Dear Paul,
First, its Martijn, not Martin, You probably didnt read my mail completly. In my mail i told that i still have the book on pre order for when its released. So, i will pay for the book, just not yet, as i cant get the book right now either. I have all his books already, some even 2 or 3 times as ive read them too many times fort hem to be consider books still ;) I am making a point. Its time people and companies start realizing that the way they are handling releases these days Is not the way to go anymore. Movie companies are doing the exact same things, and i believe its the exact opposit thing they should do, to stop the illegal downloading. Again, i will buy the book, dont you worry, i said it in my mail. I knew some people would be offended or maybe surprised by what i was saying, but you should also understand, that i love to read the books of Raymond just as much as any other fan. And i think in todays age, you shouldnt "punish" people because of what country they are from. I read the book in English, so there isnt any reason i should not be allowed to read the book on the release date. Van: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Namens Paul Atkinson Verzonden: maandag 30 januari 2012 11:17 Aan: feistfans-l; [email protected] Onderwerp: Re: Something about the release that bugs me. Martin, I would say welcome to the list but... What you've done here wasn't the brightest thing to do. First, you've just admitted to the rights holder that you've illegally acquired a copy of his work, with the rest of us witness to that. Second, a lot of people on this list consider Ray a friend of sort and certainly someone whom we respect as a person and an author. We all support his work by offering our encouragement (and sometimes criticism) but most importantly we support him by buying his work so he can continue to write the epic tales we all enjoy. You've just trampled all over that! Thirdly, as a first time post it's really not the way to endear yourself to a group of people who love reading. I'll say no more. Paul From: Martijn Bouman <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, 30 January 2012, 9:13 Subject: Something about the release that bugs me. Hello all, This is my first post tot his mailinglist, but today i just want to share a story about the new book A Crown Imperiled. First, let me say im from Holland. Having said that, i would lake to note that i read all books in English. I dont like Translations from Englis as lots of language specific things go lost in the translation. As many of you, i was looking Forward to the next book from Raymond. Today the book is out in the UK, for the kindle device. As i said, i read all books in English so i log into the Amazon Site to buy and download the book. This is where things go wrong. We are living in 2012. Far far into the digital age. Everything can be bought over the Internet, and world wide releases are as easy as clicking on a link. NOT for his book though. Someone, wether it be Raymond, the publisher or whoever else decided that since i am not from the UK, i am not allowed to buy this book right now. I have to wait....And wait..And wait some more. I would like you all to know, that i now downloaded the book from a torrent file. Go look it up on the internet, its already available. Will i buy the book when it gets realeased..Ofcourse, i want them all in hardcover too. Will i wait..Ofcourse not. We live in A digital age, and it shouldnt be prohibited for me to read that book. Releasing a book like this is like feeding the illegal downloads. Whoever decided that this is the way to release a digital book is keeping the illegal downloading alive. I just dont understand why companies or people dont understand this. So, there you have it. Right now im happily reading an illegal obtained copy for A Crown Imperiled. And the sole reason is That Raymond or HarperCollins or whoever else isnt allowing me to read it at the release date cause i am from another country. Thats like throwing us back into the middle ages. If companies want to stop the illegal downloading, i suggest they keep up with the time we live in today, and go for world wide releases. Regards, Martijn Bouman
