{"id":8574,"date":"2026-02-07T16:12:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T14:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manther.de\/?p=8574"},"modified":"2026-02-21T18:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T16:28:18","slug":"probleme-mit-amazon-kindle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manther.de\/en\/2026\/02\/allegations-of-manipulation-by-amazon-kindle\/","title":{"rendered":"Problems with Amazon Kindle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are currently experiencing problems with our distribution partner, Amazon Kindle. As a result, the links to our books on this website are no longer working.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few days ago, we received the following message:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hello,<\/em>

We are terminating your account with immediate effect because we have detected activity on your account that attempted to manipulate our services.<\/em>

In addition to closing your account:<\/em>

\u2022 You are no longer entitled to payment of outstanding royalties.<\/em>
\u2022 You will no longer have access to your account. This includes: editing titles, viewing reports, and accessing other account information.<\/em>
\u2022 Published titles will be removed from Amazon.<\/em>

According to our Terms and Conditions, you are not permitted to open new KDP accounts.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Needless to say, there was no attempt at manipulation on our part. But time and again, authors report that their Amazon KDP account (and thus author access, book publications, and royalties) has been suddenly blocked, deactivated, or even deleted<\/strong>, often with a very general statement such as the one we received: \u201cAttempt to manipulate our services.\u201d This can happen without prior warning, and Amazon often does not provide any specific evidence that would be understandable to outsiders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What other authors have experienced<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is evident from several reports and community discussions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Reddit forums, authors report that their KDP accounts have been terminated with the standard wording \u201cterminated,\u201d citing \u201cattempted to manipulate services,\u201d without a clear indication of a specific rule violation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some were able to restore their accounts by responding to Amazon’s emails and asking for clarification<\/strong>; others report that support did not respond after that<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frequently cited reasons in such discussions (even if authors were not aware of them) include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Violations of usage or metadata guidelines<\/strong>, e.g., misleading titles, keyword stuffing, or relevant brand\/author names in the title\/subtitle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multiple KDP accounts under the same person<\/strong>, which is not permitted according to KDP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suspicion of non-compliant reading\/manipulation of \u201cPages Read\u201d in the Kindle Unlimited program or similar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other cases, authors lose access to their books and outstanding royalties<\/strong> after being blocked, and it can be extremely difficult to reverse this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How authors should respond<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the forums, the community often recommends the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Respond immediately to the suspension email<\/strong> and politely ask for a more detailed, comprehensible explanation<\/strong>. Many authors who had their suspension reversed did so through direct contact.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Include clear evidence and supporting documents<\/strong>, e.g.:\n