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N.P. Thompson
N.P. Thompson
@npt_writes@sunny.garden  ·  activity timestamp last month

I pulled all my e-books off Kindle yesterday because of this. It effectively ends my writing career because, despite everyone complaining that Amazon is evil... nobody buys books from the many other stores my books are available on.

I am sad. I am angry. I am *exhausted*.

I am ONE indie author. I am nobody. My protest is utterly meaningless in the face of this ever-expanding AI takeover. Unless all indies do this, and all tradpub authors pressure their publishers to fight Amazon, my pulling my books is not going to do a damned thing to make Amazon stop doing this. All it will do is end whatever tiny little chance I might still have had at having a real writing career.

But I am so sick of AI being shoved into every aspect of my life and not even having the right to opt out of it. This is the ONLY protest I CAN make. So that's what I'm doing. And at least I know they won't be able to use my books this way.

#books #bookstodon #reading #readingCommunity #AmReading #amazon

https://writerbeware.blog/2025/12/12/kindles-new-gen-ai-powered-ask-this-book-feature-raises-rights-concerns/

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Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm:
Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm:
@markwyner@mas.to replied  ·  activity timestamp last month

@npt_writes what a drag. I’m sorry you had to do this.

If it’s any consolation, the action of one person can plant a seed that grows into a forest. Your choice may have more power and impact than you realize. Even if it’s not immediately apparent.

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