fishers64 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Back in the days of the archive I recall a member named Taccer was trying to petition Scholastic in the form of a letter to get the Bionicle book content of the three Bionicle series' (Chronicles, Adventures, Legends) online. Would the community like to see this happen? Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klak Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 (edited) It would be nice, but I think Scholastic, the writers of the books, and even Lego, who is no longer raking in profits from Bionicle, deserve the cash. Unless none of them actually mind. Edited October 22, 2011 by MakutaKlak My Comedies: The Krika Show (Season 1)The Krika Show Season 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padishah Mehmet II Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Controversy: Dovy voted yes.... I never got to read them, because, you know, I'm in Lithuania and all.-Dovydas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franco Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Yes. Mainly because it'd be nice if I ever wanted to revisit them [to have them up there] (though that's doubtful). -The Fearless Leader [Profiles] Wisdom. Restraint. Emptiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleo Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 (edited) Yes, but it might be copyright infringement, in which case I would vehemently oppose the action. Edited October 27, 2011 by Paleo Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraHau Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Nah. Too many legal issues. Every moment gives us a chance to become more than what we are.-Ryu, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike: Fight for the FutureNot luck. It's what you do that makes you a hero.-Kopaka Nuva, MoLI have but one destiny.-Takanuva, MoL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotorical Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 to avoid copyright issues, they would have to either make money from them (e-readers) or get authorisationso when thats done i will be Karzahni'n happy axonn, trying to excape my signature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuragaNuva Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I'd love it (I never read most of the chapter books, but I'd like to), though I doubt that it will happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coob Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I have them all, so for me, I don't care. While it would be nice for other people, I doubt Scholastic is going to do it. Kanohi of ComedyThe Rise and Fall of the Toa, Mask of Humor, Legends of the Matoran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 1st Shadow Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I personally think it's best if they just stay as ink on paper. Putting them online would just ruin the name of BIONICLE for me, and many others, I assume. If it does get put online, then it would have been as if no one cared enough to protect the great work we all hold so dear.There's my 3 and a half cents. ~Your friendly, neighborhood Shadow ~Credit for Avatar and Banner goes to NickonAquaMagna~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa of Snow and slush Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I would like it, but UltraHau is right. I'm sure there would be copywrite issues. I missed the first half of them. flash=250,100]http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/sprxtrerme/BANNERS/thornax.swf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednas3636 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 one day, I'll buy the remaining books from amazon, hoping they're still there so no TheSkeletonMan939, Twister92, SPIRIT and Gatanui are awesome for uploading soundtracks and games and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Zaz Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I would love that... but the truth is, there is absolutely no @#$%&*%@$#&*@ way Lego and Scholastic will EVER even consider putting them on the web. They didn't even make Graphic Novel #10 because they thought it'd do badly; forget about losing chances to make a profit. Thank you, BZPower staff. In the past, I wish I showed more appreciation for all that you do. From one Bionicle fan to another, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSR Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 It's just about the only way I'd ever get around to reading them, so yes. Hey: I'm not very active around BZP right now. However, you can always contact me through PM (I have email notifications set up) and I will reply as soon as I can. Useful Topics: The Q&A Compendium | The Official RPG Planning Topic Stories: Fractures | An Aftermath | Three Stories | LSO 2012 Epics: Team Three | The Shadow and the Sea | The Days They Were Needed | Glitches | Transformations | Echoes | The Kaita and the Storyteller | Nui BZPRPG: Komae · Soraya · Bohrei Blog: Defendant Lobby no. 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewa Krom Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 It'd be nice, but I'd much rather Greg get the money so that he can support his family. Keep in mind that if Star Trek fans had, as a group, said, "No point in talking about this anymore, it's never going to come back," it never WOULD have come back. -- Greg Farshtey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makuta Matata Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Nope. People would lose money, meaning Lego and Scholastic. If you want to read them, go buy them. Three on Three - Memoirs of the Dead - Winner!