Popcorn, anyone?
How to get contract/get paid?
OOOOO GETTEM!
Arkinslize No, I haven't been aggressive at all. I presented my arguments, and quoted you. I don't have any ill will towards you at all. I showed you the original claim to which I responded, and I made a mistake to which I admitted. I'm not trying to win here, we were having a discussion, that's all there is to it. That's what forums are for.
Arkinslize You don't say which author from the top 20 you're talking about that earn only 1.5k$...
Piokilek is here, ask him. I talked with precell (he/she is a mod I believe) about that too, and a few other people. Ask the original authors, that is what I got from them.
You presumed wrong. I'm not English native. I had to learn English, and it took years. Therefore when I say "don't complain and do something about it", I think I have the right to say this. If you are interested in some bs wrapped in feely words, unfortunately I don't provide that.
Why is it arrogant? Anyone can start writing in any language. You can take it a step further and publish it as a book. You can make money, if you really want to do it. Sure the market is smaller, but so what? If you are after pure money, getting a well paid job instead would work much better (like being a dentist, I believe it's a well paid job). I also said that alternative is learning English, as it is an international language (giving you access to bigger market).
You don't know if "most" authors strive to improve. I don't know either. I'm happy to talk about this at discord, it doesn't really matter to me. Forums exist for the purpose of discussion. I don't feel like you insulted me, and I don't think I insulted you in any way. But, if you want to continue at discord, I will comply.
Piokilek If you look at my replies, my stance is clear. I don't tell people whether to sign it or not. I tell people it is their own choice. I read amazon terms of service, especially if you take their royalty shares. That is incorrect. They can terminate your account true, but not for free (as in for nothing), and they have to notify you of such termination.
They can't take your income. They can offset returns
"If we pay you a Royalty on a sale and later issue a refund, return, or credit for that sale, we may offset the amount of the Royalty previously paid for the sale against future Royalties, or require you to remit that amount to us.
if a third party asserts that you did not have all rights required to make one of your Books available through the Program, we may hold all Royalties due to you until we reasonably determine the validity of the third party claim.
Upon termination of this Agreement, we may withhold all Royalties due for a period of three months from the date they would otherwise be payable in order to ensure our ability to off-set any refunds or other offsets we are entitled to take against the Royalties. "
And so on. Only if you break the law, will they not pay up those royalties. The reason will be there when they notify you. I read them, and I can even link their terms and conditions.
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We should spend the time and energy on writing — and not on excessively long rants each time a person makes a comment or statement. Also, if you don't know the truth, nor have you walked a mile in the person's shoes, you should be mindful of what you attempt to preach; since, you have zero experience in the shoes.
[unknown] Yeah, its different when it comes to kindle select. I know a person who earned 18k but then amazon said the views were fake and cut it in half to 9k. They said if you have a problem with that, you can sue them. Good luck with that. I'm not saying Amazon is bad, I just say its also as shady as everyone else.
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