Reread what I wrote - we may, at some point, actually do a print form. This is a way to get the maximum number of people bought in - and also means that those who can't buy it/pay for it can read it.
We actually will be making a user preference for that, for everything going forward - first we need to get all of these machines stable and such. *grin*
Guys, Sorry about that - I wasn't watching the bin. I do know that we had sat on this guy's submission for a while, because we were checking into some background material, so he may have actually beaten you to the punch - but if not, my apologies
gargle: Yeah - no huge major ones. If I recall correctly, the few big ones were ones that had given permission back in the day.
We thought about posting something before - but frankly, it's gone so damn fast, that I haven't had a chance to think. You've got a good point though - in retrospect, I should have done that.
Well, we're *not* making money on this, so I'm not sure about cashing in. I've spent a huge number of hours over the last two months trying to do something that I thought would help people.
In terms of paying people, that's why we are donating everything to charity. Rather then track ever person down, which is impossible, we donate profits to charity.
I should correct myself - it's NOT just on Amazon. Dumb me. We're trying to avoid Amazon.
RE: Copyright Infringment Posts in a public forum can be quoted - and consider how little is quoted per quote, it falls under acceptable use.
Inconvient doesn't begin to describe. I spent 25 hours trying to track down people and got *one* response. The book would have happened if we had to do that with all.
As for the cost of book, that's because we're donating money.
When all is said and done, we will say how much we give to charity. I've spent a huge amount of time in the last two months trying to make this happen. We're not the target - it's the teachers and parents who e-mail all the time wondering about their kids. That's who needs to read this. And I wish that I could have contacted everyone but it was not possible. I tried everything I could.
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Reread the part about "Fair Use". Anyone can use them - they have to give credit.
When you write something, you create it. News is reporting, writing a book is not. Would it make it easier if I called it a narrative?
Reread what I wrote - we may, at some point, actually do a print form. This is a way to get the maximum number of people bought in - and also means that those who can't buy it/pay for it can read it.
Uh...yeah, it would. I'd yank it [the comment].
We may yet publish it - but I want to give everyone the opportunity to opt out, or opt in - like I said in the statement.
It's the change of media that irritates some people.
We actually will be making a user preference for that, for everything going forward - first we need to get all of these machines stable and such. *grin*
No problem - we'll do that.
Guys,
Sorry about that - I wasn't watching the bin. I do know that we had sat on this guy's submission for a while, because we were checking into some background material, so he may have actually beaten you to the punch - but if not, my apologies
There's no conspiracy here - I just think it's a cool game.
We'll put a downloadable version up in the near future - we need to plan that out still.
If you'd read the other comments, you'd see that we're looking at doing a cheaper book, as well as an ebook version.
We thought about posting something before - but frankly, it's gone so damn fast, that I haven't had a chance to think. You've got a good point though - in retrospect, I should have done that.
*sigh*
Yes - at some point. Not yet.
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Please read the other comments - public forums do not operate the same way that say, the stories on CNN does.
The cover's expensive to print, not the creation of the image.
We're working on it. :)
We're trying to avoid Amazon - it's only through ThinkGeek. My fault - and I'm sorry for the confusion that I may have caused.
I should correct myself - it's NOT just on Amazon. Dumb me. We're trying to avoid Amazon.
I'm not sure about the only availible on Amazon - we cannot stop them from carrying it, but the link is to ThinKGeek, which is decidely not Amazon.
Posts in a public forum can be quoted - and consider how little is quoted per quote, it falls under acceptable use.
Inconvient doesn't begin to describe. I spent 25 hours trying to track down people and got *one* response. The book would have happened if we had to do that with all.
As for the cost of book, that's because we're donating money.
When all is said and done, we will say how much we give to charity. I've spent a huge amount of time in the last two months trying to make this happen. We're not the target - it's the teachers and parents who e-mail all the time wondering about their kids. That's who needs to read this. And I wish that I could have contacted everyone but it was not possible. I tried everything I could.
For the most part, that's what was done. If I remember, there's only a couple cases of otherwise.