From the author (taken from comments on her site):
"Here’s the first email I received from them. Boldface is mine.
Dear Holly Lisle,
One or more assets from your submission, How To Think Sideways: Career Survival School for Writers, need to be replaced:
Ticket #: 1438977
Ticket Type: Book Asset
Apple ID: 541126811
ISBN: 9781937533304
Vendor ID: 9781937533304
Full book asset:
Competing Website(s)
Notes:
Jun, 29 2012, 12:13PM – Apple: Book file contains links from competitors: Amazon, in the chapter Q&A 6, under “Question 9
Please log in to iTunes Connect to view this request and upload replacement assets:
If you have any questions about this report, contact us at the iBookstore.
Regards,
The iTunes Store Team
Here’s the FINAL email I received from them before I removed my courses.
Dear Holly Lisle,
One or more assets from your submission, How to Think Sideways: Career Survival School for Writers, need to be replaced:
Ticket #: 1438977
Ticket Type: Book Asset
Apple ID: 541126811
ISBN: 9781937533304
Vendor ID: 9781937533304
Please note that the changes in this ticket were not executed. The ticket has been returned to you for additional corrections. Please make all of the changes requested below.
Full book asset:
Competing Website(s)
Rejected Reason(s):
Competing Website(s)
Notes:
Jun, 29 2012, 12:13PM – Apple:
Book file contains links from competitors: Amazon, in the chapter Q&A 6, under “Question 9
Jul, 18 2012, 4:54AM – Apple:
Epub internals validation passed
Jul, 18 2012, 4:54AM – Apple:
The following ticket task(s) have been updated by the feed: Full epub
Jul, 18 2012, 1:21PM – Apple:
Please Note: The original change request was not fulfilled. Your changes were not saved. Previous issue was not addressed. Please review your file before resubmitting it. Thank you.
Jul, 19 2012, 8:35AM – Apple:
Epub internals validation passed
Jul, 24 2012, 11:56AM – Apple:
Please Note: The original change request was not fulfilled. Your changes were not saved. Original Issues have not been resolved.
Please log in to iTunes Connect to view this request and upload replacement assets:
If you have any questions about this report, contact us at the iBookstore.
Regards,
The iTunes Store Team
As noted, however, I HAD changed the lesson, HAD removed the links, HAD complied with their request. Since the links were gone, their only possible objection—NOT STATED—was content."
Her reply is to a poster who questions if it really was rejected for content. Holly then proceeds to call the person questioning her claim a dick...
From the author (taken from comments on her site):
"Here’s the first email I received from them. Boldface is mine.
Dear Holly Lisle,
One or more assets from your submission, How To Think Sideways: Career Survival School for Writers, need to be replaced:
Ticket #: 1438977
Ticket Type: Book Asset
Apple ID: 541126811
ISBN: 9781937533304
Vendor ID: 9781937533304
Full book asset:
Competing Website(s)
Notes:
Jun, 29 2012, 12:13PM – Apple: Book file contains links from competitors: Amazon, in the chapter Q&A 6, under “Question 9
Please log in to iTunes Connect to view this request and upload replacement assets:
If you have any questions about this report, contact us at the iBookstore.
Regards,
The iTunes Store Team
Here’s the FINAL email I received from them before I removed my courses.
Dear Holly Lisle,
One or more assets from your submission, How to Think Sideways: Career Survival School for Writers, need to be replaced:
Ticket #: 1438977
Ticket Type: Book Asset
Apple ID: 541126811
ISBN: 9781937533304
Vendor ID: 9781937533304
Please note that the changes in this ticket were not executed. The ticket has been returned to you for additional corrections. Please make all of the changes requested below.
Full book asset:
Competing Website(s)
Rejected Reason(s):
Competing Website(s)
Notes:
Jun, 29 2012, 12:13PM – Apple:
Book file contains links from competitors: Amazon, in the chapter Q&A 6, under “Question 9
Jul, 18 2012, 4:54AM – Apple:
Epub internals validation passed
Jul, 18 2012, 4:54AM – Apple:
The following ticket task(s) have been updated by the feed: Full epub
Jul, 18 2012, 1:21PM – Apple:
Please Note: The original change request was not fulfilled. Your changes were not saved. Previous issue was not addressed. Please review your file before resubmitting it. Thank you.
Jul, 19 2012, 8:35AM – Apple:
Epub internals validation passed
Jul, 24 2012, 11:56AM – Apple:
Please Note: The original change request was not fulfilled. Your changes were not saved. Original Issues have not been resolved.
Please log in to iTunes Connect to view this request and upload replacement assets:
If you have any questions about this report, contact us at the iBookstore.
Regards,
The iTunes Store Team
As noted, however, I HAD changed the lesson, HAD removed the links, HAD complied with their request. Since the links were gone, their only possible objection—NOT STATED—was content."
Sounds like she is reading between the lines. As noted in other comments, there are several publications in the iBookstore that deal directly with amazon (including publishing through them).
