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I just made a slight correction to my post: There is a break and then the narrative continues onwards toward Chapter 2.
Sorry for the confusion. |
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I remember that discussion. There were QUITE a number of disappointed fans of LOTR, and they went on to complain to the publisher. After a period of time, these formatting issues were (for the most part?) resolved. |
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02-10-2014, 05:17 AM | #34 | |
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It seemed unlikely to me that an omnibus would have only four of the books, that a fairly well-known set of books would be published through Smashwords, and that it would be the only book from that publisher. (And why is the copyright given as 2009, with no mention of the original book publications?) It is possible that it's legitimate, and it's even possible, I guess, that it's a former pirate work that has been legitimized. It just doesn't look right, to me, and I have decided I'm not going to buy it. |
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I have checked with Hodder & Stoughton and "Legacy" is an unauthorised omnibus, ripping off the author and publisher.
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This book has been around for years now. How could Mary Stewart's publishers not have known?
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07-07-2015, 11:36 AM | #37 |
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No idea. Perhaps because the name of the book isn't an obvious match. Perhaps they just don't have anyone (on a salary!) spending their time looking for pirate copies being sold.
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I'm not convinced that the omnibus is a pirate book. If it were, why would they leave out the fifth book? Just as easy to bundle that in and call it complete. |
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It's a pirated set of books.
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Adding the 5th book would require actually doing work.... why do that when you can continue to earn profit from the 1st 4?
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Is this book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00713DNEE/ available in the US? |
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That's what I was saying.
Harper Collins is the publisher of her paper books in the U.S. But tellingly, they do not offer e-books of them. Which is why I'm not convinced that the 'pirate book' is one. (Though since the cover seems to to recycle artwork from the US books, it may well be.) Last edited by ZodWallop; 07-07-2015 at 03:14 PM. |
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