So because of the Facebook debacle and after reading a blog post comparing* various Terms of Service (TOS), I checked out the TOSes of the social media websites I belong to. I left the Indigo Chapters community to last — in fact I didn’t even think about it, being Canadian and aimed at serving authors,…
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Connecting to Community
I spread my presence across the bookstore Net and then realised I was overextended. I signed up for Amazon Connect awhile ago. It’s similar to chapters.indigo.ca Community; in fact the Community is probably a take-off of Connect. I tried to stay current with both, but in the end, especially after all of Amazon’s shenanigans, I’ve…
BookLocker Has Sued Amazon in a Class Action Antitrust Lawsuit
Being involved in the wrap-up of my own lawsuit during the last couple of months, I haven’t kept up to date with how small publishers are dealing with the Amazon Ultimatum. The last I heard was that the American Society of Journalists and Authors, among other organizations, had joined the fight to prevent Amazon from…
Top Ten Writing Inspirations
We authors were challenged in Chapters Community to write a post, or a top 10 list, or a review about those who inspired us and influenced our work, whether books, essays, stories, or fellow authors. Hey, I thought, good idea for a post on my own blog. So here’s my top 10 list of those…