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Douglas Borton [horror writer] - Where are the ebooks?
We who love horror fiction need to have Douglas Borton's work in ebook format. He also writes as Brian Harper.
Where the hell are they? Check this out for further information: http://toomuchhorrorfiction.blogspot...n-1988-if.html And from Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/615932.Manstopper And from Fantastic Fiction: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/douglas-borton/ I remember these titles from the late '80s'. Last edited by Dr. Drib; 12-28-2021 at 08:29 AM. |
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Never heard of these or the author. I hate when books don't transfer over. Finally we are getting Ruby Jean Jensen's the past few years thanks to her estate, but hopefully we get more of the 80s and 90s republished for these gems.
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There's a bunch of second and third tier writers from the horror boom that do not (yet) have ebooks available. I was looking at John Tigges yesterday.
But then I am glad when I do find that an author has made their work available. Owl Goingback Stephen Gresham R. Carl Largent Matthew Costello Rick Hautala Stephen R. George Ronald Kelly And so many others. Last edited by ZodWallop; 12-28-2021 at 05:23 PM. |
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Too often, the authors die without setting up a literary estate (and often ages before ebooks were an option). Sometimes, their families don't want or allow the work to be reprinted, so it ends up in legal limbo. (That happened with J. N. Williamson, I think, and possibly John Steakley.) Sometimes, there are simply no heirs. (In the case of Ruby Jean Jensen, people thought she had no living heirs, and the reprints came out once they realized she did have living heirs.)
There was an episode of The Horror Show with Brian Keene about that. If this is the one with the story about J. N. Williamson in the nursing home, it's both sad and rage-inducing. ![]() https://thehorrorshowbk.libsyn.com/t...n-keene-ep-163 |
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The lack of heirs/lack of anyone to contact for reprints is incredibly frustrating. There's another writer, Angus Wells, who has some fantasy novels available as ebooks. But his most famous work, a couple of series of Western novels with a cult following, remain unavailable due to lack of clearance for reprint rights. Sometimes I wish there were Abandonware site for books. |
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Although David B. Silva and Ruby Jean Jensen's literary estates are no longer 'lost'. Let us keep hoping that more 'lost' literary estates are made available through diligent work, legal endeavors, and happy circumstance. Last edited by Dr. Drib; 12-30-2021 at 05:45 AM. |
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The families own the copyright, they don't want it published, so it isn't published? |
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For example, let's say an author wrote horror fiction -- but with a strong sense of morality. His deeply religious family saw the word "horror" and looked down on him, believing that his books were not "pro-Satan" or whatever and refusing to understand otherwise. After his death, they refused to put the books back into print because they thought his books were "evil." (This is not entirely hypothetical. ![]() But the family does not have to be the heir the author chooses. The problem is that authors often don't think of this ahead of time. ![]() There is also the case of John M. Ford, discussed by Neil Gaiman. Works left out of print for years because he had no will. Gaiman includes information so that other writers have the knowledge to keep this from happening in their case. That's why some recommend that authors set up a literary estate. That way, the author can leave the control of their books and stories in the hands of someone they trust -- someone who "gets" the work and doesn't cast stones and so forth. |
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![]() ![]() And I’m sure this has happened to authors of romance, mystery, SF and fantasy, etc. |
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And then there's the mysterious Aaron Fletcher, who concentrated on Australia. His historical fiction was wonderful. (Years ago I had a thread on this guy.) Only 4-6 books are available as ebooks. I have everything legally available in ebook format. But that's all I've got. Aaron Fletcher, if you're dead, let us know! ![]() |
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