Thread: Why do some authors only offer their ebooks on Amazon?
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Old 05-24-2022, 08:52 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by Deskisamess View Post
Authors seem very willing to be in this "cheating" program. More new authors added all the time. Amazon isn't "cheating" me of privacy. No more than any other retailer.

I love KU. Between it and my local library, I never lack reading material.

Yep, calling it "cheating" is risible . Calling it "effective" otoh, would be less tinfoil-hat-hysterical and more objective. This shown by the fact that I now get several emails EACH WEEK from Kobo urging me to join their equivalent scheme. I've bought a few books that are available in Kobo Plus and therefore RK has decided I need to reminded at least every other day that they have an "all you can read" scheme. I dislike Amazon for many reasons, but there's nothing unethical or "cheating" about a subscription library, and if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then RK is flattering Amazon well.
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