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So someone bought the PDF ebook, uploaded it to Amazon to be printed on demand and to be sold there?

Something like that, but in quantity. The copies we've seen were sold directly by Amazon. Push the main buy button and that's what you got. Counterfeits.

Yep. Looks like it. And from @danjoc's comment, the book in question "Python for Kids" has been uploaded to google drive by someone and it's out there...

This was (and still is) 1 major factor holding me back from trying to publish a technical book. They are so easily pirated.

Publish hard paper and sell to entreprise. That's where there is a money.

A company will pay 49$ for a book they want. A dude won't.

> A company will pay 49$ for a book they want. A dude won't.

Perhaps you meant to say that you won't.

I meant to say $99 ;)

So far incidents like these are rare. We won't stop selling drm-free e-books and our sales have gone up every year for the last 20 years. This is clearly a problem that needs to be solved and with enough attention paid to it by consumers I have to believe that Amazon will begin to do something about it. At least I hope so.

Having used all sorts of Amazon automation programs, that's pretty hilarious if someone actually used AZ to counterfeit their own goods. Like printing more 3D Printers with a 3D Printing service or something. It's pretty cool that we can reserve entire warehouses and have books printed at the click of a button these days.

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