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ComeComing:
I tried to register on barne and noble but after registering, they asked me to verify my account. While at it, I was given a list of countries to select but Nigeria is not among the options.

Who have been in a similar situation? Help me guys

Sup.eronyi chee.hummer

I don't think Nigeria is accepted there, you need the address of any of those countries.

Apogee14:
Bring deported. They first chain me up like Christmas goat and took me to cell to sleep overnight then next morning they took me to airport chained like alaba rago goat and then they made sure I was inside the plane to hell before they left me ☹️

I'm sorry, I couldn't help it .

I saw this thread while I was working but I decided to finish up first. And then I finished up, and wanted to read it first, do some exercise, and take my bath before responding... but you came from another angle. I expected a reasonable take and you delivered.

But sir, don't you think that if a business monopolizes the market for too long, they become too powerful and large. Look at what Amazon is doing, even though competitors —aggregators and so on — have risen (just like you explained), they still control 70% of the market.

If I had the financial capacity to write, publish, and promote my book through the other platforms, I certainly wouldn't be complaining. Because the rest of 30% is enough to build something tangible. Look at Facebook and the rest of these big corporations, they sell people's information knowing the consequences. But because they have become too powerful and large, they know they can always find a way.

I don't use a lot of these social media platforms but I do know if Mark Zuckerberg's apps go down, it's going to greatly affect a lot of things.

I don't want to say too much because you do have a valid point. Every businessman wants to monopolize his niche, even if he has to do it with different companies. If someone starts something and monopolizes for some time, others want to come in and take their share (e.g. POS, opay, etc).

People always quick to criticize for no reason. I'm confused: are men the only people that are born in poverty? Are you saying women aren't born in poor families? If you were born in poverty like me, you would likely date someone from your "social class." This is simple math.

And that's exactly what is happening in that photo you shared. If she doesn't stay with him, who would she stay with? Elon Musk?

Double0h7:
I didn’t like all the credentials she was dropping! I hate when people make jobs and certifications an extension of themselves. It’s some low self esteem vibes.

I remember meeting a guy and he told me not to call him by his name but to add doctor before his name. I told him you’re not my doctor so I won’t be calling you doctor so and so. He was offended and I just stopped calling him full stop. Some people need to get a personality!

This is exactly what I observed but I decided to just close my eyes. In 2025, people still believe formal education makes them better than others. I understand her but what exactly was that for?

Softmirror:
Trump's parents were Migrants. I mean Trump the President of United States of America.

I hate commenting on politics but stop this nonsense. What exactly are you defending? You know deep inside that these people don't care about us or Nigeria. By the way, his father was born in New York. His grandfather was the immigrant. Oh yes, his mother was too. So what's your point?

ComeComing:
But on which account will i receive money sir because I can't remember putting any payment details like bank account sir.

I created the account around December/January sir.

I haven't even made up to $1o in it sir.

Pls help me with keywords. Help me use publisher rocket to get backend keywords I can use for my crime book. I'll pay please 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Are you sure? Check your bank payment details, if there's nothing there, it will bounce back. Use grey.co app, watch YouTube videos to see how to use it.


I don't use any tools.

ComeComing:
Pls who know if this mail is real or not? I have not received payment from Amazon before?

Yes it is, you will receive the money by 28 or 29. When did you create your KDP account?

Don't worry, I know most people are lazy readers so I will be fast.

So, I made one of my books (check profile) free and gave it away to just 10 people on Nairaland a few months ago. I know some stubborn people shared it with others, which is quite unfortunate.

The book was brought down with my publishing account, after facing relentless terminations, I backed away from the platform to try my hands on other things. I sold it for over 30k naira but gave it for free to Nairalanders.

I wanted to help, I knew what those laws were capable of, in the hands of an evil person. I saw how my sister suffered because of the laws in that book. I hope men would understand female psychology better and women would protect themselves

One day, while researching and scrolling Amazon, with heavy thoughts and ideas in my bottomless mind, I came across a very badly edited and formatted book. It was sold around $29. I got curious and checked it out, lo and behold, it looked like a caricature of my work.

It looked like someone pasted my book's content and asked ChatGPT to write a book off it. I wasn't mad because of that, I was offended on how awful the book was edited and formatted. I almost understood why Amazón blocks Nigerians.

I angrily rewrote my book (the one on my profile), texted my friend, and we published it. I was never expecting anything, I just felt bad for allowing it gather dust because I was trying to keep the book from evil people.

I even created multiple threads on Nairaland to run a cheap promo for the book but I kept getting banned. I wanted to give it away for just a 1000 naira. Well...

It's been over 2 months now, and that book has made over N100k without ads, reviews, or even SEO. It's made way more than that, but I don't want to be exact. The money isn't mine until it's in my account, that's the KDP mindset these days. Even though Amazon blocked the next book in the series, I'm so grateful I took action.

The book would have been on my shelf gathering dust or I would have given it away for free to people who do not understand its worth. Now, Europeans and Americans are queuing in, with hard currency to get a book I never bothered to advertise. Imagine what happens when I decide to advertise it aggressively?

