Russian publisher stole my book! - Page 3

Kelley Eidem · **Re: Russian publisher stole my book! -** 02-07-2008, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Creative fossil

why don't you give him the opportunity to make you an out of court settlement? Say you know it's him (call his bluff) and ask him to suggest a reasonable compensation. Act as if you are 100% confident it's him.

If it's not him, the worst that will happen is that he'll deny it. If it was him, the worst that'll happen is he's spent all the money already and court or no court you won't see a dime.

Yes, that would work under normal circumstances. I had a lawyer try to negotiate with him before to no avail. The guy is off-the-chart stubborn.

There is an organization called "Lawyers for the Arts." They represent writers pro bono. I'm waiting to hear from one I emailed over the weekend.

Meanwhile, I don't want to give the publisher any advance warning of a possible subpoena (sp?).

Tim Schaefer · **Re: Russian publisher stole my book! -** 02-07-2008, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Kelley Eidem

Meanwhile, I don't want to give the publisher any advance warning of a possible subpoena (sp?).

Then you might not want to post rants on the internet

Kelley Eidem · **Re: Russian publisher stole my book! -** 02-09-2008, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Tim Schaefer

Then you might not want to post rants on the internet

I did finally decide to call the publisher's phone numbers. Neither one is working anymore.

What's the technical term for my situation...I believe it's S.O.L.

But this has prodded me to put the book up for sale through cafepress. Thanks to all of you who persisted in nudging me along.

Kelley

Dean Kennedy · **Re: Russian publisher stole my book! -** 02-14-2008, 11:47 PM

It's fantastic to come in at the end of this thread and see how much "opportunity" can come out of unexpected places -- great to witness!

Personally, I had a logo that I created supporting Melbourne's Commonwealth Games bid (about 12 years ago, well before we ended up getting the nod) used without permission for promoting a meeting in Melbourne of Commonwealth Games representatives from participating countries. I just happened to be at the convention centre for a different event, and noticed my logo in use.

I can't say I was upset: I was pretty happy to see my logo on the screen (and would have given permission anyway) ... but I can see now where I might use that from a "so good it was stolen" story-telling point of view!

Kelley Eidem · 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Ravedesigns

Like Kyle mentioned, check out someplace like lulu.com or even cafepress.com where you can call the shots regarding printing costs, what is sells for and what you make.

Steve

Thank you again, Steve!

Here is a wonderful update to this whole episode. According to cafepress, my book is ranked #10 out of 12,700 books! I don't know how steep the climb would be to take the #1 spot, but if the last week's sales are any indication of the trajectory, it looks like it could keep climbing.

I've spent under $10 advertising during this rise in the charts.

One customer put an image of the book with a link on his website just yesterday. He specifically did not sign up as an affiliate because he prefers to inform visitors that he's not connected financially.

Steve, if you hadn't told me about cafepress, none of this would have happened!

The best to you.

Kelley Eidem

Ravedesigns · **Re: Russian publisher stole my book! -** 05-23-2008, 11:36 PM

Thanks for the update Kelley! I'm really happy to hear of your success with this and how you turned a real negative event into something so positive.

Way to go!

Steve