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"Here’s the first email I received from them. Boldface is mine.
Dear Holly Lisle,
One or more assets from your submission, How To Think Sideways: Career Survival School for Writers, need to be replaced:
Ticket #: 1438977
Ticket Type: Book Asset
Apple ID: 541126811
ISBN: 9781937533304
Vendor ID: 9781937533304
Full book asset:
Competing Website(s)
Notes:
Jun, 29 2012, 12:13PM – Apple:
Book file contains links from competitors: Amazon, in the chapter Q&A 6, under “Question 9
Please log in to iTunes Connect to view this request and upload replacement assets:
If you have any questions about this report, contact us at the iBookstore.
Regards,
The iTunes Store Team
Here’s the FINAL email I received from them before I removed my courses.
Dear Holly Lisle,
One or more assets from your submission, How to Think Sideways: Career Survival School for Writers, need to be replaced:
Ticket #: 1438977
Ticket Type: Book Asset
Apple ID: 541126811
ISBN: 9781937533304
Vendor ID: 9781937533304
Please note that the changes in this ticket were not executed. The ticket has been returned to you for additional corrections. Please make all of the changes requested below.
Full book asset:
Competing Website(s)
Rejected Reason(s):
Competing Website(s)
Notes:
Jun, 29 2012, 12:13PM – Apple:
Book file contains links from competitors: Amazon, in the chapter Q&A 6, under “Question 9
Jul, 18 2012, 4:54AM – Apple:
Epub internals validation passed
Jul, 18 2012, 4:54AM – Apple:
The following ticket task(s) have been updated by the feed: Full epub
Jul, 18 2012, 1:21PM – Apple:
Please Note: The original change request was not fulfilled. Your changes were not saved. Previous issue was not addressed. Please review your file before resubmitting it. Thank you.
Jul, 19 2012, 8:35AM – Apple:
Epub internals validation passed
Jul, 24 2012, 11:56AM – Apple:
Please Note: The original change request was not fulfilled. Your changes were not saved. Original Issues have not been resolved.
Please log in to iTunes Connect to view this request and upload replacement assets:
If you have any questions about this report, contact us at the iBookstore.
Regards,
The iTunes Store Team
As noted, however, I HAD changed the lesson, HAD removed the links, HAD complied with their request. Since the links were gone, their only possible objection—NOT STATED—was content."
Her reply is to a poster who questions if it really was rejected for content. Holly then proceeds to call the person questioning her claim a dick...
"Here’s the first email I received from them. Boldface is mine.
Dear Holly Lisle,
One or more assets from your submission, How To Think Sideways: Career Survival School for Writers, need to be replaced:
Ticket #: 1438977
Ticket Type: Book Asset
Apple ID: 541126811
ISBN: 9781937533304
Vendor ID: 9781937533304
Full book asset:
Competing Website(s)
Notes:
Jun, 29 2012, 12:13PM – Apple:
Book file contains links from competitors: Amazon, in the chapter Q&A 6, under “Question 9
Please log in to iTunes Connect to view this request and upload replacement assets:
If you have any questions about this report, contact us at the iBookstore.
Regards,
The iTunes Store Team
Here’s the FINAL email I received from them before I removed my courses.
Dear Holly Lisle,
One or more assets from your submission, How to Think Sideways: Career Survival School for Writers, need to be replaced:
Ticket #: 1438977
Ticket Type: Book Asset
Apple ID: 541126811
ISBN: 9781937533304
Vendor ID: 9781937533304
Please note that the changes in this ticket were not executed. The ticket has been returned to you for additional corrections. Please make all of the changes requested below.
Full book asset:
Competing Website(s)
Rejected Reason(s):
Competing Website(s)
Notes:
Jun, 29 2012, 12:13PM – Apple:
Book file contains links from competitors: Amazon, in the chapter Q&A 6, under “Question 9
Jul, 18 2012, 4:54AM – Apple:
Epub internals validation passed
Jul, 18 2012, 4:54AM – Apple:
The following ticket task(s) have been updated by the feed: Full epub
Jul, 18 2012, 1:21PM – Apple:
Please Note: The original change request was not fulfilled. Your changes were not saved. Previous issue was not addressed. Please review your file before resubmitting it. Thank you.
Jul, 19 2012, 8:35AM – Apple:
Epub internals validation passed
Jul, 24 2012, 11:56AM – Apple:
Please Note: The original change request was not fulfilled. Your changes were not saved. Original Issues have not been resolved.
Please log in to iTunes Connect to view this request and upload replacement assets:
If you have any questions about this report, contact us at the iBookstore.
Regards,
The iTunes Store Team
As noted, however, I HAD changed the lesson, HAD removed the links, HAD complied with their request. Since the links were gone, their only possible objection—NOT STATED—was content."
Sounds like she is reading between the lines. As noted in other comments, there are several publications in the iBookstore that deal directly with amazon (including publishing through them).