Even though I stopped publishing in the account because of Kdp madness, the book keeps selling from America to England to Sweden.

In summary: I will pushing and pushing until I create something unforgettable. Thank you.

ComeComing:
I uploaded the book. I even put it in kdp select and it was downloaded over 300 times with a sale or so.. and now my dashboard is looking like sahara desert. What can I do please? What could be the cause?

These customers love free things, move to the next book. The only thing stopping me from publishing at least 3 books this week on Amazon is because they blocked my book. And they claim they are working on resolving the issue. Their stupid bot is just like the one on Nairaland.

Once you master the business, make them pay. Price your book higher once you're sure you have a demanding market and a valuable book.

iLegendd:
A beginner should play with small amount for at least a year before upgrading. 200k to 50k. If the beginner is rich, then a million and above.

Noted, thank you boss.

iLegendd:
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Boss, how much can I begin trading with? I want to start learning now, I can use night subscription to learn for some hours. I saw tweet from Tristan Tate that I keep remembering: "You don't have to buy Bitcoin but you can buy a Bitcoin.

iLegendd:
@bold. You truly know.

And they will still have supporters.

iLegendd:
If Buhari could be this terrible and still won a second term, terrible Tinubu should also win a second term.

I'm not votings for him, but he deserves a second term so he can finish whatever evil he started.

I have lived long enough to know what would eventually happen... Tinubu would end up winning, and the cycle continues until they burn down the whole country and escape in their private jets.

A well trained woman who has not allowed the foolishness of social media corrupt her would have no issues with this.

Edit: I downloaded it, I will post it one day or make it my WhatsApp profile picture to chase away bad luck.

ComeComing:
I have a question sir. If one writes a series book (i mean all these volume 1 to 5 kinda books) is it advisable to use the same 7 backend keywords for book 1, 2, 3 & 4?

Nothing wrong with that.

Host78:
op conscience is disturbing him because he's a good guy.

You can't say the same thing about the buyer. As a father, you feel bad to punish your son when he does something bad.

That's conscience.

But would a good father allow his son to go bad just to have a clear conscience? Of course not. That's a bad father.

We need to understand that sometimes love is pain not just pleasure.

Sometimes you don’t want to punish people but if you don't they will destroy you.

Since he's sure to pay back let him come and rescue his phone with the money.

Op as a sales boy please don't give anybody anything without them dropping something you can sell to raise that money.

Let it become something you're known for in the market. Such that if anyone is coming to your shop, they will come with something valuable to give you.

You're the one doing good by giving people items for anything other than money. They are not doing you a favor by patronising you. They come because they NEED what you sell.

If you start giving people things for free, soon you'll be the one in trouble.

I'm saying this multiple times because I've been a sales boy before and trust me wetin my eyes see for debtors hand eh, it almost crumbled my oga's business until I resolve to stand firm.

Sure some customers stopped coming around but they were never customers but people that always owe for months and pay only when you've spent money calling and visiting their homes or threatening to fight them.

Trust me, it's not good business. Hold onto that phone and every other debtors phone I beg you for your own good.

Very intelligent comment. God bless you.
That @kosoco has never done business before, worked for someone, or lives in paradise — I don't believe any of these options. People are the same everywhere, without a effective leverage, you'll become a beggar for your own money.

They did it to me because just like the OP, I felt bad for doing the right thing. They're doing it to my mother.

iLegendd:
I received bk royalty payment from Grey today for the first time and I'm happy. Why? They allow you to transfer your money via stablecoin to your wallet. This is the thing that made foreign sites like Wise, Payoneer, etc. ban me.

Using something that is closer to home gives peace of mind.

Some people don't know the reason I take crypto seriously is because it's futuristic, mobile and no country can be banned by crypto, except your government and centralised exchange like Okx, but you'll still have access via decentralised exchanges.

You could wake one day and realize your Facebook or YouTube account that gives you money has been banned for no reason. This calls for concern and for you to diversify fast so that when that sad day comes, you can bear it.

So, take crypto seriously and make sure you have multiple sources of income and different ways to receive payment. Being addicted and emotionally connected to just one way leads to sadness (speaking from experience). Every online business needs a subordinate offline counterpart.

I keep praying to God to help my plan work out fine so I can quickly diversify. I swear. Every. Single. Day.

My little brother does trading, I was really proud of him. I saw all of the charts you share here, he can actually read them. I remember when he first told me he was learning it from YouTube, and I encouraged him massively.

Yesterday or the day before, he posted a chart with the caption like, "I lost $300 today..." I encouraged him with a sticker and the next status post showed that he had recovered.

I still encouraged him... I'm so proud that he didn't give in to bad influence. Something in me found it so funny that I'm literally struggling for airtime and my little bro is on that move . But I'm so happy my boy is embracing hard work. He's also learning a physical skill just like I advised. One of my biggest regrets is going for nwaboi apprenticeship instead of learning a physical skill.

I told him to master trading so I can learn from him, I even told him about you.

May people are going to abandon the "offline" world while focusing on the Internet, it's my desire to do both. But my stepping stone is publishing.