So I've done my usual thing of asking why and pointing out to them that they accepted it last week and that all I'd done was correct some typos so wondered what the deal was. I also pointed out they've already sold one of the uncorrected copies. Now they're doing the usual, We'll look into it and get back to you, next week.
If that doesn't work, then I'm going to push for a detailed explanation and use the violation of contract aspect. After all, they did accept the book and they have sold a copy, showing intent. It's a ludicrous long shot to get Amazon to pay any attention, but you never know.
It's probably just some grunt in their New Haven office who decided what I wrote is pornography because it has sex in it, and never mind it's not as detailed as you see in 50 Shades of Gray or 9 1/2 Weeks, or even a Jackie Collins novel. But...Carli does kill some people after sex. Like what happens in half the teen horror films of the 70s, 80s, 90s and since. The capriciousness of it is infuriating.
TBH, if this goes against me I'm tempted to just leave it in ebook. I sold more through Smashwords and it's just not worth the $45 it would take to set it up on Ingram, again. The cost would not because I've removed it from there; it's because I've changed the text and altered the cover, so both would need to be uploaded as fresh, anyway.
This is another reason I'm going to push really hard to set APoS with a mainstream publisher. Amazon won't pull this crap with them, nor will Ingram.
Anyway, tomorrow starts Smashwords' latest sale. Hope this does well. I could use the money...and the verification that my books can still sell and be read. I just wish people would give me some reviews. I refuse to pay for them.
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