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Kobogeddon
While checking my sale links for a Facebook Virtual Book Fair (https://www.facebook.com/events/37290...), I noticed that Kobo threw me an error. Thinking it was a glitch, I went to the store to find Sometimes We Ran. To my surprise, it was gone!
Like any other modern American, I hit the net to find out if it was just me.
It wasn't.
One of Kobo's partners had a problem with some erotica titles, and pulled all the self-published books out of the store.:( Kobo followed in their own store, and Sometimes We Ran was kicked to the curb. All indie writers, and their works were purged.
It's being called Kobogeddon. We didn't even get to stock up on canned food.
Now I should be hopping mad. Sometimes We Ran is not erotica. It has a little violence and gore, but come on, it's about a zombie apocalypse for goodness sakes. What does Kobo think? The hungry undead are going to dance with the survivors?
I'm kidding actually. It doesn't cause too many problems for me. To date, I have only sold one (1) copy on Kobo. By the way, to my one and only Kobo customer ...Thanks.
I just hope this isn't a continuing problem for us self-publishing folks. I'm starting to like this writing thing a little.
To be fair, Draft2Digital(the people who published my book to Kobo), and Kobo are working on the problem. Sometimes We Ran should be back online in a few days. Till then faithful Kobo shoppers, you can use the DriveThruFiction and Leanpub links to get my book. Happy hunting!:)
Like any other modern American, I hit the net to find out if it was just me.
It wasn't.
One of Kobo's partners had a problem with some erotica titles, and pulled all the self-published books out of the store.:( Kobo followed in their own store, and Sometimes We Ran was kicked to the curb. All indie writers, and their works were purged.
It's being called Kobogeddon. We didn't even get to stock up on canned food.
Now I should be hopping mad. Sometimes We Ran is not erotica. It has a little violence and gore, but come on, it's about a zombie apocalypse for goodness sakes. What does Kobo think? The hungry undead are going to dance with the survivors?
I'm kidding actually. It doesn't cause too many problems for me. To date, I have only sold one (1) copy on Kobo. By the way, to my one and only Kobo customer ...Thanks.
I just hope this isn't a continuing problem for us self-publishing folks. I'm starting to like this writing thing a little.
To be fair, Draft2Digital(the people who published my book to Kobo), and Kobo are working on the problem. Sometimes We Ran should be back online in a few days. Till then faithful Kobo shoppers, you can use the DriveThruFiction and Leanpub links to get my book. Happy hunting!:)
