Re: RARA-AVIS: Re: Legal, but is it ethical?

From: Stewart Wilson ( stewart@stewartwilson.com)
Date: 25 Apr 2006


On 4/24/06, Jeff Vorzimmer < jvorzimmer@austin.rr.com> wrote:

> How do you feel about offering free eBooks of works in the PD or low-cost
> eBooks with all proceeds going to the authors estate? Wow, that would get
> your more goodwill and publicity than you could ever buy. Giving things away
> for free or low-cost always drives traffic too.

BlackMask.com _is_ giving away free eBooks of works in the PD. At least BLACK WINGS is free, in various formats:

http://www.blackmask.com/Detailed/Pulp_Fiction/Black_Wings_Has_My_Angel--Elliott_Chaze_16808.html

Direct Acrobat link: http://www.blackmask.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=b16808 Direct HTML (zip) link: http://www.blackmask.com/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=d16808

Of course it doesn't answer the part about the author's estate.

--Stewart

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