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RE: Banned as a Reviewer - Beware the permissions you grant! - your friends can be held against you
I'm sorry. 😣 i feel like this is all my fault because of the rejected review of Half Past the Moonfall.
Damn Amazon!
Cancelling my Select with them and finding other ways. Can't deal with such an inane, backwards company. Good grief!
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@kaelci no, no, it is NOT your fault! For a long time I've reviewed books by people I follow on Twitter and whose posts I "Like" on Facebook. I'm surprised it too Amazon this long to take notice. I figured it was because I haven't published anything myself that I got away with it. But now they're cracking down on friends. Maybe they extended their surveillance to Steemit. Who knew?? Our daughter and her husband buy everything with Alexa (a woman I will never allow into my home, or an A.I. with a woman's voice - terrifying!!).
You are fine!! on't cancel Select unless you have other reasons!!
I was dubious from the start; Amazon and I don't have the best track record. I only even have an Amazon account because I needed one for Kickstarter. And then I ordered -one- physical item that they just handed to some random person walking infront of my house and got them to sign for it. I've never had a problem with deliveries except that one time.
But I figured that Amazon was the only way for self-publishing ebooks. I have since discovered that while they're the most well-known way, they're not the only way. :)
Amazon Select makes me exclusive to them, a thing that can be renewed or stopped every three months. I won't be renewing. So many people don't have a Kindle or use the Kindle app and prefer .epub format or .pdf format for their e-reading. This will enable me to offer these extra methods. I consider this whole thing a good little learning experience. :)
But I agree --I can't deal with Alexa or any of that stuff either. I like my basic very un-"smart" house. The only "smart" item in it is my phone and I'm certain that thing is listening to me too! 👀😒
Thank you for this! Good to know there are alternatives to Amazon exclusives. What a story about the mail carrier having some random person sign for a package. We've had Amazon shipments stolen before (our son, our daughter, in the cities), but nothing that crazy. I realize Amazon can't be responsible for every dimwit mail carrier, too... still. No Alexa in my house and no more Amazon Vine packages at my door. I've threatened to cut back on book reviewing and write/publish my stuff, but i didn't follow through. Now I have to !