Joaquín BaldwinNov 28, 2023
My order of author copies from Amazon had several badly printed books, so I'm returning the bad ones with this note inside, heeding a warning by another author who said Amazon sometimes tries to resell damaged books. If you find one of these notes, let me know!
Show threadJoaquín BaldwinDec 30, 2023
I got my first confirmation just now from someone who bought an Amazon copy and received my returned, damaged copy. Those bastards. What recourse do I have on this? How can this be prevented? It’s totally illegal, I’m guessing.
Show threadJoaquín BaldwinDec 30, 2023
Of note: if a customer orders a copy from Amazon, and a damaged, returned book is shipped to them instead, no new KDP printing orders kick in. This means I don’t get paid at all, because they only pay me when a book is printed. They just stole all that money from me, on top of scamming a customer.
Show threadJullan
@joabaldwin Does this mean it may be better to buy the Kindle version to ensure that the author is paid properly? Not that I would buy physical books from Amazon anyway (expensive shipping and customs fees),
Dec 31, 2023 at 12:20amWeb
Show threadJoaquín BaldwinDec 31, 2023
@jullan I get slightly better royalties on print, just a tiny bit better. These are likely rare cases since return rates are not that high, so I would not say that buying the ebook as a strategy would help.