Antellus, an independent publisher and seller of science fantasy adventure and nonfiction books on related subjects, has a tough choice to make concerning Kindle products in its catalog.
"A conflict of interest has arisen between Data Text Platform, Amazon's ereader publishing engine, and Antellus," author and CEO Theresa M. Moore said. "Books which had been published as ebook editions for the Kindle format, and retired to make room for new and updated editions with new ASINs, are being sold even after they were marked retired and taken off line. DTP has not explained why it also has chosen to park the new images on the old catalog listings and in other ways made the new editions unsellable. Emails to their feedback address has not produced any real results. The practical effect is that Antellus will not lose anything by switching to other ereaders to continue its product offerings in other formats."
A further consideration is the slow transition on the part of Kindle to a color format, while other ereader platforms have already exceeded that expectation. Ms. Moore is also entertaining the notion of calling for a boycott of Amazon by other publishers not satisfied with Amazon's seller agreement, which allows Amazon to modify and/or sell books from its suppliers in whatever format it chooses at its own discretion. This spells a dangerous situation for authors and publishers wanting to take advantage of the Amazon marketplace. Its vastness allows for mistakes and fundamental errors in accounting for sales and other issues; both for the consumer and for the seller.
Antellus offers its books only from its own web site and affiliate partners, including Lulu, Bards and Sages, Amazon Kindle, Scribd and Smashwords. Antellus also offers a 30 day money back guarantee on books returned for defects and damages as long as they are returned to the publisher, not the printer. There are no refunds for ebooks.
For more information about Antellus and the author, visit our web site: http://www.antellus.com.
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外籍看護 可自由進醫院
【聯合報／記者許麗珍／台北報導】
個人聘雇的外籍家庭看護工，可自由進出醫療院所，隨侍照料原本看護的病患，不再受時間、次數限制；若看護對象是在養護機構，則要先申請，外籍看護才能跟著，勞委會的新措施預估有十五萬四千多人受惠。不過，殘障聯盟副秘書長王幼玲表示，此項新措施了無新意，因為去年八月以前，根本沒有限制外籍看護不得到醫院內照顧病患，雇主只要個案申請即可，勞委會只是在去年禁止後又開放。
勞委會在去年八月下令雇主只能讓外籍看護到醫療院所的急性一般病床或急診觀察病床照料受看護的病人，期限三個月；另外完全禁止外籍看護到養護機構照顧受看護病人。
禁令一出民怨四起，家屬抱怨多數病患有慢性病需往返醫院、住院或復健，外籍看護不能隨侍在側，家屬卻得另外花錢請醫院內的本勞看護，麻煩又多花錢，否則家人就得親自到醫院照顧；殘障者則表示，此規定無異是「外籍看護禁足條款」。
勞委會因此重新決定放寬，讓外籍看護可自由陪同病患進出醫院。
養護機構部分，也適度開放外籍看護，可到醫療院所附設的護理之家、慢性病床、呼吸照顧病床，照料被看護者，但須事先申請，每次申請以兩個月為限，期滿後可延長申請，但一年內累計不超過六個月。勞委會官員表示，此舉是為避免外籍看護被當成「人頭」，或被不當利用照顧機構內的其他病患。
看護、居家看護、醫院看護、看護中心、看護、居家看護、醫院看護、看護中心>>>參考網站
外籍看護 可自由進醫院
【聯合報／記者許麗珍／台北報導】
個人聘雇的外籍家庭看護工，可自由進出醫療院所，隨侍照料原本看護的病患，不再受時間、次數限制；若看護對象是在養護機構，則要先申請，外籍看護才能跟著，勞委會的新措施預估有十五萬四千多人受惠。不過，殘障聯盟副秘書長王幼玲表示，此項新措施了無新意，因為去年八月以前，根本沒有限制外籍看護不得到醫院內照顧病患，雇主只要個案申請即可，勞委會只是在去年禁止後又開放。
勞委會在去年八月下令雇主只能讓外籍看護到醫療院所的急性一般病床或急診觀察病床照料受看護的病人，期限三個月；另外完全禁止外籍看護到養護機構照顧受看護病人。
禁令一出民怨四起，家屬抱怨多數病患有慢性病需往返醫院、住院或復健，外籍看護不能隨侍在側，家屬卻得另外花錢請醫院內的本勞看護，麻煩又多花錢，否則家人就得親自到醫院照顧；殘障者則表示，此規定無異是「外籍看護禁足條款」。
勞委會因此重新決定放寬，讓外籍看護可自由陪同病患進出醫院。
養護機構部分，也適度開放外籍看護，可到醫療院所附設的護理之家、慢性病床、呼吸照顧病床，照料被看護者，但須事先申請，每次申請以兩個月為限，期滿後可延長申請，但一年內累計不超過六個月。勞委會官員表示，此舉是為避免外籍看護被當成「人頭」，或被不當利用照顧機構內的其他病患。
看護、居家看護、醫院看護、看護中心、看護、居家看護、醫院看護、看護中心>>>參考網站
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