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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Validate that they are legit.
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Jon, dear? Legit in what sense?
Legit in that it passes ePUBcheck? Make sure that what, 99% of it is original content? (Rotsa ruck with that, by the way.) Make sure that it's not using extant, well-trod plotlines? (ditto).
I'm sorry, but I think you're being...obdurate. Or not thinking this through, not sure which. You're talking about that which may only be done via human review and Jesus Wept, brother, only God above knows how many ebooks are publishing daily. What, a thousand? More?
They already check digitally. BUT, fixed-layout is a dark mess. A Black Hole. We're talking pages that are JPGS, not text. How on earth can they check that? If the pages aren't rotated, even?
Nyah, I don't see it. What Amazon REALLY needs to do (run, this is a hot-button topic with me) is
charge a minimal upload fee, say, $10 or $25, which can be recovered, by the author, through sales. Say that once the author reaches that much in sales, Amazon refunds it, or whatever. That would put a cold stop to a lot of this piracy nonsense, of all kinds.
You don't see this nonsense over at Ingram, do you? NO. And why not? Because they charge minimum upload fees.
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