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Pretty easily, actually. The Shrike Send a noteboard - 01/02/2010 07:07:11 PM
Have most publishers signed up, as it were?


I love paper books, but I'm slowly coming around to the marvellous portability of e-Readers.


5 of the 6 main publishers offer eBooks. Jordan books are slowly appearing in legal form.

Accelerando, River of Gods, Brasyl, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, Time Travelers Never Die, Blackout, The Accidental Time Machine, Fallen Dragon, House of Suns, Transition All currently sitting on my Amazon Kindle Wishlist.

As for non-Amazon sources, while I don't advocate them, naturally, talking about them abstractly can't be bad, right? They exist. In huge numbers. One can find just about anything. Complete works of Robert Jordan, Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Kim Stanley Robinson, Alastair Reynolds, Hal Duncan, Peter F. Hamilton, Neal Stephenson, Guy Gavriel Kay, etc. In fact, the non-purchase option has more options than the purchase option for many works right now.

If I were to use a metaphor - it's like the Medieval Ages when monks were copying books by hand. There are lots available and the content varies by monastery.

There are places like io9 that give away free copies of eBooks. Tor did that too, as I recall. And still do. And then there are the more underhanded places where one finds movies, music, tv shows, and yes books. Abstractly speaking, of course. No advocation of any underhanded place.

