Some Things Not To Do On The KDP System!

Before reading my pearls of wisdom I need to say to you the reader, that while the following may be legally correct or even incorrect - my belief is that as a potential user of the Amazon/Kindle publishing process, you the potential author needs to check out any legal liabilities as they would relate to you. I have gleaned these tips from reading, listening to and attending many webinaires and have thought that they could be useful one way or another - however not gospel. Having explained my take on these matters here are my overall tips. 1. Never write your own reviews...may be tempting if you think that it is a good idea because you feel that no one is ever going to read your work because you have no reviews. However please do not be tempted because you may end up killing the goose that lays your golden egg. Go against the TOS and Amazon/KDP could shut your account down and never allow you to re-open it. 2. Do not be tempted to get relatives or friends to put in a good word for you in the form of a review. Guaranteed somehow, somewhere Amazon will know. 3. Do not promote your kindle link in the forums - another no-no. 4. I believe only one account is allowed per person. Need to check this out to be sure... 5. I have heard that there are review "circles" for want of a better word to describe groups that get together to review each others work on a quid pro quo basis. Not a good idea to give a good review to a less than satisfactory piece of writing - gives everyone a bad name and does not help the new writers nor is it good to rip off potential readers who buy a less than readable book or article! In fact when you think about this, these actions could lead to bad reviews being written which would totally defeat the purpose. 6. No pornography is allowed 7. No PLR or anything that can be found on another site. I have taken this to mean that when I am re-publishing my original material I am simultaneously removing it from the original site I had it on. 8. I also believe that public domain is a big no no also....although I have also heard that if you add a (particular as in set)number of original photos and your own words to the public domain work it may get pushed through. Personally I have not taken these steps because I do not want to jeopardise my account. 9. Do not use a trademarked name in the "name" of your article. I did this and found to my horror I was in trouble, however the company representative and lawyer I spoke with was most accommodating as was Amazon. The specific article was blocked and I was told that if had made any money from it (which it did) it would be paid to the company whose name I erroneously used in the article header. Luckily for me the matter rested there and my account was not closed. Phew!!! This is all for now but I will add more tips as I hear of them. cheers for now...