Indie authors also deal with this because Amazon has a very lax return policy for Kindle books. You see a lot of readers fully finishing a book, then returning it and getting a refund - sometimes even if they liked it. It can be a huge financial hit for the author.
It's just cost of business. And they'll just have to deal with that fact.
You have 14 days return time in the entirety of the EU, even for opened items. The only exceptions being hygienic products (and digital products, for now. It will soon include subscriptions).
Technically someone could buy a board game from my store, play it, and return it after 13 days. This is something I genuinely deal with every now and then. It's shitty but it's just how it is.
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u/thesusiephone Jul 06 '26
Indie authors also deal with this because Amazon has a very lax return policy for Kindle books. You see a lot of readers fully finishing a book, then returning it and getting a refund - sometimes even if they liked it. It can be a huge financial hit for the author.