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Hughlander posted:You left out the best part though... Amazon's response to all of the used copies of the book was to unilaterally lower the price of the main title! Amazon is eating the price drop so the author gets the same cut.
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Fart of Presto posted:Which ones are missing? Because all three trilogies are available to me. I'm in Canada, and I can't see "Mona Lisa Overdrive" but Count Zero and Neuromancer are available. "Virtual Light" is missing, but "Idoru" and "Pattern Recognition" are available. Oh yeah...physical editions are definitely available. YggiDee posted:Why the hell can I buy a paperback book from Amazon.com but not an e-book? It's not like they have to work harder to ship an intangible object to Canada. I mean, I see the thread title, I just don't understand why it's this way. It's not a rare book or anything, I saw two or three copies at the local bookstore this morning. Good Omens? Amazon has it for the Kindle right here. I noticed that you have a Kobo, and it is really weird that its missing from the Kobo store (they seem to have everything else by Gaimen). That said, you could buy it from the Kindle store and convert to epub. In my experience though, epub converts better to mobi than vice versa. In the past I've bought books from the Kobo store that were either not available "in my region" or just simply not available ("City of Saints and Madmen and "Infinite Jest") and converted. They're available now, but I did think it was odd that Amazon had the REST of the Ambergris trilogy but not the first book. Come to think of it, Kobo is the opposite: They have City of Saints and Madmen and Shriek but not Finch. I suspect there's some publisher fuckery going on there, seeing as the Kindle version is in the GOD-AWFUL topaz format. EDIT: VVVVV Well, looks like its time to read some Gibson beyond Neuromancer!  VVVVVV
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Snuffman posted:"Virtual Light" is missing, but "Idoru" and "Pattern Recognition" are available. "All Tomorrow's Parties" is the last of the Bridge trilogy. "Pattern Recognition" starts the Bigend trilogy.
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Fart of Presto posted:Which ones are missing? Because all three trilogies are available to me.  after re-reading Neuromancer / Count Zero, so if they're showing up in the US store now, it's a relatively new addition.e: Yup, MLO was added to the store last April, but gives me a "Not Available in Canada" banner. Lazyhound fucked around with this message at 20:38 on Feb 26, 2012 |
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This is really strange, as I'm in Denmark, which means I'm forced to use Amazon US but only have the International selection available, and I still see everything available. I was under the impression that all countries that do not have a "local" Amazon Kindle shop, are treated as International customers when it comes to Kindle books. This version of Virtual Light I can get for $11.03.
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Is it possible for me, as a resident of the united states, to purchase an ebook from amazon.co.uk? I am interested in doing so because there a couple of books that have kindle versions in the UK but not in the US. I am assuming that there is some sort of issue with publishing rights. If I create a dummy account with a UK mailing address , can Amazon tell? I am guessing they can based on the title of the thread but thought it would be worht asking.
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DeceasedHorse posted:Is it possible for me, as a resident of the united states, to purchase an ebook from amazon.co.uk? I am interested in doing so because there a couple of books that have kindle versions in the UK but not in the US. I am assuming that there is some sort of issue with publishing rights. If I create a dummy account with a UK mailing address , can Amazon tell? I am guessing they can based on the title of the thread but thought it would be worht asking. I would bet against it.
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Fart of Presto posted:This is really strange, as I'm in Denmark, which means I'm forced to use Amazon US but only have the International selection available, and I still see everything available. Amazon.com still detects your IP and gives a different selection due to licensing. Sometimes its cheaper than the US price. That book isn't available in the US for kindle, or even UK. But it is available for Europe. So you're kinda lucky.
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Sperg Victorious posted:Amazon.com still detects your IP and gives a different selection due to licensing. Sometimes its cheaper than the US price. This seems weird, what about Brits here on holiday? Also, I'd imagine if it's IP-based then TOR or a similar IP proxy should do what he needs.
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Splizwarf posted:This seems weird, what about Brits here on holiday? Also, I'd imagine if it's IP-based then TOR or a similar IP proxy should do what he needs. I can change my region, so you might be able to do it from a non-UK if you have a UK billing address. Tor will work if you have the right exit node.
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If you have a stock Kindle Fire, I highly recommend rooting it and installing CM9 if you don't need Netflix. It is a night and day difference in speed and fluidity.
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Ethereal posted:If you have a stock Kindle Fire, I highly recommend rooting it and installing CM9 if you don't need Netflix. It is a night and day difference in speed and fluidity. Can you get the Amazon Appstore or the normal Android Kindle app to run? Both just crash on mine running the 2/19 build, which sucks since it means my Amazon-purchased apps (mostly FAotDs) are unusable.
