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Hello Everyone,
We will be open EVERY DAY in December for the Holidays except for Christmas Day. Here are the store’s hours for December:
December 1st – December 19th:
Monday-Thursday– 10am-6pm
Friday & Saturday– 10am-8pm
Sundays– 11am-5pm
December 20th – December 23rd - 10am-8pm
Christmas Eve– 9am-6pm
Christmas– CLOSED
New Year’s Eve– 10am-5pm
Any questions, please call us at: (631) 669-3169.
Thank You,
Chosen One
Hello world!
Hello World,
Welcome to my new website. I will be posting some cool information soon.
April
Owner of Chosen One Collectible Toys
New Hours on Saturdays for Summer 2016
For the rest of the summer (though September), we will be open Saturdays:
We are having a storewide sale all weekend long.
20% off: regular size action figures and toys.
10% off: statues, busts, all large figures (10″,12″,18″ & up), vehicles, box sets and any yellow sale items.
We now have expanded hours through December 31st:
Mon, Tues, Wed, Thur - 10am-8pm
We will be having a special sale Friday November 27th-Sunday November 29th.
NEW, NEW, NEW Store Hours effective December 29th 2014
We are changing our store hours effective, 12/29/14:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10am-6pm
Friday: 10am-7pm
Saturday: 12pm-8pm
Sunday: 12pm-6pm
We have expanded our hours again!!
We have expanded our hours again.
Monday - 10am-8pm
Tuesday - 10am-8pm
Wednesday - 10am-8pm
Thursday - 10am-8pm
Friday - 10am-7pm
Saturday - 12pm-8pm
Sunday-12pm-5pm
Open Sundays
We are now open on Sundays again 12pm to 5pm.
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Other than toys, Hasbro produces and licenses an assortment of Friendship is Magic branded products. The franchise's toys and merchandise grossed over one billion US dollars in retail sales in 2014, [1] compared to 650 million USD in retail sales in 2013. [2]
The fashion chain Hot Topic started selling FiM-branded shirts in mid-2011, featuring Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Twilight Sparkle. Other items included hats with the main six ponies and their cutie marks on them, necklaces, socks, and lingerie including hot pants and a bandeau bra depicting Rainbow Dash smiling and looking with half-open eyes at the viewer. The retail chain Asda sells licensed MLP merchandise on its online store and George branch. Zazzle started selling licensed MLP and FiM merchandise in November 2011. 80sTees. com also sells licensed shirts. FashionPlaytes. com started selling licensed shirts on April 3, 2012. TruffleShuffle sells MLP clothing for fans living in Europe and Australia.
WeLoveFine
Online store For Fans By Fans (formerly WeLoveFine) started selling licensed FiM shirts and accessories in mid-2011. [ specify ] Many of these designs are made by fans and licensed by Hasbro.
Multiple calendars have been released.
An Advent Calendar is available for purchase in Amazon Germany. It became available slightly prior to the winter 2011 holiday season.
A set of six cards featuring the main six ponies is included in the My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Collector's Box.
A My Little Pony Digigraph, meant to promote Shout! Factory's DVD My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Royal Pony Wedding, is available from PonyWedding. com or by text messaging the code ROYAL to 95323. [3] It is personalized with one's name as part of a digital autograph attributed to Princess Cadance and Shining Armor, who appear in the faux-photograph.
Collector cards
Collector cards accompany each of the mini-figure toys from all nine waves of mystery packs and the Toys "R" Us exclusive Pony Collection Set, for a total of 228 cards divided into nine sets of 24 and one set of 12. There are four different language versions of the collector card sets (though no one version encompasses all of the sets): English-only versions (of mystery pack waves 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and the Pony Collection Set), English/French/Spanish versions (of mystery pack waves 4, 5, and 7), English/French/German/Spanish/Portuguese/Italian/Dutch/Swedish/Danish/Greek/Polish/Turkish versions (of mystery pack waves 1, 2, and 3), English/French/German/Spanish/Portuguese/Italian/Dutch/Swedish/Danish/Greek/Polish/Turkish/Russian versions (of mystery pack waves 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8), and Italian-only versions (of mystery pack wave 3 by Gedis Edicola).
Trading cards
Enterplay has made My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Trading Card Fun Packs, which were pre-sold at BronyCon on June 30, 2012, released at hobby stores on July 11, 2012, and released at retail stores throughout the U. S. and Canada on July 17, 2012. Shipments to the UK and Australia began in February 2013. [4]
Series 1 of the set contains a total of 156 cards: 84 base collectable cards including characters, locations and scenes from the show; 32 foil cards; 12 FunTat tattoos, six of which are cutie marks; and 9 pop-up standees. There are also four foil gold box toppers that come with the booster boxes, a six part Discord puzzle set, and nine additional special foil cards. [5] A promotional foil Rarity card numbered F40 was distributed along with the pre-sale at BronyCon, [6] and other promotional foil cards are being distributed elsewhere. The cards were designed specifically with the brony demographic of older fans in mind, and the writer-consultant for the set has sa >[7]
Series 2 was released in April 2013, with a pre-release at Big Apple Ponycon on March 23–24. [8] The first series 2 card to be released was a Fluttershy foil, which comes with the Fluttershy collectors' box; another new special card was released at Big Apple Ponycon. [9] Series 2 contains a total of 167 items: 82 common cards, 44 foil cards, 8 gold cards, 9 standees, 9 FunTat tattoos, and 15 stickers (of which six are foil). [10]
Several collectors' tins, boxes, and other materials have also been released or announced, each containing a special foil card, a poster, card packs, and other features. [5] [9] Other items are also available from Enterplay's store and other retailers.
Collectible card games
Collectible card game
Enterplay is making a My Little Pony Collectible Card Game, demoed at Gen Con Indy in m >[11] 2013 and launching in November [12] of the same year. [13] The game was code-named "Frank", [14] and was hinted at under this name by Enterplay's Facebook page posting an image of Frank Sinatra and asking "What if Frank was a pony!?" in late July 2013. [15]
Magic: The Gathering
Basis of "'Hocuspocus: The Get-Together'" in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #12's neigh anything Part 2 Presentable in periwinkle and the Gameloft mobile game's 8-Bit bio. Alluded to on the Enterplay collectible card game's Heart's Desire [16] [17] and Pie Family Rock Farm cards. Basis of "Friendship: The Gathering" in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #24's Discord in Time. Featured in Nick Confalone's June 2, 2015 joke MLPSeason5 season finale "leaked" script. [18] Connected in HASCON 2017 materials. Ponies: The Galloping: [19] image-referenced [20] art worked on early 2018; [21] [22] was originally supposed to be for HASCON 2019; [23] revealed October 3, 2019; [24] availability from late October [25] 2019. [26] [27] [ specify ]
Coloring books
Several coloring books have been published. The front and back covers of two Hasbro-licensed My Little Pony Giant Coloring and Activity Books by Bendon Publishing include Derpy: one book shows her in the window of a cottage in the background, and another book shows Princess Celestia with her cutie mark containing an image of Derpy. [28] A Hasbro-licensed My Little Pony/Transformers Prime Comic Creator Kit manufactured by Buzz Products has been released by Singapore Airlines. The kit's 16-page Comic Creator book includes three MLP comics to finish creating: Friendship Surprise, Boutique Buddies, and Twilight Afternoon.
Comic book
IDW Publishing are publishing Hasbro-licensed full-color comic book series titled My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, My Little Pony Micro-Series, My Little Pony: Friends Forever, and My Little Pony Animated with editor Bobby Curnow and a host of artists. The comic is done in cooperation with the show's staff and takes place within the show's continuity.
Other than the comic book series, several short comic strips appear in different magazines.
Seven Seas
My Little Pony: The Manga – A Day in the Life of Equestria is a yonkoma manga series licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment. Volume 1 was released on June 18, 2019, Volume 2 is scheduled to be released on April 21, 2020 [29] , and Volume 3 is scheduled to be released on October 27, 2020 [30] .
