Makuta Kantara Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 (edited) I got in contact with Lego and Scholastic to try and get permission to do this project with others. Their reply was; that they were happy for me to do it myself, but were unable to approve any collaborative effort to do this on a larger scale or for myself to distribute my efforts to others. Since it seemed no one was interested in helping me anyway, I am going to continue this by myself and Post images of the finished results. Just not any of the Text. I am going to leave this here and continue to update as a checklist for myself. Right, I am going to get right to the point. Many of you like me will have noticed that your old bionicle books are beginning to fall apart. To get around this, I am attempting to transcribe the books to a digital format. To make it available for others that don't have access to the books. But those of you like me that prefer the feel of the actual books in your hands. Once all the chapters of a tome have been completed, I am going to print them out and bind them. I will post pictures of books when completed and if anyone else would like one I will be happy to make one for you. (At cost of production) This is going to be a huge undertaking by myself, and this is reason I joined BZP. I need your help, to complete all the chapters. If there is a chapter that you want to help with, that isn't being worked on, please comment and I will change the checklist. Or contact me on Skype. Green are chapters have been completed.Blue are chapters that are being worked on by myself or others.Orange are not being worked on by anyone.Books that are 100% can be downloaded from my drop boxTome 1: The Mata Nui SagaTale of the Toa 100% The legend of Mata NuiTahu Toa of FireLewa Toa of AirOnua Toa of EarthGali Toa of WaterPohatu Toa of StoneKopaka Toa of IceThe MeetingWhat Lies BeneathCool as IceThe TempleInto the DarknessThe Power of SixThe Toa UniteOut of the ShadowsToa vs ToaUnity Duty DestinyBeware the Bohrok 100%UnderGroundThe Calm Before the StormThe AwakeningThe ArrivalMountains CrumbleEarth TremblesAmbushDanger Beneath the wavesLostFire and IceThe BetrayalFriend and Foethe NestThe ChallengeThe Bohrok QueensA New BeginningMakutas Revenge 0%UndergroundSymbols and secretsPride and powerThe TheftThe ChaseHelplessThe SearchThe SoundshapeThe Agony of Defeata New HopeTahu's DecisionThe Great Mask of timeThe Power WithinTales of the masks 0%IntroductionOnewa's Tale: The mountainWhenua's Tale: Those Who Forget the Past...Matau's Tale: The TrapNokama's Tale: Beneath the SurfaceNuju's Tale: Place of ShadowsVakama's Tale: Secrets Mask of light. 0%The Mystery MaskRiding the WaveThe Mighty ToaWinner Takes AllThe HeraldUnleashedA New ThreatDestructionDeep in the JungleLostDeep FreezeThe DecisionBattleBurried AliveTogether AgainKini-NuiOne DestinyA Real Hero Tome 2: The Metru nui Saga P1Mystery of Metru Nui 0% IntroductionChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8EpilogueTrial by Fire 0% PrologueChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11Chapter 12EpilogueThe Darkness Below 0% IntroductionChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10EpilogueLegends of Metru Nui 0% IntroductionChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9EpilogueVoyage of Fear 0% IntroductionChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Epilogue Tome 3: The Metru Nui Saga P2Maze of shadow 0% IntroductionChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Epilogue Web of the Visorak 0% IntroductionChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9EpilogueChallenge of the Hordika 0% IntroductionChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10EpilogueWeb of Shadows 0% IntroductionChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10EpilogueAppendix: Origin of the RahagaTime Trap 0% IntroductionChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Epilogue 1Epilogue 2 Tome 4: The Voya Nui SagaIsland of doom 0% IntroductionChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11Dark Destiny 0% IntroductionChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Power Play 0% Chapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Legacy of Evil 0% IntroductionChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7EpilogueInfernal 0% IntroductionChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Epilogue Tome 5: The Mahri Nui Saga.City of the Lost 0% PrologueChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Prisoners of the pit 0% PrologueChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8EpilogueDownfall 0% IntroductionChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Epilogue Tome 6: Karda Nui SagaShadows in the Sky 0% IntroductionChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9EpilogueSwamp of Secrets 0% PrologueChapter 1Interlude 1Chapter 2Interlude 2Chapter 3Interlude 3Chapter 4Interlude 4Chapter 5Interlude 5EpilogueThe Final Battle 0% PrologueChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Epilogue Edited June 19, 2015 by Makuta Kantara 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesy Mac n Cheese Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 I'm pretty sure this is illegal...the sharing part anyway. If you want to do it by yourself, that's fine. But people can't scan books and share them. That's considered piracy. 1 Quote My friend went to Po-Wahi and all I got was this lousy rock. Blue sea...a Ruki leaps...the sound of water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makuta Kantara Posted June 5, 2015 Author Share Posted June 5, 2015 The thing is I am not trying to scan them and put them out online, that has already been done here. Some of the books are over a decade old and were obviously not designed to last that long. It saddens me, when am afraid to turn the pages of some of them, because they will fall apart in my hands. I have a century old poem book, that is in better condition than some of them. If I could I would buy new versions of the books, but I can't because they are no longer in print. I am trying to provide a way, to renew the books that are getting to the point, where they can no longer be read. I could buy another online but I have no guarantee that they will be in any better shape than the ones I have. And I would much prefer to have the books in my hands rather than read from a screen. Finally, I have always been very shy and that is the reason I never joined the site. So I want the first thing I do here to benefit others, and help me get to know the community. I want to share what I love with others and give others the chance to read some of the stories they missed out on. No one is going to get hurt, or lose money if this is done, and in the end we will be helping to preserve the stories. P.S. I do appreciate your concern, but Lego seems to be fine with people freely sharing what media came from the first generation. If we can freely share all the games, videos and comics from the first gen, why should the books be any different. