tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888403915883527494.post276628574326965035..comments2023-06-04T10:34:35.636-04:00Comments on The eBook Test: Brave New BluenosesMike Canehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396654716615965650noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888403915883527494.post-63222927460019750442009-04-13T13:38:00.000-04:002009-04-13T13:38:00.000-04:00So, okay. MY e-book application was banned from Ap...So, okay. MY e-book application was banned from Apple, making both me and my iApp developer damn near cry. Here's the story:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://moriahjovan.com/mojo/oh-tipper-where-are-you" REL="nofollow">December 5, 2008</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://moriahjovan.com/mojo/rock-rejection" REL="nofollow">January 6, 2009</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://moriahjovan.com/mojo/the-forbidden-apple" REL="nofollow">January 12, 2009</A> (Yeah, I contradicted myself from above. I was never okay with it.)<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://moriahjovan.com/mojo/taking-another-bite-out-of-apple" REL="nofollow">February 27, 2009</A> Follow the link to the <A HREF="http://futureoftheinternet.org/censoring-books" REL="nofollow">Future of Internet and How to Stop it Blog</A>.MoJohttp://moriahjovan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888403915883527494.post-72405696535485000162009-04-13T13:28:00.000-04:002009-04-13T13:28:00.000-04:00Apple was the first to ban a book. And it seems it...<B>Apple was the first to ban a book. And it seems it has managed to do so with impunity too! (So much impunity, in fact, they did it a second time!)</B><BR/><BR/>I'm hurt. You forgot mine. Carnoy cleaned his up and got in the iApp store, which I refused to do.<BR/><BR/>Sorry but this isn't my biggest beef with Amazon and Kindle. <BR/><BR/>The bigger Big Brother Amazon issue is that they can wipe your Kindle "purchases" (aka LEASES) on a whim, but because everyone's got stars in their eyes about the Kindle, they're all surprised when this happens.<BR/><BR/>I despise the Kindle, but I feel I have to be on Amazon for visibility. At their "discount" rates on paper books and Kindle e-books, it is NOT a revenue stream for me. I can only swallow it because I think of it as marketing and visibility.<BR/><BR/>With this gaffe (whatever its provenance and I'm inclined to think it was an attempt to rearrange its catalog gone horribly awry), perhaps the other issues can be addressed too.<BR/><BR/>Now, what this means to me as an author? I'm completely independent and I have other sales outlets for my books in print and digital. It doesn't affect me.<BR/><BR/>What this means to me as a reader is I simply move my dollars elsewhere. Powell's. BMM. B&N. Makes no difference to me.MoJohttp://moriahjovan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888403915883527494.post-48750619154140332922009-04-13T12:56:00.000-04:002009-04-13T12:56:00.000-04:00I don't think it is fair to blame Amazon for this ...I don't think it is fair to blame Amazon for this really. It is I think a fundamental weakness of the "wisdom of crowds" model. Amazon may have been the first to be gamed (or hacked) but many other reputation sites are likely to be vulnerable - <BR/>http://tech.blog.extendance.com/2009/04/13/amazonfail-a-architechtural/Francis Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239588633595604498noreply@blogger.com