Andrea Halbritter (asker) Jan 4, 2016:

Habe mich jetzt entschlossen, beim Kunden nachzufragen, und warte derzeit auf Antwort. Meiner Meinung nach ist es jedoch sehr wahrscheinlich, dass es sich tatsächlich um Untergrundpublikationen handelt, wie Kristin meinte.

Andrea Halbritter (asker) Dec 28, 2015:

Danke, das würde in der Tat den Begriff "Pirat" erklären.

Ellen Kraus Dec 28, 2015:

folgende Info. lässt eher auf "plagiarism" schließen:
Plagiarism and its near relative, piracy, play a surprisingly large role in the chronicle of book publishing in America. They are a little-discussed ghost in the attic of the industry and one of the reasons why it has such an uninspired history. From the beginning the absence of international copyright law and America’s long-lingering sense of cultural inferiority encouraged American printers to simply steal the books of foreign writers. It was cheaper, easier and less risky than putting out original books; on the other hand, relying on stolen goods was not an incentive to relevancy, quality or the development of editorial skills. It also discouraged publication of American authors. Instead of risk-taking, venturesome entrepreneurs looking to the future, pirate publishers were small-time’ thieves doing whatever it took to make a nickel.