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elisi ([personal profile] elisi) wrote2006-04-21 07:00 pm
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OK, this is just too bizarre not to pass on...

Someone is trying to sell their Star Wars fanfic on Amazon! See for yourselves!

(Thank you to [livejournal.com profile] harmonyfb for the link!)
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[identity profile] stultiloquentia.livejournal.com 2006-04-21 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
There's already a betting pool on how long it'll take for Lucas' lawyers to swoop and Amazon to delete the page. I guess she co-owns an independent press? She'll be lucky if she's not sued right out of her livelihood.
elisi: Living in interesting times is not worth it (*headdesk* Mal by mortari)

[personal profile] elisi 2006-04-21 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
The stupidity is just baffling. And - according to the one review on the page - her writing isn't even any good...

[identity profile] mefnord.livejournal.com 2006-04-21 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Bwahahaha! the stupidity! Also, cousinjean can be topped!
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[personal profile] gillo 2006-04-21 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I read a little. Clunky writing, full of names and statistics - much the sort of thing a bright teenage fanboy might produce. Quite possibly better than Lucas's own writing, which is not hard, but not actually any good. After two pages I lacked the strength to go on to a third. That good.

Crazy woman. Has she no clue, not even of any sort?

[identity profile] poshcat.livejournal.com 2006-04-21 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
The best part is that she wants $20 a copy!!! ROFLMAO!

The second best part is that I get to say hello to you. Hellooooooooooooo. ::waves::
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[personal profile] elisi 2006-04-21 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
she wants $20 a copy!!! ROFLMAO!
I know!!!! She's insane! *giggles*

And you're here! Helllloooooooooo!!! *waves back like crazy*

What can I do to make you stay? Hmmm, I *will* write some more (naughty!) Spike/Dawn very soon (as soon as school starts again) - can I send it your way for a beta?
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[personal profile] elisi 2006-04-21 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Some people... ::shakes head::

And poor Cousinjean! I hope she's doing OK and writing her original novel - it was very intriguing.
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[personal profile] elisi 2006-04-21 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
After two pages I lacked the strength to go on to a third. That good.
And she wants £20 a copy...

No. No clue!

[identity profile] asta77.livejournal.com 2006-04-21 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, George's lawyers will soon be introducing her to the dark side of the law.
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[personal profile] elisi 2006-04-21 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Bwah! To your comment and your icon! :D

[identity profile] madam-rptr.livejournal.com 2006-04-21 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I love the first comment in the Amazon forum for the book, "George Lucas is going to eat your face!"


BWAH!
elisi: Living in interesting times is not worth it (killer snot monster by earth_vexer)

[personal profile] elisi 2006-04-21 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
'BWAH!' indeed. *g*

[identity profile] mefnord.livejournal.com 2006-04-21 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
I wonder if she got married? I really liked her writing, but, boy, was she confused... the reactions were cinge-worthy though. And downright mean. *sighs at fandom*
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[personal profile] yourlibrarian 2006-04-21 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Actually this is not the first fanfic I've seen being sold on Amazon, and there's some stuff that ends up on on that site that seems to be part of library collections, it's downright odd.

But the part that really caught my attention? How are all those "used and new" alternate sellers coming up with copies? "Scuffing from shelf wear on covers." Whahuh? Do they simply attach their names to any book out there whether they have it or not?

[identity profile] curiouswombat.livejournal.com 2006-04-21 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh good grief!
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[personal profile] gillo 2006-04-21 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't spot the price. I was just gobsmacked at the effrontery of trying to sell it at all.

I'm astonished Amazon's lawyers didn't pick up on the implications of this.

[identity profile] jamalov29.livejournal.com 2006-04-21 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes she's doing Ok and keeps on writing original stuff. She's also going to get married in September.
Poor Cousinjean indeed. Having to say goodbye to the fandom like this when she was such a brilliant writer..:(

[identity profile] frenchani.livejournal.com 2006-04-21 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes it's a shame, her fanfictions were terrific.
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[personal profile] gillo 2006-04-22 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
What is more, if I understand the stats, she's actually sold some books:


Amazon.com Sales Rank: #34,166 in Books (See Top Sellers in Books)
Yesterday: #39,951 in Books

- unless Amazon has deleted a lot of books from their lists overnight. I cannot understand why it's still up for sale there. By now surely Lucas's lawyers have contacted them?
elisi: Living in interesting times is not worth it (fighter (Buffy) by earth_vexer)

[personal profile] elisi 2006-04-23 06:43 am (UTC)(link)
there's some stuff that ends up on on that site that seems to be part of library collections
How bizarre!

How are all those "used and new" alternate sellers coming up with copies?
Now that's a good question...
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[personal profile] elisi 2006-04-23 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
!
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[personal profile] elisi 2006-04-23 06:45 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much - I've been wondering this myself. I rather enjoyed following her wedding preparations!
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[personal profile] elisi 2006-04-23 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
I was just gobsmacked at the effrontery of trying to sell it at all.
As are we all!

I'm astonished Amazon's lawyers didn't pick up on the implications of this.
Me too - isn't that place regulated?
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[personal profile] elisi 2006-04-23 06:50 am (UTC)(link)
Well I just checked, and it's still there! I also saw what tags people had put on! *g*

Customers tagged this item with

bad fanfic (6), the stupid it burns (5), copyright infringement (5), only living brain donor (3), weapons-grade stupidity (2), a Chernobyl-esque mistake (2), is yoda gonna have to smack a btch (2), Very Very Very Illegal (2), Lucas is so going to kill you (2), a bigger mistake than Jar-Jar (1), lawyer up sweetheart (1), start running now (1), stupid in_deep_doodoo (1), fan fiction for sale (1), Copyright Infringement (1)
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[personal profile] yourlibrarian 2006-04-23 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
How bizarre!

Very. I came across this by accident when I came up as an author on Amazon. It was a library community study I did back in graduate school. So far as I know there are only 3 copies, each of them in a different library collection. How on earth that got listed on Amazon I'd like to see someone explain.
elisi: Living in interesting times is not worth it (killer snot monster by earth_vexer)

[personal profile] elisi 2006-04-23 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Nope, I have no idea. The world is a strange place...
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[personal profile] gillo 2006-04-28 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
It's gone now. About time.
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[personal profile] elisi 2006-04-29 10:37 am (UTC)(link)
No kidding. Here's an excellent article about it!
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