BookBub sent out its newsletter announcing it to my followers there. Good thing I follow myself. Look what I noticed in the email.
Say what? iBooks? It's exclusive to Amazon--you can get into lots of trouble with the Zon if you've got a book in KU that can be bought somewhere else. I clicked the link, and this is what I found.
Notice the publisher isn't my imprint.
I saw red!
I managed to find a number for iBooks (that was no easy matter). It took a while because the first person I spoke with wasn't sure what to do. Eventually, I got to someone who was able to register my challenge and sent me an email with a link to submit it officially.
I also had to track down a number for Amazon to let them know the situation and that I was working on getting that pirated copy down.
And I submitted that url to Blasty to notify Google, Yahoo!, Bing, and the site hosting the infringing content.
I also took to social media to let others know. My book is one of three that were written in this world and released that day. One of them is also on iBooks under that publisher, so at least now she knows and can take action too.
I then took the afternoon off and came home to submit the copyright for that and three other books that I'd been meaning to but hadn't gotten around to. FYI--your work might be "copyrighted" as soon as you write it, but if you ever need to challenge it in court you'll need it official with the Library of Congress. I found this out when Rachel Ann Nunes began her (unfinished) journey against plagiarism.
Resources:
Submit a Copyright
How to Submit a Copyright Under a Penname
Indie Author Self-Defense: Piracy, Plagiarism, and Impersonation (Part 1 of 3)
Rachel Ann Nunes Lawsuit
I'll keep you updated.
