[Elfwreck]

Originally Posted by Promo Publishers

I don't understand.... this was NOT what was said to Dixiegal who called from her job and had to whisper when talking to me... she misunderstood and/or misrepresented what I said in our 5min conversation. It's that simple!

Then why didn't you correct her here, rather than allowing all the readers of this thread to believe you were subsidizing the Kindles with religious propaganda?

By the way, why didn't you call for yourself?

Why won't you answer questions IN PUBLIC?

Also, my website that I told you to visit, www.theedenfields.com, that my wife built as a hobby, that supports what "she", Dixiegal, said?

It supports the notion that you are the type of Christian who honestly believes that all good Americans are either Christian, or sad, unfortunate people who are just aching to hear the word of Christ, and it would fix everything wrong in their lives. (Both graduates of Bob Jones Uni? Really? And graduated before they removed the restrictions on inter-racial dating. Your education--and the fact that it's declared proudly--says more about you than you probably would like to reveal to strangers.)

It also claims you had a baby expected last month, which makes me a bit sympathetic; I wonder if part of doing this is because you're a bit stir-crazy from being in a house with a newborn. (Makes people a bit wonky, that does. The first two months with my kids, my brains were mush, and nobody else in the house was much better.)

I am not a liar, I had no intention to mislead anyone with my venture, and I would certainly welcome the opportunity to speak with anyone personally who thinks otherwise.

I don't think you're a liar, except technically. (Calling a business a "company" when it's not formally registered is inaccurate, but it can be an honest mistake in business terminology, rather than a deliberate deception.)

I do think you're trying to deceive people. You weren't willing to be honest about the purpose & methods of your business--not willing to say who was shouldering the rest of the cost of the Kindles ("some authors" is reasonable for vague marketing materials, but not for discerning prospective customers), not willing to answer questions in public.

For example: How will you deal with defective Kindle units? If someone gets a device and it's broken, will she get a refund? Will the authors have their share refunded? How long will it take you to provide a replacement? Will you have a "no returns" policy? (Possibly illegal, esp. if you claim to send "new" merchandise.)

Through this board avaloncourt has made it his/her mission to discredit me without even making the effort to call me to discuss his/her questions and concerns.

And you've walked right into it, by refusing to reply to direct questions in public.

How's this: will you agree to have a phone call recorded, so that it can be shared with the other members of this board?

Those reading this board can make their own decisions, I'm simply a guy who tried to make something happen for his family with a idea for a business

"Support family": Laudable goal.
"Fleece public": Less laudable.

I don't think you were actively trying to scam anyone; I think you were honestly oblivious to serious ebook afficionados, who know the pros, cons, and market value of every e-reading device. I think your business model was incomplete and flawed, and you got defensive when those flaws were pointed out.

I welcome you to get to know me personally and you will find I wish the best for all.

That has nothing to do with whether your business plan was a giant scam.

"Scam"= "get people to pay for something they don't want."

The hypothetical Kindle buyers don't want religious propaganda (if you thought they did, you'd've mentioned that in the ads). The authors don't want to be put on people's hate-lists; I've no idea how you convinced them that it'd be a good idea to give their books to people who didn't want them.

I suppose you might've convinced yourself that most people really *would* like these books, and just hadn't been able to find them or afford them. (Bob Jones? Really?) Which means you were setting yourself up for a whole lot of trouble when you got angry reactions from both sides of your business plan.

Oh, if the plan was NOT to include overtly-Christian literature to subsidize the cost of these Kindles, now would be a really good time to say so. (Of course, in order for anyone to believe you, you'll have to say what was going to be used instead.)