tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post1137719150257862877..comments2024-03-18T21:30:04.613-07:00Comments on <b>Smashwords</b>: The Scam of Private Label ArticlesDovetail Public Relationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-2991313538302757452014-01-20T10:50:00.080-08:002014-01-20T10:50:00.080-08:00Your alternative is to read Nora Roberts, who cran...Your alternative is to read Nora Roberts, who cranks out slop every six months for millions of bucks! Look, it's a new company opening doors that are dominated by 'celebrities'. Doo-doo happens! So, just keep your eye on the road. I met Mark, and he's an honest, decent person.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01730900832167948256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-61042461672894935052011-01-25T19:25:07.889-08:002011-01-25T19:25:07.889-08:00Well, it’s amazing. The miracle has been done. Hat...Well, it’s amazing. The miracle has been done. Hat’s off. Well done, as we know that “hard work always pays off”, after a long struggle with sincere effort it’s done.<br />-----------------------------<br />vernon<br /><a href="http://www.plrprivatelabelrights.com/plr-ebooks/dating-ebooks" rel="nofollow">Dating Ebook</a>sumitgupta008https://www.blogger.com/profile/07966963287942548686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-47310910031162006282010-01-17T16:25:38.656-08:002010-01-17T16:25:38.656-08:00Thank you, Mark, for guarding the quality of ebook...Thank you, Mark, for guarding the quality of ebooks. By leading the way to alert your readers and authors about this detritus disguised as original content, you uphold the standard not only for Smashwords, but for all producers and distributors of ebooks.Ceci Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17567178218871536464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-38097843809605277802010-01-16T08:46:11.690-08:002010-01-16T08:46:11.690-08:00Hey Mark:
This is so depressing. So, not only are ...Hey Mark:<br />This is so depressing. So, not only are people like this trying to rip off readers, but they're diminishing the reputation of the retailer along the way. Hmmm...and exactly what is the reward for this? Maybe one or two sales before word gets out via reviews and comments that the title is a hacked ripoff? <br />Talk about short term thinking. <br />On a happier note, I'm glad to see that you are looking at the submissions and checking for scam titles like this. My admiration for you and SmashWords continues to grow.<br />All the best, <br />KatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08256321127803175934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-48689804269335687882010-01-15T17:12:18.842-08:002010-01-15T17:12:18.842-08:00Thank you for the nod Mark!
There are a growing n...Thank you for the nod Mark!<br /><br />There are a growing number of readers who agree with you (about focusing brain juice on book creation!).<br /><br />Thankfully, I'm finishing two books in the next two months, so there should be much more to come!Randolph Lalondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05997175656842769265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-89659284125698845122010-01-15T17:08:04.960-08:002010-01-15T17:08:04.960-08:00Randy, I think you should just focus all your brai...Randy, I think you should just focus all your brain juice on writing more books! When readers purchase your books, they don't just purchase one. More than any other author at Smashwords, your readers seem to purchase your complete series all at once. (If any Sci/Fi fans haven't ready Randy's books, they should. Check out his popular Spinward Fringe series - https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/randolphlalonde)Dovetail Public Relationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-47246131006023025662010-01-15T16:47:55.110-08:002010-01-15T16:47:55.110-08:00Right! I meant SMASHWORDS is the primary home for ...Right! I meant SMASHWORDS is the primary home for all my work now.<br /><br />And so I've illustrated why I shouldn't rattle off comments after midnight...Randolph Lalondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05997175656842769265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-89882404875571776012010-01-15T16:39:10.780-08:002010-01-15T16:39:10.780-08:00Hi Randy, I think you meant Smashwords. :) Short...Hi Randy, I think you meant Smashwords. :) ShortCovers (now sporting the new name, "Kobo") is one of our distribution partners.<br /><br />Hi Maria. I suspected as much. I can't imagine anyone would want to publish this regurgitated mush.Dovetail Public Relationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-54373631637171330352010-01-15T13:25:57.177-08:002010-01-15T13:25:57.177-08:00Amazon doesn't allow it either--one of the rea...Amazon doesn't allow it either--one of the reasons there is now a delay when publishing directly with Amazon is that each book is vetted -- Amazon is also forbidding the type of content you describe, as well as public domain books that they do not want "republished" and any other problem content (such as copyright problems.)Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234907275906877802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-22512527133941320012010-01-15T02:41:08.251-08:002010-01-15T02:41:08.251-08:00Anyone who signs up for this scam deserves to lose...Anyone who signs up for this scam deserves to lose. And I hope they do. Big time. Like any crass con trick, private label articles involves the victim's greed and eye for an unearned and undeserved buck, as well as the con artist's dishonesty itself.<br /><br />Sadly, the real victim is the poor sucker who buys these nonsense books in good faith.<br /><br />It's good to hear, Mark, that Smashwords is doing all it can to protect its readers from rubbish, its authors and publishers from disreputable company and itself from any shadow of complicity with this putrid, dishonest scheme.<br /><br />Cheers. Neil MarrTHAT BOOKS CHAPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15125027071732354302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-20015843977546578372010-01-15T00:14:15.660-08:002010-01-15T00:14:15.660-08:00I'll keep my eyes open.
Now that I'm maki...I'll keep my eyes open.<br /><br />Now that I'm making Shortcovers the primary home for all my work, I'd hate to see the house become infested with cockroaches.Randolph Lalondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05997175656842769265noreply@blogger.com