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Toni Weisskopf--the publisher of Baen Books--just posted this in her forum at Baen's Bar:

When we do go live on third party platforms (and it is a when now, not an if), we'll have to make some changes to the Baen Free Library. I suggest everyone backup whatever they've got now and spread the word, as there will be titles we have to take down. We'll be keeping as many as possible and will continue adding new titles as practical.

--Toni

Update

Toni has released more information - there will be a move to a new system and some titles/authors are being removed from the Free Library:

"When we do go live on third party platforms (and it is a when now, not an if), we'll have to make some changes to the Baen Free Library. I suggest everyone backup whatever they've got now and spread the word, as there will be titles we have to take down. We'll be keeping as many as possible and will continue adding new titles as practical."

System conversions always have risk, even when you try to minimize it, back up your files, folks.

James

Update II:
12/07/2012

We'll also be restoring as many titles as possible to the BFL*. We are preparing Second Editions of many of the works, with additional material, that will be offered for sale. The First Editions without the added material will be in the Free Library. Slowly, slowly it all comes together.

--Toni

The way third party platforms work is that if a work is offered anywhere else for a lower price, they will automatically reduce their price to match this. This includes books offered for free as promotions. So the choice is never be able to sell a book anywhere, or remove the book from the free library. We have selected a third way. See previous post in re: second editions and first editions.

--Toni

Update III:
12/07/2012

Just so; we are trying to avoid that automated process.

In re: discount monthly bundles—one of the results of our negotiations is that we will be able to continue offering these. They will be available only from the Baen site, as will eARCs. But once the books are published in print, they will also go up to third parties as individual titles, and the discount bundles will *poof* disappear. This was the closest I could get to having our cake and eating it too (i.e. making available our titles to the largest possible audience—something our writers want and deserve).

--Toni

I should also add as part of this process we are taking our ebook royalties and improving the author’s share by 25%.--Toni

Update IV:

Toni said this about the Monthly Baen Bundles:

This is going to be happening very soon, days rather than months. So get ‘em while they are hot.--toni

Soon--I say sometime next week--the only bundles will be the ones that are not yet in the book stores as print editions.

So if their are Monthly Baen Bundles that you want, buy now.


bernie

*Baen Free Library