A My Little Pony magazine by Signature Publishing is being sold in some European countries. These countries include the United Kingdom and Croatia. In the magazine there is a 8 paged story, posters, general info on the ponies, a cooking recipe, activities, and a free gift with each issue.
Issue one of the UK magazine has an eight page story of Friendship is Magic, part 1 and a two page story of The Ticket Master. Issue two has an eight page story of Friendship is Magic, part 2 and a two page story of Applebuck Season. Issue three's main story is Griffon the Brush Off and its short story is Dragonshy. Other issues have Winter Wrap Up and Look Before You Sleep, Bridle Gossip and Suited For Success, and a four page story of Sonic Rainboom and a two page story of The Show Stoppers. Issue ten has Over a Barrel and The Dog and Pony Show. Another issue has Owl's Well That Ends Well and Green Isn't Your Color.
The magazine mistakenly names Winona as "Jackaroo", abbreviates zap apples to "Zapples", and completely removes the changeling storyline from A Canterlot Wedding.
Sparkle World
Sparkle World magazine includes My Little Pony as well as several other series aimed at young girls such as Polly Pocket, Littlest Pet Shop, Rainbow Magic, Puppy in my Pocket, Strawberry Shortcake, Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps, and Winx Club. Several My Little Pony stories have been printed in this magazine: Rain, Rain Go Away! (four pages, also printed in the Dutch magazine), The Magic of Friendship (two pages), Pinkie Pie's Twitchy Tail! (two pages, based on the episode Feeling Pinkie Keen), Christmas at Canterlot!, Spooky Slumber Party! (four pages), The Hero of Ponyville! (four pages), A Scary Visitor! (two pages), Winter Wonderland! (four pages), Pony Friend of The Year! (four pages), The Great Cake Disaster! (two pages), and Pony Flu! (four pages).
There is a Dutch My Little Pony magazine. At least one comic has been printed in this magazine (based on the episode The Ticket Master). At least one story has been printed in this magazine (four pages, a Dutch version of the Sparkle World story Rain, Rain Go Away!).
There is a French My Little Pony magazine, published by Panini. At least three stories have been printed in this magazine: Les surprises de l'amitié (five pages, also printed in the German magazine as Das Überraschungsfest), La récolte d'Applejack (eight pages, based on the episode Applebuck Season), and one about the Grand Galloping Gala.
There is a German My Little Pony magazine, published by Panini. At least eleven comics have been printed in this magazine: Wundersame Apfelkekse ("Wondrous Apple Cookies"; five pages), one whose title translates to A Big Decision (three pages), one whose title translates to The Secret Mission (three pages), one whose title translates to The Great Search (five pages), one whose title translates to Slip 'n Slide (three pages), one whose title translates to No Way Too Far (five pages), Der Stern der Winterträume ("The Star of Winter Dreams"; five pages), Mach mal Pause! ("Take a Break!"; five pages), Apple Blooms großes Abenteuer ("Apple Bloom's Big Adventure"; five pages), Einfach rufus ("Just rufus" five pages), and one whose title translates to A Bright Idea (five pages). At least eight stories have been printed in this magazine: Ein glänzender Auftritt für Rarity ("A Dazzling Performance for Rarity"two pages), Ein unlösbares Rätsel für Twilight Sparkle ("An Unsolvable Mystery for Twilight Sparkle"; four pages), Eine Freundin hat's nicht leicht ("Being a Friend isn't Easy"; based on the episode The Ticket Master), Das Überraschungsfest ("The Surprise Party"; five pages, also printed in the French magazine as Les surprises de l'amitié), the first part of Die Legende von Nightmare Moon ("The Legend of Nightmare Moon"; five pages, based on the beginning of the episode Friendship is Magic, part 1), the second part of Die Legende von Nightmare Moon and/or one or more other stories based on the episodes Friendship is Magic, part 1 and Friendship is Magic, part 2, Ein komischer Vogel ("A Strange Bird"; four pages, based on the episode A Bird in the Hoof), and Superschwestern fürs Leben ("Super-Sisters for Life"; eight pages, based on the episode Sisterhooves Social). Multiple posters have been printed in this magazine, including a reprint of the Comic Con 2011 promotional poster.
There is a Hungarian My Little Pony magazine. At least one story has been printed in this magazine. Multiple posters have been printed in this magazine, including a reprint of the Comic Con 2011 promotional poster.
Pucchigumi
Pucchigumi magazine, published in Japan by Shogakukan, is to include a My Little Pony Friendship is Magic manga. [31] The manga is drawn by Akira Himekawa, [32] and debuted on August 12, 2013.
There is a Norwegian My Little Pony magazine, published by Egmont. At least six stories have been printed in this magazine: Kappløp i luften! (four pages), one whose title translates to The Birthday Cake (three pages), Karnevalet (four pages, also printed in the Polish magazine as Bal przebieranców), one whose title translates to Pinkie Pie becomes sick (four pages, also printed in the Polish magazine as Katar Pinkie Pie), Te på slottet til Celestia (four pages), and Regntøy til alle! (four pages). This magazine is also sold in Turkey.
There is a Polish My Little Pony magazine. At least five stories have been printed in this magazine: Bal przebieranców (four pages, also printed in the Norwegian magazine as Karnevalet), Katar Pinkie Pie (four pages, also printed in the Norwegian magazine), Spacer nad rzekę (four pages), Przygoda z muszkami (four pages), and Dzielna baletnica (four pages).
A limited-edition poster with 5000 printings was sold at San Diego Comic-Con 2011, containing a host of characters from the show, one of whom had not yet debuted. Another poster was also handed out at the convention, this one containing only the main cast and the official logo.
Ten posters were available at Comic Con 2012:
- A poster of Hasbro's Design a My Little Pony Contest winner Tinker and nine runners-up Super Fan, Sunny Sweet, Sugar Sprinkles, Steel Masquerade, Pineapple Splash, Neon Brights, Farafra, Clever Heart, and Cocoa Steam, captioned with the title "2012 Design a MY LITTLE PONY Finalists". [33] A poster of twenty-one characters from the show, most of whom have also been made as toys. An inspirational poster of Spike, captioned with the word "AMBITION" and the quote "'Spike want. ' –Spike" from Secret of My Excess. An inspirational poster of Applejack, captioned with the word "INDEPENDENCE" and the quote "'I harvested the entire Sweet Apple Acres without your help. How do you like them apples?' –Applejack" from Applebuck Season. An inspirational poster of Pinkie Pie, captioned with the word "SPIRIT" and the quote "'I never leave home without my party cannon.' –Pinkie Pie" from Sweet and Elite. An early version of this poster used fanart; [34][35] the artwork was redrawn for the final version. [36] An inspirational poster of Princess Celestia, captioned with the word "ACHIEVEMENT" and the quote "'We are gathered here today to once again honor the heroism of these six friends who stood up to the villain Discord and saved Equestria from eternal chaos.' –Princess Celestia" from The Return of Harmony Part 2. An inspirational poster of Rainbow Dash, captioned with the word "COURAGE" and the quote "'I could clear this sky in ten seconds flat.' –Rainbow Dash" from Friendship is Magic, part 1. An inspirational poster of Twilight Sparkle, captioned with the word "DETERMINATION" and the quote "'If I can't find a friendship problem, I'll make a friendship problem!' –Twilight Sparkle" from Lesson Zero. An inspirational poster of Rarity, captioned with the word "CONFIDENCE" and the quote "'Nice is an understatement, I look fabulous!' –Rarity" from Dragon Quest. An inspirational poster of Fluttershy, captioned with the word "SUCCESS" and the quote "'Yay!' –Fluttershy" from Sonic Rainboom.
