Increase in Sony Connect Library?

DougFNJ · 03-29-2007, 11:43 AM

I wanted to run this by the group. Although they boast over 11,000 books available on Connect, when are they going to get a significant boost? We all get the e-mails with maybe 10-12 books added per week.....but it is so limited. With Itunes, if I don't feel like going to the store, or I want to save a couple of dollars on a CD, I can download, and they almost always have what I am looking for.

I am really looking forward to a true bookstore experience where most times when walking into a store, I have no idea what book to buy, I look around and find one by browsing. Or when someone suggests a book, I tend to write it down, go to the store and buy it.

I was really hoping to be able to get that experience when I bought my reader, but with the limited titles in Connect, I have found only 1 title out of at least 20 recommendations from friends that are available, and I have to REALLY hunt to find a new one when I am just browsing around. I am really looking forward to a true bookstore experience. What's holding it back at this point? Does anyone think there will be improvements in expanding their library anytime in the near future, or are we a long wait away from that? Am I expecting too much hoping this becomes similar to an Itunes/Ipod experience? It seems like Sony has slowed on the marketing of the reader while new competitors are lingering around ready to release other devices. I haven't seen much buzz or news on the reader in a while. I hope Sony isn't on the fringe of making this another obsolete Librie.

dhbailey · 03-29-2007, 04:16 PM

It is partly Connect but it is also the publishers -- many dead-tree publishers are reluctant or scared to go to e-book publishing, so Connect may not be able to get the books listed that it would like.

Every time you find a book you'd like to buy for the Reader but which isn't listed at Connect, you should let Connect know you would buy it from them as soon as they list it, and you should also contact the publisher and let them know you would buy it from the Connect site if they would publish it in a Reader format.

As the publishers realize there's an ever growing market for e-books they'll gradually hop on the bandwagon.

Record companies had no choice and they were hit over the head with electronic versions of their songs and the vast potential for electronic versions of the songs with the huge amount of song trading that went on with Kazaa and Napster.

It's much harder to convert a paper book to electronic format so there isn't such an in-your-face illegal market in trading newly released books.

So we have to let them know we're here and that we've got lots of money to spend.

LaughingVulcan · 03-29-2007, 08:31 PM

If I'm not mistaken, it goes beyond the publisher as well. If the contract for the book doesn't include e-publishing rights (certain true of books pre-e,) the rights then have to be negotiated by the publisher with the author's agent. So each book, again assuming that e-publishing rights weren't negotiated from the start and that the author hasn't signed all rights away, has to be individually cleared before Connect (or anyone else) can get it.
Interest expressed might help a particular book or series get priority for negotiation, or not, depending on Connect.

jmmcg9 · 03-29-2007, 11:26 PM

On a positive note 2 of the last three books I have requested (Lay of the Land ,Richard Ford & House of Meetings , Martin Amis) through the help pulldown, have been added to the store. I would like to think someone actually acted on my recommendation! Cheers, Joe Mac

DougFNJ · 03-30-2007, 12:30 AM

Thanks for the feedback guys. I just did a request on a few books. I hope I experience the same as you Joe. How long did it take from you writing to them until their release on Connect?

UncleDuke · 03-30-2007, 11:26 AM

the stuff i want might sell in the hundreds in hard cover and in the teens in electronic. everyone claims to read it, no one does. some i get directly from the publisher. one sent me original word files with many levels of edit still in them. that's how well they this stuff sells.

Leaping Gnome · 03-30-2007, 01:09 PM

Like what Duke?

UncleDuke · 03-30-2007, 04:43 PM

scripts, plays, film, tv

jmmcg9 · 03-30-2007, 09:55 PM

I think it was about three weeks for the Martin Amis book. Lay of the Land may have been a little longer. Note, they didn't send me any notification, I just checked back hoping they would show up.
Thx, Joe Mac

phigdon · 04-01-2007, 06:36 PM

The thing to remember too is that there a about a dozen categories. It’s unrealistic to think that there would be a lot of new books added to all the categories every week Personally I would love it if they added 10 to 12 new titles a week in Sci-fi and Fantasy.

Has anyone else noticed a lot of typo's in the Connect books?

DougFNJ · 04-01-2007, 07:17 PM

I'm not talking about categories, I read books from all varieties of categories. I'm talking generally boosting the amounts of books generally from the 10-12 thousand to much more than 10-12 books per week.

As far as typo's, I haven't noticed.

NatCh · 04-01-2007, 08:46 PM

Typos seems to depend on the book. Some are fine, and others seem to have a lot of them, it may depend on who provides the original digital text.

Lisana · 04-05-2007, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DougFNJ

We all get the e-mails with maybe 10-12 books added per week.....but it is so limited.

Wow, I missed out somewhere, I've never gotten an email from them with new book information. Hmmm... and yes I've registered, got my credit and spent it and all that.

NatCh · 04-05-2007, 12:32 PM

I think you have to specifically opt in for the e-mails ....

Lisana · 04-05-2007, 05:09 PM

That's probably what it is.

Found the setting, thanks!

