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August 10, 2013
8/10/2013 ~ Marcus Roberts: Genius of modern piano
Marcus Roberts talks about the kickstarter project – video
Marcus Roberts, genius of modern piano, is working on a new recording – “Romance, Swing, and the Blues” – with Marcus Roberts and his new band, the Modern Jazz Generation. My son, Tissa Khosla, is part of this new band.
Here is a link to Marcus’ kickstarter project, which will contribute to funding for the new band, and this recording.
Modern Jazz Generation, Rose Theater, JALC, New York
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/970600694/romance-swing-and-the-blues
8/10/2013 ~ Marcus Roberts: Genius of modern piano
Marcus Roberts talks about the kickstarter project – video
Marcus Roberts, genius of modern piano, is working on a new recording – “Romance, Swing, and the Blues” – with Marcus Roberts and his new band, the Modern Jazz Generation. My son, Tissa Khosla, is part of this new band.
Here is a link to Marcus’ kickstarter project, which will contribute to funding for the new band, and this recording.
Modern Jazz Generation, Rose Theater, JALC, New York
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/970600694/romance-swing-and-the-blues
July 19, 2013
November 8, 2012
11/08/2012 ~ Giveaway
Goodreads says, ”Unfortunately, for scaling reasons, the sale of new ebooks has been suspended until further notice. Only existing ebooks will still be offered for sale…”
So my website is the only place you can buy it -
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November 7, 2012
November 6, 2012
11/0/2012 ~ Goodreads Giveaway
To all of you who entered this giveaway, thank you!
Please check back after the drawing, Slither will be available for sale on Goodreads.
11/0/2012 ~ Goodreads Giveaway
Goodreads says, “Unfortunately, for scaling reasons, the sale of new ebooks has been suspended until further notice. Only existing ebooks will still be offered for sale…”
Ebook available at Smashwords for .99
October 26, 2012
10/27/2012 ~ Banned?
A few days ago I uploaded “Slither” to Amazon Kindle. I received an email (copied below) saying they would not be offering my book for sale because “the book contains content that is in violation of our content guidelines”.
I thought maybe I was now in the revered company of George Orwell, D.H. Lawrence, John Steinbeck, Toni Morrison, and so on. But, it might just be the cover art – a Gauguin nude – that violates their guidelines. Or the fact that the title says clearly that it is carnal prose. It could even be that someone read the whole book and decided it would be a “poor experience” for other readers – they say in the guidelines “We don’t accept books that provide a poor customer experience. Examples include poorly formatted books and books with misleading titles, cover art or product descriptions. We reserve the right to determine whether content provides a poor customer experience.”
There was no explanation as to what specific content violated their guidelines, but reading through those guidelines made me reluctant to ask. They could fit my book into any of those violations, after all (Copied below).
So, I have had to put the book up for sale on my own website, it’s available for download as a PDF
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Oh and, the print version is available on Amazon.
The email from Amazon:
From: Amazon.com <title-submission@amazon.com>
Date: Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 8:02 PM
Subject: Alert from Amazon KDP To: (my email address) Hello, We’re contacting you regarding the following book that you submitted for sale in our Kindle Store:
3018507 Slither ~ carnal prose by Urmilla Deshpande
During our review process, we found that your book contains content that is in violation of our content guidelines. As a result, we will not be offering this book for sale.
Our content guidelines are published on the Kindle Direct Publishing website.
To learn more, please see: https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/help?topicId=A1KT4ANX0RL55IBest Regards, Marigold J.
Amazon.com Your feedback is helping us build Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company.
And here are the content guidelines:
Content Guidelines
Your books and other content (such as book titles, cover art and product descriptions) must adhere to these content guidelines. We reserve the right to make judgments about whether content is appropriate and to choose not to offer it. We may also terminate your participation in the KDP program if you don’t adhere to these content guidelines.
Pornography
We don’t accept pornography or offensive depictions of graphic sexual acts.