Four posters were released on August 3, 2012. One features a map of Equestria, another features a season two cast picture, the third features some antagonists from the show's history, and the final poster features the Royal Wedding party. [37] The "antagonist + monster" poster is the third version designed for the purpose, according to the animator who created it. [38]
My Little Pony art prints are available from the online store WeLoveFine. com. Many of the designs printed on its My Little Pony products are made by fans and only licensed by Hasbro.
Reference books
A 256-page My Little Pony Friendship is Magic official gu >[39] written by Brandon T. Sn >[40] was published in English by Little, Brown and Company on June 4, 2013, with the respective ISBN-10 and ISBN-13 numbers 0316247545 and 9780316247542 and a list price of $16.99. [41] [42] It includes an updated Equestria map and all episode summaries, friendship lessons, and song lyrics from seasons one through three. [43] [44] Barnes & Noble and Amazon initially listed this book online in September 2012 as a handbook with a lower page count of 144 pages, an earlier publication date of April 2, 2013, and a lower list price of $14.99. [45] Meghan McCarthy contributed behind the scenes info to the book. [46] An electronic and abr >[47] [48] [49] A second volume to this compendium was released on June 6, 2017. [50]
My Little Pony: I Love to Draw!, stylized as My Little Pony: I ♥ to Draw!, was published on June 11, 2013, containing 32 pages with stencils and stickers, instructing how to draw the ponies.
My Little Pony: Mini Pony Collector's Gu >[51] containing an "exclusive" mini-figure toy of Tealove, [52] [53] [54] which was previously released in Europe as part of the second wave of mystery packs.
Cover of The Art of Equestria
The Art of Equestria by Mary Jane Begin is a production-art book about the television show that includes concept art, episode storyboards, and a section about fan culture and fan art. [55]
A second 256-page official gu >[56] It includes a further-updated map of Equestria and episode summaries, friendship lessons, and song lyrics from seasons four through six.
My Little Pony: The Ultimate Guide [ specify ] [57]
Storybooks
Many Friendship is Magic storybooks have been licensed or published by Hasbro. Some are bundled in printed form with toys, while others are sold individually in print or as e-books for the Amazon Kindle, the Barnes & Noble Nook, Google Play, or Apple Books. Several of the books recount episodes from the animated series, for example The Ticket Master, Applebuck Season, Dragonshy, and others. Other books add narrative that fits into the animated series, like Twilight Sparkle and the Crystal Heart Spell and Pinkie Pie and the Rockin' Ponypalooza Party!.
Chapter books
Friendship is Magic chapter books are published by Little, Brown and Company in print and e-book formats. Each features a different character and has an original story that ties in to the show.
Audio albums
German audio drama albums in CD and MP3 formats are being released by Edel Germany GmbH. [58] Volume 1, entitled My Little Pony Freundschaft ist Magie: Ein Auftrag von Prinzessin Celestia, and Volume 2, My Little Pony Freundschaft ist Magie: Apfelschüttelernte, were released on April 6, 2012. Volumes 3 and 4 were released on August 10, 2012. Volumes 5 and 6 were released on November 9, 2012. Volumes 7 and 8 were released on February 15, 2013. Volume 9 and 10 were released on May 17, 2013. Volumes 11 and 12 were released on August 16, 2013.
Unabridged audiobook versions of storybooks and novels, starting with Welcome to the Crystal Empire, Ponies Love Pets!, and Meet the Princess of Friendship, started being released on July 12, 2016.
Soundtrack albums
At the February 2013 Las Pegasus Unicon panel "The Man Behind the Music: The Career of Daniel Ingram", Daniel Ingram commented on the possibility of a soundtrack. [59]
On December 2, 2013, My Little Pony - Songs of Friendship and Magic (Music from the Original TV Series), containing select songs from seasons one and two, was released on iTunes and Google Play. On April 21, 2014, a followup album entitled My Little Pony - Songs of Ponyville (Music from the Original TV Series), containing songs from seasons three and four, was released on iTunes.
On September 10, 2014 and September 24, 2014, two albums featuring songs from both Equestria Girls films were released.
Home media
Friendship is Magic is available for digital download on iTunes in 480p Standard Definition or 720p and 1080p High Definition, with individual episodes retailing at up to $2.99 and whole seasons at $49.99.
Three LeapFrog Video Apps containing two episodes each are available in the LeapFrog App Center for LeapPad and Leapster Explorer. Volume 1 contains Dragonshy and Swarm of the Century; Volume 2 contains Friendship is Magic, part 1 and Friendship is Magic, part 2; Volume 3 contains The Show Stoppers and Stare Master.
Episodes have been made available on online video streaming service Netflix starting on April 1, 2012.
Shout! Factory has released an English Region 1 DVD entitled My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: The Friendship Express on February 28, 2012. [60] However, certain stores released it earlier. The Friendship Express contains the following: Friendship is Magic, part 1; Friendship is Magic, part 2; Over a Barrel; Hearth's Warming Eve; The Last Roundup (original version); an episode of Pound Puppies (2010); a My Little Pony theme song (extended version) karaoke sing-along; six of the eight character profiles (all except Meet Spike the Dragon and Meet Rainbow Dash); a Swarm of the Century coloring page; and three commercials: one for the show on The Hub, one for the G3.5 DVD My Little Pony: Twinkle Wish Adventure, and one for Pound Puppies on The Hub. [61]
An English MiniDVD entitled My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Lesson Zero, containing the eponymous episode, was bundled with select Pony Wedding Playful Ponies toys such as: Cherry Berry, Lyra Heartstrings, Sunny Rays, and Trixie Lulamoon.
Region 4 DVD releases of season one began on June 20, 2012 and were released by Madman Entertainment, beginning with volumes 1 and 2, subtitled Friendship Changes Everything and That's What Friends Are For respectively, and a collector's box containing Volume 1 and an exclusive gift. [62] Volumes retail at AU$19.99, while the collector's box retails at AU$29.99.
On August 7, 2012, Shout Factory released a second DVD of five episodes entitled Royal Pony Wedding, featuring the episodes A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1, A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2, Sweet and Elite. Hearts and Hooves Day, and The Best Night Ever.
The Friendship is Magic franchise extends to several Flash, iOS, and Android video games and software, including interactive books like Twilight Sparkle: Teacher for a Day, and video games like the My Little Pony game for iOS and Android.
