The Diary of Nythrax (The Book of The Baldening) [NOW AVAILABLE]

[schild]

NOW AVAILABLE







Books are of excellent quality with perfect binding. The covers are crisp, the pages are heavy and the lettering and such is immaculate. Really, really impressed with the quality. Now if only companies like CafePress took as much pride in their work as Blurb.

After I give a once through for errors, I will be opening up sales. Expect them to hit on September 1st. Also, going to make it available through Kindle. Edit: Oh, the hardback - Really, really, really nice. f13 will actually make more off the softback due to the way they do pricing, but the hardback is MUCH nicer.

Also, the final cover will be slightly different, I threw this one together just for these particular copies.

$12.95 Softback
$27.95 Hardback

I don't know how long I'll keep the hardback available. But it's totally worth it for the inside flaps, trust me.

Total page count: 116
Total Awesomeness: Over 9,000

[WindupAtheist]

Don't everyone go crazy at once. 

So for the record, this'll be the BG1 section of the story edited into book form with all the 'forum thread' stuff removed. Any meager profits generated will go towards keeping f13 ticking. We're not planning to upgrade our Lamborghinis with money made selling interweb poast in hardcover form or anything.

[Murgos]

Uh, good luck?

I guess if you call it a satire you can probably get away with using TSR and Biowares copyrighted IP.

[schild]

Uh, good luck?

I guess if you call it a satire you can probably get away with using TSR and Biowares copyrighted IP.

From the copyright section:

Copyright 2009 The authors retain sole copyright for their contributions to this book. All names and places are Copyright 2009 their respective owners, which could be any number of companies at this point. Including, but not limited to Bioware/EA & Wizards of the Coast. Not that it really matters as this book is totally and completely parody.

Should we have more?

Should I just copy the copyright page from a Weird Al cd booklet?

[Rendakor]

It took me until schild's latest post to realize that you guys were serious.

[schild]

It took me until schild's latest post to realize that you guys were serious.

But I'm always serious :(

[Brogarn]

But I'm always serious :(

And don't call him Shirley.

[Goreschach]

This is such an incredibly stupid idea.

[schild]

Care to elaborate?

[lamaros]

Who is going to want it?

Apart from those who think of it as a donation?

[schild]

Who is going to want it?

Apart from those who think of it as a donation?

Who cares? I'm just doing it through blurb.com, it's not like it's costing us anything up front.

What, did you think we were trying to get a book into B&N? Seriously now.

[Goreschach]

You mean besides that you're always coming up with these kinds of ideas, and then dropping them after a couple weeks? Or that WUA is having trouble just finishing this thread, when books are generally assumed to be, lets say, somewhat long. Or that the meager number of people from these forums that would actually pay money for it would probably not even cover the costs of having this thing printed? Or that you'd get the everloving fuck lawyered out of you?

[schild]

You mean besides that you're always coming up with these kinds of ideas, and then dropping them after a couple weeks? Or that WUA is having trouble just finishing this thread, when books are generally assumed to be, lets say, somewhat long. Or that the meager number of people from these forums that would actually pay money for it would probably not even cover the costs of having this thing printed? Or that you'd get the everloving fuck lawyered out of you?

What crawled up your ass, guy? Did I punch your mother in the dick or something?

[Goreschach]

You mean besides that you're always coming up with these kinds of ideas, and then dropping them after a couple weeks? Or that WUA is having trouble just finishing this thread, when books are generally assumed to be, lets say, somewhat long. Or that the meager number of people from these forums that would actually pay money for it would probably not even cover the costs of having this thing printed? Or that you'd get the everloving fuck lawyered out of you?

What crawled up your ass, guy? Did I punch your mother in the dick or something?

You asked.

[schild]

Yea, but you didn't read my responses.

I'm using blurb. it costs nothing.

You didn't read what WUA wrote - it's just the first Baldur's Gate story.

As for getting lawyered, I suppose we could. That can happen. But I don't think EA wants the fallout of suing an LLC (that has no money) for a piece of fanfiction they sold to fund servers. Particularly not one that can kick around as much dirt as this one. Especially when we flat out call it parody and it's about a decade+ old game. Even moreso when we're dedicating the fucking thing to BioWare.

But seriously, you got all riled up because I asked? Fucking chillax, brosef.

[Merusk]

I'll buy one, but I'm an incredible dork that way.

[schild]

Thanks dude. 

[Goreschach]

As for getting lawyered, I suppose we could. That can happen. But I don't think EA wants the fallout of suing an LLC (that has no money) for a piece of fanfiction they sold to fund servers. Particularly not one that can kick around as much dirt as this one. Especially when we flat out call it parody and it's about a decade+ old game. Even moreso when we're dedicating the fucking thing to BioWare.

But seriously, you got all riled up because I asked? Fucking chillax, brosef.

Keep in mind we are talking about an industry that cackles in glee at C&D'ing free mods to 20 year old snes games.

And how am I riled up? You're the one going around punching women in the dicks.

[schild]

Dude, your mom has a dick? lol

I really don't see this becoming a legal issue. But I'll make some phone calls about it.

