Alert Whole Music (Soul Food for the Mind Body Spirit) is an Unpublished Book

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 If you see if for sale on websites, don't purchase it. These companies are selling my book and not paying me royalties. They are also selling an outdated version of the book.

I just found the book for sale on the Book Depository and it looks like this was done through KDP (Amazon). I had contacted Amazon several times to remove my titles from its sites but obviously, Amazon enjoys ripping off authors. 

Save yourself grief and never self-publish your books with Amazon, KDP or any of its associates. 

Whole Music was originally published by a hybrid publisher who uploaded the book onto Amazon and KDP in 2013. I went through the Attorney General of Washington State and had the contract with the hybrid publisher voided. Then the book was removed from Amazon and KDP. But I don't think Amazon or KDP got the memo.

I spent 10 years of my life as a journalist researching music and six months interviewing musicians and authors to write the book. Amazon didn't do the research, they didn't write the book, and yet, this company or its associated companies is selling my book.

PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE IT.

IF YOU HAVE PURCHASED IT THEN MAKE A DONATION HERE SO THAT THE AUTHOR (ME) IS PAID FOR MY HARD WORK. (Otherwise you bought a book that was sold to you illegally).

I would like to rewrite it and publish it the traditional route.

THANK YOU.

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