Piracy Concerns Prevent Harry Potter E-book, Don't Stop Homebrew Version
from the what-a-way-to-spend-a-weekend dept
Given the crazy level of security around the release of hard copies of the latest Harry Potter book and the ruthless efficiency of the distribution of previous installments, it's hardly surprising to hear that the books' author and publishers won't allow e-books to be made. But their resistance -- on concerns that it would be "pirated" or simple disinterest -- didn't stop a band of people from around the world from making their own e-book version within 12 hours of the hardcopy release by coordinating their efforts over IRC channelsto scan in the books and used OCR software to spit out a DRM-free electronic copy. So, as Boing Boing points out, people that want to buy the e-book can't, but they can go find the DIY version and get it for free. So, for all the talk that a Harry Potter e-book wouldn't sell well because it's a kid's book, it would seem that this global, coordinated effort would prove a market for it exists.
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What if e-books start WW3? by dorpus on Jul 19th, 2005 @ 2:54pm
A new comic book to be published next week in Japan details anti-Korean information, including chapters on how Korean comfort women didn't exist, there were no forced laborers, Korea is Japanese territory, their language is not a true language, they have no culture, etc.
The book is already the #1 bestseller on Amazon's Japanese site, and is expected to sell like Harry Potter is here. Japanese-Korean relations are already at a low point over territorial disputes and textbook issues, and this is expected to fan that flame. I wouldn't be surprised if there are London-style bombings of Japanese subways, or if even South Korea declares war on Japan over the book.
The book has its own web page,
http://www.shinyusha.co.jp/~kenkanryu/
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Harry Potter #5 was made into a DIY eBook by Matty on Jul 20th, 2005 @ 6:44am
If you don't mind the speedily edited (meaning all the fouled up puncuation and page breaks) e-book, this is a good way to read Harry Potter if you have yet to break down and buy the book. I can't imagine this impacting sales too much, any book that sells $100 million in 24 hours is going to be just fine, they should just throw in the ebook for free and let you read it whenever and wherever you want!
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Re: Harry Potter #5 was made into a DIY eBook by Anonymous Coward on Jul 20th, 2005 @ 9:32am
Absolutely, this was great! You could have knocked me over with a feather when I read that Voldemort was Harry's father!
Whoops.
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cost of publishing an ebook? by fgc on Jul 21st, 2005 @ 10:23am
first off, the broken record statement: why should somebody whose books sell like hotcakes with crack rocks on top worry at all about ebook piracy? we have already seen the trend that piracy increases with the popularity of a work (i.e. sales). in the book realm, ebooks (even non-DRM) are FAR less popular than my favorite, the analog book, so ebook piracy shouldn't make the slightest theoretical dent in any sales figures. we know that somebody with the urge to reprint a pdf and bind it or willing to collaborate on scanning the whole thing a proofreading is a megafan anyway.
second, why, with your obvious fortune in the potter empire would you not try the ebook thing? how expensive could it be? perhaps by putting your successful work into the "weaker" markets, such as ebooks, you might boost their economics & further promote potter worship. maybe the publishers don't like the licensing costs of DRM technology providers. boo hoo.
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Re: What if e-books start WW3? by tarak on Jul 28th, 2005 @ 9:24am
Your description is far different from what is written in this comic book.
Though it takes manga style, it is a serious reseach book about
Korea and her reality. Well written, and based on the real facts. Each episode
has persuative quotations.
This would be a good book to improve Japanese-Korean relations.
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Re: Harry Potter #5 was made into a DIY eBook by kenji on Jan 6th, 2006 @ 12:55pm
wer can i get an ebook of harry potter? pls send me d url at kamikaze_mark@yahoo.com thanx
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Re: Harry Potter #5 was made into a DIY eBook by Avinash Gupta on Feb 8th, 2006 @ 10:43am
plz send me all the harry potter ebooks
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When? by Ashley Jacobs on Apr 18th, 2006 @ 11:43am
When exactly will Harry die? He had as many books, and as well movies.
