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P&E thanks Linda Oness, who furnished the following documentation, and The Guild for their cooperation.
As can be seen by the following document, rights for her book were returned in July, 2005.
Then, despite the fact that her book should have been unavailable, she ordered copies of it at the regular retail price and the order was filled. She didn't get an author's discount since her order went through Amazon and not PA. Besides, she wasn't a PA author any longer so she obviously wasn't eligible for an author's discount.
Of course, PA will claim again they didn't sell the books, that those were sold through Amazon over which they have no control, but don't believe them. Why? We've stated before that PA was responsible for notifying both the printer and the distributors that her book was no longer available. Judging by the facts that those books were sold after the rights were reverted, PA failed to notify them. This makes three different books with termination of rights occurring at different times. Three times seems to indicate that it's not an accident, or a coincidence... It's deliberate.
That makes PA responsible for those illegal sales. Furthermore, PA again didn't pay any royalties on the sale of those books. Remember, she paid full price through a retailer and not to PA. Therefore, royalties should have been paid to her. PA published books for which it no longer held publishing rights and it failed to even make a royalty payment to the legal owners of those copyrighted works. Furthermore, when told of the illegal sales and failure of PA to pay royalties, their lawyer, Vic Cretella, claimed PA wasn't obligated to pay any royalties because there wasn't a contract in force. Could Vic have been speaking in code? Was he really telling us that PA engages in piracy since that's what it is when you steal something that's not yours and sell it?
Yet, what have we here that was ordered 5 September 2006 and arrived less than two weeks later? Could it be a box from Amazon.com? Why, yes, it is. (Although our camera isn't professional grade quality, P&E has the wrapping and contents in its control should anyone wish to see the originals.)
I wonder what's in the box? Could it be a book peeking out from the interior wrapping beneath an Amazon.com shipping statement? Oh my, it is! Be still, my heart. (Of course, PA's probably been hoping for that for quite a few years now.)
I wonder who could have published this marvelous new book sent to me by a fellow writer? Well, imagine that! PA is still publishing a book for which it no longer holds publication rights.
But, but, isn't that a violation of copyright?
Why, yes, it is and it's typical behavior from PA. In the meantime, which government agency is going to take PA to court for a legal reckoning? The whole world wonders.