Re: [] Caveat emptor - "book" scam via Amazon

Ken,

 

Yes, I have reported this “company” to Amazon. As yet no feed-back.

 

To make matters worse Books Llc is partailly misusing the name of a legitimate US company – bargainbooks Llc, which specializes in Americana.

 

Peter

 

From: aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Ken Mosher
Sent: Thursday, 13 January, 2011 3:29 AM
To: Discussion of aroids
Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] [] Caveat emptor - "book" scam via Amazon

 

Peter - have you tried to report this unscrupulous guy to Amazon?  I don't know how easy that is but it would be worth the trouble if you had a few minutes to spare.  Thanks for the warning.

-Ken

On 1/9/2011 8:34 PM, Peter Boyce wrote:

Dear All,

 

Something unpleasant has come to light via Amazon – although it seems that Amazon itself is totally innocent.

 

One or more “publishers’ are offering for sale “books” on various aroid subjects that are simply print-offs of Wikipedia pages or downloads and prints of pdfs available free from BHL.

 

Of particular note are “publications” by a “publisher” called Books LlC  that are Wiki data dumps, and various parts of Engler’s monographic studies such as the Monographiae Phanerogamarum.

 

 

Peter

 

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