Board games
There are multiple board games. Monopoly, to be released by USAopoly in July 2013, features Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, and Applejack; each of the six ponies is included as a token. [63] Regnbågsspelet/Regnbuespillet/Sateenkaaripeli, released by Kärnan in 2012, features Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Lyra Heartstrings; each of the four ponies is included as a mini-figure toy. [64] Trouble, by MB Games, features Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Twilight Sparkle; some playing pieces (pegs) are shown flying out on the front of the packaging, which states that "Pieces do not fly out during play." [65]
Tabletop RPG
An officially-licensed My Little Pony tabletop role-playing game called "Tails of Equestria" was released sometime in 2016 by British board game company River Horse. [66]
Miscellaneous
Other branded products include: coloring books, pencil cases, notebooks, backpacks, reusable shopping bags, stickers, magnets, beddings, Mylar party balloons, pony-themed tissues, [67] and many more. Novelty toy manufacturer Imperial Toy has licensed the character Pinkie Pie for a series of bubble-blowing toys. Seven have been available, two of which have a Pinkie Pie plastic figurine. Hasbro-licensed translucent Special Edition Crystal Pony keychains of Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Rarity made by Basic Fun were presented at the February 2011 Toy Fair; [68] Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash were released later in the same year, but Applejack and Rarity have not been released. A Pinkie Pie Christmas ornament was sold in various stores for Christmas 2011. Three different Double Twist Pegasus Pony necklaces have been available from Onch Movement, licensed by Hasbro. GetGlue has stickers for season 3, one per episode except for the two parts of The Crystal Empire, which are combined. Mimoco has released MIMOBOT designer USB flash drives, licensed by Hasbro: Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, and exclusive limited edition Rarity, all three in late February 2013. [69] Ultra PRO has announced a partnership with Enterplay to produce MLP-themed collectible card accessories. [70] World Trade Jewelers announced a partnership with Hasbro to produce jewelry replicating select Hasbro themes, including My Little Pony. In addition, Hot Topic carries a w >[71] New Zealand accessory outlet Deadly Ponies announced in July 2017 that they would be releasing My Little Pony handbags and accessories, including merchandise featuring the original pony character Shadow. [72]
Funko figures
Hasbro-licensed vinyl figures made by Funko, between the sizes of Playful Ponies and Design-A-Pony toys, are carried by Hot Topic: Rainbow Dash [73] and unnamed Derpy [74] (called Derpy on Funko's website) were released in late 2012, Fluttershy and Dr. Whooves[Sic] were released in late February 2013, [75] [76] and Lyra Heartstrings and Pinkie Pie [77] were released in July 2013. [78] Future releases include DJ Pon-3, Octavia Melody, Spitfire, Sweetie Drops, [79] and possibly Trixie, [80] as well as the rest of the main six and something "larger". [79] Funko POP! figures are also to be released in June (Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy) and September (Derpy and DJ Pon-3). [77] Trixie Lulamoon and Princess Twilight Sparkle were the next My Little Pony vinyls to be revealed and are currently Hot Topic exclusives. [81] As of March 2014, prototypes of Applejack and Big McIntosh were revealed and are now available exclusively at Hot Topic. [82] Daring Do Dazzle, Rarity and Discord were released on August 19, 2014 and made available exclusively at Hot Topic. [83]
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Other than toys, Hasbro produces and licenses an assortment of Friendship is Magic branded products. The franchise's toys and merchandise grossed over one billion US dollars in retail sales in 2014, [1] compared to 650 million USD in retail sales in 2013. [2] The fashion chain Hot Topic started selling FiM-branded shirts in mid-2011, featuring Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Twilight Sparkle. Other items included hats with the main six ponies and their cutie marks on them, necklaces, socks, and lingerie including hot pants and a bandeau bra depicting Rainbow Dash smiling and looking with half-open eyes at the viewer. The retail chain Asda sells licensed MLP merchandise on its online store and George branch. Zazzle started selling licensed MLP and FiM merchandise in November 2011. 80sTees. com also sells licensed shirts. FashionPlaytes. com started selling licensed shirts on April 3, 2012. TruffleShuffle sells MLP clothing for fans living in Europe and Australia. WeLoveFineOnline store For Fans By Fans (formerly WeLoveFine) started selling licensed FiM shirts and accessories in mid-2011. [ specify ] Many of these designs are made by fans and licensed by Hasbro. Multiple calendars have been released. An Advent Calendar is available for purchase in Amazon Germany. It became available slightly prior to the winter 2011 holiday season. A set of six cards featuring the main six ponies is included in the My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Collector's Box. A My Little Pony Digigraph, meant to promote Shout! Factory's DVD My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Royal Pony Wedding, is available from PonyWedding. com or by text messaging the code ROYAL to 95323. [3] It is personalized with one's name as part of a digital autograph attributed to Princess Cadance and Shining Armor, who appear in the faux-photograph. Collector cardsCollector cards accompany each of the mini-figure toys from all nine waves of mystery packs and the Toys "R" Us exclusive Pony Collection Set, for a total of 228 cards divided into nine sets of 24 and one set of 12. There are four different language versions of the collector card sets (though no one version encompasses all of the sets): English-only versions (of mystery pack waves 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and the Pony Collection Set), English/French/Spanish versions (of mystery pack waves 4, 5, and 7), English/French/German/Spanish/Portuguese/Italian/Dutch/Swedish/Danish/Greek/Polish/Turkish versions (of mystery pack waves 1, 2, and 3), English/French/German/Spanish/Portuguese/Italian/Dutch/Swedish/Danish/Greek/Polish/Turkish/Russian versions (of mystery pack waves 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8), and Italian-only versions (of mystery pack wave 3 by Gedis Edicola). Trading cardsEnterplay has made My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Trading Card Fun Packs, which were pre-sold at BronyCon on June 30, 2012, released at hobby stores on July 11, 2012, and released at retail stores throughout the U. S. and Canada on July 17, 2012. Shipments to the UK and Australia began in February 2013. [4] Series 1 of the set contains a total of 156 cards: 84 base collectable cards including characters, locations and scenes from the show; 32 foil cards; 12 FunTat tattoos, six of which are cutie marks; and 9 pop-up standees. There are also four foil gold box toppers that come with the booster boxes, a six part Discord puzzle set, and nine additional special foil cards. [5] A promotional foil Rarity card numbered F40 was distributed along with the pre-sale at BronyCon, [6] and other promotional foil cards are being distributed elsewhere. The cards were designed specifically with the brony demographic of older fans in mind, and the writer-consultant for the set has sa >[7] Series 2 was released in April 2013, with a pre-release at Big Apple Ponycon on March 23–24. [8] The first series 2 card to be released was a Fluttershy foil, which comes with the Fluttershy collectors' box; another new special card was released at Big Apple Ponycon. [9] Series 2 contains a total of 167 items: 82 common cards, 44 foil cards, 8 gold cards, 9 standees, 9 FunTat tattoos, and 15 stickers (of which six are foil). [10] Several collectors' tins, boxes, and other materials have also been released or announced, each containing a special foil card, a poster, card packs, and other features. [5] [9] Other items are also available from Enterplay's store and other retailers. Collectible card gamesCollectible card gameEnterplay is making a My Little Pony Collectible Card Game, demoed at Gen Con Indy in m >[11] 2013 and launching in November [12] of the same year. [13] The game was code-named "Frank", [14] and was hinted at under this name by Enterplay's Facebook page posting an image of Frank Sinatra and asking "What if Frank was a pony!?" in late July 2013. [15] Magic: The GatheringBasis of "'Hocuspocus: The Get-Together'" in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #12's neigh anything Part 2 Presentable in periwinkle and the Gameloft mobile game's 8-Bit bio. Alluded to on the Enterplay collectible card game's Heart's Desire [16] [17] and Pie Family Rock Farm cards. Basis of "Friendship: The Gathering" in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #24's Discord in Time. Featured in Nick Confalone's June 2, 2015 joke MLPSeason5 season finale "leaked" script. [18] Connected in HASCON 2017 materials. Ponies: The Galloping: [19] image-referenced [20] art worked on early 2018; [21] [22] was originally