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Originally Posted by Victoria
Sorry if this is thick of me, but why aren't the books considered legit? I've reread this thread a few times, and can't follow the logic that they're pirated. Is there something concrete, or just a concern due to the author's advanced age?
The link to the earlier thread doesn't reveal anything either. It doesn't correspond with Dr. Dibs memory. A post throws out a question, and the thread just stops with no conclusion. Amazon has had them for almost 2 years - no speculation in the reviews they aren't legit. When I googled , the only references points back to here.
Also - mine don't 'look horrible' - they look normal. It says on the inside cover "copyright 2009 Mary Stewart" and that KG Studios have rights to distribute it digitally.
Are there any facts, that I missed because they are technical, so I just haven't understood them? For example - do the publishers mentioned equal pirates? If so, why would Amazon let them into the store, and leave them alone for 2 years?
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I'm in the UK, and I see the more legitimate-looking Hodder versions of all five books at Amazon and Kobo, and this omnibus of four books from Smashwords at Kobo only.
It seemed unlikely to me that an omnibus would have only four of the books, that a fairly well-known set of books would be published through Smashwords, and that it would be the only book from that publisher. (And why is the copyright given as 2009, with no mention of the original book publications?)
It is possible that it's legitimate, and it's even possible, I guess, that it's a former pirate work that has been legitimized. It just doesn't look right, to me, and I have decided I'm not going to buy it.