e-Book Requests and Begging (Public Domain Books Only!) - Page 51

JSWolf · 10-21-2016, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackstar57

Hey... anybody know where I can find a copy of thomas harris- black sunday? Just read a couple of his books and this one seems to be his first...

I can help. Since you have a Kobo, here's a link to the book at Kobo.

https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/black-sunday-1

HarryT · 10-21-2016, 12:59 PM

Blackstar has left the building.

ekbell · 03-30-2017, 02:07 PM

I'd love to see books by Richard Halliburton (died 1939) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Halliburton particularly his two Books of Marvels.

dbarissen · 05-12-2017, 01:18 AM

Hello everyone. I am a newbie. I could not find any field to request ebook. In this forum, can we make a wish for an ebook?

patrik · 05-12-2017, 05:19 AM

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=10290

Dr. Drib · 05-12-2017, 09:47 AM

Moved to the appropriate forum.

Don
(Moderator)

Greg Anos · 05-12-2017, 10:39 AM

Don, could you change the header date to 1st Jan 1946? PD date has moved on. . .

HarryT · 05-12-2017, 10:41 AM

Unfortunately we can't. It should say "1 Jan 1947" now.

BookCat · 07-29-2017, 08:43 PM

I'm confused about the public domain status of Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind. She died over 70 years ago, so should be in the UK public domain, but MR doesn't have it in the library, at least in Kindle format.

I have a pbook of it, but the print is so small that I hate reading it. Amazon have two kindle versions with such varying lengths that I'm not sure if one is abridged.

If it is in the UK public domain, (and I love to hear if it is, or if not, why not,) could some wonderful MR book creator please make it available here please. I would trust a version from here far more than from Amazon.

Thank you.

Sorry, just realised my maths is wonky, it'll be another couple of years before she's in the UK pd. I keep thinking we're death+50 rather than death+70. Botherations!

I hope someone is working on it so that it'll be ready when it comes into the public domain.

pdurrant · 07-30-2017, 04:08 AM

Gone With the Wind is indeed in the Canadian public domain. And it will be in the UK public domain on 1st January 2020. However, it will not be the USA public domain until 1st January 2032 since it was first published in 1936. And the lawyers for the estate are litigious.

However, I note that it's now at Gutenberg Australia. I don't know what arrangement they made with the estate, but I know they received letters about it.

JSWolf · 07-30-2017, 06:18 AM

Given the lawyers (and whoever is in charge) from the estate of Mitchell, I would never ever spend even one penny on Gone with the Wind.

Greg Anos · 07-30-2017, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Gone With the Wind is indeed in the Canadian public domain. And it will be in the UK public domain on 1st January 2020. However, it will not be the USA public domain until 1st January 2032 since it was first published in 1936. And the lawyers for the estate are litigious.

However, I note that it's now at Gutenberg Australia. I don't know what arrangement they made with the estate, but I know they received letters about it.

T-minus 17 months until something goes into the public domain in the US . . .

(And yes, my money is still on the table. . . )

pdurrant · 07-31-2017, 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

T-minus 17 months until something goes into the public domain in the US . . .

(And yes, my money is still on the table. . . )

And your bets with Fluribus have 53/65 months to run.

BookCat · 08-06-2017, 06:26 PM

I'm interested in reading some of Stanley John Weyman's books. They're in the library, but not with the illustrations. I would love to read "The Castle Inn" with the original pictures. I'm assuming these are in the public domain in the UK, sorry if I'm wrong.
Could some MR formatter consider working on this please. Thanks lots.

pdurrant · 08-07-2017, 04:34 AM

Stanley John Weyman died in 1928, so the words have been out of copyright in the UK since 1979.

The Illustrations in the 1898 edition appear to be by Walter Appleton Clark who died young (age 30 or so) in 1906. So they are out of copyright in the UK, and have been so since 1957.

Both words and illustrations are out of copyright in the US, since the book was published before 1923.

If Mr Clark had lived to (say) 75 instead of 30, his illustrations would not have been in the public domain in the UK until 2022.

05-12-2017, 01:18 AM	#754
dbarissen Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2017 Device: Kobo	Ebook request? Hello everyone. I am a newbie. I could not find any field to request ebook. In this forum, can we make a wish for an ebook?

07-29-2017, 08:43 PM	#759
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,912 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	I'm confused about the public domain status of Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind. She died over 70 years ago, so should be in the UK public domain, but MR doesn't have it in the library, at least in Kindle format. I have a pbook of it, but the print is so small that I hate reading it. Amazon have two kindle versions with such varying lengths that I'm not sure if one is abridged. If it is in the UK public domain, (and I love to hear if it is, or if not, why not,) could some wonderful MR book creator please make it available here please. I would trust a version from here far more than from Amazon. Thank you. Sorry, just realised my maths is wonky, it'll be another couple of years before she's in the UK pd. I keep thinking we're death+50 rather than death+70. Botherations! I hope someone is working on it so that it'll be ready when it comes into the public domain. Last edited by BookCat; 07-29-2017 at 08:55 PM.

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05-12-2017, 10:39 AM	#757
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,247 Karma: 35000000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	Don, could you change the header date to 1st Jan 1946? PD date has moved on. . .

05-12-2017, 10:41 AM	#758
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Unfortunately we can't. It should say "1 Jan 1947" now.

07-30-2017, 04:08 AM	#760
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,496 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	Gone With the Wind is indeed in the Canadian public domain. And it will be in the UK public domain on 1st January 2020. However, it will not be the USA public domain until 1st January 2032 since it was first published in 1936. And the lawyers for the estate are litigious. However, I note that it's now at Gutenberg Australia. I don't know what arrangement they made with the estate, but I know they received letters about it.

07-30-2017, 06:18 AM	#761
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,897 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Given the lawyers (and whoever is in charge) from the estate of Mitchell, I would never ever spend even one penny on Gone with the Wind.

08-06-2017, 06:26 PM	#764
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,912 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	I'm interested in reading some of Stanley John Weyman's books. They're in the library, but not with the illustrations. I would love to read "The Castle Inn" with the original pictures. I'm assuming these are in the public domain in the UK, sorry if I'm wrong. Could some MR formatter consider working on this please. Thanks lots.

08-07-2017, 04:34 AM	#765
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,496 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	Stanley John Weyman died in 1928, so the words have been out of copyright in the UK since 1979. The Illustrations in the 1898 edition appear to be by Walter Appleton Clark who died young (age 30 or so) in 1906. So they are out of copyright in the UK, and have been so since 1957. Both words and illustrations are out of copyright in the US, since the book was published before 1923. If Mr Clark had lived to (say) 75 instead of 30, his illustrations would not have been in the public domain in the UK until 2022.

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