Yes, it works so well I don't even notice it unless one of the updates is a new cover for a book.
This . . . . .history_lover said:Yes, it works so well I don't even notice it unless one of the updates is a new cover for a book.
They later emailed to say:1. If we find the changes you made to your content are critical, we'll send an e-mail to customers who own the book to notify them of the update and improvements made. These customers will be able to choose to opt in to receive the update through the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon.com (www.amazon.com/gp/digital/fiona/manage).
2. If the changes made to your content are to correct minor quality issues, we won't notify customers by e-mail, but we'll activate their ability to update the content through the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon.com.
I think, but I'm not positive, that customers who had opted in generally to receive updates got the book automatically or whether they had to take action after getting the email. Note that, for KDP authors, at least, readers do NOT automatically get the new version any time a new version is uploaded - the author/publisher has to request this (I think...) . Anyway, I just found the process interesting and though others might, also.We've completed our review of your book changes and we consider the content updates to be critical quality corrections.
We've sent an e-mail to customers who own the book to notify them of the update and improvements made. These customers are able to choose to opt in to receive the update through the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon.com.
Yes!Eltanin Publishing said:In case you're curious from a publisher's viewpoint... I uploaded a new version of one of our Oz books. I didn't see any way to indicate this was an important update and should be pushed to users. So I emailed Amazon. Their response:
They later emailed to say:
I think, but I'm not positive, that customers who had opted in generally to receive updates got the book automatically or whether they had to take action after getting the email. Note that, for KDP authors, at least, readers do NOT automatically get the new version any time a new version is uploaded - the author/publisher has to request this (I think...) . Anyway, I just found the process interesting and though others might, also.