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Fake edit: not  all public domainReal edit: it's a kindlefire if that matters All it took was dumping it in a million folders and restarting a billion times Ominous Jazz fucked around with this message at 07:31 on Mar 2, 2012 |
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wolrah posted:Can you get the Amazon Appstore or the normal Android Kindle app to run? Both just crash on mine running the 2/19 build, which sucks since it means my Amazon-purchased apps (mostly FAotDs) are unusable. I did as well and just deleted them and reinstalled them. Some how that worked. On the 2/24 build btw.
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Random House raised the asking price for ebooks for libraries.quote:New prices for Random House’s ebooks took effect on Thursday, and as the details emerged a number of librarians across the country expressed dismay at the doubling and tripling in prices they are seeing. http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/03/ebooks/librarians-feel-sticker-shock-as-price-for-random-house-ebooks-rise-as-much-as-300-percent/
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drat. They might as well, just buy the regular books.  No wonder my library was adding ebook titles like crazy the last few weeks.
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Sporadic posted:Random House raised the asking price for ebooks for libraries. http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/03/ebooks/librarians-feel-sticker-shock-as-price-for-random-house-ebooks-rise-as-much-as-300-percent/ Comments on that page: quote:This is so frustrating! On Wednesday, I purchased a number of Random House ebooks for the library. This is how the prices compare from Wednesday to Thrusday: $5.95 → $23.95, $19.50 → $66, $18 → $63, $20.96 → $63, $43.99 → $120. Sadly, the book that now sells for $120 is Robert Massie’s Catherine the Great. We can purchase the physical book for $24 after discount, and if I wanted to purchase the ebook as an …individual, I could buy it for $21.99. The relationship between publishers and libraries used to be so positive, but somewhere along the way, we (libraries) became the bad guys. The frustrating part is that Random House has drastically increased prices to libraries, under the guise of maintaining a relationship with libraries, while seemingly turning a blind eye to the pirating of ebooks.
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Drunk Tomato posted:gently caress publishers. Well, they're sure loving us.
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The article says Random House doesn't put any restrictions on lending, which sounds really surprising to me. If that's true, then the library could loan "one" e-book out to 5 or 20 people at once, which would help explain why it's as expensive as three print books (which can obviously only be loaned to one person at once). I'm surprised Random House would allow that, but that's what "simultaneity of availability" sounds like. Obviously this doesn't really matter for old or obscure titles, but it would make a huge difference for bestsellers -- I live in New York and I've seen digital waitlists of over 100 people for some titles. With this plan, it sounds like we could all get it at once, which would be awesome.
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Anne Whateley posted:The article says Random House doesn't put any restrictions on lending, which sounds really surprising to me. If that's true, then the library could loan "one" e-book out to 5 or 20 people at once, which would help explain why it's as expensive as three print books (which can obviously only be loaned to one person at once). I'm surprised Random House would allow that, but that's what "simultaneity of availability" sounds like. One writer asked about what "simultaneity of availability" meant since its a bit confusing: quote:“Simultaneity” here means that Random House’s titles are available to libraries on the same date the retail edition is put on sale. It is not referring to simultaneous, multiple user access. The model remains one book, one user. http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/03/ebooks/librarians-feel-sticker-shock-as-price-for-random-house-ebooks-rise-as-much-as-300-percent/
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Oh well that's bullshit, never mind then! Sporadic, I figured that was covered by "perpetuity of lending."
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I don't understand why publishers have to be such huge assholes about e-books. It's not doing them any favors. loving expiring e-books? And after only 26 loans? Even a library paperback would probably last twice that.
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spixxor posted:I don't understand why publishers have to be such huge assholes about e-books. It's not doing them any favors. Can't have ebooks injuring a publisher's printing side.
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spixxor posted:I don't understand why publishers have to be such huge assholes about e-books. It's not doing them any favors. I'd be thrilled if our paperbacks made it through 52 checkouts. We patch them up the best we can, but spines only last so long. At our library, most last less than a couple dozen checkouts.
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spixxor posted:I don't understand why publishers have to be such huge assholes about e-books. It's not doing them any favors. Publisher hate you, they hate their customers, and they hate technology. They know they can't stop ebooks from getting more popular but they're drat sure going to do their best to slow the format down.
