The issue is that this book: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/6131076278/
is a direct copy of the English Wikipedia article. There are many more books like this made by the same company. 2010/11/1 KIZU Naoko <[email protected]>: > Well while Ryan and Fred look having a valid concern, on this particular issue > I have no idea what you guys discuss. > > The article seems to be a full translation of Japanese Wikipedia > article which seem to be based on three Japanese books (see > "references" in the jawiki article) all in paper, not robo-books. > > On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 5:09 AM, Ryan Kaldari <[email protected]> wrote: >> It is actually becoming somewhat difficult to search for books on >> obscure subjects on Amazon or Alibris without being completely spammed >> with matches for "robo-books" automatically generated from Wikipedia >> articles. Recently, I was doing research for a Wikipedia article on a >> rather obscure type of spider, and I came very close to buying a book on >> it before I realized that it was actually just a reprint of the content >> I had already written for the article. So I almost paid someone for my >> own writing! Perhaps we should put together a project to keep track of >> these robo-book publishers so that we can start asking for some >> royalties (or else sue them for not giving us proper credit). >> >> Ryan Kaldari >> >> On 10/31/10 9:41 AM, Fred Bauder wrote: >>> There is a book review of a 98 page book supposedly about Ukita >>> Kōkichi (who apparently prematurely invented the hang glider) >>> >>> http://blog.seattlepi.com/travelforaircraft/archives/226709.asp >>> >>> Which consists of this Wikipedia article: >>> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukita_K%C5%8Dkichi >>> >>> and a few others >>> >>> Listed on Amazon for 50 bucks: >>> >>> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/6131076278/ >>> >>> together with a bevy of other sellers: >>> >>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/6131076278/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new >>> >>> Fred >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> foundation-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> foundation-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> > > > > -- > KIZU Naoko / 木津尚子 > member of Wikimedians in Kansai / 関西ウィキメディアユーザ会 http://kansai.wikimedia.jp > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
