2/22/16
Hi Paul,
This letter, as per your request, is a
follow up to the conversation we had over the phone today. The
subject matter is regarding the CENSORSHIP that is occurring in
America today.
First of all, as you know that my book:
“One New York Man’s Journey to Off Grid Living in Montana” has
had steady sales and marketing throughout the country and even the
world. ( I have even found out that all the public libraries in New
Zealand had this book in stock). I’ve been invited to speak at
many venues, been on hundreds of radio/TV shows and have created a
DVD/video on off grid living.
Apparently, the “powers that be”
are not approving the messages in the book and are doing everything
possible to curb its sales. Over the past two and a half years since
the book has been on the market Amazon has been up to some dirty
tricks. They have said the book was “out of stock” (which is
impossible for a POD book), misspelled the title (in order to
misdirect search engines) and DELETED, at least dozens of five star
reviews. ( I have actually seen them deleted while on line).
But now, things have gotten even more
corrupt! I had a “representative” from Amazon call me at home
telling me that Amazon is doing everything they can to eliminate
future sales of my book. He said he was doing this “off record”,
outside of the Amazon call center, because he and others really liked
my book but can’t mention this on the job. ( He even verified some
of my numbers referencing a private information report). I’ve
called Amazon and Lightning Source (my Paid-on-Demand) company to get
some answers. After a couple of weeks and experiencing a “passing
the buck” syndrome, with no responses, I decided to write this
short letter.
Please inform the people of our country
that fascism and totalitarian dictatorships are now fully
operational.
How long do we expect to live in the
land of the free and the home of the brave if we don’t have the
guts to stand for principle? I define principle as the right to
demand that everyone on American soil live by the same rules, laws
and accountability.
Sincerely,
Rich Scheben
www.offgridmontana.com