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owlexander Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 (edited) Sadly, all I have are 1-8 of the papercut Z comic collection of the first generation... I wanna get the rest, tho. Good luck with this! (And here's hoping it's not illegal! ) Edited June 5, 2015 by Forgeta Quote |"We are the Turaga of the new generation." ~OwlexanderYouTube - Imgur - Flickr - Bionicle RPG Chat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyru Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Technically, if you are creating copies of a copyrighted work, that's illegal. There's some leeway to this rule: for instance, some countries allow you to "format-shift" a book from paper to .pdf - as long as it's for personal use only. As soon as you start sharing that content, you are violating copyright. Even though these books are out of print, most books are copyrighted until 70 years after the death of their author. However, a footnote to all of this is that LEGO is unlikely to care about fans sharing these books among themselves. These books are out of print, and the likelihood of them ever getting another print run is zero. So I'm not going to recommend it, but I wouldn't be worried. 2 Quote BRPG Forum Rules • BZPRPG Starter Topic • Q&A Compendium • SK:A Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesy Mac n Cheese Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Despite what I said earlier though, I wouldn't mind if someone shared Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna. People are charging $69.99 for used copies. 2 Quote My friend went to Po-Wahi and all I got was this lousy rock. Blue sea...a Ruki leaps...the sound of water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishers64 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Despite what I said earlier though, I wouldn't mind if someone shared Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna. People are charging $69.99 for used copies.Even on Amazon? Quote Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hip Historian Iaredios Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Despite what I said earlier though, I wouldn't mind if someone shared Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna. People are charging $69.99 for used copies.Even on Amazon? Yeah Amazon has those books for pretty cheap, usually from $2 to $15 bucks, sometimes even for cents. Just look here. Quote A RUDE AWAKENING - A Spherus Magna redo | Tzais-Kuluu | Pushing Back The Tide | Last Words | Black Coronation | Blue Man Bound | Visions of Thasos ن We are all but grey specks in a dark complex before a single white light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesy Mac n Cheese Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Despite what I said earlier though, I wouldn't mind if someone shared Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna. People are charging $69.99 for used copies.Even on Amazon? Yeah Amazon has those books for pretty cheap, usually from $2 to $15 bucks, sometimes even for cents. Just look here. Call me paranoid, but because Marketplace Sellers almost never upload their own pictures and probably don't know much about the books, I'm afraid what they're actually selling is the novelization of The Legend Reborn.The covers are both Mata Nui's face. Booksellers may not pay that much attention to detail. Also of note is that Amazon seems to think Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna is the same book as Makuta's Guide to the Universe. Go here and click on the second hardcover option of the first result to see what I mean. 1 Quote My friend went to Po-Wahi and all I got was this lousy rock. Blue sea...a Ruki leaps...the sound of water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidhiki of the Shadows Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I bought Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna and Makuta's Guide to the Universe in November for $5-10 a piece from amazon (including shipping). The original ones too, by AMEET. That being said, I can understand why the OP wants to go about doing this. My books are also falling apart - not just the poorly put-together papercutz graphic novels, but my Chronicles books are spineless. My cat can take the blame for some of that though. -NotS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishers64 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Despite what I said earlier though, I wouldn't mind if someone shared Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna. People are charging $69.99 for used copies.Even on Amazon? Yeah Amazon has those books for pretty cheap, usually from $2 to $15 bucks, sometimes even for cents. Just look here. Call me paranoid, but because Marketplace Sellers almost never upload their own pictures and probably don't know much about the books, I'm afraid what they're actually selling is the novelization of The Legend Reborn.The covers are both Mata Nui's face. Booksellers may not pay that much attention to detail. Also of note is that Amazon seems to think Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna is the same book as Makuta's Guide to the Universe. Go here and click on the second hardcover option of the first result to see what I mean. You're paranoid. Just look at the seller ratings, and don't pick one that's obviously not what you want. Just because one seller is a moron doesn't mean all of them are. 1 Quote Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makuta Kantara Posted June 6, 2015 Author Share Posted June 6, 2015 Finally finished 'Tale of the Toa." Is there anyone that can help with 'Beware the Bohrok.' I will get through all of them myself at some point but would still love any help that I can get. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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