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David Gaughran
Personal blog · davidgaughran.comwritingbusiness
David Gaughran's personal blog at davidgaughran.com covers writing and business. Since 2018, 7 different Hacker News readers have linked it 7 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-03-12, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (4) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link David Gaughran's posts on Amazon's dominance of publishing and the fake and counterfeit books on its store. Commenters cite them as sources in discussions of Amazon and libraries.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Writer blog of David Gaughran, focusing on marketing advice for self-publishers, filled with valuable free resources for authors.
Most-linked posts?
- /2017/06/03/amazon-has-a-fake-book-problem/2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2018-07-13
What Hacker News says?
Not to mention that libraries have curated collections, which unlike the Kindle store are not filled with bot-generated scammer garbage: http://davidgaughran.com/2017/06/03/amazon-has-a-fake-book-p...
Comment linking /2017/06/03/amazon-has-a-fake-book-problem/
on “The last thing libraries need is Silicon Valley “disruption.””Submitted Time to Ditch Mailchimp? as a story · 4 points
HN discussionHopefully you don't buy anything that goes on or in your body from Amazon. Fake Dove Soap: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17217290 Fake Diapers: https://jenniferlabit.com/2016/07/21/counterfeit-baby-produc... Fake Eclipse Glasses: Tons of stories Amazon has a bad counterfeit problem. The way they co-mingle stock is crazy. You can't even trust reviews because the review might be describing a completely differen…
Comment linking /2017/06/03/amazon-has-a-fake-book-problem/
on “Amazon’s share of the US e-commerce market is now 49%”Submitted ReviewMeta warning: It's not remotely accurate (2018) as a story · 1 points
HN discussionThis seems like a side effect of centralized power in general. You see it at amazon too which is full of either subpar goods or counterfeit products[1]. It becomes a game of manipulating these companies into showing your product/good/service, and only part of winning that game is producing a quality product [1] https://davidgaughran.com/amazon-has-a-fake-book-problem/
Comment linking /amazon-has-a-fake-book-problem/
on “What would a “good” WebMD look like?”Submitted Cassandra Dee and Mosaic Book Stuffing on Amazon's Kindle Unlimited Platform as a story · 1 points
HN discussionQuite the apposite. Love Amazon and a stock holder. That doesn't mean I'm blind to some of their faults and would like improvements. > What do you mean by Kindle exclusivity? I'm talking from authors perspective. To be part of KU you must be exclusive which is anti-competitive. > Citation needed. Again, an author thing. Have you noticed that "also bought" have gone away? ( https://davidgaughran.com/2018/11/03/amazon…
Comment linking /2018/11/03/amazon-also-boughts-apocalypse/
on “Amazon's Plan to Conquer the World of Publishing”
