When Amazon Closes Your Account: Member Q&A with Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of account terminations on platforms like Amazon and Google Play, and offers advice for authors on various publishing-related issues.

In this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi Member Q&A podcast, hosts Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black discuss what happens when Amazon or Google Play suddenly terminates author accounts, including how ALLi can help advocate on members' behalf. Other questions include: Should authors distribute through Gardners or IngramSpark, and what sales volume is required for Gardners How can authors verify whether a publisher or publishing service is legitimate before working with them What is ALLi's position on Kindle's controversial "Ask This Book" AI feature How should authors respond to unsolicited phone calls from people claiming to be literary agents What options exist for getting publishing rights back from a traditional publisher who refuses to return them And more! Find more author advice, tips, and tools at our Self-Publishing Author Advice Center , with a huge archive of nearly 2,000 blog posts and a handy search box to find key info on the topic you need. And, if you haven't already, we invite you to join our organization and become a self-publishing ally. About the Hosts Michael La Ronn is ALLi's Outreach Manager. He is the author of over 80 science fiction & fantasy…

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael La Ronn, Sacha Black

Topics covered

• account termination
• author advocacy
• publishing rights
• distributing books
• legitimacy of publishers
• AI features in publishing

Keywords

• Amazon account closure
• Google Play
• publishing rights
• author distribution
• legitimate publishers
• Kindle AI feature
• literary agents

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ALLi, Amazon, Google Play, Gardners, IngramSpark, Kindle

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