Greenpointers embark on heroic mission to rescue pulpy sci-fi novels
21.05.12
“This isn’t just about great books,” said Kalb, a tech lawyer who founded the project, Singularity & Co . with his actress fiancée. “Nobody in the future will know if they’re any good or bad unless we scan them.”
The lovebirds acquired 2,000 weird tomes and plan to open a Sci-Fi print bookstore in DUMBO this spring — a space that will double as an office for their day jobs.
Their first selection is Terence Haile’s 1962 novel “Space Train,” a hilariously campy read about giant space crabs, suggested by renowned author Neil Gaiman himself.
But before they can put the book online, they must rove the planet in search of copyrights.
Kalb is on a hunt for the children of the siblings of the now-deceased Haile to get permission to put the book online.
Bud Webster, a liaison for the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, said tracking down estates could be very difficult since people have little to go on except obituaries that mention family members.
Source: Brooklyn Daily