tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post7894054033832770459..comments2023-12-28T06:30:48.808-05:00Comments on The Rule of Reason: Boycott Kobo EbooksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-29839203400162454112016-08-02T07:46:42.760-04:002016-08-02T07:46:42.760-04:00Hi, your blog is very attractive and unique. If an...Hi, your blog is very attractive and unique. If anyone wants buy <a href="http://tinyurl.com/j8c4gcm" rel="nofollow">e-books</a> in Canada then go to our website. We provide all the ebooks at very low rates.For more details visit our website. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01247619367680790160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-84540956762050480352013-09-06T14:52:20.938-04:002013-09-06T14:52:20.938-04:00sheesh...these guys are up there with the Chinese ...sheesh...these guys are up there with the Chinese when it comes to piracy. But that can't be so because we know Canadians are so very nice.<br /><br />Good luck with this. BTW, have you tried to interest Sun TV in the story?Dymphnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040064724546519425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-70479293725525724812013-08-25T23:22:09.236-04:002013-08-25T23:22:09.236-04:00An update: My complaint has been forwarded to Raku...An update: My complaint has been forwarded to Rakuten's General Counsel. Also, Kobo Inc. sent me an email two days ago saying that my complaint has been "upgraded" to a "Tier 2" investigation team. Time will tell if anything happens. I think these corporate zombies are getting the picture that they're engaging in book piracy. Edward Clinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160209827969614964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-44807569345011543192013-08-25T21:58:05.415-04:002013-08-25T21:58:05.415-04:00Dickens! thou shouldst be living at this hour. (Th...Dickens! thou shouldst be living at this hour. (Thanks to Wordsworth, and Google. In that order.)<br />Good luck, Ed.Halidrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808166948121989036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-11602737537465563152013-08-23T03:52:06.895-04:002013-08-23T03:52:06.895-04:00Tim: I emailed Rakuten Inc. of Japan with particu...Tim: I emailed Rakuten Inc. of Japan with particulars of the issue, and they replied asking for more clarification. This was my response:<br /><br />Mr. Jerome Stephen:<br /><br />Thank you for replying to my query.<br /><br />According to Wikipedia, Kobo Inc. of Toronto, Canada, is owned by your firm, Rakuten, Inc. of Japan, and has about 46% of the Canadian ebook market. It also has affiliates in Australia and New Zealand and outlets in other countries. <br /><br />Kobo Inc. has an arrangement with MP Publishing, Isle of Man, Great Britain, by which MP Publishing has supplied, or still provides, ebook versions of the back list of titles of the now defunct publisher, MacAdam/Cage of San Francisco. My historical novel series, Sparrowhawk, is one of those titles. Neither MP Publishing, nor Kobo, nor MacAdam/Cage has paid me back royalties for those seven titles for just about a year now, nor provided me with any kind of statement of earnings of those royalties. <br /><br />Numerous queries to MP Publishing and its principals over the last several months have gone unacknowledged and unanswered. This constitutes stonewalling. <br /><br />Regardless of the arrangement between Kobo Inc. and MP Publishing, to which I am not a party, the sale of these downloadable versions of my novels constitutes book piracy, because I am not being compensated or paid for my intellectual property. These titles are not in the public domain. My intellectual and literary property has been stolen, or pirated. In effect, neither party acknowledges or recognizes my proprietary interest in these titles. This does not amount to theft. This is theft. <br /><br />Kobo Inc. has stated to me that this is a relationship issue between MP Publishing and me that must be worked out. It is not. It is a relationship between Kobo Inc., which is abetting book piracy, and MP Publishing, which is offering pirated books, and Rakuten Inc. of Japan, which seems to be oblivious to the piracy. <br /><br />Because I am not being paid for my work, and because of my propriety interest in the Sparrowhawk titles, I wish Kobo Inc. to remove said titles from its sales sites. Only Rakuten can compel both Kobo Inc. and MP Publishing to honor this request. Otherwise, it is sanctioning legalized piracy. <br />Here is a list of the subject titles that can be found on Kobo Inc.'s site:<br /><br />Sparrowhawk Book I<br />Sparrowhawk Book II<br />Sparrowhawk Book III<br />Sparrowhawk Book IV<br />Sparrowhawk Book V<br />Sparrowhawk Book VI<br />Sparrowhawk Companion<br /><br />Furthermore, I would like to be forwarded any royalties accrued by Kobo Inc. and MP Publishing since the beginning of their "arrangement." This is an arrangement that simply bypasses the owner of that intellectual property, me. <br /><br />Thank you for your attention to this matter.<br /><br />Edward Clinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160209827969614964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-12384657844849061402013-08-22T21:27:31.567-04:002013-08-22T21:27:31.567-04:00I wonder how...Kickstarter?...get the word out thr...I wonder how...Kickstarter?...get the word out through any O'ist outlets possible?...we can raise the money to right this injustice?<br /><br />Ed, how much is "prohibitive"?Tim Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319251326099194934noreply@blogger.com