#Audiblegate: ALLi Campaign Update - Alliance of Independent Authors

Today as Panzer was sweeping the floor in the Panzermobile, he noticed something shoved under the mat on the passenger side. Pulling it out, our fastidious kitty boy discovered it was a post from the Alliance of Independent Authors Advice Blog site about Audiblegate. Panzer has posted about Audiblegate in the past with his most recent post being in December.

 

The section about no class action suits was news to me.

Orna Ross' post goes into great detail explaining what has been happening at Amazon's Audible which brought about the Audiblegate name. Audible accidentally posted information online pertaining to their practice of encouraging users to return audio books after listening to them. The company then took the money for the purchase from the author/narrator/publisher's account and the user was then allowed to get another audio book. As soon as authors learned of the tactic there was immediate protest. Audible made some changes to the program, however has refused to address author concerns. With the help of legal counsel the necessary steps to file legal action is being explored.

Panzer says, "Another court case involving Amazon?"

 

Note: This is a h-u-m-o-n-g-o-u-s post. Bring a thermos of tea, a thermos of cocoa, a thermos of coffee, 20 muffins, 10 creme-filled cupcakes, and 12 chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to Audiblegate

To read Panzer's earlier post about Audiblegate go to Audible petition