Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning.

• Dave Chesson explains what to do if your KDP account gets suspended.
• Here’s another reason to avoid sites with pirated ebook: there’s now malware being distributed disguised as ebooks.
• Did you hear about the scam site pretending to be Macmillan with a near perfect clone of the real site?
• Allison Williams digs into author platforms.
• The Verge has advice on what to do with your books if you can’t take them with you.

TECH TIP: Google is shutting down its Goo.gl link shortener in August 2025.  This means that any links created with that tool will stop working.

P.S. Sorry about missing last week. I was at an SF convention, and several things conspired to keep me from getting a post out.