01-29-2008, 10:58 AM | #1 |
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Buying ebooks direct from harpercollins confusion
Ok noticed Star Strike by Ian dDouglas is available as an ebook from harpercollins! Great!
I thought but now not sure. on this link http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9...ogy/index.aspx you can see that they say its available for the sony reader but click on the sony option and nothing happens? I can then only see it available to buy in PDF, mobipocket and ereader formats none of which will work on the sony. So whats going on? am I missing something obvious? |
01-29-2008, 11:08 AM | #2 |
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If it's available in Sony format, then you have to buy it from Sony.
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01-29-2008, 11:56 AM | #3 |
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so why have a link to click on that then takes you to a page where you can buy it in PDF,mobi and ereader? Its unnecessarily confusing!
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01-29-2008, 12:51 PM | #4 |
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I agree. The likely cause is the marginally competence of whoever is running the website.
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01-29-2008, 02:13 PM | #5 |
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01-29-2008, 02:21 PM | #6 | |
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Just like pretty much every other publisher their site really could use some work. |
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01-29-2008, 05:19 PM | #7 |
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I even read their entire FAQ and no info on there either.
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01-29-2008, 06:59 PM | #8 | |
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Two weeks later when I was surfing Connect, low and behold the book was there. This may be a sign that this book will be available for the Sony Reader very soon or it could be a mistake. I would usually suggest contacting the publisher. They have always been very quick to respond. As you can see the last time I did this they either had no idea what I was talking about or they have some type of policy that they can't disclose that information. In any case I have a nice hardcover book on my shelf now that I can easily share with my family. Update: I just noticed that the book you are talking about is available from Sony. I guess I missed the point of the conversation. I guess its still good info to keep in mind if you run into a situation similar to mine in the future. Last edited by monkeywrench; 01-29-2008 at 07:02 PM. |
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