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ottdmk · 04-27-2015, 02:59 PM

I was "ego-surfing", refreshing my memory of discussions I've taken part in here on MobileRead when I came across a post I did in the Amazon/Hachette discussion.

At the time, I mentioned how I didn't like the Amazon walled garden combined with their publishing interests. I have a Kobo. Having certain authors available only on Amazon is annoying. An example I gave was Ian Fleming's works.

Funny thing is though, I'm Canadian. While there are some downsides to being a Canadian e-book reader (Amazon treats the market as an afterthought for example) there are some upsides.

Until the federal government messes it up through some trade agreement or another, Canadian copyright for written work lasts life of the author + fifty years.

Ian Fleming died in 1964. As of January 1st, 2015, all of his work is public domain in Canada. Goldfinger is already on gutenberg.ca, and some self-publishers have started publishing Fleming material on kobobooks.com.

Funny how things work out.

04-27-2015, 02:59 PM	#1
ottdmk Wizard Posts: 1,221 Karma: 3804496 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Libra 2, Lenovo Tab M10 FHD Plus, Lenovo Tab M9	Canadian public domain I was "ego-surfing", refreshing my memory of discussions I've taken part in here on MobileRead when I came across a post I did in the Amazon/Hachette discussion. At the time, I mentioned how I didn't like the Amazon walled garden combined with their publishing interests. I have a Kobo. Having certain authors available only on Amazon is annoying. An example I gave was Ian Fleming's works. Funny thing is though, I'm Canadian. While there are some downsides to being a Canadian e-book reader (Amazon treats the market as an afterthought for example) there are some upsides. Until the federal government messes it up through some trade agreement or another, Canadian copyright for written work lasts life of the author + fifty years. Ian Fleming died in 1964. As of January 1st, 2015, all of his work is public domain in Canada. Goldfinger is already on gutenberg.ca, and some self-publishers have started publishing Fleming material on kobobooks.com. Funny how things work out.