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Old 08-24-2010, 05:27 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by HistoryWes View Post
An author or copyright holder has the right to control the book, even if they choose to withhold it from print. Thankfully we have Smashwords and others so that they can get books out there if they wish.
Do you mean legal right?

The question was about ethical things. And copyright was intended to make it possible for aothors to earn money for a limited time period. It was not intended for being able to hide a book away. So it is pretty unethical to hide it away,
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