Who's Buying Tom Clancy?

leebase · 11-11-2010, 12:02 PM

It's been ten years since the last Tom Clancy Jack Ryan thriller. Like Harry Potter that came later, I've bought every Tom Clancy book the first day it's available. Never was much of a hard back buyer, but Clancy was one of the few exceptions.

I won't bat an eye to pay $14.99 for the ebook (Penguin is the publisher, so the price is the same at Kindle and Apple and B&N). Even Walmart only brings the hard back to $15.62.

I'd pay MORE for the ebook as I have never liked having to deal with a large hard back book.

So will you Tom Clancy fans (like me) who are now ebook fans (like me) buy the ebook or the hard back since they are essentially the same price.

Lee

abookreader · 11-11-2010, 12:19 PM

Not at that price -especially not once I saw it appears to be co-authored. I was really excited when it was first announced but then I saw the price and went

Its a Penguin book. My guess is it will be on the Library Overdrive.

Worldwalker · 11-11-2010, 12:48 PM

I also used to buy his books in hardcover. Then Jack Ryan took a flying leap over the shark, and I lost interest. Unless someone convinces me that this is significantly better than the last few of Clancy's books, I'm not going to buy it at all. I've never been fond of Mary Sues.

TallMomof2 · 11-11-2010, 01:10 PM

I'll wait until it shows up at the library.

kindlekitten · 11-11-2010, 01:25 PM

as far as I am concerned Clancy hasn't come up with anything good since he started to team write. even though I enjoyed Clancy in the early days, I didn't enjoy him 15 bucks a repeat!

RoboRay · 11-11-2010, 02:15 PM

"Tom Clancy" books are Ok, but the older ones are much better than the newer ones. "Tom Clancy's" books are pure garbage. Check the cover carefully to see if the "'s" is on the end of his name before buying.

ProfCrash · 11-11-2010, 02:29 PM

I finished out the Jack Ryan series and have not bought a Tom Clancy books since. The last three books were too political for my liking. I don't mind taking aleap of faith and ignoring some of the silliness in Patriot Games, Hunt for Red October, and Cardinal of the Kremlin but the leap of faith to make Ryan the President was beyond my ability to ignore.

When I heard that the next book was about his son I giggled and move on.

I donated the hardcopy books to the library when I was able to get them in e-books I liked for my Kindle.

Blue Tyson · 11-11-2010, 07:16 PM

Which hack is writing this one for him?

leebase · 11-11-2010, 09:51 PM

I just noticed that he does have a co-writer. That really sux for him to do that to his Ryan series. Still, I'm enjoying the reread of Teeth of the Tiger. It's been 10 years since I read it and I'm not remembering much of anything.

Lee

SlowRain · 11-11-2010, 10:05 PM

I read Tom Clancy faithfully up until Debt of Honor plus Rainbow Six. I liked his novels much better when Jack Ryan was in operations instead of administration. That means The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, and The Cardinal of the Kremlin are my favorites. There's a case for Clear and Present Danger still being a decent Clancy novel, but that's the point for me where I started to lose interest in the direction he was going. The books just got bigger and more fantastical. I think he always tried to outdo his last novel, to the detriment of his stories. The whole co-authoring thing has only made me lose even more respect for him.

He's one author who really needs to get back to his roots and back to basics. Then I might consider reading him again.

ProfCrash · 11-11-2010, 10:11 PM

He is never going to write his own stuff again. He is making a tidy profit out of lending his name to other authors who write as partners to him and the video games those books generate.

jhempel24 · 11-11-2010, 10:11 PM

Anyone know if the Splinter Cell or Net Force series is in eBook format?

ProfCrash · 11-11-2010, 10:14 PM

They are available for the Kindle

Dopedangel · 11-11-2010, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

I finished out the Jack Ryan series and have not bought a Tom Clancy books since. The last three books were too political for my liking. I don't mind taking aleap of faith and ignoring some of the silliness in Patriot Games, Hunt for Red October, and Cardinal of the Kremlin but the leap of faith to make Ryan the President was beyond my ability to ignore.

When I heard that the next book was about his son I giggled and move on.

I donated the hardcopy books to the library when I was able to get them in e-books I liked for my Kindle.

I quit reading his book after Executive Orders I came across his books a lot later then from they were first released and I had just read him a few months before 9/11 and that was a really eerie feeling seeing that he had seen it coming the actual attackers were different but it was still similar.

Skydog · 11-12-2010, 12:18 AM

I won't buy at that price and I doubt I would buy a Penguin book at any price.

I'll wait for the library.

