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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
There is an old Omnibus version on Smashwords (& through them on B&N and Kobo) and also on OverDrive that Amazon pulled a long time ago when people complained about it being bogus.
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The thing to keep in mind is that things are not static. There have been pirated copies of the Arthur Trilogy floating around for a number of years. Part of the reason that I thought it might be legit is that most of the time, those copies got pulled in less than a month. Zelazny's Amber series was the same way. People wanted it, so it just kept popping up until finally the rights holder started putting out legit versions. (maybe they will get around to at least finishing the Corwin series before I die of old age which is a long way off )
In general, one starts to see this cycle start when the author dies and less scrupulous people think they can make some money without getting caught. Most of the time, those copies get pulled in less than a week as fans notice them and report them.
One of the mistakes that people make is that they think that Amazon will only act if the rights holder complains. While the rights holder issuing a complaint will force Amazon to take it down, they are also obligated to take it down if they have reason to know (i.e. complaints) that it's not legit.