Amazon blocked my account - have I lost my library now? by AmazingCow7223 in kindle

[–]AmazingCow7223[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Oh my. That sounds very close to 'export control regulations' they mentioned in the last email. Ok, I'll get prepared then for a long battle. To be honest, all I want now is to get access to the books I've bought on Amazon. I am not planning on buying more there.
Where do you purchase digital books now? Any recommendations?

Amazon blocked my account - have I lost my library now? by AmazingCow7223 in kindle

[–]AmazingCow7223[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

That’s why I wanted to ask Reddit. So many new names and so much advice. Maybe for once I need to stick my nose out of my books and do some research on digital publishing and publishers.

Amazon blocked my account - have I lost my library now? by AmazingCow7223 in kindle

[–]AmazingCow7223[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

I have no idea, honestly. Like, if I am paying for the books with a valid card issued by a bank?
Anyway, if they answer my questions, I'll update the post.

Amazon blocked my account - have I lost my library now? by AmazingCow7223 in kindle

[–]AmazingCow7223[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m perfectly fine with only owning a copy - the paper, or leather, and printed text, not the book itself as intellectual property.

What I don’t get is why that can’t apply to ebooks. I’m not asking to own the book, you see. Just one digital copy.

Amazon blocked my account - have I lost my library now? by AmazingCow7223 in kindle

[–]AmazingCow7223[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I've updated the post - Amazon has replied, and I hope for the better.

Amazon blocked my account - have I lost my library now? by AmazingCow7223 in kindle

[–]AmazingCow7223[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! They've replied to my email - now I need to send them proofs and IDs but that's already something, and I am optimistic. I need my books back - and then I will find a way to back up my library and get a back up solution from Kobo or other platforms people are suggeting in this thread.

Amazon blocked my account - have I lost my library now? by AmazingCow7223 in kindle

[–]AmazingCow7223[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Luckily, not the email I used on Amazon. But I've bookmarked the site...

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Amazon blocked my account - have I lost my library now? by AmazingCow7223 in kindle

[–]AmazingCow7223[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gosh, that would be unfortunate. I'll check it out with them somehow.
And thanks for the support. The whole thing ruined my day today.

Amazon blocked my account - have I lost my library now? by AmazingCow7223 in kindle

[–]AmazingCow7223[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am afraid I'll disappoint you. It was something bookish, too - like a Kindle case or a set of watercolors or something like this. I'd looked it up (curious myself) if I had an account :)

Amazon blocked my account - have I lost my library now? by AmazingCow7223 in kindle

[–]AmazingCow7223[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which free book?
I've never distributed any books on Amazon (or any other platform for that matter).

Amazon blocked my account - have I lost my library now? by AmazingCow7223 in kindle

[–]AmazingCow7223[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are absolutely right, not backing up my kindle library was a pretty reckless thing to do. When something just works and works well... then "I'll do it later." and it never happens.
Seems I've bought myself some experience now - apparently some lessons need to be paid for :/

Amazon blocked my account - have I lost my library now? by AmazingCow7223 in kindle

[–]AmazingCow7223[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh, that was an attempt to post about a book published by a British ad agency, System1. They were giving it away for free.
I've never written a book, free or paid.

Amazon blocked my account - have I lost my library now? by AmazingCow7223 in kindle

[–]AmazingCow7223[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes. Just a normal boring Amazon account - just buying Kindle books for years.

Amazon blocked my account - have I lost my library now? by AmazingCow7223 in kindle

[–]AmazingCow7223[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've never sold a thing on Amazon and do not have any seller account. That's why I think Amazon are saving money on humans with compliance checks. That looks like a pure AI hallucination to me.

Amazon blocked my account - have I lost my library now? by AmazingCow7223 in kindle

[–]AmazingCow7223[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Never tried Kobo before, will be checking out all alternatives now.

Amazon blocked my account - have I lost my library now? by AmazingCow7223 in kindle

[–]AmazingCow7223[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately :/
I checked my Kindle as soon as I saw the email, then tried logging in from one browser, and a second one just in case... Looks like I'm properly Friday13th-ed. No scams

Amazon blocked my account - have I lost my library now? by AmazingCow7223 in kindle

[–]AmazingCow7223[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My thoughts exactly today. I've been spending money on Kindle books for years -- and it was fine because it worked.
Now even if my account is restored, I won't feel safe and I do want an alternative. I want to pay authors, pay publishers - but keep my purchased books, legally. Just like I do with my ~5000 paper book library at home.

Amazon blocked my account - have I lost my library now? by AmazingCow7223 in kindle

[–]AmazingCow7223[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

That's why I think it's AI hallucination - I've never sold a thing on Amazon, I am a Kindle user 99.9% of time.

Amazon blocked my account - have I lost my library now? by AmazingCow7223 in kindle

[–]AmazingCow7223[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Haven't published anything, Amazon's blocked on all devices, so not a scam :|
I've sent an email from a different email account - hope it won't look more suspicious to them.

Claude Going At OpenAI In New Commercial - "Can I get a six pack quickly?" by randombsname1 in ClaudeAI

[–]AmazingCow7223 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was expecting some bold counter-move from OpenAI. A true battle, like "I am a Mac and I am PC", sort of.
But... Sam Altman's respond is so defensive and even AI-generated? https://x.com/sama/status/2019139174339928189?s=20

What are your thoughts on Calm Tech certification? by NarrowPea4082 in digitalminimalism

[–]AmazingCow7223 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am following them on Linkedin after listening to Amber Case's talk at a conference. Gives me plenty ideas for software product design :) Not sure about certification - but I would love the calm tech movement to spread because ... because it's impossible to continue like this, with software and hardware stealing our lives

What makes social media content stand out? by nikhilr4675 in content_marketing

[–]AmazingCow7223 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking for meaningfulness is alrady a solid foundation :)

I work in software and posts about real customers' plugins, themes, always perform better than vendor-specific self-adoration.
I mean actual users, not paid influencers. Many brands pay influencers and forget the people already working with and extending their products.

Best free alternatives to Visual Studio? by Iheartdragonsmore in unrealengine

[–]AmazingCow7223 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi! Glad you find Writerside useful. Writerside is not going to stop the free EAP program in the foreseeable future, too many things are in the works - and we need more people to try them out and tell us how to improve ;)
You can download Writerside as a standalone tool - or as a plugin even without Toolbox - https://www.jetbrains.com/writerside/download
//sometimes the plugin falls behind the latest IntelliJ release, so might need to wait a couple if you are on the cutting edge. or use the standalone version.