tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post5990807627920404416..comments2024-03-28T16:35:05.327-05:00Comments on Joan Reeves: Readers Returning BooksJoan Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post-41998460575061315752015-07-14T13:25:15.576-05:002015-07-14T13:25:15.576-05:00Hi, Stacy. I totally agree about digital books whe...Hi, Stacy. I totally agree about digital books when it's easy to read a sample before buying.<br /><br />As to reselling ebooks, that doesn't bother me so much. With Amazon, you can LEND your ebook to other readers so I do that with people I know when it's a book they'd probably never buy themselves. I'm always saying, "Have you read so-and-so? If you haven't, let me loan you one of her books."<br /><br />There's a petition going around asking Amazon to re-think their review police. (Doubt it will effect any change because authors are the only ones really upset about that issue.) Even it there were a successful petition about their return policy, I doubt it would effect any change because authors are primarily the ones upset about it. <br /><br />Amazon does NOT favor the producers of content. They favor the customer in all situations.Joan Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post-65387060761734661032015-07-14T13:17:47.456-05:002015-07-14T13:17:47.456-05:00Hi, Fred. I deleted your comment because you had p...Hi, Fred. I deleted your comment because you had posted your email address as a hot link--meaning the email spammers could harvest it and send you lots of unwanted spam.<br /><br />I received the email you sent in which you asked the same question. I delayed replying because I wanted to check my house in the country to make sure the book was there because I couldn't find it here. <br /><br />So please give me a few more days. I'll email you as soon as I've checked the other house.<br /><br />Thanks for your patience!Joan Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post-19011606500137423712015-07-13T20:35:26.781-05:002015-07-13T20:35:26.781-05:00As a writer, I'm not all that keen on someone ...As a writer, I'm not all that keen on someone returning my digital book. The first 10% (or so) is free to read. You should know by then whether or not you want to finish the book. And if someone HAS read the whole book, they shouldn't be able to return it. Period. And there should be a time limit, because I can see someone buying a book more than once (I've done THAT and it was a paper book). So if you try to return it after so many hours (provided you haven't read it), you shouldn't be able to.<br /><br />As a reader, I don't like the fact I can't resell the digital book I bought. I can resell a paper book. I can give that book away. Or I can donate it to the library. But a digital book? Nope. It's mine and I can only delete it. I know it doesn't have anything to do with returns, but that's my one gripe about digital books. Stacy McKitrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post-35309939816810757502015-07-13T19:15:24.130-05:002015-07-13T19:15:24.130-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Fred Goodwinhttp://www.facebook.com/DallasCowboyBooksBlognoreply@blogger.com