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Originally Posted by MikeB1972
It's not a great cause IMO, they are selling the books they digitise on their website. How is this any different than SF Gateway? (other than the fact that Singularity want you to pay up front for acquiring the rights).
And this quote from the FAQ says they aren't even going to get the rights for everything they try and sell.
"Some of the books that we ebookify will be "orphaned," with no current copyright holder. Even so, we're going to do our very best track down the authors (or their estates) and get their blessing."
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It is a good cause, if you believe (as I do) that these early works in our genre should be preserved. They make every attempt to find the copyright holder, and they do a quality job of digitizing. Yes they sell them to those who haven't contributed to the project. Duh. I contributed enough the first time around that I have a lifetime membership. And I'd contribute again, if finances weren't really tight right now.