Friday, February 4, 2011

Amazon Rarely Accurate.

Amazon rarely accurate when it comes to book information that is and for a self-pubbed or Small Press author this is never a good thing. For instance, they show 5 copies of Forever Richard, (the rights of which have been reverted back to me) as being being for sale buy Amazon as new. Originally when I saw this, and knew for a fact that BookMasters had sent ALL books that remained back to my wonderful publisher who couldn't survive BookMasters, I decided these were books Amazon may have acquired previously but hadn't sold yet. But then they sold four of six which leave 2 remaining but now shows five available again.

This isn't possible and begs me, the author, to wonder where are they getting these books. The books Amazon's sell (not the one's second hand sellers sell) come straight from the distributor. The distributor in this case, Bookmasters) shouldn't have any more books. They returned them all to the publisher. So why does Amazon show that there are "more on the way." The book is out of print. There are no more new ones to get.

Do know that I have a few copies left myself but once they're gone they're gone until Black Bed Sheet Books puts out the new edition that I plan on letting them have the rights too.

Just don't want y'all putting too much stock in the information Amazon provides. ;)

As for Never Ceese the hard copy, those rights have reverted back to me as well yet they show they can get it from Baker & Taylor. Baker & Taylor has the letter that shows the rights reverted back to me so Amazon shouldn't be able to get ANY copies. That edition of the book should show as out of print. Good grief!

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