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilius Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I personally think it's best if they just stay as ink on paper. Putting them online would just ruin the name of BIONICLE for me, and many others, I assume. If it does get put online, then it would have been as if no one cared enough to protect the great work we all hold so dear.There's my 3 and a half cents. It's hardly Shakespeare. Also, given that pretty much every other story medium is available for free online (comics, movies etc), surely the 'name of Bionicle' is already ruined (whatever the heck you actually mean by that)?Nope. People would lose money, meaning Lego and Scholastic. If you want to read them, go buy them.Because it is, of course, that simple, because America is the only place that there is, and if they're available to buy there, then they're available everywhere else. If people want to read them, they should just move to America!!! Since the poll doesn't have any specifics about them being free or not, any result becomes basically useless. I voted yes anyway, just because you can find the entirity of The Very Hungry Caterpillar online and this is basically the same thing. - Tilius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triggons Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Yes. It's not like Lego would be making much money off the books anyways, nowadays. And I got rid of all mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyWharrgarbl Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 (edited) I wouldn't want the Chronicles/Adventures/Legends released, but I would like the ones I can't find anywhere, such as The Crossing. Bluh, that one looks really good but I cannot for the life of me find a place to buy it. EDIT: Spelling error. Edited November 2, 2011 by ZippyWharrgarbl Memoirs of the Dead entry: The Unknown Turaga, a tale from the late Chronicler Kodan's journal. Strakk's Best Friend, the story of a confusing yet somehow canon friendship. Terrible Comics, a collection of comics that are terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CroMagnonMan Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I would be interested in knowing how much money is being made from those books now that the Bionicle franchise is technically over. It's not like it's going to get much new blood; the target audience isn't likely to find Bionicle without sets out there to grab their attention.I myself would like the books to be available online, mostly as a reference. To be honest, I'm reluctant to spend money on them. I enjoyed them when I was younger (I read up to Inferno, I think), but now that I'm older and the story's mostly done I don't see much to be gotten out of them.~QMark Talking Over an Ocean - Hahli and Amaya are best friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- JL - Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Yes, because not being able to read it because the book store doesn't have it and you can't find it anywhere else sux. GT: Jl1223 X <----add me :3 (╯◕_◕)╯ BZPRPG Profiles 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mef Man Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Yes; because sometimes it is hard to find them in a local bookstore, and for people in other countries it would be great who can't even purchase the books locally. But, I'm sure Scholastic wouldn't agree to this.-Mef http://www.bzpower.c...t=80#entry44488 My BZPRPG characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyichir Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I voted no, assuming that the topic refers to posting them online, free for anyone to read. Those books were written with intent to sell, and the investments of fans who bought the books would be wasted if the content were available for free. But there's an easy remedy for fans who never got a chance to buy the books: Scholastic should sell them as eBooks for all the major platforms. That way fans could catch up on old story, and Scholastic and LEGO would still get their money's worth. Formerly Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir's and Meiko's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHTrilogy Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 No, it's not legal! ~ CHTrilogy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilius Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 No, it's not legal!Neither's gay marriage. Being illegal doesn't make it wrong.- Tilius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padishah Mehmet II Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 No, it's not legal!Neither's gay marriage. Being illegal doesn't make it wrong.- TiliusPlus, it's not like Lego or Scholastic will earn anything from them. Brutal, cold, hard fact: nobody wants to buy them.-Dovydas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malevolence Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 And honestly -barring the legal aspect, there's NO difference between downloading something for free that's no longer being published and buying it from, let's say, a private seller on Amazon. In both cases you're getting something from a person that paid for the original product, and in both cases the originated company doesn't get a single cent of the money being made. If anything, it's better to put the books online for free, because it means private sellers won't make money off of Scholastic/LEGO by re-selling out-of-publication materials. Especially when you consider these sellers are charging $20 and more for the books. 69 Days to a Better BodyDays left: 45 | Days completed: 24 | Yesterday: Shoulder's & Glutes - Today's: Triceps - Tomorrow's: BicepsMiles Completed: 123(+2 Miles) | Today's Time: 1HExercise time was too bloody hard to fix...forgot to track a few days...sorry. MOCs: Sah n Dibum - Vehicles Part 1 - Mouldi Pheats - DaleksStories: Adventures in the LegoVerseInteresting Stuff: Shows You're Watching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyichir Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 No, it's not legal!Neither's gay marriage. Being illegal doesn't make it wrong.- TiliusPlus, it's not like Lego or Scholastic will earn anything from them. Brutal, cold, hard fact: nobody wants to buy them.-DovydasI still think they would prefer to go the eBook route. As far as I know, it costs very little to offer eBooks for sale (seeing as there are technically no production costs besides the one-time process of converting the book to an electronic format), and thus even if very few people bought the books, Scholastic would still make a profit. Formerly Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir's and Meiko's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishers64 Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 No, it's not legal!Neither's gay marriage. Being illegal doesn't make it wrong.