Since I'm in control of all of the publishing data for This Book Does Not Exist, I can track the number of copies sold rather easily.
I can also see how many people have returned the book.
As of yesterday, three people had sent the novel back to Amazon.
I find this very amusing.
I'm not even sure what returning a digital copy of a novel entails. I guess Amazon rips it off of your Kindle / BlackBerry / iPhone / iPad / PC / Mac and prevents you from having any further access to it. What's the time frame for doing this? Can you buy a book, keep it for a week, or a day, finish it, and then return it?
I realize I could probably look this up, but I'd rather pontificate on it.
Anyway, what surprises / makes me laugh about this is the fact that someone would be so offended, disgusted, or bored by the novel - which only costs $2.99 remember - that they would send it back. If you have any ideas on what could have caused this, or if you yourself have bought and then returned the book, let me know on Twitter or EMAIL (mikejudes@gmail). Curiosity reigns supreme.
I've been busy outlining movies with my brother. Hope everyone is chilly chill.
Mike
Published on October 12, 2010 12:36