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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
Posting that book or a portion thereof against an individual authors express wishes is not right IMO. Even Amazon waits for permission for the peek inside the book feature. That is AFAIK the main issue the authors guild is protesting.
Helen
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Well, I'm sorry, but that's what I don't understand. It seems to me the act of writing and publishing a book means you're putting it out there for all to see. I can see wanting to get paid for your work, but beyond that don't they lose a lot of control over how it's used once it's out there in the public domain? It's a little late to start trying to exert control once the cat is out of the bag.
And what about the notion that it could help sales? Are Google not helping market the book by bringing relevant portions of it to the attention of searchers?