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Gap series eBook?
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:50 pm
by Akasri
Anyone know if any or all of the Gap series is available as an eBook?
I'd like to re-read them again, once I'm through with Fatal Revenant, but my paperback copies are getting some wear on them...
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:05 pm
by Devany
Yes, they are.
But not legally.
A gap... into madness?
(If anyone would like to buy 5kgs of wood pulp, please pm me.)
PS:
Warden Dios = Tom Cruise... /think about it.
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:13 pm
by wayfriend
Soon, potentially.
StephenRDonaldson.com wrote:E-Books from Bantam/Spectra
I've just signed an amendment to my contracts with Bantam/Spectra which will allow them to release the five GAP novels and "Reave the Just and Other Tales" in e-versions. I don't yet have any information about when the books will become available, or in which formats. But at least those books will eventually be "in print" electronically.
4/26/09
Devany wrote:Warden Dios = Tom Cruise... /think about it.
I have. Upon reflection, Nick Succorso = Tom Cruise. Think about
that.
Welcome to the Watch.
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:06 am
by Akasri
That's awesome news about an e-version of the Gap cycle!
Shortly after I posted this thread, I found a collection of PDFs of these books on the web, but they are most surely not legal and I couldn't bring myself to risk the download
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:05 pm
by Rigel
If you own the physical books, you could argue that the PDFs are covered by fair use.
Certainly, transference of physical media into digital form is legal for music and movies (that's how the MP3 industry got started, after all, with people ripping their music CDs).
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 8:59 pm
by Akasri
Good point. And I do own the physical books... I just didn't trust the download
Plus, I believe it was as torrent, meaning I'd be uploading as I downloaded, which would violate copyright.
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:09 pm
by Rigel
That's a tricky issue... you don't know that the people downloading it from you are breaking the law, because you don't know if they own the physical books or not.
Of course, while owning a digital copy is generally considered fair use, distribution is not (even to those who already own it). Most sites on the Internet put up some disclaimer about it being illegal to download said files if you don't own the original; what they fail to mention is that, while owning the original gives you some protection for possessing a digital copy, it doesn't really give you the right to transfer it (either direction).
Of course, IANAL, so take my advice with a grain of salt
