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No e-book edition for new Stephen King thriller
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05-20-2013, 11:39 AM | #2 |
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Ditto. That arrogant comment alone will prevent me from purchasing.
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05-20-2013, 11:50 AM | #3 |
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And the remark will guarantee that the book will appear so fast on the torrents that it will make King's head spin.
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Oh, look at this:
http://www.vulture.com/2013/05/steph...new-novel.html Quote:
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05-20-2013, 12:08 PM | #7 |
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I honestly don't think King really cares at this point. He could publish his book using monkey's blood on vellum made from the scrotums of albino wombats and it probably wouldn't hurt his sales. He's released ebooks in the past (including an ebook-only story) and I'm sure he'll release more in the future. I don't think his little "pulp experiment" should be construed as any kind of broad condemnation of ebooks altogether.
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05-20-2013, 12:09 PM | #8 |
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It may be an idiomatic reference to 'stirring the pot,' which means to create tension and/or drama.
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05-20-2013, 12:15 PM | #11 |
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Being fabulously rich (AKA not really needing the money at all) means he can pull stunts like this at a whim.
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05-20-2013, 12:18 PM | #12 |
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I don't think that either. I don't buy fiction books in physical format any more. I purchase them all as ebooks. Since he has chosen to not publish Joyland in ebook format (which he has every right to do) I will not be reading it. As I said earlier, I won't pirate the book, I'll just find something else to read.
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I probably won't buy it either, but I don't feel like he or anyone else has to cater to my whims. |
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05-20-2013, 01:05 PM | #15 | |
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