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Showing posts with label freedom of speech. Show all posts
Showing posts with label freedom of speech. Show all posts

Tuesday, 31 July 2012

50 shades of bilious green....


So, the other day when all the shite hit the fan, like other authors, I sent an email to Noble Romance Publishing – yes Anom, get ready to get your knickers in a knot – basically stating that the attached reversion of rights letter had been sent  certified snail mail to them. To be honest, I didn’t expect anything from them due to their excellence in non-communication to me. Opinion, Anom – it’s all to do with the right to free speech, something you seem to have no concept of even though it’s something most Americans appear to have etched into their DNA as a right. Yes, comment on the blog by all means. I miss you doing that. Anyway, this morning I received an email that said I ‘should expect a response by the middle of this week.’ No, it doesn’t mean it will be a good response or I won’t continue with further action to get my rights back. Other authors have received a similar email missive. I await the next instalment of what is an angst ridden saga which frankly if it was made into a book it would be reviewed as “unbelievable, lacking in substance and considered 50 shades of bilious green. A book to stomp on and then throw against the wall in frustration.” 

Saturday, 3 March 2012

Censorship is bollocks...

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/02/legal-censorship-paypal-makes-habit-deciding-what-users-can-read

"Freedom of speech means that you shall not do something to people either for the views they have, or the views they express, or the words they speak or write." Hugo L. Black, U.S. Supreme Court Justice 1963
Damn straight Hugo...

Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Dear Indie Author....

Dear Indie Author,

We have made a decision to no longer maintain most indie author accounts at BookStrand.com. Therefore, we are deactivating all titles associated with your account and no new uploads will be accepted. Your final distribution payment will be disbursed to you within 30 days and your account will be closed. During this time you will still be able to access your sales report from your account.

BookStrand will focus on its core business by servicing accounts of publishers with clear submission and publishing guidelines that best serve our targeted audience. Our customer base was successfully built on this premise, and it's time to go back to our roots.

While we understand you may be disappointed in losing a distribution outlet for your work, there are still several outlets that currently accept self-published titles. We wish you the best in your endeavors.

Sincerely,

XXXXX
BookStrand.com

Well here’s the thing Bookstrand, I already deactivated my account so deactivating something that no longer is valid seems like an overkill to me. Added to that you have killed off a lot of good Indie authors who have written many great stories that have nothing to do with sex. Did I mention OVERKILL?

Freedom of speech and equality – you don’t got it. Equality in publishing is not about censorship. But hey, they’re your rules and you don’t have to believe in freedom and equality if you don’t want to.

And going 'back to their roots'? It fascinates me that Bookstrand is the home of one woman getting taken/shagged/fucked by five men – usually shapeshifters/cowboy - stories. This is okay apparently and it’s not obscene regardless of what sexual practice is used against the one woman. Double standards much?

Funny old world ebook publishing.