supposed to be for HASCON 2019; [23] revealed October 3, 2019; [24] availability from late October [25] 2019. [26] [27] [ specify ] Coloring booksSeveral coloring books have been published. The front and back covers of two Hasbro-licensed My Little Pony Giant Coloring and Activity Books by Bendon Publishing include Derpy: one book shows her in the window of a cottage in the background, and another book shows Princess Celestia with her cutie mark containing an image of Derpy. [28] A Hasbro-licensed My Little Pony/Transformers Prime Comic Creator Kit manufactured by Buzz Products has been released by Singapore Airlines. The kit's 16-page Comic Creator book includes three MLP comics to finish creating: Friendship Surprise, Boutique Buddies, and Twilight Afternoon. Comic bookIDW Publishing are publishing Hasbro-licensed full-color comic book series titled My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, My Little Pony Micro-Series, My Little Pony: Friends Forever, and My Little Pony Animated with editor Bobby Curnow and a host of artists. The comic is done in cooperation with the show's staff and takes place within the show's continuity. Other than the comic book series, several short comic strips appear in different magazines. Seven SeasMy Little Pony: The Manga – A Day in the Life of Equestria is a yonkoma manga series licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment. Volume 1 was released on June 18, 2019, Volume 2 is scheduled to be released on April 21, 2020 [29] , and Volume 3 is scheduled to be released on October 27, 2020 [30] . A My Little Pony magazine by Signature Publishing is being sold in some European countries. These countries include the United Kingdom and Croatia. In the magazine there is a 8 paged story, posters, general info on the ponies, a cooking recipe, activities, and a free gift with each issue. Issue one of the UK magazine has an eight page story of Friendship is Magic, part 1 and a two page story of The Ticket Master. Issue two has an eight page story of Friendship is Magic, part 2 and a two page story of Applebuck Season. Issue three's main story is Griffon the Brush Off and its short story is Dragonshy. Other issues have Winter Wrap Up and Look Before You Sleep, Bridle Gossip and Suited For Success, and a four page story of Sonic Rainboom and a two page story of The Show Stoppers. Issue ten has Over a Barrel and The Dog and Pony Show. Another issue has Owl's Well That Ends Well and Green Isn't Your Color. The magazine mistakenly names Winona as "Jackaroo", abbreviates zap apples to "Zapples", and completely removes the changeling storyline from A Canterlot Wedding. Sparkle WorldSparkle World magazine includes My Little Pony as well as several other series aimed at young girls such as Polly Pocket, Littlest Pet Shop, Rainbow Magic, Puppy in my Pocket, Strawberry Shortcake, Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps, and Winx Club. Several My Little Pony stories have been printed in this magazine: Rain, Rain Go Away! (four pages, also printed in the Dutch magazine), The Magic of Friendship (two pages), Pinkie Pie's Twitchy Tail! (two pages, based on the episode Feeling Pinkie Keen), Christmas at Canterlot!, Spooky Slumber Party! (four pages), The Hero of Ponyville! (four pages), A Scary Visitor! (two pages), Winter Wonderland! (four pages), Pony Friend of The Year! (four pages), The Great Cake Disaster! (two pages), and Pony Flu! (four pages). There is a Dutch My Little Pony magazine. At least one comic has been printed in this magazine (based on the episode The Ticket Master). At least one story has been printed in this magazine (four pages, a Dutch version of the Sparkle World story Rain, Rain Go Away!). There is a French My Little Pony magazine, published by Panini. At least three stories have been printed in this magazine: Les surprises de l'amitié (five pages, also printed in the German magazine as Das Überraschungsfest), La récolte d'Applejack (eight pages, based on the episode Applebuck Season), and one about the Grand Galloping Gala. There is a German My Little Pony magazine, published by Panini. At least eleven comics have been printed in this magazine: Wundersame Apfelkekse ("Wondrous Apple Cookies"; five pages), one whose title translates to A Big Decision (three pages), one whose title translates to The Secret Mission (three pages), one whose title translates to The Great Search (five pages), one whose title translates to Slip 'n Slide (three pages), one whose title translates to No Way Too Far (five pages), Der Stern der Winterträume ("The Star of Winter Dreams"; five pages), Mach mal Pause! ("Take a Break!"; five pages), Apple Blooms großes Abenteuer ("Apple Bloom's Big Adventure"; five pages), Einfach rufus ("Just rufus" five pages), and one whose title translates to A Bright Idea (five pages). At least eight stories have been printed in this magazine: Ein glänzender Auftritt für Rarity ("A Dazzling Performance for Rarity"two pages), Ein unlösbares Rätsel für Twilight Sparkle ("An Unsolvable Mystery for Twilight Sparkle"; four pages), Eine Freundin hat's nicht leicht ("Being a Friend isn't Easy"; based on the episode The Ticket Master), Das Überraschungsfest ("The Surprise Party"; five pages, also printed in the French magazine as Les surprises de l'amitié), the first part of Die Legende von Nightmare Moon ("The Legend of Nightmare Moon"; five pages, based on the beginning of the episode Friendship is Magic, part 1), the second part of Die Legende von Nightmare Moon and/or one or more other stories based on the episodes Friendship is Magic, part 1 and Friendship is Magic, part 2, Ein komischer Vogel ("A Strange Bird"; four pages, based on the episode A Bird in the Hoof), and Superschwestern fürs Leben ("Super-Sisters for Life"; eight pages, based on the episode Sisterhooves Social). Multiple posters have been printed in this magazine, including a reprint of the Comic Con 2011 promotional poster. There is a Hungarian My Little Pony magazine. At least one story has been printed in this magazine. Multiple posters have been printed in this magazine, including a reprint of the Comic Con 2011 promotional poster. PucchigumiPucchigumi magazine, published in Japan by Shogakukan, is to include a My Little Pony Friendship is Magic manga. [31] The manga is drawn by Akira Himekawa, [32] and debuted on August 12, 2013. There is a Norwegian My Little Pony magazine, published by Egmont. At least six stories have been printed in this magazine: Kappløp i luften! (four pages), one whose title translates to The Birthday Cake (three pages), Karnevalet (four pages, also printed in the Polish magazine as Bal przebieranców), one whose title translates to Pinkie Pie becomes sick (four pages, also printed in the Polish magazine as Katar Pinkie Pie), Te på slottet til Celestia (four pages), and Regntøy til alle! (four pages). This magazine is also sold in Turkey. There is a Polish My Little Pony magazine. At least five stories have been printed in this magazine: Bal przebieranców (four pages, also printed in the Norwegian magazine as Karnevalet), Katar Pinkie Pie (four pages, also printed in the Norwegian magazine), Spacer nad rzekę (four pages), Przygoda z muszkami (four pages), and Dzielna baletnica (four pages). A limited-edition poster with 5000 printings was sold at San Diego Comic-Con 2011, containing a host of characters from the show, one of whom had not yet debuted. Another poster was also handed out at the convention, this one containing only the main cast and the official logo. Ten posters were available at Comic Con 2012:
Four posters were released on August 3, 2012. One features a map of Equestria, another features a season two cast picture, the third features some antagonists from the show's history, and the final poster features the Royal Wedding party. [37] The "antagonist + monster" poster is the third version designed for the purpose, according to the animator who created it. [38] My Little Pony art prints are available from the online store WeLoveFine. com. Many of the designs printed on its My Little Pony products are made by fans and only licensed by Hasbro. Reference booksA 256-page My Little Pony Friendship is Magic official gu >[39] written by Brandon T. Sn >[40] was published in English by Little, Brown and Company on June 4, 2013, with the respective ISBN-10 and ISBN-13 numbers 0316247545 and 9780316247542 and a list price of $16.99. [41] [42] It includes an updated Equestria map and all episode summaries, friendship lessons, and song lyrics from seasons one through three. [43] [44] Barnes & Noble and Amazon initially listed this book online in September 2012 as a handbook with a lower page count of 144 pages, an earlier publication date of April 2, 2013, and a lower list price of $14.99. [45] Meghan McCarthy contributed behind the scenes info to the book. [46] An electronic and abr >[47] [48] [49] A second volume to this compendium was released on June 6, 2017. [50] My Little Pony: I Love to Draw!, stylized as My Little Pony: I ♥ to Draw!, was published on June 11, 2013, containing 32 pages with stencils and stickers, instructing how to draw the ponies. My Little Pony: Mini Pony Collector's Gu >[51] containing an "exclusive" mini-figure toy of Tealove, [52] [53] [54] which was previously released in Europe as part of the second wave of mystery packs.
