I Find This Disturbing
If anyone still thinks that Kobo pulled books because of their erotic content, consider that Kobo is promoting books like this:
[caution before you read the blurb. It may be disturbing]
http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/eboo...
At the same time, Kobo pulled picture books for 4-year-olds, poetry collections, textbooks, sweet regency romances....
In the UK, Kobo pulled books by just one criterion: If written by an indie author, it was pulled. (In the US, a mix of bizarre criteria was applied)
The really gross aspect is that people searching for deleted indie-authored children's books get shown books like that one.
[caution before you read the blurb. It may be disturbing]
http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/eboo...
At the same time, Kobo pulled picture books for 4-year-olds, poetry collections, textbooks, sweet regency romances....
In the UK, Kobo pulled books by just one criterion: If written by an indie author, it was pulled. (In the US, a mix of bizarre criteria was applied)
The really gross aspect is that people searching for deleted indie-authored children's books get shown books like that one.
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Yes, respect is lacking in Kobo's treatment of indie authors.
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I go through Smashwords; I've opted my books that were with Kobo out of Kobo; wonder how long it will take to take effect, if it does. Not planning on putting future books on Kobo, unless they manage to redeem themselves in some spectacular way.
In the eight months since I first published, I haven't had any sales on Kobo anyway, so it's no big loss, and the de-listing/non-listing of my books won't hurt them any, but I insist on me and my fellow independent authors being treated with respect.