Kindle Is No Longer Accepting Public Domain Titles

Brian Cook · 10-13-2009, 11:09 AM

For those of you publishing public domain works,
just a heads up that Kindle is no longer accepting
them.

from Amazon DTP support...
"We’re working on a policy and procedure change to
fix some Kindle customer experience problems, such
as multiple copies of public domain titles being uploaded
by a multitude of publishers. For an example of this
problem, do a search on “Pride and Prejudice” in the
Kindle Store. The current situation is very confusing for
customers as it makes it difficult to decide which “Pride
and Prejudice” to choose from. As part of this change
in procedure, we are no longer accepting public domain
titles through DTP."

Brian

Dan C. Rinnert · 10-13-2009, 11:46 AM

I wonder why they don't have the same policy for paperback and hard cover books? I mean, which version of Pride and Prejudice should I buy? The one from Penguin Classics, Arcturus Classics, Dover, Oxford World's Classics, Miniature Gramercy Classics, or others? I am so confused.

Amazon.com: Pride and Prejudice: Books

Sumit Menon · 10-13-2009, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan C. Rinnert

I wonder why they don't have the same policy for paperback and hard cover books? I mean, which version of Pride and Prejudice should I buy? The one from Penguin Classics, Arcturus Classics, Dover, Oxford World's Classics, Miniature Gramercy Classics, or others? I am so confused.

Amazon.com: Pride and Prejudice: Books

Buy them all and let us know which one was the best.

Dan C. Rinnert · 10-13-2009, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sumit Menon

Buy them all and let us know which one was the best.

The Folio Society version would probably be the best.

IdeaLady · 10-13-2009, 12:52 PM

This is likely fallout from the George Orwell debacle, where they discovered that the publisher selling the Kindle versions of the books did not have the rights. (The publisher had wrongly assumed the books were in the public domain.)

Too many people do not understand public domain, and/or do not do the research to determine the status of a book. It is much easier to manage this way. That said, the same issue can come up with print books, too. There, though, Amazon may have less potential liability.

Brian Cook · 10-13-2009, 05:56 PM

I think you're probably right about that. I just submitted
my first Kindle book today so I'm interested to see how
long it takes to get approval/go live.

Brian

Quote:

Originally Posted by IdeaLady

This is likely fallout from the George Orwell debacle, where they discovered that the publisher selling the Kindle versions of the books did not have the rights. (The publisher had wrongly assumed the books were in the public domain.)

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Brian Cook Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Land of Enchantment Posts: 2,347 Thanks: 44 Thanked 76 Times in 42 Posts	Kindle Is No Longer Accepting Public Domain Titles For those of you publishing public domain works, just a heads up that Kindle is no longer accepting them. from Amazon DTP support... "We’re working on a policy and procedure change to fix some Kindle customer experience problems, such as multiple copies of public domain titles being uploaded by a multitude of publishers. For an example of this problem, do a search on “Pride and Prejudice” in the Kindle Store. The current situation is very confusing for customers as it makes it difficult to decide which “Pride and Prejudice” to choose from. As part of this change in procedure, we are no longer accepting public domain titles through DTP." Brian

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