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Old 11-30-2008, 08:42 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by Nate the great View Post
Kirok, do you think this would fit better in the "Format Conversion" subforum?
I'd much prefer the Bahamas!

Looking at my original queries ...
  1. When I say a "Print on Demand" ready pdf, the main reason is because full-bleed graphics look better online as well as on paper. If a reader wants to take this file to a "Print On Demand" printer and get him to make up a hard-bound or paperback copy of it then he (the printer) is simply performing a service for the customer by processing the file given to him. The customer is paying for the printing service and there is no exchange of payment for the intellectual property of the book. Frankly I feel this is going to be a rare occurrence at the best of times: an author might want a copy of their book, a club might like to see a copy in their library, but beyond that?
  2. I've had no feedback from ISSUU or Scribd about their attitude towards fan fiction but, by the same token, I've not seen anything specifically against it either.
  3. Ethically I can see no difference between us creating, hosting and making available for free an eBook copy of a fan fiction and a fan film, an audio drama or any other form of fan production - the only difference is in the media. As long as we make it abundantly clear that the authors and producers make no claim to the intellectual property of Star Trek, there is a clear precedent that we can follow.
  4. Technically, I've said Mobipocket because it's commonly used, I've used it and been happy with it myself and it's got a wide set of handy options including the RSS aggregator which I reckon would make a good message board reader once I iron out a bug (see seperate thread).
  5. Whilst both eReader and Stanza can give us access to iPhone (I'm betting on eBooks booming with them) I like the idea of making our fan fiction available in ePub which is, correct me if I'm wrong, a more 'open source' platform.
Of these ...
  1. is a Print On Demand copyright question. Perhaps Mobileread is not the best place to raise this anyway
  2. is about fan fiction on ISSUU and Scribd and again, although I see them as ePublication distribution networks, perhaps Mobileread is not the right forum for a discussion about them
  3. is a personal statement about the copyright status of fan fiction eBooks for discussion
  4. is about Mobipocket
  5. is about Stanza and ePub
#1 and perhaps #2 might be best asked on the Lounge forum which I understand is for non-eBook discussion? #3 would I assume be of great interest to eBook users but since i am discussing copyright on the longe with #1 & 2, it would be best to go with them. #4 and #5 are, indeed, questions about conversion, although i would like opinion as to whether these two platforms would give the maximum penetration into the eBook user community for the effort of conversion - perhaps someone could suggest a more efficient method or platform?

I shall abandon this thread and split my query in two and post them on the conversion forum and the lounge. You may lock this thread if you wish.

Thanks for the suggestions

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