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Bookbee · 04-02-2010, 08:17 AM

Just giving everyone a heads-up about Pan Macmillan's new ebook store in Oz. For those elsewhere, the ebook market here is way behind that of the US, but the promise of the iPad and other tablets is finally dragging local publishers (kicking and screaming) into digital publishing.

Unfortunately Pan Macmillan have just cobbled together old ebooks (that were lying around) and put up this store with limited functionality (it's in beta, apparently). To categories or organisation, and the overblown prices that Aussies are used to. Still, if there's a title there you can't get elsewhere, it might help out. They say they'll be adding ebook versions of their full catalogue of books "within months". That's when it might turn into something decent.https://www.mobileread.com/forums/ima...s/confused.gif

Mobipocket, Adobe PDF and Microsoft Reader formats - as well as a 12-month licence for online reading, at a discount. That option is just an insult, I reckon.https://www.mobileread.com/forums/images/smilies/mad.gif
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Jason

04-02-2010, 08:17 AM	#1
Bookbee Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: jasondavis	New ebook store in Australia - sort of Just giving everyone a heads-up about Pan Macmillan's new ebook store in Oz. For those elsewhere, the ebook market here is way behind that of the US, but the promise of the iPad and other tablets is finally dragging local publishers (kicking and screaming) into digital publishing. Unfortunately Pan Macmillan have just cobbled together old ebooks (that were lying around) and put up this store with limited functionality (it's in beta, apparently). To categories or organisation, and the overblown prices that Aussies are used to. Still, if there's a title there you can't get elsewhere, it might help out. They say they'll be adding ebook versions of their full catalogue of books "within months". That's when it might turn into something decent.https://www.mobileread.com/forums/ima...s/confused.gif Mobipocket, Adobe PDF and Microsoft Reader formats - as well as a 12-month licence for online reading, at a discount. That option is just an insult, I reckon.https://www.mobileread.com/forums/images/smilies/mad.gif [Promotional link deleted - MODERATOR] Jason Last edited by Dr. Drib; 01-14-2015 at 05:20 PM.