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Originally Posted by llasram
None of Chabon's books seem to be available as e-books. Is he anti–e-book?
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When a book isn't available in an electronic edition, I normally point the finger of blame at the publisher first. I don't recall hearing Chabon had an opinion one way of the other.
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Asimov’s has an electronic edition (through Fictionwise), but only has the most recent few issues available for sale – I’m not sure if this a policy they’ve settled on or because they’ve just started doing an electronic edition. They do however have all the Hugo-nominees (and Nebula winners) they ran available for free from their web site.
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And Fictionwise also makes them available, in plain text and Mobi formats.
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F&SF also has an electronic edition (again through Fictionwise), and appears to have every issue they’ve done electronically available for sale, running several years back.
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What's the earliest edition they carry?
Best Short Form Editor Gordon Van Gelder edits F&SF, and bought it from the former publisher a few years back. Gordon is a very sharp guy, and I suspect he saw that part of the future would be digital. I wouldn't be surprised if F&SF appearing in digital format on Fictionwise didn't coincide with his taking ownership.
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This has me wondering how SF-award e-book coverage over the past few years compares with that of general literary awards. I’d have thought it would be higher, but looking at this, perhaps not.
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You mean, expecting more SF in ebook form than general literature?
I wouldn't. For most publishers, SF is simply a fiction genre they publish, along with mysteries, horror, romance, et al. Whether ebook versions are available will depend upon the publisher, not the genre. Baen is a notable exception, both as a specialist in SF/Fantasy, and in commitment to electronic books.
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Dennis