[stevene9]

Leslie,

I may have missed a few of the posts, but I thought this was a very good discussion. The books were posted on the Amazon site so I think the benefit of any doubt should go to them being legit. A few people brought up reasons why they might be illegal, and then everyone jumped in to try to figure it out (including notifying Amazon). I didn't read every single post, but I, for one, really thought they were legal and defended my position until evidence started to prove otherwise. As I said, maybe there was a nasty post I missed, but I really thought this whole thing is the way it should be discussed. I certainly don't think the thread should have been stopped, because we, collectively, managed to figure it out. I think it was a very legitimate and helpful, discussion.

Steve

 

[Leslie]

The pirated Harry Potter copies are off my kindle and my gift card account has already been amended with the $6.31 credit. I feel much better now!

That's good to know. Thanks for the update!

L

 

[Leslie]

Leslie,

I may have missed a few of the posts, but I thought this was a very good discussion. The books were posted on the Amazon site so I think the benefit of any doubt should go to them being legit. A few people brought up reasons why they might be illegal, and then everyone jumped in to try to figure it out (including notifying Amazon). I didn't read every single post, but I, for one, really thought they were legal and defended my position until evidence started to prove otherwise. As I said, maybe there was a nasty post I missed, but I really thought this whole thing is the way it should be discussed. I certainly don't think the thread should have been stopped, because we, collectively, managed to figure it out. I think it was a very legitimate and helpful, discussion.

Steve

I agree completely, Steven, and just deleted some posts which were a bit more personal in tone and comment. I think the larger discussion still stands and is still relevant and nothing has been lost with the posts that I removed.

This is a very interesting issue and clearly a first. It will be interesting to see how it all shakes out.

L

 

[Gertie Kindle]

I wonder if Amazon will make an announcement or at least notify JKR of what happened and the actions they took. 

There is still nothing on mugglenet or leaky which is surprising. 

 

[ak rain]

I can't see that this helps the cause of getting JKR books to kindle.
sylvia

 

[Gertie Kindle]

I can't see that this helps the cause of getting JKR books to kindle.
sylvia

If JKR publishes the e-books herself, this sort of thing won't happen. There will always be pirates and people who buy from them, but many, many more of us will buy the legal books. That's what she can't seem to see.

I was thinking today how much I would pay for Kindleized Potter books. I would definitely pay $9.99 each, and would probably break that ceiling with no qualms. Maybe I should start stockpiling gift cards now, so in case she changes her mind, I can afford to buy the books.

 

[Betsy the Quilter]

Wow, I go off to spend the day at the museum and at a grandkid's birthday party and miss all the excitement!

Leslie, thanks for being the moderator on call--agree completely with what you did.  Great conversation.  Of course, I clicked on the Amazon links in the first post and it's completely down now--can't be found.  Which is as it should be.

Kudos to Amazon for making quick work and to all of you for respecting an author's copyright (even though we disagree with JKR's stand on e-publishing).  All of us who publish, and we have many authors here on Kindleboards, appreciate your respect for copyright.  (I don't do books, yet, but magazine articles, patterns and my quilts are all copyrighted.)

Love the folks here on Kindleboards!

Betsy

 

[wavsite]

Well, I bought these books when the thread first popped up, before all the ... discussion ... over "right vs wrong".  I enjoy the books, and it looked like a good deal, so I grabbed them, and had no reason to follow the thread further.  However, I just got caught up on the posts, and ... wow!

I guess I'm not a big enough Potter fan to know about the author and her feelings and e-books and various websites that would tell the truth about it before anywhere else, etc etc.  That's for the true fanboys and girls, heh.  The rest of us just like the stories!

ANYWAY... I got an email from Amazon this weekend (Jan 31), saying they were "removed from our systems because it was not authorized by the appropriate rights holder", and they are refunding my money completely.  (That's why I came in here and searched on Harry Potter, to see what was up.)  So next time I hit Whispernet, I'm betting they'll be deleted.

Thought some of you would like to know! 

 

[Gertie Kindle]

Well, I bought these books when the thread first popped up, before all the ... discussion ... over "right vs wrong". I enjoy the books, and it looked like a good deal, so I grabbed them, and had no reason to follow the thread further. However, I just got caught up on the posts, and ... wow!

I guess I'm not a big enough Potter fan to know about the author and her feelings and e-books and various websites that would tell the truth about it before anywhere else, etc etc. That's for the true fanboys and girls, heh. The rest of us just like the stories!

ANYWAY... I got an email from Amazon this weekend (Jan 31), saying they were "removed from our systems because it was not authorized by the appropriate rights holder", and they are refunding my money completely. (That's why I came in here and searched on Harry Potter, to see what was up.) So next time I hit Whispernet, I'm betting they'll be deleted.

Thought some of you would like to know!

Thanks for giving us that update. We were wondering how Amazon would handle it.

So far, none of the major fansites, or JKR's site have said anything about it. If they haven't said anything by now, I doubt if they will.