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Subject: [CBQ] Fwd: BEWARE of bad RR books!
From: Jan Kohl <j.kohl@wildblue.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:23:31 -0500
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This was sent out to another group and I thought it should be distributed to other RR groups as I ran across an example today.

Beware of people/companies reprinting public domain books or grabbing information from the internet and calling it a "book".  Here's an example I found today.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350645643121

Note that while they do state that it is a reproduction, this book is available in public domain, and has already been scanned by Google.
http://archive.org/details/carbuildersdict00assogoog

You are paying this seller for a copy of someone else's work.

Here is a thread discussing the practices of 'Nabu Press'.
http://forum.biblio.com/index.php?topic=8452.0

At any rate, be careful of what you are buying.  Don't think that because it does appear to be a book that it is an original (or even an actual 'book', see below).

Cheers!

Jan Kohl
Castle Graphics
www.castlegraphics.com

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Subject: [cmnw_group] GWWR Book on eBay
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:20:18 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mark Herren


 
Hey...
 
recently, there has been a book listed on eBay about the Gateway Western....here is what I found out about it (and other similiar RR books)...
 
Literally, in this case, there is not a GWWR book -unless you ask for it. This is a particularly shady publishing practice that has sprung up recently with advances in print on demand technology (which makes doing it cheap).

Here is how it works- a "bot" (program) searches internet search engines for niche topics that might have a potential for an audience. Once the topic is selected it given a title and an "author." These "authors" are just names, some have "written" thousands of "books".

Title, "author" and generic cover art are then posted for sale on line as a "book" for sale. No book at this point in the process exists, unless...

If someone orders it (usually at an absurdly high price), then a on line search is made for articles on the topic. These gathered and printed and presto, a "book"! It is like this is done without human editorial involvement- its all accomplished by the program.

The "book" is a collection of stuff available for free on the internet. The material has not even been gathered yet- unless someone asks for it. They obviously think its a legal process so long as they print a disclaimer as to the materials origins on-line.
Save the library some money- don't order the "book"!

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