tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post4183814742935024186..comments2024-03-29T07:13:35.033+00:00Comments on RJ Scott - Author: Farm authors, the destruction of our community, and WTF.RJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12451151020470211560noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131988310809850503.post-38371845848563695012017-08-20T22:43:59.055+01:002017-08-20T22:43:59.055+01:00Some may also be clickfarmed:
https://davidgaughr...Some may also be clickfarmed:<br /><br />https://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2017/07/15/scammers-break-the-kindle-store/#more-4447<br /><br />https://kotaku.com/inside-chinese-click-farms-1795287821<br /><br />My impression is that a large part of the KU store has been overtaken by "entrepreneurs" who hire ghostwriters, buy covers, and then publish a lot of books and bot them up the charts fast. It's disappointing, to say the least, that Amazon hasn't dealt with any of this, nor do they seem to intend to.<br /><br />KU used to be good money. I release quickly and used to get very good visibility from it. But things went bad for me with KU and now I do a lot better out of it. And I'm very reluctant to try new-to-me authors who are in KU, no matter how amazing the reviews. <br /><br />At first I was more willing to try new things because of KU. Now I'm far less willing to try new things. <br /><br />I believe Amazon is shooting themselves in the foot by not running a clean operation here. They've been ignoring issues and looking the other way. I'm not sure why, or how they benefit.hollis shilohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585509044252127013noreply@blogger.com