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Hell, if this was several hundred years ago, publishers would be trying to put an assassination contract on that scurrilous Gutenberg rogue. Pfft, who does that rear end in a top hat think he is, trying to make the printed word cheap and easily available to the masses.
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Vertigus posted:Publisher hate you, they hate their customers, and they hate technology. They know they can't stop ebooks from getting more popular but they're drat sure going to do their best to slow the format down. I enjoy hating on publishers as much the next person, but honestly this is all untrue. The thing that publishers hate is change. This is a whole new model for them and much like the MPAA/RIAA they're clamping down in fear of losing control. Unfortunately, many of them, such as Random House, take ham-fisted approaches to digital distribution. They do love money. I've already seen one author respond to Random House, asking readers/libraries not to buy her eBooks since she has a deal with them that ends if her sales drop below a certain amount of sales. TL;DR: Publishers don't get it. Edit: Looks like the Huffington Post picked up the story. Gherkin Jerkin fucked around with this message at 08:57 on Mar 3, 2012 |
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Amazon said they will put their ebooks in other ebook stores. I wonder if they truly mean that or are only taking that position since they know that there is no loving way B&N or Kobo's(?) estore is going to let them in.quote:The longtime publisher and author James Atlas has signed up with Amazon to edit a series of biographies, he said this week, following in the footsteps of another veteran, Laurence Kirshbaum, the publisher and agent who jumped to Amazon Publishing last year. http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/02/james-atlas-veteran-publisher-and-author-will-edit-for-amazon/ Gherkin Jerkin posted:I enjoy hating on publishers as much the next person, but honestly this is all untrue. The thing that publishers hate is change. This is a whole new model for them and much like the MPAA/RIAA they're clamping down in fear of losing control. Unfortunately, many of them, such as Random House, take ham-fisted approaches to digital distribution. They do love money. Honestly, I think publishers it is more that the publishers look down on their customers more than anything else. They are so disconnected and don't even know why people enjoy to still read when there is so much more awesome flashy forms of entertainment. They are also lazy as poo poo. Trying to nurture authors and build new household names...that's hard  can we just pay Snooki for her ghostwritten autobiography and call it a day??? What do you mean Sarah Silverman's book bombed? She's famous and we paid her a shitload of cash  well gently caress lets give Tina Fey six million for hers I guess. Maybe that one will hit because people like celebrities, right?I mean seriously loving read this and try not to get angry. quote:Carol Schneider, the head of public relations for the Random House Publishing Group, has been around long enough to remember when a seven-figure book deal was a big deal. But, she says, no one at Random House blinked when comedian Kathy Griffin reportedly landed a $2 million deal with one of its imprints, Ballantine Books. Actually, it was quite the opposite Not because she is a good writer or her life story is interesting. Two million dollar advance because she has name recognition and a funny book title. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103127808 Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 00:56 on Mar 4, 2012 |
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Gherkin Jerkin posted:I enjoy hating on publishers as much the next person, but honestly this is all untrue. The thing that publishers hate is change. This is a whole new model for them and much like the MPAA/RIAA they're clamping down in fear of losing control. Unfortunately, many of them, such as Random House, take ham-fisted approaches to digital distribution. They do love money. They hate change, change that's brought about by social and technological developments and demanded by their customers. See how it works?
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Gherkin Jerkin posted:This is a whole new model for them Ebooks have been sold since the mid-90s, they don't have that excuse over 15 years later.
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Any other Nook owners' wishlist not working? I'm making do with downloading samples so I don't forget, but its been down for a while now.
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Fooley posted:Any other Nook owners' wishlist not working? I'm making do with downloading samples so I don't forget, but its been down for a while now.
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Karthe posted:Do you mean on the device itself, or through the website? Both actually. I don't see the option on the device, and when I try on the website it says "The creation has reached the limit". I searched and people have had the same problem, so it seems like they may be down but its been a while. I just emailed them so I'll see. EDIT: More or less "Sorry we're working on it". Fooley fucked around with this message at 22:05 on Mar 5, 2012 |
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Is there any tool that can automatically generate an HTML/XML Table of Contents from a Navigation Control file for XML (toc.ncx)?
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A long time ago, I remember seeing a program in this thread that could easily crop and split up PDF files. Could anybody tell me what it was?
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bionictom posted:briss? That's it. Thanks
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Jeez, what a name. Thematically appropriate, I guess.  Install Gentoo posted:Ebooks have been sold since the mid-90s, they don't have that excuse over 15 years later. More like the mid-80s, my mother had several herbalism/gardening/farming books on 5-inch floppies, they were circulated by postal mail.
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