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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Feb 18, 2021 2:51:50 GMT
I was aware that we're not allowed to change the title or author name of our already published paperback books, but apparently they are now applying this to e-books, as well.
A few posters on reddit shared the emails they've received after trying to change the title or author name on their smutty titles which broke TOS. And then when they tried to do as directed by KDP, were also told by KDP that they couldn't.
I had this frustrating experience with my notebooks, but I'd thought the rule didn't apply to e-books. Just something to be aware of, if you're like me, and were unaware.
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Post by writeway on Feb 24, 2021 6:19:43 GMT
I never changed the title of an existing book unless I republished it as a brand new book. You don't keep the same ASIN anyway so you still lose reviews, etc. I can understand why KDP doesn't allow this because it can be confusing for a reader. For example, say you just changed the title and author name of a book but didn't put up a disclaimer. A reader who already got the book might think it's a brand new book then come to find out they already read it. I have heard horror stories where authors did this and were accused of plagiarizing themselves because readers didn't know it was the same author. For Amazon, it's always about the customer first and I am betting they are doing this so readers won't get confused and end up buying the same books over and over. I've seen reviews where readers say things like, "I already read this book! Author changed title but didn't mention it. I feel cheated."
Another thing, this might be because of bad actors too. They've been known to republish the same books over and over under different titles and names. Maybe this is Amazon's way of trying to stop that practice. Then again we don't know why Amazon does what it does. LOL!
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Post by K'Sennia Visitor on Mar 1, 2021 4:19:14 GMT
It's certainly possible that they're doing this for the customers. (nods)
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