Two free mysteries at Amazon - Page 2

Elsi · 06-09-2008, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by tlrowley

This series is one of my favorites and I'll be buying the new one, regardless. I'm just not boycott material

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Personally, I think that one can swing more weight with Amazon by complaining about something you've bought instead of boycotting. But maybe that's just my personality.

Strether · 06-10-2008, 12:30 PM

I did send off email to St Martins Press and got a receipt acknowledgement, but nothing further so far.

I also sent email to Amazon and got a reply back this morning which completely missed the point - they didn't take the time to read the mail.

So I called and talked to an unctious-toned rep this morning who supposedly was on the Kindle Support team and he'd never heard of Topaz formatting. When I tried to tell him the effect it had and that it ended up undermining their hardware, he assured me that their engineering department reviewed all formatting and they must feel that it falls within permissible perimeters.

So, boycotting is the only solution!!

Jim

tlrowley · 06-12-2008, 03:33 PM

Jim,

Don't know if you've soured on St. Martin's/Julia Spencer-Fleming because of this, or not, but the good news is that the newest book is in standard Kindle/mobi format. Or at least the sample is, and I've never seen the sample and the actual book in different formats.

Tracey

Strether · 06-12-2008, 04:00 PM

Thanks for the info, Tracey. I haven't soured on the novels at all, just in the formatting of some of them.

I'll probably buy the latest one, but those formatted in Topaz I'll get from my library and read.

It'd be interesting to know why they've reverted to the normal Kindle formatting, wouldn't it.

Jim

tlrowley · 06-12-2008, 05:00 PM

Oh, to be a fly on the wall....

dkb · 07-03-2008, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Elsi

The first two books in Julia Spencer-Fleming's cozy mystery series starring Clare Ferguson (a priest assigned to St. Alban's Episcopal Church in upstate NY) are available for free at Amazon. The fourth book in the series is only $6.99, but for some reason, they don't appear to have the third available in the Kindle store. Go figure! But, you don't want to miss out on the freebies.

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&sear...pencer-Fleming

Actually it's the fifth book in the series All Mortal Flesh that is missing.

I won't spoil it for you, but I read a synopsis, and the 5th book is very important to the ongoing romance. So even though the 6th book is available as a Kindle edition, I don't want to read it before reading #5. The fifth is available in paperback form, but I've taken a vow not to buy anymore paper books unless they use a lot of color or pictures/photgraphs.

http://www.juliaspencerfleming.com/ shows the order of her books. I have emailed both her and the publisher to suggest they Kindle All Mortal Flesh, but have not received a reply.

pilotbob · 10-20-2008, 10:42 PM

I really liked these two free books, but I didn't like the Topaz version. As people said here, it was too slow. I even looked at fictionwise and they only have book 1 and 6. I assume all but those at amazon are topaz? If so I won't be buying them.

BOb

rlparker · 10-21-2008, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elsi

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Go figure! But, you don't want to miss out on the freebies.
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Hi Elsi, thanks for taking the time to let us know about these free books!

Quote:

Originally Posted by tlrowley

The dreaded Topaz strikes again!!!!
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Hi tlrowley, I looked at the thread about whether people will buy Topaz books or not. I'm still in the dark--what exactly IS Topaz?

Regards,
R.L.

Elsi · 10-21-2008, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dkb

Actually it's the fifth book in the series All Mortal Flesh that is missing.

I won't spoil it for you, but I read a synopsis, and the 5th book is very important to the ongoing romance. So even though the 6th book is available as a Kindle edition, I don't want to read it before reading #5. The fifth is available in paperback form, but I've taken a vow not to buy anymore paper books unless they use a lot of color or pictures/photgraphs.

http://www.juliaspencerfleming.com/ shows the order of her books. I have emailed both her and the publisher to suggest they Kindle All Mortal Flesh, but have not received a reply.

The fifth book is now available in Kindle format. I bought and read it last month. Having now read all 6 books in the series, I'm frustratedly waiting for the next book to be published.

DaleDe · 10-21-2008, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by rlparker

Hi Elsi, thanks for taking the time to let us know about these free books!

Hi tlrowley, I looked at the thread about whether people will buy Topaz books or not. I'm still in the dark--what exactly IS Topaz?

Regards,
R.L.

Read about TPZ in the wiki.

Dale

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06-10-2008, 12:30 PM	#17
Strether Guru Posts: 746 Karma: 2825929 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fresno Device: Kindle 1; iPad Air; iPhone 7; Kobo Libra; Kindle Oasis 3	I did send off email to St Martins Press and got a receipt acknowledgement, but nothing further so far. I also sent email to Amazon and got a reply back this morning which completely missed the point - they didn't take the time to read the mail. So I called and talked to an unctious-toned rep this morning who supposedly was on the Kindle Support team and he'd never heard of Topaz formatting. When I tried to tell him the effect it had and that it ended up undermining their hardware, he assured me that their engineering department reviewed all formatting and they must feel that it falls within permissible perimeters. So, boycotting is the only solution!! Jim

06-12-2008, 03:33 PM	#18
tlrowley Quilt Geek Posts: 472 Karma: 91775 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancaster, PA Device: Kindle	Jim, Don't know if you've soured on St. Martin's/Julia Spencer-Fleming because of this, or not, but the good news is that the newest book is in standard Kindle/mobi format. Or at least the sample is, and I've never seen the sample and the actual book in different formats. Tracey

06-12-2008, 04:00 PM	#19
Strether Guru Posts: 746 Karma: 2825929 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fresno Device: Kindle 1; iPad Air; iPhone 7; Kobo Libra; Kindle Oasis 3	Thanks for the info, Tracey. I haven't soured on the novels at all, just in the formatting of some of them. I'll probably buy the latest one, but those formatted in Topaz I'll get from my library and read. It'd be interesting to know why they've reverted to the normal Kindle formatting, wouldn't it. Jim

06-12-2008, 05:00 PM	#20
tlrowley Quilt Geek Posts: 472 Karma: 91775 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancaster, PA Device: Kindle	Oh, to be a fly on the wall....

10-20-2008, 10:42 PM	#22
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	I really liked these two free books, but I didn't like the Topaz version. As people said here, it was too slow. I even looked at fictionwise and they only have book 1 and 6. I assume all but those at amazon are topaz? If so I won't be buying them. BOb