Cover of The Art of Equestria The Art of Equestria by Mary Jane Begin is a production-art book about the television show that includes concept art, episode storyboards, and a section about fan culture and fan art. [55] A second 256-page official gu >[56] It includes a further-updated map of Equestria and episode summaries, friendship lessons, and song lyrics from seasons four through six. My Little Pony: The Ultimate Guide [ specify ] [57] StorybooksMany Friendship is Magic storybooks have been licensed or published by Hasbro. Some are bundled in printed form with toys, while others are sold individually in print or as e-books for the Amazon Kindle, the Barnes & Noble Nook, Google Play, or Apple Books. Several of the books recount episodes from the animated series, for example The Ticket Master, Applebuck Season, Dragonshy, and others. Other books add narrative that fits into the animated series, like Twilight Sparkle and the Crystal Heart Spell and Pinkie Pie and the Rockin' Ponypalooza Party!. Chapter booksFriendship is Magic chapter books are published by Little, Brown and Company in print and e-book formats. Each features a different character and has an original story that ties in to the show. Audio albumsGerman audio drama albums in CD and MP3 formats are being released by Edel Germany GmbH. [58] Volume 1, entitled My Little Pony Freundschaft ist Magie: Ein Auftrag von Prinzessin Celestia, and Volume 2, My Little Pony Freundschaft ist Magie: Apfelschüttelernte, were released on April 6, 2012. Volumes 3 and 4 were released on August 10, 2012. Volumes 5 and 6 were released on November 9, 2012. Volumes 7 and 8 were released on February 15, 2013. Volume 9 and 10 were released on May 17, 2013. Volumes 11 and 12 were released on August 16, 2013. Unabridged audiobook versions of storybooks and novels, starting with Welcome to the Crystal Empire, Ponies Love Pets!, and Meet the Princess of Friendship, started being released on July 12, 2016. Soundtrack albumsAt the February 2013 Las Pegasus Unicon panel "The Man Behind the Music: The Career of Daniel Ingram", Daniel Ingram commented on the possibility of a soundtrack. [59] On December 2, 2013, My Little Pony - Songs of Friendship and Magic (Music from the Original TV Series), containing select songs from seasons one and two, was released on iTunes and Google Play. On April 21, 2014, a followup album entitled My Little Pony - Songs of Ponyville (Music from the Original TV Series), containing songs from seasons three and four, was released on iTunes. On September 10, 2014 and September 24, 2014, two albums featuring songs from both Equestria Girls films were released. Home mediaFriendship is Magic is available for digital download on iTunes in 480p Standard Definition or 720p and 1080p High Definition, with individual episodes retailing at up to $2.99 and whole seasons at $49.99. Three LeapFrog Video Apps containing two episodes each are available in the LeapFrog App Center for LeapPad and Leapster Explorer. Volume 1 contains Dragonshy and Swarm of the Century; Volume 2 contains Friendship is Magic, part 1 and Friendship is Magic, part 2; Volume 3 contains The Show Stoppers and Stare Master. Episodes have been made available on online video streaming service Netflix starting on April 1, 2012. Shout! Factory has released an English Region 1 DVD entitled My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: The Friendship Express on February 28, 2012. [60] However, certain stores released it earlier. The Friendship Express contains the following: Friendship is Magic, part 1; Friendship is Magic, part 2; Over a Barrel; Hearth's Warming Eve; The Last Roundup (original version); an episode of Pound Puppies (2010); a My Little Pony theme song (extended version) karaoke sing-along; six of the eight character profiles (all except Meet Spike the Dragon and Meet Rainbow Dash); a Swarm of the Century coloring page; and three commercials: one for the show on The Hub, one for the G3.5 DVD My Little Pony: Twinkle Wish Adventure, and one for Pound Puppies on The Hub. [61] An English MiniDVD entitled My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Lesson Zero, containing the eponymous episode, was bundled with select Pony Wedding Playful Ponies toys such as: Cherry Berry, Lyra Heartstrings, Sunny Rays, and Trixie Lulamoon. Region 4 DVD releases of season one began on June 20, 2012 and were released by Madman Entertainment, beginning with volumes 1 and 2, subtitled Friendship Changes Everything and That's What Friends Are For respectively, and a collector's box containing Volume 1 and an exclusive gift. [62] Volumes retail at AU$19.99, while the collector's box retails at AU$29.99. On August 7, 2012, Shout Factory released a second DVD of five episodes entitled Royal Pony Wedding, featuring the episodes A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1, A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2, Sweet and Elite. Hearts and Hooves Day, and The Best Night Ever. The Friendship is Magic franchise extends to several Flash, iOS, and Android video games and software, including interactive books like Twilight Sparkle: Teacher for a Day, and video games like the My Little Pony game for iOS and Android. Board gamesThere are multiple board games. Monopoly, to be released by USAopoly in July 2013, features Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, and Applejack; each of the six ponies is included as a token. [63] Regnbågsspelet/Regnbuespillet/Sateenkaaripeli, released by Kärnan in 2012, features Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Lyra Heartstrings; each of the four ponies is included as a mini-figure toy. [64] Trouble, by MB Games, features Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Twilight Sparkle; some playing pieces (pegs) are shown flying out on the front of the packaging, which states that "Pieces do not fly out during play." [65] Tabletop RPG
This section Should be expanded or updated. You can assist by editing it. | An officially-licensed My Little Pony tabletop role-playing game called "Tails of Equestria" was released sometime in 2016 by British board game company River Horse. [66] MiscellaneousOther branded products include: coloring books, pencil cases, notebooks, backpacks, reusable shopping bags, stickers, magnets, beddings, Mylar party balloons, pony-themed tissues, [67] and many more. Novelty toy manufacturer Imperial Toy has licensed the character Pinkie Pie for a series of bubble-blowing toys. Seven have been available, two of which have a Pinkie Pie plastic figurine. Hasbro-licensed translucent Special Edition Crystal Pony keychains of Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Rarity made by Basic Fun were presented at the February 2011 Toy Fair; [68] Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash were released later in the same year, but Applejack and Rarity have not been released. A Pinkie Pie Christmas ornament was sold in various stores for Christmas 2011. Three different Double Twist Pegasus Pony necklaces have been available from Onch Movement, licensed by Hasbro. GetGlue has stickers for season 3, one per episode except for the two parts of The Crystal Empire, which are combined. Mimoco has released MIMOBOT designer USB flash drives, licensed by Hasbro: Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, and exclusive limited edition Rarity, all three in late February 2013. [69] Ultra PRO has announced a partnership with Enterplay to produce MLP-themed collectible card accessories. [70] World Trade Jewelers announced a partnership with Hasbro to produce jewelry replicating select Hasbro themes, including My Little Pony. In addition, Hot Topic carries a w >[71] New Zealand accessory outlet Deadly Ponies announced in July 2017 that they would be releasing My Little Pony handbags and accessories, including merchandise featuring the original pony character Shadow. [72] Funko figuresHasbro-licensed vinyl figures made by Funko, between the sizes of Playful Ponies and Design-A-Pony toys, are carried by Hot Topic: Rainbow Dash [73] and unnamed Derpy [74] (called Derpy on Funko's website) were released in late 2012, Fluttershy and Dr. Whooves[Sic] were released in late February 2013, [75] [76] and Lyra Heartstrings and Pinkie Pie [77] were released in July 2013. [78] Future releases include DJ Pon-3, Octavia Melody, Spitfire, Sweetie Drops, [79] and possibly Trixie, [80] as well as the rest of the main six and something "larger". [79] Funko POP! figures are also to be released in June (Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy) and September (Derpy and DJ Pon-3). [77] Trixie Lulamoon and Princess Twilight Sparkle were the next My Little Pony vinyls to be revealed and are currently Hot Topic exclusives. [81] As of March 2014, prototypes of Applejack and Big McIntosh were revealed and are now available exclusively at Hot Topic. [82] Daring Do Dazzle, Rarity and Discord were released on August 19, 2014 and made available exclusively at Hot Topic. [83] This gallery is for images of merchandise that do not belong in another category; its sections are linked from the relevant sections on this page. Amazon. com New Releases: The best-selling new & future releases in Entertainment Collectible Publicity Photo CardsI began reading this book and couldn't put it down!
