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Originally Posted by HarryT
It's in the public domain in the US, but not elsewhere. Not in the EU, for example, so you and I can't legally download it.
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Harry - I take it that the correct procedure would be the one
set out in this thread, headed "Pls advise - uploading US public domain books"?
In brief, someone in the US would be able to upload it here, and report themself to the moderators so the book could be moved to the MobileRead US server.
I have my own paper copy of the Henry Williamson book, but there is a reason that I would like to see it more widely available. His "Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight" includes five substantial volumes based on Williamson's experience during the first World War, possibly the most extensive fictional treatment of the war by a competent novelist who was actually there, and I'd like to think that someone who has read
Dandelion Days might then be sufficiently interested to find copies of them.
And correct me if I'm wrong (as I often am), but I think it's the case that while you and I are not able legally to download a book like that
while we are in the EU (or Canada), we can do so when we visit the US, and it's not then a breach of the author's copyright to bring the downloaded file on my Kindle back into the EU.