Kobo Send Out Writing Life Newsletter Despite Not Actually Writing Any Life

I couldn't believe it when I received a Kobo Writing Life newsletter about half an hour ago. It is my understanding that Kobo recently removed all books published through their Writing Life platform, as well as those submitted through intermediaries like Smashwords and D2D, due to a scandal that resulted from their own failure to filter books. Yet they saw fit to deliver their October self-publishing newsletter.

The October edition of their monthly newsletter includes self-publishing hints and...