What to do if you find your work has been stolen?????!!!?!? If you are me this morning, you let CreateSpace know right away. Our book is below and below is the Copyright Infringement book.
September 11, 2017
This is Mary Schmidt who writes under the pen name of S. Jackson and Michael Schmidt who writes under the pen name of A. Raymond. Our book, Suzy Has A Secret has been stolen! Information is below.
Our Book:
Suzy Has A Secret
by S. Jackson (Author), A. Raymond (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars 7 customer reviews
This book teaches a child, ages four to eight years-old, about personal safety and body ownership. Children learn how to identify who safe adults are in a child’s life. This book shows in positive and practical ways how parents, and educators, can talk to children about personal safety. Children learn about bad touch and good touch, and how their body belongs to them. Parents and educators can help children learn who the safe people are in their lives, and that they can always tell one of them about anything that may happen, and they aren’t comfortable about. Using little bug fairies and fairy houses, ensures that children aren’t scared when this story is read to them, or they read it on their own.
File Size: 1786 KB
Print Length: 35 pages
Publisher: S. Jackson & A. Raymond; 1 edition (March 8, 2016)
Publication Date: March 8, 2016
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B01CRDLJB6
Editorial Reviews
Review
Reviewed by Tiffany Davis for Readers’ Favorite
Suzy Has a Secret by S. Jackson with A. Raymond is a children’s story about educating them on self awareness and inappropriate behavior. The story is simple and easy to read to children. It’s important to allow children the opportunity to learn what should and should not be done to them by family members. Suzy did not like the game of tickling that Uncle Bob played with her when her parents weren’t around. Suzy did not want to keep the secret from her parents, but Uncle Bob made her feel that she couldn’t tell anyone about the way he touched her. Although the story is short, it has a powerful message because all children should know the importance of not allowing anyone, young or old, to touch their bodies.
Children have a right to be happy and understand what should not be happening when Mommy and Daddy aren’t around. The portion of the story designed for Parents and Educators was a good read because it reaffirmed that children have the right to know that their private areas are off limits, and that when playing no one should ever touch those areas. When dealing with children, it’s important to ensure they understand at an early age that they can talk to their parents about anything and not be scared. Abusers use manipulation when abusing children to keep them from telling their parents, that’s why parents need to have a strong bond with their children to make them feel comfortable. One thing I learned is that you should not ask a lot of questions if you suspect abuse, but rather ask simple questions for the best and most reliable answers.
From the Author
This book shows in positive and practical ways how parents, and educators, can talk to children about personal safety. Children learn about bad touch and good touch, and how their body belongs to them. Parents and educators can help children learn who the safe people are in their lives, and that they can always tell one of them about anything that may happen, and they aren’t comfortable about. Using little bug fairies and fairy houses, ensures that children aren’t scared when this story is read to them, or they read it on their own. Included at the back of the book is a section for adults, parents, and educators. As a mother, and as a nurse, this book strikes me to my core, regarding the importance of this topic.
The one who stole our book title and story line:
Suzy Has A Secret Paperback – Large Print, August 31, 2017
by MA CCC-SLP, Carolina Leuthner (Author), MS CCC-SLP, Deborah H. Nichols (Author), Nef Melendez (Illustrator)
Paperback:34 pages
Publisher:CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (August 31, 2017)
Language:English
ISBN-10:1974608727
ISBN-13:978-1974608720

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😱 Good Luck with the Claim, Mary 😎
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Amazon denied my claim already.
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But your book was published on Amazon about 17 months before the copied one!
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I know. They know. They just don’t want to read and compare the text for copyright violation. I’m not going to buy their softcover only, just to compare are present my case.
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What about the ‘Look Inside’ facility – does that show enough text for a comparison?
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I tried and all it does is show the copyright page. I have just this morning tracked down one of the authors and sent a cease and desist email with all the information included.
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Fingers crossed for you, Mary
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Thanks. Long arduous journey.
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I’ve just been inside the book, using the Look Inside and Surprise Me facilities – I have some screenshots of what is inside five pages – email me at:
thestoryreadingape (AT) gmail (DOT) com and I’ll reply with the screenshots for your comparison, Mary…
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Thank you. I didn’t get that far in the book. You are such a help.
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Hope the screenshots help you, Mary 😎
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They did and very much so. Her book has been removed from their catalog. A cease and desist letter has been sent. Thank you for the galley screenshots.
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YAAY 👍👍👍👍🤗🤗🤗
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🙂
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I just finished sending everything to Amazon. Thank you for the images.
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Welcome, Mary – good luck with it 😎
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They removed her book until the dispute is done. She has been sent a warning. Thank you for your help.
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Welcome 👍😃
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I have to go and cry as my eyes just brim over with tears.
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Wow.. Sorry this happened. Glad you caught it. Keep us updated how claim goes.
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They denied my claim saying they don’t have time to read both books and compare the text. 😦
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Hmmmm….Maybe you can talk with manager or someone else above that? Might be a standard response? You would think they would be worried about being sued for this and they would respond. Can you contact the copyright office about this? Very sorry this isn’t going to be a simple fix for you.
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I will try that next. Thanks Hun. I did track down one of the email and contact information for one of the ‘authors’. I sent them the full scoop and a cease and desist email. Awaiting a reply.
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Fingers crossed for you – for a positive outcome! You have all the real authors behind you.
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Thanks. Having real author support behind me means a lot to me. Thank you all.
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They REMOVED her book for now! Deborah Nichols will now receive a email from me.
We have received your notification regarding copyright concerns over “ Suzy Has A Secret ”, ASIN:1974608727 . Please be advised that we do not involve ourselves in third party disputes and therefore have removed the availability of the title from our systems until this matter is resolved.
You will find information on the party that submitted the content in question here:
Deborah Nichols
deborah-edge@cox.net
Once a resolution has been reached between both parties, please contact us via copyright@createspace.com so that we may take the appropriate action regarding the title.
Regards,
Deb M.
Content Validation Request Team
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