Selling Through PayPal

[Jake Marlow]

Have any authors who use PayPal to sell their ebooks run into any trouble for violating their Terms of Service on content?

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Have any authors who use PayPal to sell their ebooks run into any trouble for violating their Terms of Service on content?

In the beginning eXcessica used paypal, but not the paypal site. Just create a button for each book you want to sell and post it on your website. That's the way it was done at eXcessica. You then had the responsibility as the author to send the buyer the book in the format requested. Which eXcessica provided. And if you post your books at Smashwords, you can download all the formats for free.

I never received any complaints from anyone at paypal.

 

[Boxlicker101]

Have any authors who use PayPal to sell their ebooks run into any trouble for violating their Terms of Service on content?

What content would that be? Paypal just deals with money. If you were selling kiddy porn, they might have a point but, even there, they keep their skirts clean.

 

[sr71plt]

What content would that be? Paypal just deals with money. If you were selling kiddy porn, they might have a point but, even there, they keep their skirts clean.

I think PayPal's smut control goes beyond kiddie porn. They no longer knowingly middleman money for any video porn sites, I don't think.

 

[Stella_Omega]

If anyone complains, paypal will freeze your account.

If no one complains, you can happily rake in that money.

I've been successful in arguing that my product is erotic but not pornographic -- a distinction without a difference IMO, but they bought it...

 

[Jake Marlow]

Yes, PayPal draws the line well short of kiddie porn. Years ago I had a button for donations to cover the cost of my website. Hardly anyone donated (it was a silly idea), and then PayPal froze my account because of the adult content. But if eXcessica is successfully using it I feel better. Thanks!

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Yes, PayPal draws the line well short of kiddie porn. Years ago I had a button for donations to cover the cost of my website. Hardly anyone donated (it was a silly idea), and then PayPal froze my account because of the adult content. But if eXcessica is successfully using it I feel better. Thanks!

Well they no longer use paypal except to pay their authors and that is just a money transfer from eXcessica's bank to paypal.

 

[Jake Marlow]

...if you post your books at Smashwords, you can download all the formats for free.

I was reading Smashwords's TOS and it express states you cannot post the ebook versions their formatter creates anywhere else. I guess this issue never came up?

 

[Dylan_English]

I used to do it bot got tired of the hassle of tracking which customer bought which book. I like to spend my time writing rather than book-keeping.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

I was reading Smashwords's TOS and it express states you cannot post the ebook versions their formatter creates anywhere else. I guess this issue never came up?

Who said anything about posting?