POD Giveth, and POD Taketh Away (Piracy)
About four years back I uncovered a massive textbook piracy operation running unchecked in Createspace. Enterprising scammers were stealing dozens of digital textbooks, then pirating them...Continue reading
Category: POD
B&N Press Now Offers eBook Coupon Codes
B&N Press continues to add features, lending credence to rumors about an impending sale of the Nook division. I just got an email from B&N, informing...Continue reading
Amazon is Still Selling Pirated POD Textbooks
Over the past three years I have reported no fewer than four times about Amazon's ongoing problem with counterfeit and pirated books in its POD service,...Continue reading
Draft2Digital Adds POD (beta)
From the D2D blog: Right now we are beta testing our new print on demand (POD) service, finding and eliminating any bugs and technical challenges, and...Continue reading
B&N Press Now Offers Print Pre-Orders, ARC Sales
Whatever subcontractor is now running B&N Press on behalf of Barnes & Noble sure is doing a bang up job. They just announced a bevy of new...Continue reading
Are POD Publishers Pirating Your Book on Amazon?
While programs like Google Books are performing a great public service by scanning rare public domain books and making them available, sometimes in-copyright books are also...Continue reading
Amazon is Merging Createspace Into KDP Print
I called it. Amazon has just taken the step that I am sure many saw coming. A new notice has been posted to Createspace user dashboards,...Continue reading
Createspace DVD/CD Production is Shutting Down, With Accounts Moving to Amazon Media on Demand
Amazon just hammered another nail into Createspace's coffin. The retailer sent out an email this morning to select Createspace users, informing them that Createspace's disc production...Continue reading
KDP Print Expands Its Distribution Network to Include US Bookstores
Amazon just eliminated one of the few differences between its two POD platforms. Yesterday they announced that authors and publishers who use KDP Print can get...Continue reading
Has Anyone Heard that Amazon is Merging Createspace into KDP Print (?)
Amazon is about to throw a wrench in authors' carefully made plans. Reports are coming in that some time in the next month, Amazon will be...Continue reading
Book Printer File For Bankruptcy, Stiffs Customers on Outstanding Orders
When book printer Edwards Brothers Malloy announced last week that it was winding down its operations and would complete all outstanding jobs. It's with heavy hearts...Continue reading
Hackers Now Targeting Author Accounts on Createspace
If you have an account on Createspace then you might want to change your password - and while you're at it, double check your payment details....Continue reading
Amazon’s CreateSpace Provides a Safe Haven for Textbook Scams, Money Laundering, and Rampant Piracy
Amazon is destroying the Kindle Store from the inside out by letting broken algorithms run the show, punishing innocents while letting major scammers off scot-free. Createspace,...Continue reading
Amazon’s Createspace Now Home to Money Laundering Operation
The Kindle Store is rife with scammers who publish spam ebooks and cheat their way to the top of the best-seller lists, and apparently Createspace has...Continue reading
Createspace Getting Out of Publishing Services?
Createspace is best-known as Amazon's POD service, but they also provide paid publishing services. Or at least they used to. South Carolina's The Post and Courier...Continue reading