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.”
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....
Posted by Unknown at 4:44 am 1 comments
Labels: Amarinda Jones, anom, dna, freedom of speech, Noble Romance Pulishing, reversion of rights
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...
Posted by Unknown at 2:56 pm 0 comments
Labels: Amarinda Jones, bollocks, censorship, freedom of speech, freedom to write, scarlet harlot publishing
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.
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.
Posted by Unknown at 4:30 am 0 comments
Labels: Amarinda Jones, censorship, double standards, ebooks, equality, freedom of speech, publishing, scarlet harlot publishing, Siren Bookstrand
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