Offensive Content
What we deem offensive is probably about what you would expect.
Illegal and Infringing Content
We take violations of laws and proprietary rights very seriously. It is your responsibility to ensure that your content doesn’t violate laws or copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other rights. Just because content is freely available does not mean you are free to copy and sell it.
Public Domain and Other Non-Exclusive Content
Some types of content, such as public domain content, may be free to use by anyone, or may be licensed for use by more than one party. We will not accept content that is freely available on the web unless you are the copyright owner of that content. For example, if you received your book content from a source that allows you and others to re-distribute it, and the content is freely available on the web, we will not accept it for sale on the Kindle store. We do accept public domain content, however we may choose to not sell a public domain book if its content is undifferentiated or barely differentiated from one or more other books.
Poor Customer Experience
We don’t accept books that provide a poor customer experience. Examples include poorly formatted books and books with misleading titles, cover art or product descriptions. We reserve the right to determine whether content provides a poor customer experience.
10/27/2012 ~ Banned?
A few days ago I uploaded “Slither” to Amazon Kindle. I received an email (copied below) saying they would not be offering my book for sale because “the book contains content that is in violation of our content guidelines”.
I thought maybe I was now in the revered company of George Orwell, D.H. Lawrence, John Steinbeck, Toni Morrison, and so on. But, it might just be the cover art – a Gauguin nude – that violates their guidelines. Or the fact that the title says clearly that it is carnal prose. It could even be that someone read the whole book and decided it would be a “poor experience” for other readers – they say in the guidelines “We don’t accept books that provide a poor customer experience. Examples include poorly formatted books and books with misleading titles, cover art or product descriptions. We reserve the right to determine whether content provides a poor customer experience.”
There was no explanation as to what specific content violated their guidelines, but reading through those guidelines made me reluctant to ask. They could fit my book into any of those violations, after all (Copied below).
This book is now available for .99 at Smashwords
Oh and, the print version is available on Amazon.
The email from Amazon:
From: Amazon.com <title-submission@amazon.com>
Date: Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 8:02 PM
Subject: Alert from Amazon KDP To: (my email address) Hello, We’re contacting you regarding the following book that you submitted for sale in our Kindle Store:
3018507 Slither ~ carnal prose by Urmilla DeshpandeDuring our review process, we found that your book contains content that is in violation of our content guidelines. As a result, we will not be offering this book for sale.
Our content guidelines are published on the Kindle Direct Publishing website.
To learn more, please see: https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/help?topicId=A1KT4ANX0RL55IBest Regards, Marigold J.
Amazon.com Your feedback is helping us build Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company.
And here are the content guidelines:
Content Guidelines
Your books and other content (such as book titles, cover art and product descriptions) must adhere to these content guidelines. We reserve the right to make judgments about whether content is appropriate and to choose not to offer it. We may also terminate your participation in the KDP program if you don’t adhere to these content guidelines.Pornography
We don’t accept pornography or offensive depictions of graphic sexual acts.Offensive Content
What we deem offensive is probably about what you would expect.Illegal and Infringing Content
We take violations of laws and proprietary rights very seriously. It is your responsibility to ensure that your content doesn’t violate laws or copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other rights. Just because content is freely available does not mean you are free to copy and sell it.Public Domain and Other Non-Exclusive Content
Some types of content, such as public domain content, may be free to use by anyone, or may be licensed for use by more than one party. We will not accept content that is freely available on the web unless you are the copyright owner of that content. For example, if you received your book content from a source that allows you and others to re-distribute it, and the content is freely available on the web, we will not accept it for sale on the Kindle store. We do accept public domain content, however we may choose to not sell a public domain book if its content is undifferentiated or barely differentiated from one or more other books.Poor Customer Experience
We don’t accept books that provide a poor customer experience. Examples include poorly formatted books and books with misleading titles, cover art or product descriptions. We reserve the right to determine whether content provides a poor customer experience.
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