Well spoken, Charles.
[This is my first Post on RARA-AVIS, after months
of vicarious updates from at least one current member, and a
couple weeks of Lurking -- I am a freelance journalist
published since 1978, and have networked in the Publishing
and Film industries since 1980. This included a fair stint
writing about Collectibles of every stripe for an online
magazine.]
Charles eloquently described the dilemma posed
for a Publisher when it comes to Public Domain writing, and
while he is loathe to claim the mantle himself, I say he
comes down on the side of the angels -- or the White side of
the B&W argument.
For fans -- esp the working-poor fans, like
myself -- the dilemma is more grey.
Do we deprive ourselves of reading a rare work of
Art (or at least, Entertainment) that we would greatly like
to experience?
Or do we deprive the morally rightfull recipient
of a couple shekels to satisfy our own desires to enjoy such
art/entertainment?
I have not researched the availability of the
book in question over a long period (the best way to gauge
it's true Rarity), but as of this day the only copies
available for purchase online are of the Print-On-Demand
version.
Hopefully some other members of R-A *have* been
looking keenly for this title and can thus judge it's Rarity
more fairly.
But if I were fan who simply wanted to read the
darned thing, I'd only have one option.
Is that fair to any and all parties? No.
Is that Life As We Know It in our current
economic predicament? Yes.
You choose.
Best an' all,
-----------------------ap
AP McQuiddy
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