(I may be considered rude, blunt, and disrespectful, but I am not about to get Ben in legal trouble by having a post that discusses anything illegal in a way that is not conducive to the goals of attracting authors to this website).
Free copy via the publisher/io9
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Amazon Accepts Macmillan’s Demand for Higher E-Book Prices mapthis - 01/02/2010 04:21:35 PM 1397 Views
Amazon lost me as a customer over all this *NM* kcf - 01/02/2010 05:52:53 PM 415 Views
Why's that? Aemon - 01/02/2010 06:55:35 PM 1010 Views
I sum it up here kcf - 01/02/2010 08:42:02 PM 1284 Views
That's an interesting point. And I have an opposite reaction. The Shrike - 01/02/2010 08:56:16 PM 822 Views
I like that they are public - I dislike that they affect the public so directly kcf - 01/02/2010 08:59:41 PM 1021 Views
To each his own. I come away with the opposite reaction and like Amazon even more. The Shrike - 01/02/2010 09:35:10 PM 762 Views
I agree with you. I like what Amazon did. everynametaken - 02/02/2010 12:45:10 AM 907 Views
I think his complaint is that he feels Amazon is using public opinion to pressure suppliers. Aemon - 01/02/2010 09:04:16 PM 755 Views
thats a big part of it kcf - 01/02/2010 09:09:15 PM 1124 Views
It's a good tactic. I would have done the same thing. *NM* The Shrike - 01/02/2010 09:36:31 PM 398 Views
Is it though - Amazon's stock is way down today. Seems the tactic failed *NM* kcf - 01/02/2010 09:53:06 PM 391 Views
Apple stocks have gone down on days after major announcements too. The Shrike - 01/02/2010 10:04:04 PM 730 Views
agreed - short term doesn't mean much *NM* kcf - 01/02/2010 10:08:01 PM 383 Views
Still, your overall point stands. The Shrike - 01/02/2010 11:10:25 PM 743 Views
yep - apparently they read the move as a sign of weakness *NM* kcf - 01/02/2010 11:20:04 PM 430 Views
Macmillan will lose out when people like myself choose to find the book elsewhere. The Shrike - 01/02/2010 06:46:10 PM 746 Views
How easy is it to find books now? Rebekah - 01/02/2010 06:53:43 PM 694 Views
Pretty easily, actually. The Shrike - 01/02/2010 07:07:11 PM 1128 Views
That's excellent. Rebekah - 01/02/2010 08:19:55 PM 911 Views
Screens are good. Aemon - 01/02/2010 08:50:08 PM 946 Views
Two words: Leather cover. The Shrike - 01/02/2010 08:54:37 PM 810 Views
True, I do remember liking the cover. It's much nicer than what comes with the Sony. Aemon - 01/02/2010 09:02:56 PM 981 Views
This is what I have. It sounds like what you have for your Sony. The Shrike - 01/02/2010 09:39:02 PM 1011 Views
Unless you like a lot of old books, or have fairly eclectic tastes, you should be all set. Aemon - 01/02/2010 07:11:30 PM 1145 Views
If you do like a lot of old books ranagrande - 01/02/2010 07:16:20 PM 808 Views
Yep, definitely true. I wasn't thinking quite that old, though. Aemon - 01/02/2010 07:24:49 PM 892 Views
$12.99 to $14.99 for a fiction ebook is ridiculous. *NM* everynametaken - 01/02/2010 07:44:20 PM 452 Views
Agreed. *NM* Legolas - 01/02/2010 07:46:33 PM 365 Views
Then again, it's half the price of a print version, for essentially the same product / experience. Aemon - 01/02/2010 07:50:29 PM 733 Views
That's the thing, it's not. Legolas - 01/02/2010 08:24:08 PM 763 Views
Re: That's the thing, it's not. Aemon - 01/02/2010 08:55:35 PM 964 Views
Because, as Aemon says, that's how price discrimination works. Ghavrel - 01/02/2010 11:31:14 PM 719 Views
Not really. I buy new hardcover releases at Borders for around 18 to 20. everynametaken - 02/02/2010 12:34:08 AM 897 Views
I don't know about that. Rebekah - 01/02/2010 08:21:05 PM 793 Views
not really, i buy brand new paperbacks for 6.99 *NM* Apsalar Shadowdancer - 02/02/2010 12:21:16 AM 345 Views
Mass markets, yeah. nossy - 02/02/2010 12:19:25 PM 725 Views
That is bananas. Elaine - 01/02/2010 07:46:28 PM 753 Views
"Most newly released..." Aemon - 01/02/2010 07:55:19 PM 986 Views
People pay that sort of money for DVd and more for Blue Ray random thoughts - 01/02/2010 08:00:47 PM 779 Views
Physical copy is rather important in that case, you know... at least to me. jh - 01/02/2010 08:54:05 PM 918 Views
I was with you till that last sentence. Aemon - 01/02/2010 08:58:58 PM 983 Views
I really don't think it is that different random thoughts - 01/02/2010 10:01:20 PM 776 Views
If you have issues with eBook pricing, read this link kcf - 01/02/2010 08:46:47 PM 1107 Views
He makes good points... Ghavrel - 01/02/2010 11:37:22 PM 762 Views
I am unimpressed by his arguments. everynametaken - 02/02/2010 01:06:03 AM 791 Views
Good for MacMillan. I'll cheer on anyone who takes a stab against e-books. lord-of-shadow - 02/02/2010 04:00:05 AM 848 Views
Whaaa? Ghavrel - 02/02/2010 04:08:50 AM 797 Views
Yes, of course. lord-of-shadow - 02/02/2010 04:33:13 AM 894 Views
In ten years you'll have an ebook reader. Ghavrel - 02/02/2010 05:34:57 AM 907 Views
I know. That's the problem. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 02/02/2010 12:56:32 PM 391 Views
Oh, hush. Go sit in the corner and listen to your 8-track while the rest of us enjoy The Future. *NM* Aemon - 02/02/2010 02:37:33 PM 365 Views
The lower prices, the increased profit, or the ecological benefit? *NM* Ghavrel - 02/02/2010 05:17:13 PM 329 Views
The gradual loss of physical books. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 02/02/2010 05:32:39 PM 337 Views
Mmm. I detect an illogical argument. Ghavrel - 02/02/2010 05:35:14 PM 697 Views
Obviously they won't disappear completely, or even that fast. lord-of-shadow - 02/02/2010 11:04:47 PM 738 Views
Why not? It'll spur the growth of used book stores. *NM* Ghavrel - 03/02/2010 01:29:56 AM 323 Views
It will increase the number of books available random thoughts - 02/02/2010 01:55:05 PM 1327 Views
One apt analogy is the widespread use of recording tools like Pro Tools. everynametaken - 02/02/2010 08:07:22 PM 893 Views
There are already comapnies offering editng services random thoughts - 02/02/2010 10:30:28 PM 710 Views
Uh, so what you want to dictate is the medium by which people read? You have no right. everynametaken - 02/02/2010 08:01:09 PM 845 Views
And again let me add that it's not necessarily one or the other. Ghavrel - 02/02/2010 10:09:20 PM 700 Views
That would be awesome. lord-of-shadow - 02/02/2010 11:02:42 PM 690 Views
Obviously I'm not dictating anything. I'm stating my view. lord-of-shadow - 02/02/2010 11:01:41 PM 974 Views
Good Lord! *NM* everynametaken - 02/02/2010 07:58:03 PM 332 Views
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