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Artist have to be paid. They do not make a cover for books for free. They need to eat too.
I am in retail and I do do some minor things for free, but I get people in all the time who expect me to work on their jewelry for free. The ones I really love are the ones who say " all you have to do is......" My standard answer is can you you do it? ![]() Apache |
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Roger Zelazny's Amber books are going through the second version as ebooks, each with different book covers, none of which were the original covers. The new covers are much nicer, IMPO. Both versions are available on Amazon, both by the same publisher (amber, inc). I made the mistake of buying the first book of the new version because it was advertised as the omnibus version. |
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Yes, exactly. I was stung buying 3 Kindle books from Amazon some years ago. The Harper Hall trilogy by Anne McCaffrey. I never read the reviews, as I was familiar with the books and simply wanted to re-read them. I didn't take a "look inside" as it never occurred to me that Amazon wouldn't have some kind of vetting procedure so that illegal copies weren't uploaded. And while Amazon has a return policy, I didn't actually get around to reading them until my Kindle Oasis 2 arrived, about a year after the purchase. As to how I'm quite certain they are pirate copies? Well, how often do you see a legit, still under copyright ebook that has NO COPYRIGHT STATEMENT and NO PUBLISHER INFO within? That and all three books had an absolutely obscene amount of typos, which is why I was looking for the publisher information, as I wanted to complain! It still bugs me to this day that I put money in the hands of a book pirate! |
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Bottom line: It's not a problem that I can fix. I buy my eBooks for places that I assume are reputable (which is Amazon for me, 95% of the time). And I rent them from places that I assume are reputable as well (my local libraries via Overdrive). And I do not do further research beyond that to prove to myself that what I buy/rent this way is legit or not.
In the last few months I have checked out two library books that certainly seemed a little suspicious. They had covers (only visible after I downloaded them, not when I checked them out) that were generated by Calibre. This was obvious to me since I generate books covers this way myself, for self-created PDF files and stuff. There's nothing wrong with using Calibre to author your eBooks, but I doubt many big name authors do it this way. While I can't remember the titles of the books with these suspect covers, I know they were from bigger name authors ... because that's the only books that my libraries seem to carry. They don't have obscure, unknown authors (that's one of my gripes about libraries actually - they tend to stick to standard fare, popular stuff). Oh, and now I remember that I had another Overdrive checked out book that had a cover that said "Microsoft" (this was a fiction novel, not a textbook). Huh? What was that? Seemed a bit suspicious too. But who am I to know or judge? Microsoft may indeed have some eBook generating software that is commonly used by authors. And other authors may indeed use Calibre to create their eBooks. And it may be normal practice for some authors to not worry about creating more standard looking book covers. All's I know is that my library's Overdrive website should not be considered a pirate website for me to shun. If I can't trust that, and I can't trust Amazon, then where else would be considered a more trusted source to get eBooks from? |
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Really, when dealing with books by dead authors, it can be a hit or miss thing. It just depends on if there is a legit version out there and if the copyright holder keeps an eye on the major ebook stores. The only way to be sure is to contact the copyright holder, something that can be difficult to do with a number of books. I think it's fair to assume that a book from Amazon or Apple are legit unless it's obvious something isn't right, such as the publisher listed not being recognize. I generally at least google the publishers that I don't recognize before buying a book. |
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You'll have to make your own list of merchants whose wares you trust to be copyright-owner approved. |
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Todd has complained on numerous occasions about the typos that the publishers have added to both his, and his mother's books. Unfortunately, typos are no longer an indicator that the book was not published and distributed by an organization with a legitimate contract from the copyright-owner.
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I’ve just come across this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Real-Presen.../dp/B004G8QI3U The sample at Amazon (and elsewhere) has no copyright page. Moreover, I cannot find the book at the publisher’s website. |
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I checked two other f&f books that I’d previously bought and the copyright page is, indeed, right at the end.
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