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You wouldn't have to convert but you might have to type in the mag you want into a torrent search engine. I admit that might be a bit too much too ask of anyone in this instant access digital world.
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There are a lot of people out there who don't convert. They want it in the format they use or they can't use it. F&SF was out there already in multiple formats. Now it's moving to just one format. So the people who need it in the format they want that's not AZW will be out of luck and that means less customers. And then there is the "piss off your existing customer base that won't be shifting with you" aspect.
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I must admit though to not being a fan of the format wars, they are shown to be a useless endeavor, unless you think that winning the format wars monetarily means anything. These science fiction mags are supposed to be the most forward looking of our fiction, why they haven't moved to a non-copyright distribution model is probably one of the reasons they are in such dire straits ATM. JM2C |
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Precisely because they ARE forward looking as are all the writers and publishers. It's only those like you with an unfounded entitlement delusion that are not.
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Actually, it was Sony that gave us the eBook Reader. There is no sending any money to F&SF as long as it is only at Amazon. There is no original format other then AZW. There is converting and having to deal with cleaning up the code. This is not something I should have to do. And if I have to pay for it to be able to do it, forget it. Let them go out of business. It would teach them a lesson for screwing customers.
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Good point, but maybe they could just expire....
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Please explain how it works really well now. We had a good subscription that worked. People got it in the format of their choice.
Now we'll have it just at Amazon in one format that not everyone wants. So what they do is take away the subscription and take away the choice of formats. What they are doing is losing customers. How is this working really well? Going exclusive with Amazon is not going to work really well for people who don't need AZW or (maybe) Mobipocket. |
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