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SPERRYVILLE, Va. — “The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy” is a medical handbook that recommends the right amount of the right drug for treating ailments from bacterial pneumonia to infected wounds. Lives depend on it. It is not the sort of book a doctor should puzzle over, wondering, “Is that a ‘1’ or a ‘7’ in the recommended dosage?” But that is exactly the possibility that has haunted the guide’s publisher, Antimicrobial Therapy, for the past two years as it confronted a flood of counterfeits — many of which were poorly printed and hard to read — in Amazon’s vast bookstore. “This threatens a bunch of patients — and our whole business,” said Scott Kelly, the publisher’s vice president. Mr. Kelly’s problems arise directly from Amazon’s domination of the book business. The company sells substantially more than half of the books in the United States, including new and used physical volumes as well as digital and audio formats. Amazon is also a platform for third-party sellers, a publisher, a printer, a self-publisher, a review hub, a textbook supplier and a distributor that now runs its own chain of brick-and-mortar stores. But Amazon takes a hands-off approach to what goes on in its bookstore, never checking the authenticity, much less the quality, of what it sells. It does not oversee the sellers who have flocked to its site in any organized way. That has resulted in a kind of lawlessness. Publishers, writers and groups such as the Authors Guild said counterfeiting of books on Amazon had surged. The company has been reactive rather than proactive in dealing with the issue, they said, often taking action only when a buyer complains. Many times, they added, there is nowhere to appeal and their only recourse is to integrate even more closely with Amazon. The scope of counterfeiting across Amazon goes far beyond books. E-commerce has taken counterfeit goods from flea markets to the mainstream, and Amazon is by far the e-commerce heavyweight. But books offer a way to see the depths of the issue. “Being a tech monopoly means you don’t have to care about quality,” said Bill Pollock, a San Francisco publisher who has dealt with fake versions of his firm’s computer books on Amazon. An Amazon spokeswoman denied that counterfeiting of books was a problem, saying, “This report cites a handful of complaints, but even a handful is too many and we will keep working until it’s zero.” The company said it strictly prohibited counterfeit products and last year denied accounts to more than one million suspected “bad actors.” “There is strong competition amongst booksellers, from major retailers to independent booksellers,” the spokeswoman added. What happens after a tech giant dominates an industry is increasingly a question as lawmakers and regulators begin taking a harder look at technology companies, asking when dominance shades into a monopoly. This month, lawmakers in the House said they were scrutinizing the tech giants’ possible anticompetitive behavior. And the Federal Trade Commission is specifically examining Amazon. Related video: US moves toward major antitrust probe of tech giants (provided by Reuters)
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In Amazon’s bookstore, the unruly behavior has been widespread, aided by print-on-demand technology. Booksellers that seem to have no verifiable existence outside Amazon offer $10 books for $100 or even $1,000 on the site, raising suspicions of algorithms run wild or even money-laundering. The problem of fake reviews is so bad that the F. T.C. has already gotten involved. Those who write a popular book open themselves up to being “summarized” on Amazon. At least eight books purport to summarize “Bad Blood,” John Carreyrou’s best-selling account of fraud in Silicon Valley. The popular novel “Where the Crawdads Sing” has at least seven summaries. “Discover a beautiful coming-of-age story without all of the unnecessary information included in the actual novel!” says one that has 19 five-star reviews, all of which read as if they were fake. And then there are the counterfeits. “It’s unacceptable and I’m furious,” the author Andrew Sean Greer tweeted after people complained last summer that fakes of his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “Less,” were being sold as the real thing. There was a counterfeit edition of Danielle Trussoni’s acclaimed memoir, “Falling Through the Earth,” on the site that misspelled her name on the cover. Lauren Groff tweeted that there was “an illegal paperback” of “Florida,” her National Book Award nominee, on Amazon. Dead writers get hit, too. Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” was pirated. So was a volume of classic stories by Jorge Luis Borges. For 18 months Amazon has sold a counterfeit of Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express” despite warnings in reader reviews that it is a “monstrosity,” dispensing with such standard features as proofreading and paragraph indenting. Technical books, which tend to be more expensive than fiction, are frequent victims. No Starch Press has tried to squelch fake editions of its computer manuals for three years. Mr. Pollock, No Starch’s founder, said Amazon had the same laid-back approach to bad actors on its platform as Facebook and YouTube. “Amazon is the Wild Wild West,” he said. This is not really negligence on Amazon’s part. It is the company’s business model. Amazon, which does not break out revenue or profit from bookselling or publishing, assumes that everyone on its platform operates in good faith until proven otherwise. “It is your responsibility to ensure that your content doesn’t violate laws or copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or other rights,” it tells prospective publishers and sellers. At Antimicrobial Therapy, the first warning that something was amiss with the Sanford Guide came with reviews on Amazon. “Several pages smudged and unable to read,” one buyer said in 2017, posting photos as proof. “Seems as the book was photocopied,” said a second. “Characters are smeared,” wrote a third. The company, whose books were sold to Amazon by distributors, did test buys. It got some copies from Amazon and others from its third-party sellers, including UsedText4u, Robinhood Book Foundation and 24x7 Book. Of the 34 books that Mr. Kelly bought, at least 30 were counterfeit. None of the booksellers responded to requests for comment. Mr. Kelly spent hours writing responses to customers who complained about their copies but didn’t realize they had counterfeits. He tried tracking down the source of the fakes and attempted to communicate with Amazon. Eventually he wrote to the retailer’s founder, Jeff Bezos, saying, “Amazon is knowingly and willfully fulfilling most orders for our title with counterfeits that may contain errors leading to injury or death of their patients.” Mr. Kelly got a response two weeks later from “Raj,” a member of “the Amazon Seller Performance team.” Raj said that an unnamed third-party seller had been barred from selling the book but that the seller might now appeal directly to AMT, and that if the company wanted to retract the whole thing, here was what to do. “They were very reluctant to actually engage with us about the problem,” Mr. Kelly said of Amazon. The Authors Guild said it was also seeing “a massive rise” in counterfeit books. “Authors tell us, ‘I know I had more sales, but I don’t see them in my royalties.’” said Mary Rasenberger, the guild’s executive director. “Amazon owns the reseller platform, and we think that’s where these books are being sold.” In February, Amazon included counterfeiting in its financial disclosures as a risk factor for the first time, saying it might not be able to prevent its merchants “from selling unlawful, counterfeit, pirated or stolen goods” or “selling goods in an unlawful or unethical manner.” Yet the company has such a grip on books that counterfeits do not seem to harm it. They might even increase its business. “A book takes a year or more to write,” said Andrew Hunt of the Pragmatic Bookshelf, a North Carolina publisher of computer books that had at least one of its titles stolen. “But to steal the book and upload it to Amazon takes only a minute. As the expression goes, there’s a low cost of entry.” And when someone buys a counterfeit, Mr. Hunt added, the real author may get cheated but Amazon still makes a sale. “You could ask, What’s their incentive to do something?” he said. A dream turns into something else Amazon fulfilled Jamie Lendino’s dream of becoming an author. A computer buff who delights in the digital past, Mr. Lendino, 45, wrote a book called “Breakout,” about the Atari machines of the 1980s that ushered in a new era of gaming. He self-published it two years ago through Amazon, which charged him nothing upfront but took a commission on the 1,223 paperback copies bought by devoted Atari fans. Then Amazon fulfilled someone’s dream of becoming Jamie Lendino. A fellow purportedly named Steve S. Thomas took Mr. Lendino’s book a year ago and remade it as his own. Mr. Thomas got rid of the title “Breakout” and converted the subtitle — “How Atari 8-Bit Computers Defined a Generation” — into the title. He put on a new cover and substituted his name for Mr. Lendino’s, although he kept all of Mr. Lendino’s biographical details about being the editor of ExtremeTech. com and writing for PC Magazine and Popular Science. It was the latest entry in Mr. Thomas’s