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The author of a recent book chronicling tales from Nebraska’s Sand Hills will print no more copies under a plagiarism and copyright infringement settlement.
Craig Savoye of St. Louis agreed last month to pull back “Nebraska Stories: Tales of Cowboys, Ranchers and Assorted Characters.’’ All 1,500 printed copies of the book have sold, Savoye said Wednesday.
In the settlement, Savoye agreed to cease publication and distribution of the self-published book in its current form.
He also agreed to remove the stories “The Horse Trader” and “The Kleptomaniac,” as well as parts of “Francis,” from any future printings. Savoye said there will be none.
The book told the stories of 23 people in the Sand Hills. It was sold in bookstores across Nebraska and in five shops in Iowa, South Dakota, Missouri and Illinois.
The World-Herald published an article about the book in November. That article didn’t include any of the challenged excerpts.
Savoye agreed to the settlement after Stuart Jenkins of Centennial, Colo., determined that portions of the book were copied, or heavily borrowed, without permission from manuscripts that Jenkins had shared with Savoye for editing.
Principia College launched its own investigation into the book dispute and announced last week that Savoye would no longer work at the college. Savoye, a former Christian Science Monitor reporter, was a member of the journalism faculty.
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