BookBaby Is Failing to Enforce Its Own Guidelines
We’ve been trying, for weeks now, to get BookBaby to take down a self-published book that uses our real names, misrepresents private events, and recounts deeply personal family matters all without our consent. We’ve shown how the book clearly violates BookBaby’s own content guidelines, which prohibit: • Defamatory, abusive, or libelous material • Unauthorized use of names, likenesses, or personal stories • Content intended to harass or emotionally harm others • Privacy violations and unconsented disclosure of identifying information Despite this, BookBaby refuses to act because the author said they didn’t break the rules. That’s it. That’s the review process. They’re not listening to the people actually harmed. They’re not protecting the victims. They’re hiding behind policy while allowing deeply harmful content to remain in distribution. We’re not asking for money. We’re not trying to silence difficult topics. We’re asking for basic human decency, for BookBaby to uphold its own policies and take action when clear harm has been done. If you've ever had your privacy violated in the name of someone else’s “narrative,” we see you. If a platform has ever failed to hear your side, we stand with you. BookBaby, it’s time to do better.