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   Re: Asked and Answered   
   27 Dec 10 22:31:40   
   
   On 12/27/2010 11:39 AM, Brandon Klassen wrote:   
   > As a review for another one of those B5 Kindle items says...   
   >   
   > "This product is an advertisement for the print version,   
   >   
   > I should have paid more attention to what I was ordering. This 5 book   
   > series put out by J. Michael Straczynski ([...]) is great, one that   
   > I'm proud to have on my shelf. When I saw this on the kindle store, I   
   > thought it was a great way to have the same information on the go.   
   > When I read the title, I thought it was a reformatted/reorganized   
   > version of the books I own. It is not. It is a 1000 word excerpt (most   
   > of which is taken up by an ad for the real book) that includes just a   
   > couple of questions and answers (contractually, they can not publish   
   > the entire book as an e-book). It is fine as an ad, but I don't think   
   > they should charge for it. Having 5 different versions for sale on the   
   > kindle store is especially misleading.   
   >   
   > Bottom line: Go to the cafe press link and get the real books if they   
   > interest you (I'd give them 5 stars for any B5 fan). Stay away from   
   > these ads. They aren't worth your money."   
      
   I already have the printed version of the 5 books, I was just confused    
   by this listing.  Thanks for the info.   
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