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There's "new" MMPB reprints available in the US from Eos (for book one). I don't know if that means Harper Collins is the current publisher, or if those paperpacks are just leftovers from the now defunct Eos imprint. I see Harper Voyager listed for some of the later volumes, though.
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At this point I think it's up to you to demonstrate that they're legitimate. I think they are pirates, certainly on the balance of probabilities, and very nearly beyond reasonable doubt. |
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It's cool. I honestly don't much care either way. Was just pointing out that just because her UK publishers weren't familiar with the book didn't automatically mark the book as a pirate edition.
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Prove to us that the editions on Amazon and Smashwords is legit. You won't be able to because they are not legit.
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Tonight's giggle. When I saw the title of the thread I thought, "That poor women. Gets sent to prison for insider trading and now this. It just doesn't stop." Oh, wait, that was Martha Stewart.
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![]() Also, I don't care much. Those aren't really my kind of books. |
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You are saying these books might not be pirated. So prove to us they are not. We've given you some reasons why there are pirated. So prove us wrong.
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You know, instead of coming back to me with the same nonsense you could, you know, do something. I've repeatedly said I don't care either way. But since nobody here seems to want to do anything but complain, I went to the Harper Collins website. They still sell paper versions of the series, but have no e-book versions. I used the Contact Us link on their website. I'm only expecting a canned response or no response from that. So I dug further and found this link: http://www.harpercollins.com/for-authors/report-piracy Filled that out also. |
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From the Harper Collins Contact Us site I got this:
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From the Report Piracy link, I got this:
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Well done ZodWallop for contacting HarperCollins. It will be interesting to se if you get any (non-canned) response.
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The omnibus at Smashwords has been up since (as far as I know) this was first discussed here on Mobileread years ago. Every few years, like eating a can of peppery beans, some individuals on Mobileread get all fired up. Then, once its out of their systems, an uneasy quiet prevails (with the occasional 'outburst' of pent-up gas to let us know the issue is still current). Later, someone brings a newly-bought can-opener to the party, along with another can of beans, and the discussion - like a zombie on steroids - starts all over again.
My observation: Smashwords continues to do nothing about this. Here's a suggestion: The Smashwords creator is a member here (if my memory is correct). I suggest someone with an interest in this issue PM him and suggest that he remove this bogus omnibus. Whether anything is done, of course, remains to be seen. Me: I plan to buy the legit Omnibus when it becomes available in the U.S. The covers look wonderful. |
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If the publisher of a pirate edition was a member here they'd quickly find themselves a banned member.
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I'll need to go back and look at their statements on this. (You may be right with that definition, but I want to check further.) |
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