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Thread #137556   Message #3147518
Posted By: ChrisJBrady
04-May-11 - 03:24 AM
Thread Name: BS: Betascript Publishing Scam
Subject: RE: BS: Betascript Publishing Scam
Betascript and Alphascript have THOUSANDS of titles on Amazon and eBay. Both refuse to remove said books from their listings. The books have also swamped book sellers like Barnes & Noble, even W.H.Smith, and Tesco(!!). Even bearing in mind that many book sellers may only carry one copy of each (probably ordered automatically) that's a huge profit for B&A. I have added some 'one star' negative reviews on Amazon.com - they seem to be allowed to remain. However reviews on Amazon.co.uk are quickly removed. Apparently the book publishers/sellers are able to remove negative reviews - they simply click on Report It. So Amazon is also complicit in this rip-off scam. I was working on a couple of Wiki articles - but not now. Why should someone sell my work for $45+ / £25+ and I don't even get a cut of that, not even an acknowledgement in the printed version?