11-11-2010, 12:02 PM	#1
leebase Karma Kameleon Posts: 2,934 Karma: 26616647 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn	Who's Buying Tom Clancy? It's been ten years since the last Tom Clancy Jack Ryan thriller. Like Harry Potter that came later, I've bought every Tom Clancy book the first day it's available. Never was much of a hard back buyer, but Clancy was one of the few exceptions. I won't bat an eye to pay $14.99 for the ebook (Penguin is the publisher, so the price is the same at Kindle and Apple and B&N). Even Walmart only brings the hard back to $15.62. I'd pay MORE for the ebook as I have never liked having to deal with a large hard back book. So will you Tom Clancy fans (like me) who are now ebook fans (like me) buy the ebook or the hard back since they are essentially the same price. Lee

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11-11-2010, 12:19 PM	#2
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	Not at that price -especially not once I saw it appears to be co-authored. I was really excited when it was first announced but then I saw the price and went Its a Penguin book. My guess is it will be on the Library Overdrive.

11-11-2010, 12:48 PM	#3
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	I also used to buy his books in hardcover. Then Jack Ryan took a flying leap over the shark, and I lost interest. Unless someone convinces me that this is significantly better than the last few of Clancy's books, I'm not going to buy it at all. I've never been fond of Mary Sues.

11-11-2010, 01:10 PM	#4
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	I'll wait until it shows up at the library.

11-11-2010, 01:25 PM	#5
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	as far as I am concerned Clancy hasn't come up with anything good since he started to team write. even though I enjoyed Clancy in the early days, I didn't enjoy him 15 bucks a repeat!

11-11-2010, 02:15 PM	#6
RoboRay Zealot Posts: 132 Karma: 270 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: NookColor (CM7); OLPC XO (Ubuntu 8.10); HTC Thunderbolt (CM7)	"Tom Clancy" books are Ok, but the older ones are much better than the newer ones. "Tom Clancy's" books are pure garbage. Check the cover carefully to see if the "'s" is on the end of his name before buying.

11-11-2010, 02:29 PM	#7
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I finished out the Jack Ryan series and have not bought a Tom Clancy books since. The last three books were too political for my liking. I don't mind taking aleap of faith and ignoring some of the silliness in Patriot Games, Hunt for Red October, and Cardinal of the Kremlin but the leap of faith to make Ryan the President was beyond my ability to ignore. When I heard that the next book was about his son I giggled and move on. I donated the hardcopy books to the library when I was able to get them in e-books I liked for my Kindle.

11-11-2010, 07:16 PM	#8
Blue Tyson Blue Captain Posts: 1,595 Karma: 5000236 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G,Huawei Ideos X3,Kobo Mini	Which hack is writing this one for him?

11-11-2010, 09:51 PM	#9
leebase Karma Kameleon Posts: 2,934 Karma: 26616647 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn	I just noticed that he does have a co-writer. That really sux for him to do that to his Ryan series. Still, I'm enjoying the reread of Teeth of the Tiger. It's been 10 years since I read it and I'm not remembering much of anything. Lee

11-11-2010, 10:05 PM	#10
SlowRain Addict Posts: 311 Karma: 9553 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: a Canadian expat in Taiwan Device: HTC 10, Asus Phonepad	I read Tom Clancy faithfully up until Debt of Honor plus Rainbow Six. I liked his novels much better when Jack Ryan was in operations instead of administration. That means The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, and The Cardinal of the Kremlin are my favorites. There's a case for Clear and Present Danger still being a decent Clancy novel, but that's the point for me where I started to lose interest in the direction he was going. The books just got bigger and more fantastical. I think he always tried to outdo his last novel, to the detriment of his stories. The whole co-authoring thing has only made me lose even more respect for him. He's one author who really needs to get back to his roots and back to basics. Then I might consider reading him again.

11-11-2010, 10:11 PM	#11
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	He is never going to write his own stuff again. He is making a tidy profit out of lending his name to other authors who write as partners to him and the video games those books generate.

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11-11-2010, 10:11 PM	#12
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	Anyone know if the Splinter Cell or Net Force series is in eBook format?

11-11-2010, 10:14 PM	#13
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	They are available for the Kindle

11-12-2010, 12:18 AM	#15
Skydog Wizard Posts: 2,243 Karma: 7400001 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Circling Earth @ Mach .83 Device: Elipsa 2E, Sage, Forma, Libra 2, Clara 2E, Kindle Oasis3, Voyage	I won't buy at that price and I doubt I would buy a Penguin book at any price. I'll wait for the library.