Lulu Termination
Added 2021-03-17 16:03:06 +0000 UTCGoddamnit, I knew that "Dragon Time" comic was cursed. When I was halfway through it LAST year, Lulu.com decided to "overhaul" their website, which resulted in it being completely unusable for several months. Now, when I finally have the comic finished and ready for sale; Lulu has decided to terminate my account.
I've been using them to sell my wares for 15 years, and you have to tag any explicit content. I'm not sure why they've suddenly decided that selling such material through their service is grounds for account termination.
There's no point railing against it. I already have a plan in place: digital content previously distributed via Lulu will all be moved over to Gumroad, who have flat out said they have no problem with such material.
I need to do some background work before that can go ahead, but it shouldn't take long.
This has no effect on content sold directly through Paypal, nor will it impact on content posted here. I'm just providing a heads-up on why you get a 404 message when trying to reach the Lulu site via the Apsara Portfolio.
Comments
Oh, no worries. I'm just speechless at a three month turnaround on responding to the inquiry. Whatever kind of company you thought you were joining, back in the day, they must have utterly ruined it. What a shame.
aabsurdity
2021-06-03 21:19:00 +0000 UTCI'm very sorry about that. I can only assume that they purged all of my content upon termination of the account.
Jolly Jack
2021-06-03 19:28:15 +0000 UTCI sent in a support ticket to Lulu when this happened because I couldn't access any of my previous JJ purchases. They have literally just responded. It's been *three months*. Words fail me.
aabsurdity
2021-06-03 16:54:12 +0000 UTCLuckily, Lulu still has all my old orders, but still, that sucks...
ZekeStaright
2021-04-10 14:12:53 +0000 UTCI am totally on board for releasing them on Gumroad. I already buy from several artists there, and they take PayPal no problem.
David Rudisill
2021-03-19 02:23:12 +0000 UTCFuck censorship
ZenoCoyote
2021-03-18 19:58:17 +0000 UTCYour first mistake was making fun silly cartoon smut. If you were making artistic, gritty, realistic, depressing content, in which sex occurs, They'd probably be fine with it.
Fenris
2021-03-18 12:28:38 +0000 UTCI was able to use PayPal without a credit card through Gumroad, so it's possible they have allowed it.
Kevin Straker
2021-03-18 06:34:39 +0000 UTCHas Gumroad started allowing regular payment through Paypal, or are they still going to demand that I attach my nonexistent credit card to my account first?
ElCid
2021-03-18 05:58:31 +0000 UTCEh it happens, the internet is becoming less wild as more people come into it. Just like the west as more people move the less brothels and saloons more churches and libraries. It will balance out in the long run, with more places like Gumroad springing up to fill the void left by mainstream "clean" culture.
Abazaba
2021-03-18 05:15:46 +0000 UTCWelp. Good luck on your next path! I know I'll buy your stuff, wherever it's hosted.
SuperCDR
2021-03-18 03:30:37 +0000 UTCContent that can be purchased via paypal has a "paypal" button next to it on the Apsara Portfolio page. Only certain content is available, due to Paypal's content rules, which is why the bulk of material was sold via Lulu.
Jolly Jack
2021-03-17 23:49:12 +0000 UTC“ This has no effect on content sold directly through Paypal...” say what? How do I do that dude? That’s my favourite way to buy and if I can get your work that way, I’m there 😎
Robert Williams
2021-03-17 23:45:10 +0000 UTCConsidering most of it can be downloaded, I suspect not.
McClaw
2021-03-17 22:48:13 +0000 UTCWelp, guess I'm just going to have to pay you for all the stuff I bought again. You won't complain too hard about that, right JJ?😜
Kevin Dynes
2021-03-17 22:43:28 +0000 UTCIt WAS a useful service. No idea what happened to it, maybe it changed hands, but since 2020 it's just been a mess. Even if my account was reinstated, I think I'd still be moving elsewhere.
Jolly Jack
2021-03-17 22:29:42 +0000 UTCThe Tomes and other books WILL return, but through another service. Probably Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing.
Jolly Jack
2021-03-17 20:10:28 +0000 UTCThat entire company seems to be dead-set on destroying itself. Is the CEO a stack lemmings in a trench coat?
nedanecin
2021-03-17 19:54:20 +0000 UTCAny idea when the store will be back up and selling the Tomes?
DeDav
2021-03-17 19:25:05 +0000 UTCSorry to hear that. On the bright side, it seemed like you were on the outs with Lulu anyway given how badly they've messed things up. Looks like I'll be closing out that account if you're no longer on the platform!
ScarySerum
2021-03-17 19:22:25 +0000 UTCUhhhh I think this might be more in line with Brexit. There's apparently other digital platforms having issues selling digital wares to UK customers
Tyr Lyr Byr Fyr Butts
2021-03-17 19:16:53 +0000 UTCOne word: China. China has some pretty strong anti-porn regulations and if Lulu want's to play in their sandbox... Well...
John
2021-03-17 18:03:52 +0000 UTCI'm wishing you best of luck with future options. Lulu just shoot itself in the foot, if I dare say.
Raogi
2021-03-17 17:11:30 +0000 UTCWow that sucks. Sorry to hear that, man. At least you have a fallback plan setup, hope it works out for you.
Savage Shark
2021-03-17 17:04:24 +0000 UTCThis sucks but I have used gumroad myself for a while now so at least I won't have to go through an entire rigmarole of account creation and payment details with this. Boo to puritanism
Otaku Twenty-Four Seven
2021-03-17 17:01:18 +0000 UTCSeems like it at the moment. I'm putting in a support email to them. There's nothing in their download FAQ about me losing access to an author's works if Lulu no longer has a working arrangement with them...
aabsurdity
2021-03-17 16:58:50 +0000 UTCDoes it also mean that if I try to redownload your products I bought on their store, I won't be able to ?
Kergonan
2021-03-17 16:50:25 +0000 UTCOh, nice. They've 404'd all of the purchases I've made of your content. Fucking marvellous. I'll see if they're happy to give my money back now that they've taken away the goods I've paid for, shall I?
aabsurdity
2021-03-17 16:49:57 +0000 UTCDamn that really sucks, and I just wanted to throw more money with that comic
2021-03-17 16:30:48 +0000 UTCit's a shame, but if lulu wanted to bankrupt that badly, they could've just said so. looks like i'll be moving to gumroad
Damien Jacobs
2021-03-17 16:25:55 +0000 UTCUGH, that sucks man, I'm sorry to hear. Here's to many more years with less hassle then that, then!
James Dougell
2021-03-17 16:14:41 +0000 UTCFor how long must we be denied "Dragon Time"? FOR HOW LONG?!
emailed333
2021-03-17 16:11:42 +0000 UTCWe are entering more interesting times.
A Patreon of the Ahts
2021-03-17 16:09:59 +0000 UTCUgh. That sucks.
ShadyIMG
2021-03-17 16:08:24 +0000 UTCI don’t care this sudden Puritanical crusade against adult material online by all these websites
Chumlee99
2021-03-17 16:04:15 +0000 UTC
