This morning I received an email from Amazon. I’m not a US citizen, nor do I have a U.S. bank account and U.S. social security number  – but I’m sure many of you out there do, so take a peek at this.

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Dear Author,

Thanks for subscribing to receive updates on Amazon’s new publishing program! We’re excited to announce that we’ll be opening for submissions in a couple weeks.

We’ll be welcoming submissions for English-language books in Romance, Mystery & Thriller, and Science Fiction & Fantasy genres. Any adult with a valid U.S. bank account and U.S. social security number or tax identification number is eligible.

It only takes 15 minutes to complete a submission. Here are the things that you should prepare to successfully submit your book:

• Complete, never-before-published manuscript & book cover image – We’re looking for 50,000 words or more in Word format and a book cover…