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bookmanpc · 05-10-2011, 11:34 PM

Hi folks. I know that many people remember STAR CONQUERORS with great fondness, in fact it is just about the most referred book of Ben's over 120 books that we get asked about.

That said there are issues with making it available, one of those issues was people stealing it and reposting it illegally on boards and sites. This is neither legal nor ethical.

HarryT is absolutely correct.

See I paid several hundred dollars for the copy that was destroyed to use to harvest the text.
Ben STILL holds legal and valid copyright and intellectual proprty rights to the work as well. People were simply stealing it, passing it around after agreeing not to, and it came down because of that.

The rather childish attitude that say 'well it was once there so it's OK' is neither legal or ethical. I suspect the people promoting that know that quite well.

We are negotiating with GOOGLE BOOKS, (if they ever get their act together) to make a limited by purchase at a reasonable price version available.

Any modification, sharing, pilfering or other unauthorized distribution of the book is both illegal and unethical.

Hang in there a little longer and you can have a legal copy for a reasonable price.

Fair enough?

Lloyd McDaniel
Bova webmaster.
[ebook fan since the original Rocket Ebook from RCA. Owner of a Ebookman, netbook that I prefer to the Kindle Nook, and other devices but I AM looking at a Linux tablet. ]

DISCLAIMER: DR. BOVA HAS NOT AUTHORIZED THIS MESSAGE. THE OPINIONS ABOVE, WHILE FACTUALLY ACCURATE ARE MY OWN.

05-10-2011, 11:34 PM	#13
bookmanpc Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: netbook	Bova webmaster replies. Hi folks. I know that many people remember STAR CONQUERORS with great fondness, in fact it is just about the most referred book of Ben's over 120 books that we get asked about. That said there are issues with making it available, one of those issues was people stealing it and reposting it illegally on boards and sites. This is neither legal nor ethical. HarryT is absolutely correct. See I paid several hundred dollars for the copy that was destroyed to use to harvest the text. Ben STILL holds legal and valid copyright and intellectual proprty rights to the work as well. People were simply stealing it, passing it around after agreeing not to, and it came down because of that. The rather childish attitude that say 'well it was once there so it's OK' is neither legal or ethical. I suspect the people promoting that know that quite well. We are negotiating with GOOGLE BOOKS, (if they ever get their act together) to make a limited by purchase at a reasonable price version available. Any modification, sharing, pilfering or other unauthorized distribution of the book is both illegal and unethical. Hang in there a little longer and you can have a legal copy for a reasonable price. Fair enough? Lloyd McDaniel Bova webmaster. [ebook fan since the original Rocket Ebook from RCA. Owner of a Ebookman, netbook that I prefer to the Kindle Nook, and other devices but I AM looking at a Linux tablet. ] DISCLAIMER: DR. BOVA HAS NOT AUTHORIZED THIS MESSAGE. THE OPINIONS ABOVE, WHILE FACTUALLY ACCURATE ARE MY OWN.