tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post5613971134190664488..comments2024-02-10T20:37:45.771-08:00Comments on GARY DOBBS AT THE TAINTED ARCHIVE: The great Amazon rip offGary Dobbs/Jack Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935686140719743351noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-76354918077625727952011-12-15T20:27:51.657-08:002011-12-15T20:27:51.657-08:00xyxyShauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-49592639447125287622011-12-15T20:27:07.165-08:002011-12-15T20:27:07.165-08:00When I was searching Amazon recent for some nonfic...When I was searching Amazon recent for some nonfiction, I came across an author whose book had a recent copyright date but an old-fashioned sounding title. I was suspicious, so I checked out the other books he had published. There were dozens of them on topics all over the map. No one person could know that much about such varied subjects. I think he was running a similar scam, taking out-of-print books and republishing them with a recent copyright date and his name substituted for the original author's.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-48227446967719102752011-10-21T06:24:59.165-07:002011-10-21T06:24:59.165-07:00The sheer number of useless charlatans that inhabi...The sheer number of useless charlatans that inhabit human body forms is amazing and disconcerting. I hope folks have posted really negative reviews of these frauds.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-7203916057263633642011-10-20T21:10:57.282-07:002011-10-20T21:10:57.282-07:00A despicable practice, to be sure. And something t...A despicable practice, to be sure. And something that really threatens to ruin it for people like Keith, myself and others here who put a lot of work into our books. The one confusing thing, though, is when I brought my 11 titles to Kindle, Amazon informed me they were going over them first in an effort at quality control. And each time I have changed some data or price on one, they have gone over my books again, so I thought there actually was some standard for that. Not sure if there is a difference for non-fiction, as in the horse ebook, but the search inside is enabled for mine and sample download, so people can see what they are getting (And buyers should certainly utilize that option if they don't know the author). I don't yet own a Kindle but I would certainly be pretty annoyed to buy a paperback that was only 10 percent what was advertised.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17745394055448870711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-69266140052090631902011-10-20T15:40:41.794-07:002011-10-20T15:40:41.794-07:00The ebook retailers' lists should identify tit...The ebook retailers' lists should identify titles that are largely public-domain material, especially if an "editor/author" is not offering them free but collecting a royalty. This goes for non-fiction as well as fiction.<br /><br />Perhaps some disappointments can be avoided by using Amazon's offer of a "free sample" before buying. And many ebook authors run free excerpts independently of Amazon at their own websites.<br /><br />Excerpts from the O'Keefe western novels, for example, can be found at http://chapokeefe.webs.com. Whatever excerpt currently comes up, you can scroll to the end and find links to other titles, including the five ebooks.Chap O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04404176810063857291noreply@blogger.com