Etsy sellers are turning free fanfiction into printed and bound physical books, and listing them for sale on online marketplaces for more than $100 per book. It’s a problem that’s rattling the authors of those fanfics, as well as their fans and readers.
Several sellers, easily found on Etsy and very popular, each with hundreds of five-star reviews, are selling copies of fanfiction taken from sites like Archive of Our Own (Ao3) and reselling them as bound books. The average price of these bound copies is around $149. Some sellers claim that they’re simply covering the cost of materials, while others just sell the books, usually with the fanfiction writers’ Ao3 username on the cover.
Not gonna lie, an attractively bound hardcover copy of My Immortal would be a hilarious gag present.
…to send to J.K. Rowling.
EDIT: even better - try to get her to sign it for you.
Better yet get her to sign a copy of The Legend of Rah and the Muggles .
I’ve heard of My Immortal but not Legend of Rah. What am I missing out on?
It’s what some say Rowling openly stole the entire idea for Harry Potter from.
Thanks, I found a detailed explanation here (TV Tropes warning).
Not sure if it sounds hilariously bad, or just regular bad.
… It exists. I’m so tempted to get this for this year’s white elephant.
I’m still convinced that Internet Historian wrote it.