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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
and *that* is one of the key reasons it is completely idiotic for publishers to hold back the release of ebooks until *after* paper versions.
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The intent seems to have been a level playing field, where
everyone would get the book at the same time, whether paper or electronic format. There are fan sites with message boards which took the boards down for a while at the author's request, to avoid the possibility of early readers posting "spoilers" and ruining the book for others. There was even a special email address at the publisher where people could report such postings and the publisher would intervene to get them removed.
I was a bit boggled, and wondered what they thought they could do about the fact that some kids just read a lot faster than others, and would finish the book sooner and want to talk about it sooner.
Most forums I participate in have a developed etiquette of posting spoiler warnings when discussing something everyone on the list might not have seen or read yet, to give those who hadn't but planned to the opportunity to skip the message. I'd be a little startled if the forums for fans of Meyer's books didn't have that convention.
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Dennis