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Tesuji (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 24 Novemba 2011 2:05:00 asubuhi
hebda999 (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 24 Novemba 2011 6:06:43 asubuhi
Tesuji:Hello, I'm new here. Although I'm nowhere near ready yet, I was wondering if anybody knew where to find an online translation of The Hobbit into Esperanto. I've heard about a tangible edition, but an online one would be more convenient for me. Thank you.You mean a pirate version? Shame on you.
mihxil (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 24 Novemba 2011 7:38:22 asubuhi
hebda999:That's not necessarily meant. Online versions can be legal and even non free. Also, there is no need to cut down trees.Tesuji:Hello, I'm new here. Although I'm nowhere near ready yet, I was wondering if anybody knew where to find an online translation of The Hobbit into Esperanto. I've heard about a tangible edition, but an online one would be more convenient for me. Thank you.You mean a pirate version? Shame on you.
1Guy1 (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 24 Novemba 2011 9:50:05 asubuhi
Tesuji:Hello, I'm new here. Although I'm nowhere near ready yet, I was wondering if anybody knew where to find an online translation of The Hobbit into Esperanto. I've heard about a tangible edition, but an online one would be more convenient for me. Thank you.You can at least find some sample chapters of the Hobbit & Lord of the Rings at
http://www.esperanto.org/Ondo/Ind-jrrt.htm
erinja (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 24 Novemba 2011 11:37:43 alasiri
From rumours I have heard, it is also very probable that the print version of The Hobbit did not secure the necessary permissions for publishing a translation. It was published in Russia, as I recall, where controls on such things are lax.
EldanarLambetur (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 24 Novemba 2011 11:55:03 alasiri
hebda999 (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 25 Novemba 2011 8:45:33 asubuhi
erinja:My understanding is that The Hobbit is not available in full in an Esperanto electronic version.Exactly what I was trying to say.
From rumours I have heard, it is also very probable that the print version of The Hobbit did not secure the necessary permissions for publishing a translation. It was published in Russia, as I recall, where controls on such things are lax.
Mike (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 25 Novemba 2011 9:44:46 asubuhi
Not to hijack the thread, but (as someone whose primary interest in Esperanto is reading, rather than speaking) isn't the Esperanto movement missing out on some great opportunities here? There has to be at least one e-book platform (iPad, Kindle, Nook, etc) that would be willing to help convert Esperanto-language books (translations and original works both) into digital formats. Or is there another issue here of which I am unaware? I've taken some of the Eo books on Gutenberg, and read them side-by-side with the English versions, and found it to be a good learning aid.
1Guy1 (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 25 Novemba 2011 10:55:16 asubuhi
Mike:I know that Lord of the Rings was in print in its entirety several years back--but no idea if that's still the case.I gather there is a translation by William Auld , but it is now out of print.
EDIT: Both Hobbit & LOTR are still being offered for sale on the British Esperanto Association website in print form.
Tesuji (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 26 Novemba 2011 3:39:54 asubuhi
hebda999:The thing is I'm not very stable in my location at the moment. Today I'm in China, next week I'll be in the UK. If I purchase a book online, I'd probably be gone before it could get to me.Tesuji:Hello, I'm new here. Although I'm nowhere near ready yet, I was wondering if anybody knew where to find an online translation of The Hobbit into Esperanto. I've heard about a tangible edition, but an online one would be more convenient for me. Thank you.You mean a pirate version? Shame on you.