03-05-2007, 05:51 PM | #1 |
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jack Vance
has anyone been able to find any Jack Vance books in any of the ebook formats?
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03-07-2007, 06:34 AM | #2 |
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when you find out, let me know. I'd buy EVERYTHING that would be available.
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03-11-2007, 06:49 PM | #3 |
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isn't his books old enough to be on the public domain?
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03-11-2007, 07:22 PM | #4 |
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03-11-2007, 07:22 PM | #5 |
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I think he was writing in the late '60's early '70's -- is that right?
If so, it's nowhere close to being PD -- that cut-off is some time in the '30's, I think. |
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03-12-2007, 05:46 AM | #6 |
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Didn't know that... always seemed to me like a 40's kind of author, don't know why.
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03-12-2007, 09:21 AM | #7 | |
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Actually Jack Vance has been writting since the fifities, until 2005-6 when at the age of ~90 and almost blind still wrote a novel Lurulu the continuation of his Ports of Call (early 00's). I have read and enjoyed quite a lot of his books, especially his Gaean Reach ones (Demon Kings, Cadwal Chronicles, Night Lamp, Alastor and several others) and because of his baroque and leisurely style he is one of the SF authors that does not date easily. |
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03-12-2007, 10:15 AM | #8 | |
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So anything published before 1923 is definately in the public domain. Because of the law changes over time, things created after that are may be in the public domain (it depends on whether they renewed their copyright). Starting in the 1950's (I think), it becomes more difficult to know if it's in the public domain or not. Note that all works created by the U.S. gov't are supposed to be public domain upon their creation. |
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03-12-2007, 12:00 PM | #9 |
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Thanks, rlauzon, I was hoping you'd come along with the particulars (I can never seem to get them straight in my head).
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03-12-2007, 12:55 PM | #10 |
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Allow me to add my thanks too...
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03-15-2012, 08:08 PM | #11 |
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As of today, the Vance family owns and operates jackvance.com, a website dedicated to Jack Vance. You'll find an extensive biography, photos and: ebooks. Currently there are 17 titles available, but in the coming months this number will grow to over 70: all of Jack Vance's work (SF, Fantasy and Mystery) based on the latest/greatest texts from the Vance Integral Edition archive.
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Now that's excellent news; I always loved Vance's work, but have probably only read seven or eight books in all. It'd be nice to multiply that by two or three.
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At first glance it looks like an excellent site - DRM free, committed to quality, mobi and ePub. But all the books I tried to buy are not available in Australia.
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03-16-2012, 09:18 AM | #15 |
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Is Australia covered by the SFGateway versions?
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