That's a pretty damn big missconception. That's how Curt initially got started (by rescuing materials during the shut down of Atari Corporation), the source of our book and materials are not from a dumpster.
So illegally trespassing onto private property and stealing items is called "rescuing" now? Or "salvaging", as it's called from your own press release:
"In the 1980's, Vendel had begun collecting Atari products, engineering logs, schematics, drawings, and technical materials from former Atari employees - even making trips to Atari's buildings in California to salvage Atari's valuable history from its dumpsters."
I seriously doubt he was collecting anything other than video games in the 1980s! And you just stated he didn't get his start until his infamous dumpster diving until the late 90s, which is when Atari Corp shut down. Sheesh, you can't even seem to get your own history right.
Unless there's been some major changes in the laws in all 50 states recently, what you both are calling "rescuing" and "salvaging" is still called theft, and I'm sure any judge would be glad clear up your misconceptions for you. Do you still want to claim your book doesn't contain any information that came from Atari's dumpsters?
Likewise we've spent a lot of money flying around to directly interview many of these people.
So the kickstarter money is to recoup your investment? Most authors recoup their investment when they sell their books. If the book is already done, then what's the $11,508 for?