My novel, that I poured my heart and soul into, put a lot of money into that I cannot afford, spent months writing, and is my hardest and most elaborate work, has already been refunded by Amazon 6 times! Yes, 6 times! I have to pay all delivery charges on that! Please read this message:
Most of the e-books found on Amazon were written by Indie authors, authors that do not have major book deals. Indie authors struggle to bring readers great books at low prices and have to not only write the stories but edit, publish, and promote them on their own, plus have to pay for expensive book covers out of their own pockets. Most Indie authors make only hundreds of dollars per year from writing. Every time that someone gets a refund from Amazon, it costs the author. Not only does it cause the Indie author despair and cause sales records to be continually reconfigured, but it LITERALLY COSTS THE AUTHOR MONEY! THE AUTHOR HAS TO COVER THE DELIVERY CHARGES FOR THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE! INDIE AUTHORS DO NOT MAKE MUCH MONEY AT ALL. THIS PIRACY (AND YES, IT IS PIRACY, NO MATTER WHAT AMAZON SAYS), WILL BRING THE DOWNFALL OF LITERATURE. IF YOU WANT BOOKS TO CONTINUE TO BE WRITTEN, DO NOT PIRATE THEM IN ANY WAY, INCLUDING BUYING THEM, READING THEM, AND THEN ASKING FOR A REFUND! IF YOU DO NOT THINK THAT YOU WILL LIKE A BOOK, DO NOT BUY IT. YOU MAY THINK THAT IT IS FAIR TO ASK AMAZON FOR REFUNDS, BUT YOU ARE CAUSING AUTHORS THAT DEPEND ENTIRELY ON THEIR MEAGER BOOK SALES TO GIVE UP ON WRITING ALTOGETHER. PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS. DO THE RIGHT THING, AND DO NOT PIRATE.
Thank you.
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