[schild]

In Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.[16] Supreme Court recognized parody as a fair use, even when done for profit. Roy Orbison's publisher, Acuff-Rose Music Inc., had sued 2 Live Crew in 1989 for their use of Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman" in a mocking rap version with altered lyrics. The Supreme Court viewed 2 Live Crew's version as a ridiculing commentary on the earlier work, and ruled that when the parody was itself the product rather than used for mere advertising, commercial sale did not bar the defense. The Campbell court also distinguished parodies from satire, which they described as a broader social critique not intrinsically tied to ridicule of a specific work, and so not deserving of the same use exceptions as parody because the satirist's ideas are capable of expression without the use of the other particular work.

A number of appellate decisions have recognized parody as a protected fair use, including both the Second (Leibovitz v. Paramount Pictures Corp.) and Ninth Circuits (Mattel v. Walking Mountain Productions). Most recently, Suntrust v. Houghton Mifflin, a suit was brought unsuccessfully against the publication of The Wind Done Gone, which reused many of the characters and situations from Gone with the Wind, but told the events from the point of view of the slaves rather than the slaveholders. The Eleventh Circuit, applying Campbell, recognized that The Wind Done Gone was a protected parody, and vacated the district court's injunction against its publication.

I'd say the bolded part is pretty goddamn good precedent.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use#Fair_use_and_parody

[UnSub]

Parody is considered fair use and protected. As linked, we can all thank 2 Live Crew for that.

Also, if anyone wants to sue for fan fic - good luck to them. First step would be to find another bit of fan fic based around the same game that has existed for longer than this one, untroubled by IP law suits. Doesn't matter if it makes money or not - if BioWare is going to sue over some BG fan fic, they have to go after everyone.

[schild]

It would actually be Wizards of the Coast going after us if anyone, and honestly, if they did that, I could point them to countless Dragonlance fanfic that would make their balls shrink to the size of raisins that did much more damage than this would. In fact, I don't think this even has the ability to turn anyone anything but ONTO Baldur's Gate.

[Hindenburg]

You mean besides that you're always coming up with these kinds of ideas, and then dropping them after a couple weeks?

I like this part.

[CmdrSlack]

if BioWare is going to sue over some BG fan fic, they have to go after everyone.

Technically untrue. That's for trademark, not copyright. Copyright is durable regardless of whether you go after each and every infringer. Someone else infringing doesn't end a cause of action against another infringer.

But most likely parody, I guess . . .

[schild]

You mean besides that you're always coming up with these kinds of ideas, and then dropping them after a couple weeks?

I like this part.

You would, now bugger off.

[Hindenburg]

You mean besides that you're always coming up with these kinds of ideas, and then dropping them after a couple weeks?

I like this part.

You would, now bugger off.

Should I reserve a room?

[NowhereMan]

You guys are seriously compromising the awesomeness per post ratio in this thread.

[WindupAtheist]

You mean besides that you're always coming up with these kinds of ideas, and then dropping them after a couple weeks? Or that WUA is having trouble just finishing this thread, when books are generally assumed to be, lets say, somewhat long.

Stripped down to nothing but story, the BG1 segment of this thread weighs in at something north of 30k words, but less than 35k words. So long enough to pass as a reasonably beefy novella, though short of a proper novel. Plenty enough for a ha-ha vanity press project. Which is what this is.

Or that the meager number of people from these forums that would actually pay money for it would probably not even cover the costs of having this thing printed?

Or he could just have them made to order and pay nothing up front?

Or that you'd get the everloving fuck lawyered out of you?

Just like that time (popular comedy) was sued into oblivion for that (popular movie) parody episode, right? Come on.

[schild]

For the record, we're looking at 120 pages.

[Triforcer]

this thread is now the #1 Google result for the phrase "chillax, brosef."

[NowhereMan]

I am seriously considering buying that as a gift for someone. Sadly I'm guessing shipping charges would make it one of the more expenisve gifts I buy for a friend.

[schild]

I am seriously considering buying that as a gift for someone. Sadly I'm guessing shipping charges would make it one of the more expenisve gifts I buy for a friend.

Assuming the coupon is still available, when I approve the book, I will post a free shipping coupon for any shipping under $10.

[MrHat]

I am seriously considering buying that as a gift for someone. Sadly I'm guessing shipping charges would make it one of the more expenisve gifts I buy for a friend.

Assuming the coupon is still available, when I approve the book, I will post a free shipping coupon for any shipping under $10.

$12.95 Softback
$27.95 Hardback

 

[schild]

I am seriously considering buying that as a gift for someone. Sadly I'm guessing shipping charges would make it one of the more expenisve gifts I buy for a friend.

Assuming the coupon is still available, when I approve the book, I will post a free shipping coupon for any shipping under $10.

$12.95 Softback
$27.95 Hardback

 

Under $10 in shipping, Hat. The cost of any book is completely irrelevant.

For those wondering, the cost of shipping the hardback and the softback for me was $8.27. The coupon got rid of all that.

[MrHat]

Thanks.

I get stupid sometimes.