JKR's plans for a HP encyclopedia in book form

May 22, 2012 19:35

Spotted this little item on Twitter and found my jaw dropping in disbelief.  Now, however, I find myself feeling cynical and not really surprised after all ( Read more... )

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dormiensa May 22 2012, 23:49:23 UTC
why am i not surprised?

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eilonwy1 May 22 2012, 23:50:24 UTC
My thoughts exactly, Sam!

I don't know if you've seen what Steve Vander Ark eventually did publish, but in no way, shape, or form is it the HP Lex we know and love. It certainly isn't worth spending hard-earned money on, imho. On the other hand, the Lex as he would have published it would be worth every penny of the asking price.

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margotlefaye May 23 2012, 00:04:55 UTC
No argument from me. Either she should have objected the minutes she saw the site, or she should have continued to tolerate it. What she did was the opposite of gracious.

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eilonwy1 May 23 2012, 01:03:53 UTC
That's precisely my feeling on it too, Diane. That lawsuit left a very sour taste in my mouth when it happened, and it's been resurrected again, hearing this latest news.

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dormiensa May 23 2012, 00:07:56 UTC
heard about the book, but didn't really bother to check it out after the whole lawsuit kerfuffle. poor guy. yes, he was a bit naive to get talked into publishing his online resource--that publisher must've wanted a cut into the HP profits--but to totally drag him through the mud like that. just cruel.

i guess we should be grateful that he wasn't forced to pull down HP Lex. small miracles.

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eilonwy1 May 23 2012, 01:05:40 UTC
Yes, I'm grateful for that, at least! It's a tremendous resource for us fic writers! I couldn't even count how often I've turned to it for this or that tiny piece of HP minutiae.

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