Re:Arch Linux Handbook for Kindle rejected by Amazon
by fastball on Sunday September 09, 2012 @04:59PM
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More books for sale means more money. Amazon likes more money.
I can think of no reason Amazon would be against selling crowdsourced books (besides quality control). If you have ideas, please enlighten us.
Re:Arch Linux Handbook for Kindle rejected by Amazon
by naner on Monday September 10, 2012 @12:00PM
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I can think of no reason Amazon would be against selling crowdsourced books (besides quality control).
You can think of no reason besides that one reason you gave? ;)
According to the email he received, Amazon doesn't allow you you publish material you do not own the copyright to. So this effectively kills crowdsourced material unless you have a copyright assignment clause.
Re:Arch Linux Handbook for Kindle rejected by Amazon
by fastball on Monday September 10, 2012 @04:03PM
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Right, but you made it sound like a problem. It seemed like you were disagreeing with ig1, rather than rephrasing his exact thoughts.
Re:Arch Linux Handbook for Kindle rejected by Amazon
by naner on Tuesday September 11, 2012 @07:06AM
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I did technically disagree. Crowdsourced and copyleft aren't the same thing. I gave the example of Dive into Python as a copyleft publication that is not crowdsourced and where the copyright is held by one person (or publishing company).
I have a feeling that Amazon may actually dislike people selling crowdsourced material as assembled books, not necessarily copyleft books (such as Dive into Python).