread - just make sure you return to the “cover” of the crappy book before you return it so that the Amazon abacus doesn’t “pay” the numb nut author any money.
Not to help the behemoth but as some small assistance to genuine authors and maximising their available pot.
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Perhaps you have not noticed that Mobileread has a search function, including a versatile advanced search.
It seems that you have learned very little so far. No one knows for sure what algorithm Amazon uses to determine pages read for KU purposes. I doubt very much that it relies on the page you happen to be on at the time the book is returned.
KU simply does not cater for what you have been doing. It is for people who want to read the books, and the terms make this very clear. If you don't like it, cancel your subscription.