Those are good ideas. I’ve done 1, 2, and 4. There’s only one library that I can request stuff on, but they got the book in print, ebook, and audiobook form. I’ve emailed and mailed my representatives too, and I plan to call them within the next couple of weeks.
Reviewing the fake books on Amazon is a great idea, I was wondering what all of those were about.
Here are some things I did:
tell my friends and family about the book
write a review on Amazon & Goodreads
review scam copies on Amazon with 1 star
Searching for IABED on amazon.com, you will find that after the real book, several LLM written scam copies show up.
the same is true for amazon.co.uk, .de, … (these are distinct as far as reviews go)
I looked at the sample text and if it made no sense and was LLM written (it always was), wrote a 1 star review (only on amazon.de)
I only rated on amazon.de, because my Amazon account is only eligible for that. You could do it for the other Amazon sites.
Usually my reviews are display on the next day
(MIRI is aware but “it seems like there isn’t that much we can do about it, unfortunately.”)
(I also tried reporting them; but I am not sure they are breaking any rules.)
request the book in libraries
I found a list of German public libraries, where one can easily request them to buy a book and went through that. You could do this for libraries in your region.
I did 15 requests. 4 libraries bought it. 2 said they won’t buy it.
I’d attend a march, if 1000 people also pledged to march in Germany.
I might contact my representatives (How to email your politician).
Those are good ideas. I’ve done 1, 2, and 4. There’s only one library that I can request stuff on, but they got the book in print, ebook, and audiobook form. I’ve emailed and mailed my representatives too, and I plan to call them within the next couple of weeks.
Reviewing the fake books on Amazon is a great idea, I was wondering what all of those were about.