Eric Flint has updated the http://www.baen.com/library/ free e-books and included 5 new goodies. One by Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint and Dave Freer (co authored) and 4 by Andre Norton. If you have never read Norton your in for a treat. And she has been udating these series that she started when I was....well lets say I loved them long ago.
If your a newbie and have not taken advantage of the Baen web site yoru really missing out on some great FREE SF.
This is my good deed for the week.
Merry Christmas.:)
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( Quote) Raynee413 Hmmm. . . I am not too sure that would be legit. ..................................................
I went to the site and they do have a number of e-books for sale. I have ordered 3. So it does appear to be legit. The rings have been in public Domain before ( I believe) so that is not surprising. However they are offering 3 of the Harry Potter books at $2.95...that does surprise me.
Thanks for the news. I haven't checked Baen for a while. I love their concept of some free to generate some sales. Also I haven't read any Andre Norton for years.
By the way, for those who haven't read the Prime Palaver, this explains the free section and the reason for its existence. Good reading.
Originally posted by wmrawls ( Quote) Raynee413 Hmmm. . . I am not too sure that would be legit. ..................................................
I went to the site and they do have a number of e-books for sale. I have ordered 3. So it does appear to be legit. The rings have been in public Domain before ( I believe) so that is not surprising. However they are offering 3 of the Harry Potter books at $2.95...that does surprise me.
Just because they are for sale, doesn't mean they are legit. ;) As far as I know, there are not legal versions of the LOTR for sale, and I can imagine they would be priced a lot higher than $3 if there were. :D
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The LOTR Trilogy was published before 1968 to my certain knowledge - I read them then ! So they may well be out of coryright by now - 30 years in the UK I think.
Originally posted by Raynne413 Just because they are for sale, doesn't mean they are legit. ;) As far as I know, there are not legal versions of the LOTR for sale, and I can imagine they would be priced a lot higher than $3 if there were. :D
They appear to be a legitimate site with a ton of stuff. I am going to e-mail them and ask about the copy right issue jsut to settle my curriosity. I will post if I get an answer. BUT...Raynee is right that appearences can be decieving (Especialy on the net). I do believe that becasue of the English limitation on copyrights that they are in the Public Domain.
Stay tuned.:rolling:
Originally posted by davrol The LOTR Trilogy was published before 1968 to my certain knowledge - I read the then ! So they may well be out of coryright by now - 30 years in the UK I think.
Nope, not public domain. The copyright was renewed.
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My question revovles around the e-books you are offereing. On the Aximsite forum a number of us question the abilty you have to offer such titles as the "lord of the rings" and "Harry Potter" series for so little cost. Are not these copyrighted? Seems hard to belive the authors would agree to let you sale them for such a small royalty. It would set our minds at ease if you could reassure us of the legitimacy of these offers. Thanks.
This is the answer I recieved (Pretty quick to ):
Dear Marty,
PocketGear.com trusts its developers that the software being uploaded is their own property. Thank you for showing me this case, I will get in touch with these developers and ask them about their software being sold on our website.
So it appears that Pocket Gear is a "Facilitator" or a go between for developers and suppliers of software and content such as E-books. Soooooooooooo the question is the legality of the situation. Are we moraly or legaly in a situation that puts us in jepordy????? What are our obligations to verify the validity of an offer if we recieve the product in good faith? Interesting situation don't you think?
If I recieve additional information I will pass it on.....However I have full confidience in a site like BAEN.
First, i have no idea about the legitimacy of these books but considering how inexpensive it is to distribute ebooks, it could be. I mean, in the US, paperback versions typically sell between $6-12 but the printing, warehousing and distribution eats up a huge percentage of that. The author typically gets a few cents from each book and I suspect they could be earning more from a $2.50 ebook than from a $6 paperback.
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Ike, you must have never bought an e-book. LOL Oh Barnes and Nobles and Amazon, the majority of their e-books are around the same price as a paperback, and sometimes more expensive.:p
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