Comments on: Ebay Bookseller Sued by Publisher http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/ebay-bookseller-sued-by-publisher A Site About Everything and Nothing Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:59:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Ebay Bookseller Sued by Publisher by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/ebay-bookseller-sued-by-publisher#comment-2551 Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:51:35 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/ebay-bookseller-sued-by-publisher#comment-2551 It can be sometimes surprising who gets to see what you write, hence the importance of getting things correct etc. People involved or mentioned can and do read these things - especially now as the importance of what may rank well in a search engine can have. My logs today show a visitor who came from the IP nyhost.harpercollins.com I understand for legal reasons they would be unable to comment but some more information on the story would be interesting Regulars may remember a similar thing before from <a href="http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/follow-up-on-the-lovely-cj-miles">The Lovely CJ Miles</a> It can be sometimes surprising who gets to see what you write, hence the importance of getting things correct etc.
People involved or mentioned can and do read these things - especially now as the importance of what may rank well in a search engine can have.
My logs today show a visitor who came from the IP

nyhost.harpercollins.com

I understand for legal reasons they would be unable to comment but some more information on the story would be interesting

Regulars may remember a similar thing before from The Lovely CJ Miles

]]> Comment on Ebay Bookseller Sued by Publisher by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/ebay-bookseller-sued-by-publisher#comment-2440 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:40:27 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/ebay-bookseller-sued-by-publisher#comment-2440 ARB I think publishers remainder less now in the UK, they realise the marketing implications and pulp the books instead. Most were only fit for pulping in the first place anyway ARB
I think publishers remainder less now in the UK, they realise the marketing implications and pulp the books instead.
Most were only fit for pulping in the first place anyway

]]> Comment on Ebay Bookseller Sued by Publisher by: A Retired Bookdealer http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/ebay-bookseller-sued-by-publisher#comment-2438 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:28:20 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/ebay-bookseller-sued-by-publisher#comment-2438 Interesting , thanks . What's also interesting is that most or nearly all of the remainders - or published just to be sold as remainders. Are no longer of UK origin, they are shipped in from China, USA etc by the pallet load ...... just to be sold as remainders ( these are known, I am told - as special editions ) I wonder in the UK, if there is such a thing as a genuine publishers -undamaged remainder ? Interesting , thanks .

What’s also interesting is that most or nearly all of the
remainders - or published just to be sold as remainders.
Are no longer of UK origin,
they are shipped in from China, USA etc by the pallet load
…… just to be sold as remainders
( these are known, I am told - as special editions )

I wonder in the UK, if there is such a thing as a genuine publishers -undamaged remainder ?

]]> Comment on Ebay Bookseller Sued by Publisher by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/ebay-bookseller-sued-by-publisher#comment-2436 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:15:27 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/ebay-bookseller-sued-by-publisher#comment-2436 ARB I mentioned remainders rather than them. For the reason, as we both know, you can go into a secondhand bookshop that deals in remainders and buy what appear to be remaindered books - that does not always mean they are ! <i>as such the publisher has taken action on the theft of books</i> This is the point, anyone stealing them is guilty of theft, anyone just selling them potentially guilty of handling stolen goods. There is no mention of either charge, even if there were - when did you hear of a huge comapny suing someone who has inappropriately sold their goods? I will post more info when I get it - the above is all I have. ARB
I mentioned remainders rather than them. For the reason, as we both know, you can go into a secondhand bookshop that deals in remainders and buy what appear to be remaindered books - that does not always mean they are !

as such the publisher has taken action on the theft of books
This is the point, anyone stealing them is guilty of theft, anyone just selling them potentially guilty of handling stolen goods. There is no mention of either charge, even if there were - when did you hear of a huge comapny suing someone who has inappropriately sold their goods?

I will post more info when I get it - the above is all I have.

]]> Comment on Ebay Bookseller Sued by Publisher by: A Retired Bookdealer http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/ebay-bookseller-sued-by-publisher#comment-2433 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:03:31 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/ebay-bookseller-sued-by-publisher#comment-2433 <i>he has sold thousands of books stolen from its distribution centre</i> Hi , If he has supposedly stolen them - how can they be remainders ? surely its just a case of theft - as such the publisher has taken action on the theft of books . Will be interesting to read the full story. he has sold thousands of books stolen from its distribution centre

Hi ,
If he has supposedly stolen them - how can they be remainders ?
surely its just a case of theft - as such the publisher has taken action on the theft of books .
Will be interesting to read the full story.

]]> Comment on Ebay Bookseller Sued by Publisher by: Rod http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/ebay-bookseller-sued-by-publisher#comment-2429 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:31:09 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/ebay-bookseller-sued-by-publisher#comment-2429 Craig not sure of the full details, however they were obtained it's the principal of the publishers action that one has to question. I cannot help feel they are trying to make a point about their books appearing on ebay. Rod Craig
not sure of the full details, however they were obtained it’s the principal of the publishers action that one has to question.
I cannot help feel they are trying to make a point about their books appearing on ebay.

Rod

]]> Comment on Ebay Bookseller Sued by Publisher by: Craig http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/ebay-bookseller-sued-by-publisher#comment-2427 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:19:41 +0000 http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/ebay-bookseller-sued-by-publisher#comment-2427 Were they remaindered or were they books put aside to be destroyed (put in a skip and sent to be pulped )? Were they remaindered or were they books put aside to be destroyed (put in a skip and sent to be pulped )?

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