03-29-2007, 11:43 AM	#1
DougFNJ Avid Reader Posts: 273 Karma: 1332 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature, 2TB iPad Pro 11”	Increase in Sony Connect Library? I wanted to run this by the group. Although they boast over 11,000 books available on Connect, when are they going to get a significant boost? We all get the e-mails with maybe 10-12 books added per week.....but it is so limited. With Itunes, if I don't feel like going to the store, or I want to save a couple of dollars on a CD, I can download, and they almost always have what I am looking for. I am really looking forward to a true bookstore experience where most times when walking into a store, I have no idea what book to buy, I look around and find one by browsing. Or when someone suggests a book, I tend to write it down, go to the store and buy it. I was really hoping to be able to get that experience when I bought my reader, but with the limited titles in Connect, I have found only 1 title out of at least 20 recommendations from friends that are available, and I have to REALLY hunt to find a new one when I am just browsing around. I am really looking forward to a true bookstore experience. What's holding it back at this point? Does anyone think there will be improvements in expanding their library anytime in the near future, or are we a long wait away from that? Am I expecting too much hoping this becomes similar to an Itunes/Ipod experience? It seems like Sony has slowed on the marketing of the reader while new competitors are lingering around ready to release other devices. I haven't seen much buzz or news on the reader in a while. I hope Sony isn't on the fringe of making this another obsolete Librie.

04-05-2007, 05:09 PM	#15
Lisana GadgetGirl Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southern California Device: Sony Reader / eBookman (currently misplaced)	That's probably what it is. Found the setting, thanks! Last edited by Lisana; 04-05-2007 at 05:12 PM.

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03-29-2007, 04:16 PM	#2
dhbailey Guru Posts: 604 Karma: 733 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: HP iPAQ211 / PRS 500, 700 and 505	It is partly Connect but it is also the publishers -- many dead-tree publishers are reluctant or scared to go to e-book publishing, so Connect may not be able to get the books listed that it would like. Every time you find a book you'd like to buy for the Reader but which isn't listed at Connect, you should let Connect know you would buy it from them as soon as they list it, and you should also contact the publisher and let them know you would buy it from the Connect site if they would publish it in a Reader format. As the publishers realize there's an ever growing market for e-books they'll gradually hop on the bandwagon. Record companies had no choice and they were hit over the head with electronic versions of their songs and the vast potential for electronic versions of the songs with the huge amount of song trading that went on with Kazaa and Napster. It's much harder to convert a paper book to electronic format so there isn't such an in-your-face illegal market in trading newly released books. So we have to let them know we're here and that we've got lots of money to spend.

03-29-2007, 08:31 PM	#3
LaughingVulcan Technophile Posts: 204 Karma: 617 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Land of Lincoln Device: PRS-650 Sony, Nook Simpletouch, more legacy gear than I can remember	If I'm not mistaken, it goes beyond the publisher as well. If the contract for the book doesn't include e-publishing rights (certain true of books pre-e,) the rights then have to be negotiated by the publisher with the author's agent. So each book, again assuming that e-publishing rights weren't negotiated from the start and that the author hasn't signed all rights away, has to be individually cleared before Connect (or anyone else) can get it. Interest expressed might help a particular book or series get priority for negotiation, or not, depending on Connect.

03-29-2007, 11:26 PM	#4
jmmcg9 Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 6420516 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Austin, TX Device: Oasis 2, iPad Pro (12.9”), iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPad Mini 5, Forma	On a positive note 2 of the last three books I have requested (Lay of the Land ,Richard Ford & House of Meetings , Martin Amis) through the help pulldown, have been added to the store. I would like to think someone actually acted on my recommendation! Cheers, Joe Mac

03-30-2007, 12:30 AM	#5
DougFNJ Avid Reader Posts: 273 Karma: 1332 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature, 2TB iPad Pro 11”	Thanks for the feedback guys. I just did a request on a few books. I hope I experience the same as you Joe. How long did it take from you writing to them until their release on Connect?

03-30-2007, 11:26 AM	#6
UncleDuke books & doughnuts Posts: 882 Karma: 37857 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: usa Device: sony reader, kindle2	the stuff i want might sell in the hundreds in hard cover and in the teens in electronic. everyone claims to read it, no one does. some i get directly from the publisher. one sent me original word files with many levels of edit still in them. that's how well they this stuff sells.

03-30-2007, 01:09 PM	#7
Leaping Gnome Evangelist Posts: 490 Karma: 1641 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Louisville Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	Like what Duke?

03-30-2007, 04:43 PM	#8
UncleDuke books & doughnuts Posts: 882 Karma: 37857 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: usa Device: sony reader, kindle2	scripts, plays, film, tv

03-30-2007, 09:55 PM	#9
jmmcg9 Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 6420516 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Austin, TX Device: Oasis 2, iPad Pro (12.9”), iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPad Mini 5, Forma	I think it was about three weeks for the Martin Amis book. Lay of the Land may have been a little longer. Note, they didn't send me any notification, I just checked back hoping they would show up. Thx, Joe Mac

04-01-2007, 06:36 PM	#10
phigdon Member Posts: 19 Karma: 25 Join Date: Apr 2007 Device: PRS-505	The thing to remember too is that there a about a dozen categories. It’s unrealistic to think that there would be a lot of new books added to all the categories every week Personally I would love it if they added 10 to 12 new titles a week in Sci-fi and Fantasy. Has anyone else noticed a lot of typo's in the Connect books?

04-01-2007, 07:17 PM	#11
DougFNJ Avid Reader Posts: 273 Karma: 1332 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature, 2TB iPad Pro 11”	I'm not talking about categories, I read books from all varieties of categories. I'm talking generally boosting the amounts of books generally from the 10-12 thousand to much more than 10-12 books per week. As far as typo's, I haven't noticed.

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04-01-2007, 08:46 PM	#12
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Typos seems to depend on the book. Some are fine, and others seem to have a lot of them, it may depend on who provides the original digital text.

04-05-2007, 12:32 PM	#14
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I think you have to specifically opt in for the e-mails ....