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Originally Posted by Quoth
You aren't the problem, Hitch.
I see the situation is more complicated than I thought. However there is a problem with some people (allegedly growing rapidly) misusing the returns system. I don't know what the answers are. There are some things Amazon could do, but they probably won't bother.
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Well, thanks. I don't think I'm the problem, either but apparently, some folks
do think that. (That's one of the reasons I mentioned the "freebies versus the odd return" equation--I mean, really, let's not blow smoke up our own asses, in which scenario are authors better off?????)
Now, the question, I suspect, is largely one of numbers. What takes Amazon longer? Processing the returns or arguing about them? I suspect the latter. There are what, 8M books on Amazon now, or even more? (More if you count the godawful Low/No-Content things....).
I am 99% sure that they have algorithms in place to keep an eye on serial returners. And I also suspect that TikTok or not, the number of criminally-minded returners is pretty low. IF it becomes a bigger problem (we, cough, more-mature folks tend not to credit TikTok with much, but it seems to have quite an influence on people with as-yet-not-fully-formed brains...), they'll take steps to do something about it.
I suspect, sadly, that we'll all find out.
That reminds me, what
are the return policies for the others? Kobo? iBooks? Smashwords (god help us all)?
Hitch