I was wondering why one of my book versions was being held up for publishing. I had put it down to a delay of processing due to weekends and submission queues, but it turns out there was something else afoot.
Many of the retail sites that I release my books to will vet them for objectionable content before releasing them for sale. So far I haven’t had any real trouble with any of my titles.
Until now.
On a site that will remain nameless I had submitted two of the different formats that one of my books was published in. The first one was released rather quickly and appeared without too much trouble. The only difference between the two was the file format. Everything else was exactly the same.
My alternate version was held up in processing for an exceptionally long time and then I realised there was a ticket waiting for me.
I looked at it - publication not approved for objectionable content.
Now, to have it pass through every other review process around without a single complaint, I was bemused. And honoured.
I know that what turns people on (and off) is a very personal thing, but to see a sudden brick wall like this was a surprise.
I went through the process of rechecking my material, resubmitted it after only changing the blurb, and replied to the ticket with my defence and request for a re-review.
Time will now tell whether I end up with no versions of the book on this site, or all of the ones that I submitted.