- TiliusPlus, it's not like Lego or Scholastic will earn anything from them. Brutal, cold, hard fact: nobody wants to buy them.-DovydasAnd how would you convince Scholastic of this? Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraHau Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 No, it's not legal!Neither's gay marriage. Being illegal doesn't make it wrong.- TiliusSince sharing what is rightfully Lego/Scholastic's content online without their permission is illegal - and wrong; it's not yours to share - I say just get the books off of eBay if you want them so badly. Every moment gives us a chance to become more than what we are.-Ryu, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike: Fight for the FutureNot luck. It's what you do that makes you a hero.-Kopaka Nuva, MoLI have but one destiny.-Takanuva, MoL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishers64 Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 No, it's not legal!Neither's gay marriage. Being illegal doesn't make it wrong.- TiliusSince sharing what is rightfully Lego/Scholastic's content online without their permission is illegal - and wrong; it's not yours to share - I say just get the books off of eBay if you want them so badly.Excuse me, I can get those books out of my local library anytime I like, and it's free. Please don't flame. Isn't posting them online similar to that? Or even releasing an eBook? Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraHau Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 No, it's not legal!Neither's gay marriage. Being illegal doesn't make it wrong.- TiliusSince sharing what is rightfully Lego/Scholastic's content online without their permission is illegal - and wrong; it's not yours to share - I say just get the books off of eBay if you want them so badly.Excuse me, I can get those books out of my local library anytime I like, and it's free. Please don't flame.Isn't posting them online similar to that? Or even releasing an eBook?Only Scholastic can post the series online, since they own the copyright to the books. Same goes for an ebook. Every moment gives us a chance to become more than what we are.-Ryu, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike: Fight for the FutureNot luck. It's what you do that makes you a hero.-Kopaka Nuva, MoLI have but one destiny.-Takanuva, MoL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishers64 Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 (edited) I know that. Should they? Edited December 4, 2011 by fishers64 Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraHau Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Should they? Possibly. The Bionicle sets aren't being sold anymore, but it's possible the books could still generate a profit. Every moment gives us a chance to become more than what we are.-Ryu, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike: Fight for the FutureNot luck. It's what you do that makes you a hero.-Kopaka Nuva, MoLI have but one destiny.-Takanuva, MoL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSR Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 No, it's not legal!Neither's gay marriage. Being illegal doesn't make it wrong.- TiliusPlus, it's not like Lego or Scholastic will earn anything from them. Brutal, cold, hard fact: nobody wants to buy them.-DovydasAnd how would you convince Scholastic of this?I don't think they'd need convincing at this point. I'm sure the books are long out of print by now, and any sales they still bring in are negligible.However, a lack of sales of the books does not a reason to put them online make, much as we may like it to be. Even establishing them as paid ebooks would likely be seen as a waste of time in their eyes, due to a combination of low sales potential and small market (maybe I'm just out of touch with technology these days, but I'm pretty sure ebooks aren't very popular among the age group they'd be selling to.) Hey: I'm not very active around BZP right now. However, you can always contact me through PM (I have email notifications set up) and I will reply as soon as I can. Useful Topics: The Q&A Compendium | The Official RPG Planning Topic Stories: Fractures | An Aftermath | Three Stories | LSO 2012 Epics: Team Three | The Shadow and the Sea | The Days They Were Needed | Glitches | Transformations | Echoes | The Kaita and the Storyteller | Nui BZPRPG: Komae · Soraya · Bohrei Blog: Defendant Lobby no. 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilius Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 No, it's not legal!Neither's gay marriage. Being illegal doesn't make it wrong.- TiliusSince sharing what is rightfully Lego/Scholastic's content online without their permission is illegal - and wrong; it's not yours to share - I say just get the books off of eBay if you want them so badly.I don't want them at all. My point is simply that 'It's illegal, so that means it's wrong' is an utterly stupid thing to say.- Tilius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarohum Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I spent years getting all the books, and I don't want it to all be for nothing. I did the opposite, and printed out all the serials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toatapio Nuva Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 (edited) It'd be absolutely wonderful to have them online. I've been dreaming about that for a long time. Besides, it wouldn't really hurt Lego or Scholastic in any way.It's also not easy for me to buy the books. I live in Finland, so I never could buy them here. I've bought some of them online but it's a difficult process. Edited December 8, 2011 by Toatapio Nuva My BZPRPG profiles - Viima, Lai Lai Kirgan, Jarkale, Hile, Tuli + Kavala, Khervos, Thira Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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