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Humble Book Bundle: Forbidden Books (supporting Banned Books Week 2018)

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  1. [3]
    Akir
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    This may be the first book bundle I buy from them in a year or two. This is much better than lightly outdated tech books and incomplete comic collections.

    This may be the first book bundle I buy from them in a year or two. This is much better than lightly outdated tech books and incomplete comic collections.

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    1. [2]
      cfabbro
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      I mean, this one includes a few incomplete comic/manga collections as well... but they are pretty dang good ones. Bone is fantastic and Saga is one of my currently still running faves. I have...

      I mean, this one includes a few incomplete comic/manga collections as well... but they are pretty dang good ones. Bone is fantastic and Saga is one of my currently still running faves. I have never read Heartbreak Soup or Barefoot Gen though so can't speak to their quality or if their complete run is included. Barefoot Gen at least is called Vol 1, so I would assume there is more.

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      1. Akir
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        You are completely right, but at least that is not all there is to this bundle. I am actually shocked that Saga is a challenged book. It's a beautiful piece of work from every angle you look at it.

        You are completely right, but at least that is not all there is to this bundle.

        I am actually shocked that Saga is a challenged book. It's a beautiful piece of work from every angle you look at it.

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  2. [3]
    heady
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    The color purple not available in my region. Nice to know exactly how far their commitment to supporting banned books goes.

    The color purple not available in my region. Nice to know exactly how far their commitment to supporting banned books goes.

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      KapteinB
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      Same here (Norway). The only controversy mentioned on the book's Wikipedia page is that the author refused to publish it in Israel. I wouldn't say that makes the book banned or challenged....

      Same here (Norway).

      We've gathered an awesome group of publishers for a bundle of banned, challenged, or just plain controversial books.

      The only controversy mentioned on the book's Wikipedia page is that the author refused to publish it in Israel. I wouldn't say that makes the book banned or challenged. Controversial, I guess. This in no way explains why it's not available here.

      The book is available in both original and translated version from several Norwegian online book stores. Maybe this is just a case of copyright madness, but I've never seen this happen on Humble Bundle before, so that also seems odd.

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      1. s4b3r6
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        Distribution Rights. Humble Bundle haven't obtained the necessary rights to distribute in every country, they just teamed up with a publisher that has rights in a lot of countries. Misleading only...

        This in no way explains why it's not available here.

        Distribution Rights. Humble Bundle haven't obtained the necessary rights to distribute in every country, they just teamed up with a publisher that has rights in a lot of countries. Misleading only because we're talking about books that may be banned.

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