substantial body of work. He also put his name on scholarly and expensive books like “Preharvest and Postharvest Food Safety” and “Real-World Electronic Voting: Design, Analysis and Deployment,” none of which he had actually written. Mr. Thomas’s plagiarism of Mr. Lendino brought his caper to a close. Kevin Savetz, another Atari buff, spotted “How Atari 8-Bit Computers Defined a Generation.” He ordered it, although, as he noted, “the title seemed a little familiar.” When Mr. Savetz got the book, he realized it was more than familiar and tweeted at Mr. Lendino, who was surprised someone was stealing from him. “If you’re going to counterfeit a book, you’d pick something by Dan Brown or Neil Gaiman,” Mr. Lendino said. “You don’t pick a tech guy writing about a 40-year-old computer.” Things got weirder. Allison Tartalia, Mr. Lendino’s wife, was browsing on Amazon as all this was happening when she saw that a 152-page biography of her husband had recently been published. “I was like, ‘Honey? Someone apparently knows something about you that I don’t,’ ” Ms. Tartalia said. She ordered a copy of the biography, which had been put together by two entrepreneurs using a rudimentary artificial intelligence program scraping material from the internet. So far, they seem to have produced 3,000 of them, including titles such as “Dick Hardt, Identity Guy at Amazon Web Services.” They sell for $15, though sales seem to be rare and satisfied customers even rarer. After Mr. Lendino complained to Amazon about the counterfeit, the retailer wiped Mr. Thomas’s oeuvre from its store. Only the faintest traces of him remain. He could not be reached for comment because he probably does not exist. Amazon declined to comment. Ms. Tartalia never received her biography of her husband. The book is listed as “currently unavailable.” Mr. Lendino holds no grudges against Amazon. “It was truly amazing that I could publish a book without walking into a lot of bookstores and asking them to carry it, or printing a lot of inventory and having to run online web sales myself,” he said. Last year, he used Amazon’s self-publishing platform to issue “Adventure,” about the Atari 2600. ‘Amazon has done it again’ Some counterfeit books, like Mr. Thomas’s, are wholly made on Amazon. Sometimes they come from elsewhere. One example is “The Art of Assembly Language,” an older computer manual published by No Starch Press. It ended up counterfeited and on Amazon after a sequence of maneuvers that began last November. That month, a counterfeiter sent 11 digital files — including “The Art of Assembly Language” — to IngramSpark, a print-on-demand publisher in Tennessee. Once the scammer was finished with the minimal paperwork, IngramSpark had 11 new books. The titles became part of the distribution network of IngramSpark’s parent company, Ingram Content Group, which supplies thousands of retailers with physical books of all types. IngramSpark printed and sold 56 copies of “The Art of the Assembly Language” over the next three months. Amazon ordered many of them. In January, a keen-eyed customer tipped off No Starch that the book did not look right. The counterfeits, listed for $48, were larger than the real thing, which put the cover noticeably out of alignment. Amazon featured the fakes in its product photo. “Amazon has done it again,” Mr. Pollock tweeted. In late 2016, No Starch had found a counterfeit of one of its books, “The Linux Command Line,” on Amazon. A few months later, it happened again with “Python for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Programming” and, the publisher said, at least three others. Phil Ollila, chief content officer of Ingram Content Group, acknowledged that he had not told No Starch, the copyright owner, that its rights were violated. “That seems like the polite thing to do, doesn’t it?” he said. That was just one of No Starch’s problems on Amazon. No Starch publishes “Python Crash Course,” a how-to guide to the Python programming language. Anyone searching those three words recently on Amazon would have seen several self-published books, often “sponsored” — that is, advertised — so they would be perched at the top of the search page. One book, also called “Python Crash Course,” is an entirely dubious effort. On its front cover is a distorted logo appropriated from the respected publisher McGraw Hill but subtly changed to “RcGraw Hill.” The book features a biography of Alexis Jordan, its purported author, on the back cover that was stolen from the popular suspense writer Dean Koontz. (“His novels are broadly described as suspense thrillers,” etc.) Inside, there is a completely different biography plagiarized from Jürgen Scheible, a German media artist. Mr. Scheible said he was dismayed to learn that his life had been stolen. “This has shaken my trust in Amazon and its future,” he wrote in an email. “Where are they going if they are so negligent that a thing like this book and other such books can happen for real?” Amazon sells “Python Crash Course” for $7. The No Starch book goes for $28. “Their book is a joke, but it will sucker some people into thinking they’re buying a cheaper version of my book,” Mr. Pollock said. Bait-and-switch schemes are common in the Amazon bookstore. If someone wants to title a book of self-published poetry “To Kill a Mockingbird” — and someone did — Amazon will sell it next to Harper Lee’s classic novel. Some customers wrote in Amazon reviews that they felt tricked by the author of the verse “Mockingbird,” whose many other titles include “War and Peace” and “For Whom the Bell Tolls.” In February, Amazon introduced a plan called Project Zero. No longer would brands have to report counterfeits and wait for the retailer to investigate. Project Zero, Amazon said, would give brands “an unprecedented ability to directly control and remove listings.” Mr. Pollock said Project Zero was a further insult. “Why should we be responsible for policing Amazon for fakes?” he said. “That’s their job.” But No Starch still needs to keep its books ahead of the imitators and knockoffs. So in November, it began advertising on Amazon. “It’s about $3,000 a month and rising,” Mr. Pollock said. “I need to keep my books on the first page of results.” Rewarding Amazon’s dominance The Sanford antimicrobial guide has its roots in the work of Jay Sanford, the chief of infectious diseases at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas in the 1960s and later the president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. There is now a digital version, but many doctors prefer the familiar printed format. Antimicrobial Therapy is run today by Jeb Sanford, Jay’s son; his wife, Dianne; and Mr. Kelly, who is Dianne’s son and Jeb’s stepson. It is a small operation, only 13 employees working out of a large barnlike building in Sperryville, Va., on the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The company declined to disclose its annual revenue, but the Sanford Guide is its principal product. Sales of the book have drifted lower the past few years, with a downward spike in 2018. In retrospect, this was probably a clue to the growing abundance of fakes. “My estimate is that approximately 15 to 25 percent of our sales were taken away by counterfeiting,” Mr. Kelly said. “We’re talking thousands of books.” After the guide is printed, all copies go to Sperryville. They are then shipped to wholesalers, retailers and individual buyers. The wholesalers sell the book to Amazon. Third-party sellers on Amazon acquire their stock in several ways. One seller of a counterfeit copy told Mr. Kelly that she had bought the book from Amazon in one of its periodic sell-offs of damaged and returned books. Sellers on Amazon can pool their goods with the same exact goods offered by Amazon itself, a practice known as commingling. This has advantages for sellers — less processing is needed, so it’s cheaper — but it also explains how Amazon can unknowingly ship counterfeits despite getting stock directly from the printer. Some of the counterfeits appear to have been copied by scanning. That process can easily introduce numerical errors, especially with a typeface as small as the handbook’s. “There are versions of our text out in the world over which we had no control,” Mr. Kelly said. The company filed complaints with Amazon about counterfeiting last fall. The bookseller ultimately removed many of the resellers, some of whom then went to Antimicrobial Therapy and complained that they were innocent. Amazon declined to comment on the publisher. The communications impasse between Amazon and Antimicrobial Therapy was complicated by the fact that they did not have a direct relationship. So in December, AMT opened a vendor site on Amazon, with the bookseller getting a commission of about 20 percent on each copy sold. Under this arrangement, Amazon tells Antimicrobial Therapy where the customer lives, and the publisher ships the book from Sperryville. As AMT was getting ready this spring to release the 2019 guide, it proposed an even deeper integration with Amazon. “To eliminate the possibility of Amazon facilitating the sale of counterfeit books, we would like to offer Amazon the opportunity to serve as a wholesaler of our titles, cutting out the middle man,” Mr. Kelly wrote to the company. It was, in essence, rewarding Amazon by surrendering to its dominance. “We’d rather not be on Amazon,” Mr. Kelly said. “But we felt like we didn’t have a choice.” |
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