Online ebook behemoth Amazon has been fraught the last three months with a surge in book spam and ebook piracy. Many people are buying spam toolkits such as Autopilot Kindle Cash which can write and submit books at the click of a few buttons. Amazon has a self-publishing portal called the Digital Text Platform. It allows aspiring and established writers a little bit more … [Read more...] about Spam and Pirated eBooks Proliferating in the Amazon Bookstore
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Piracy could make books a thing of the past
Every time a new technology reaches the consumer marketplace, a new way to use it illegally springs to life. With the advent of the MP3 player came the websites that fostered illegal music downloads and widespread file sharing. Now, the e-reader has met its foe: websites that offer illegal e-book downloads. In an age in which Amazon.com has reported that it sells more … [Read more...] about Piracy could make books a thing of the past
How eBook lending clubs will extinguish eBook Piracy
eBook lending services are starting to blossom and bear fruit, as popular e-reader companies, such as Amazon and Barnes and Noble recently allowed their eBook owners to lend out most books for a 14 day window period. Many new websites such as eBookFling, Kindle Lending Club, Lendle and BookLending helps facilitate members sharing purchased ebooks with each other. The question … [Read more...] about How eBook lending clubs will extinguish eBook Piracy