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Re: Re: Harry Potter #5 was made into a DIY eBook by aneesh on May 20th, 2006 @ 10:00pm
could send me thhe links 4 the harry potter books 1-5 i will give u the sixth one
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" by Sirius77 on Jun 15th, 2006 @ 7:49am
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by becky on Dec 26th, 2006 @ 2:56pm
i think jk rowling was right not to put it inan ebook...it could seriously hurt her sales...why shoukd she give it away for free just because you wont buy her book? hullo...tht is STOOPID of yall to critize her...lik yall kno wat tht is gonna do to her sales or even the factors she considered!!! gosh...yall make me so mad
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by Bbo on Jan 11th, 2007 @ 6:35am
Me too: )
richstersttites@gmail.com
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hi by diya on Feb 2nd, 2007 @ 1:28am
dedo !
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Stop It by gid on Feb 7th, 2007 @ 7:34am
What fucking tools some of you are... Why the hell would you post your email address on a public forum so spammers can come along and pick them up? All for what? The chance that someone may take pitty on you and send you a virus laden email that might contain an ebook? Here is a hint, look on and of your favorite torrent websites! Asshats...
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Re: Stop It by Venom on May 17th, 2007 @ 10:33am
Nice forum. . . 14 messeges spanning over 3 yrs. . . I agree with gid. . . just check ur torrent sites. . .
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by renuka on Jun 5th, 2007 @ 11:19am
where can i get all harry potter e-books for free? i have searched everywhere, cant seem to find.
thanks for help
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? by blahblah on Jul 9th, 2007 @ 12:12pm
Hey Venom, you dip stick, you think your so smart but last time I checked '05 to '07 was two years. idiot.
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All 7 Ebooks For Free Downloads by Harry Potter Fans on Jul 24th, 2007 @ 11:49am
You Can Download All The Ebooks Here, Watch Movies.
http://harry-potter-ebooks.blogspot.com
Njoy.
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Re: Re: Harry Potter #5 was made into a DIY eBook by michael angelo on Jul 26th, 2007 @ 5:16am
replyan mo ko
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Re: Re: Re: Harry Potter #5 was made into a DIY eB by michael angelo on Jul 26th, 2007 @ 5:22am
give me the 7 I will give you the rest
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Harry Potter #5 was made into a DI by Muhammad Saleem on Jul 26th, 2007 @ 4:26pm
hey if you send me all the 6 books
i wil send you the 7th one...
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by Madie on Sep 1st, 2007 @ 6:55pm
please send me harry potter 5 ebook.
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free ebooks harry potter book 5-7 by christine on Oct 28th, 2007 @ 5:42pm
guys can u please send me book 5-7 of harry potter... please! thanks in advance
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Re: cost of publishing an ebook? by Marion Gropen on Dec 20th, 2007 @ 7:44am
First, if you want basic typesetting (which makes a text MUCH easier on the eyes), or any of the other myriad things that publishers contribute to a work, then ebook publishing costs quite a bit. The only things missing are PPB (paper, printing and binding) and warehouse/shipping costs. Those are less than half the COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) on most titles.
Second, any author/rights-holder should have the absolute right to say how his or her work is published. We may really, really want it in another form, but that's our problem. You don't always get what you want.
Analogy: Suppose I don't like a girl's hairstyle. Maybe she's a rock star and I'm her biggest fan. Do I have the right to walk up to her and change it? Because I really, really want to? And I know she'll get better press? Of course not. Same thing with the presentation of an author's work. It comes out in their choice of formats, no matter how stupid we think the decision is.
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Harry Potter eBook by Beckham on Jan 31st, 2008 @ 9:19am
could someone send me a link for Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix?
I just got through 4 and there's no way im going to wait three days to get 5.
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by Satil on Jul 20th, 2008 @ 7:09am
guys can u please send me book 1-7 of harry potter... please! thanks in advance
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