Moving Off of Amazon

I recently sent out this news via my newsletter, but I want to expand more on why I am making this choice.

         Some of you may or may not know that Amazon has recently sent out a notice to authors telling them that books purchased from the Kindle store will be scanned and scraped by Ai. They indicate that this will be for “navigation” purposes, but also so readers can “chat with” Ai versions of characters from stories, or discuss the novel with an Ai assistant.

         Because of this, as of January 19, 2026, I will be removing all my writing from Amazon stores.

         I will still be offering my novels for online purchase through companies like Barnes & Nobles, Kobo, Apple Books, Smashwords, and more.

         If you want to see a full list of my available stories, please visit my book archive page. I will be working hard over the next month to move all my products off of Amazon. This does affect my pre-order releases (like Alpha Playtoy: Summer), since I will be cancelling this release on Amazon. If you are someone who has been effected by this, please reach out, and I will do my best to get you a copy via another ebook website.

         The change in Amazon’s policies are quite distressing to me, especially since 70% of my book sales are currently through Amazon.

         I am a small indie writer, and I don’t make much money from my novels (truly under $100 a month), and limiting my marketing reach will impact my sales greatly. Sadly, Amazon has not given authors a choice to opt out of this “feature”, and I am not comfortable with my work being used to train Ai in any capacity.

         Many writers have already had their novels scanned unwillingly, or straight up stolen by companies to train Ai. Even going as far as to “write original” stories using said stolen material. All without the author’s consent. I am not in support of Ai, and never will be. I make my books from scratch, make my own covers with stock images and a lot of editing, and only allow humans to edit my writing.

         I have had countless friends who have lost graphic design jobs, illustration jobs, and copywriting jobs, all of which were terminated because of Ai "replacing" them. The threat of any artist's livelihood being stolen from them is very real, but beyond Ai making it difficult to afford a living, it also feels like a spit in the face to me.

       Art (writing, drawing, and so on) is a human pursuit. The whole point of working on a job and getting paid is so we, as humans, can have more time or ability to pursue our passions. Ai being used to "create art" is fundamentally flawed. Maybe it could be used as a tool in the future, but only if the artists that are used to "train" the Ai are doing so willingly.

       So, no matter how difficult it is, or how much time it takes, I will never replace the intrinsic human right to create art with a robot. That is my stance, even if it's going to make my life much more difficult. I just wish Ai wasn't being forced upon us, and artists could choose whether they want to participate in "Ai features."

      If other authors feel differently, I will condone their actions, but the real issue here is that many authors do not have a choice. We either agree to Amazon’s policies, or get off the platform.

      If you enjoy my stories, please support me on these other platforms. I truly appreciate every last one of you.

     I love writing, and I want to continue sharing my stories with my wonderful audience. Thank you for your support.

XOXO,

Monique Morgan