06-27-2010, 05:09 PM | #1 |
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Why did Elizabeth Moon stop publishing through Baen?
Title says it all. It came up in passing in the book club nomination thread, and I haven't been able to find anything around the interwebs on the matter.
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06-27-2010, 05:17 PM | #2 |
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Don't you think that's a private matter between her and Baen?
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06-27-2010, 05:19 PM | #3 |
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I remember reading about some kind of disagreement, but don't know the details. I'm sure it's something that happens all the time in the publishing industry though.
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06-27-2010, 05:28 PM | #4 |
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Even so, I'm sure Ms. Moon will find other publishers who are eager to publish her books. Derek |
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06-28-2010, 07:51 AM | #8 |
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And it means I will not purchase her books. In my eyes, no author is so good as to merit my support of DRM. Also, Ky Vatta is a Mary Sue.
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06-28-2010, 08:20 AM | #9 |
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06-28-2010, 11:08 AM | #10 |
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I've been pondering this post for a couple of days, trying wrap my mind around it.
My answer would be, "No, it's not". For a couple of reasons:
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06-28-2010, 11:23 AM | #11 |
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I'm afraid, Harry, that I have to disagree with you this time and support Hamster's take. A reader does have some legitimate stake in a writer and how and where s/he publishes. Neil
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06-28-2010, 11:26 AM | #12 |
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Pedant. Anyway, I'm with Worldwalker on this one, and it's a shame. |
06-28-2010, 12:18 PM | #14 |
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As far as I know, it was a disagreement about the new webscription service about a decade ago. But this is hearsay. And a decade ago.
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06-28-2010, 12:36 PM | #15 |
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True, but if this means that some readers have to go to a store and kill trees to read that material, then her choice has still affected them. So they would still have some reasonable expectation to understand why - pushing the reasons for that decision back out into the public domain.
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