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As an author myself, I am very sensitive to the subject of returned e-books. I have kept some absolute dreck, but I figured,"Oh, well, I bought it and read it; I must keep it because I should have had better judgment than to buy something like this," while still wishing Amazon exercised more oversight on what does and doesn't get published on Kindle. For what it's worth, I read across the genres, except for gory horror or anything with extreme, graphic violence.
Yesterday, I returned my very first e-book. I don't plan to make a practice of it, but here's why I felt I had to do it. It was advertised as a romantic "novel," yet I was able to read it in ten minutes. It was basically one long sex scene. No objections to those whatsoever within the context of a story, when you feel you know the characters and you understand their desire for one another.
This book basically just dropped trou and went at it, without ever even mentioning the characters' names. I absolutely felt cheated by the author's description of her "novel." I struggled with the decision mentally for about an hour; after all...it was just 99¢ at stake. But I had to make a statement about what I felt was either the author's obvious chicanery or outright ignorance, so I returned it. I was presented with a long list of reasons for the return, none of which applied, so I clicked on "Other," thinking I would be given a chance to explain the reason for the return, but alas, I was given no such chance. So it just got returned and refunded instantly.
I don't feel bad about any of it except for not being able to tell Amazon they should not allow people to publish books as "novels" that are just ten to twelve thousands words in length.
I'd love to have some discussion on this topic. Have any of you ever returned an ebook, and if so, why?
Yesterday, I returned my very first e-book. I don't plan to make a practice of it, but here's why I felt I had to do it. It was advertised as a romantic "novel," yet I was able to read it in ten minutes. It was basically one long sex scene. No objections to those whatsoever within the context of a story, when you feel you know the characters and you understand their desire for one another.
This book basically just dropped trou and went at it, without ever even mentioning the characters' names. I absolutely felt cheated by the author's description of her "novel." I struggled with the decision mentally for about an hour; after all...it was just 99¢ at stake. But I had to make a statement about what I felt was either the author's obvious chicanery or outright ignorance, so I returned it. I was presented with a long list of reasons for the return, none of which applied, so I clicked on "Other," thinking I would be given a chance to explain the reason for the return, but alas, I was given no such chance. So it just got returned and refunded instantly.
I don't feel bad about any of it except for not being able to tell Amazon they should not allow people to publish books as "novels" that are just ten to twelve thousands words in length.
I'd love to have some discussion on this topic. Have any of you ever returned an ebook, and if so, why?