tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178779736451277146.post7745196509141760057..comments2024-02-25T17:01:10.739+13:00Comments on World of the Written Word: eBook pirates condemned at Frankfurt Book FairWorld of the Written Wordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10695926585496640941noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178779736451277146.post-11729403984655287802011-10-12T13:39:09.112+13:002011-10-12T13:39:09.112+13:00Among the people the writer of the story contacted...Among the people the writer of the story contacted was Mark Coker, the CEO of Smashwords. Mark knew of my experience, so suggested Alistair contacted me. It was an interesting postscript to the whole experience!Shayne Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071406385872399178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178779736451277146.post-57470698065182806932011-10-12T12:19:11.157+13:002011-10-12T12:19:11.157+13:00What an amazing story. Thank heavens your fans pi...What an amazing story. Thank heavens your fans picked it up. How did Reuters hear about it?World of the Written Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695926585496640941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178779736451277146.post-16371934673977841252011-10-12T12:14:38.176+13:002011-10-12T12:14:38.176+13:00Amazon UK were very prompt indeed - I think it hel...Amazon UK were very prompt indeed - I think it helped that several readers contacted their Customer Service to complain about the dodgy version (I contacted them too, of course). The reader who'd first noticed the issue had actually bought the illicit version - this is the book that I make available at no cost, by the way - she already had a copy, but had left her e-reader at home, and couldn't wait to carry on reading. :-) Once she realised she'd bought a dodgy version she got her money back from Amazon.<br /><br />Amazon.com took a little longer to investigate, but they were still quite fast at taking it down - only about a week, from memory. Too quickly for the miscreant to receive any payment for the copies he/she had sold.Shayne Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071406385872399178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178779736451277146.post-76263597103130152012011-10-12T11:22:42.349+13:002011-10-12T11:22:42.349+13:00Fascinating article, Shayne. Many thanks for poin...Fascinating article, Shayne. Many thanks for pointing it out. <br /><br />What happened after you discovered the copycat? Did Amazon remove it at once?World of the Written Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695926585496640941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178779736451277146.post-66862306989903695242011-10-12T11:16:44.476+13:002011-10-12T11:16:44.476+13:00I had my own small experience of piracy, and am me...I had my own small experience of piracy, and am mentioned in this Reuters article on the subject: <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/16/us-amazon-kindle-spam-idUSTRE75F68620110616" rel="nofollow">http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/16/us-amazon-kindle-spam-idUSTRE75F68620110616</a>. In my case, lovely readers in the UK found the dodgy version and alerted me.Shayne Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071406385872399178noreply@blogger.com