Amazon's Angela Johnson Wins Wicked Witch Award

Amazon's Angela Johnson is the new winner of our Wicked Witch Award.

As an employee, Angela Johnson stands behind the Amazon group publishing single women's addresses in books they print for the morally hideous plagiarist David B. Boyer.  Even when the women complain that this puts them at risk.  Yes, Amazon produced a book by the plagiarist wherein he writes and the Amazon group prints the name and address of two single women who live alone.

One is a brilliant writer who also happens to be a victim of polio with limited mobility.

The other, Jeani Rector, is portrayed in ways in his book that make her feel threatened.  She contacted the Amazon group for help, but in direct violation of their company's posted policy, Angela Johnson won't help her.

Angela Johnson is rapidly becoming the poster child of Amazon's crass insensitivity to its own customers and readers.  If she's an example of the way Jeffrey Bezos wants to treat writers and customers, let's all shop at Barnes and Noble.

Barnes and Noble is starting to look like a knight in shining armor.

Amazon is starting to look like a rusty tin can.

Angela Johnson might at least try polishing the can.

She exemplifies Amazon's callous treatment of its own Privacy Policy.

Here's an idea for you to think about Angela- we're the customers.  Pay attention to us.  Read your company's own Privacy Policy and your Commitment to Your Customers before you talk down to people like Jeani Rector.

Forgot some of your company's policies?  Here, let me help you:

"Content Guidelines...

Illegal Items

Items sold through the CreateSpace service must adhere to all applicable laws. This includes the sale of items by individuals outside the United States. Some items that may not be sold include any products which may lead to the production of an illegal item or illegal activity.

Stolen Goods

If CreateSpace learns that an item is not the property of the seller, or was obtained through illegal means, we will immediately remove the item from our service.

Items that Infringe Upon an Individual's Privacy

CreateSpace holds personal privacy in the highest regard. Therefore, items that infringe upon, or have potential to infringe upon, an individual's privacy are prohibited. Additionally, the sale of marketing lists (bulk e-mail lists, direct-mail marketing lists, etc.) is prohibited..."


How did Angela handle this problem?  Take a look at some of what she told Jeani:

"Dear Ms. Rector,

On April 27, 2012 the response from our Legal Department was provided with regards to your inquiry regarding the book by David Boyer. We will not be providing further insight on this decision."

Way to go, Miss Sensitive!!!

David Boyer's latest trash book lists Jeani's home address and tries to stoke outrage against her with made-up trash and hideously gawdawful writing.   David B. Boyer is the plagiarist, thief and con man.  And the Amazon group pretends they don't know.

Congratulations, Angela, you really deserve the Wicked Witch Award.

The Watch List Idea

Winner of the David B. Boyer Moral Code Award

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Do any of you out there know of a congressional representative who is interested in digging into internet fraud across state lines?  We are researching this now, but I'd appreciate leads to help Amazon improve their corporate behavior re selling stolen content.


Here's my new letter to the Amazon legal department:

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Dear Angela Johnson in the Amazon/CreateSpace Legal Department,

How about if Amazon/CreateSpace create a Watch List of known plagiarists who repeatedly use your service to publish their stolen materials.

Sure plagiarists like David B. Boyer of Vincennes, IN publish under a bunch of aliases to avoid being caught, but since your company has their social security numbers, you know who they are no matter what name they use.  And every time you pay them for selling their stolen material, you pay the thief and you keep profits from selling the stolen material.  You're kind of in bed together, which is really low.

And why don't you ban these creeps- the serial plagiarists with a demonstrating selling stolen content.  Is your company afraid of losing the money or just never thought of it?  They're abusing services and giving Amazon a bad name.

Here's another suggestion:  since your company has this massive data base of books and their content on your company's computers, why not actually run a comparison scan on books submitted to be published by you guys either through CreateSpace or Kindle to see if all or parts of the content are stolen?  I know your company can do it, the other writers know you can do it and the Federal Trade Commission knows that you can do it.

So before someone at the Federal Trade Commission starts to wonder why you're manufacturing books out of stolen material and selling this physical commodity of stolen property across state lines, maybe you could introduce a program where you self-police.

That way you would won't some day be in front of a congressional committee explaining why you don't check to see if your products are stolen.


Regards, 


Ferrel D. Moore