07-28-2010, 11:52 AM | #1 |
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Apple won't replace updated ibooks
Looks like another good reason to get your ebooks from Amazon:
http://www.teleread.com/2010/07/28/i...-been-updated/ |
07-28-2010, 12:00 PM | #2 |
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That is weird. I know you can delete a book and re-download it for free...why would you keep getting the old crappy version if you re-downloaded? Different ISBN?
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07-28-2010, 12:03 PM | #3 |
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Too true - Amazon recently sent me the updated corrected version of Ender's Game (mentioned in the article) without my asking/demanding. Amazon routinely sends out corrected versions of books that have been reformatted or extensively corrected by the publisher.
Also - O'Reilly has already updated a recent ebook purchase 4 times in the past couple of months (iPad - The Missing Manual). No charge, no hassle. |
07-28-2010, 12:04 PM | #4 |
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You have this same problem with Amazon - if you initiate a request to replace a defective book, you have to "return" it for a refund - and then buy the new corrected copy. Apparently your account gets "locked into" the purchased defective copy.
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07-28-2010, 12:10 PM | #5 |
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I don't buy iBooks, because they're tethered to iDevices. Kindle books can be read on a bunch of hardware. That's already plenty of reason for me to buy from Amazon.
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07-28-2010, 12:18 PM | #6 |
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well. it definitely sucks for the buyer. but think about it this way, if you buy a hardcover or paperback in the store and take it home, it's not like the publisher ships you an updated copy to your house when they revise it. i have many outdated books i've bought several times for additions that included corrections and/or additional content.
but, the book store that allows you to get updated copies for free, or a nominal price, is more likely to get my business! o'reilly media already allows you to downloaded updated copies. purchase once, have it for life. something like that. |
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Kudos for Amazon for refunding it for free though! |
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07-28-2010, 12:43 PM | #9 |
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I strongly suspect it's down to the fact that the iBookstore is new, and Apple don't yet have a system in place to handle this. Hopefully it will be done at some point, because it really is pretty essential for eBooks.
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07-28-2010, 01:02 PM | #10 |
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IMHO it's weak and it's lame, and gives me yet one more reason not to buy iBooks......
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07-28-2010, 01:10 PM | #11 |
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well for OCRed books, yes you're right. but for most modern publishings there is no excuse to have those types of errors when everything is. word processed anyway.
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