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Amazon Publishingofficial

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NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Publishingofficial (sic) / amazonpublishingofficial.com (created January 5, 2025) This is NOT Amazon! Trademark infringement. Website claims to have published more than 900 books but they just launched their website 9 days before they were added to this list. They claim to have published "310 national bestsellers," which is total B.S.! Numerous trademarks are on their website for companies they have not done business with. Covers on their site are from books they did NOT publish (copyr...

Set by Ruth Kelleher · 3 August 2026

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Amazon Publishingofficial (sic) / amazonpublishingofficial.com (created January 5, 2025) This is NOT Amazon! Trademark infringement. Website claims to have published more than 900 books but they just launched their website 9 days before they were added to this list. They claim to have published "...
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NOT associated with Amazon or Amazon Publishing. Amazon Publishingofficial (sic) / amazonpublishingofficial.com (created January 5, 2025) This is NOT Amazon! Trademark infringement. Website claims to have published more than 900 books but they just launched their website 9 days before they were added to this list. They claim to have published "310 national bestsellers," which is total B.S.! Numerous trademarks are on their website for companies they have not done business with. Covers on their site are from books they did NOT publish (copyr...

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Total scam operation. They stole cover illustrations from another author's book and committed trademark infringement. Do not send them any money under any circumstances! In my experience with Amazon Publishingofficial, they handled communication poorly and contract clarity was unsatisfactory.
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