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Hi Folks,
I've passed your very apt comments about eBooks.com's search function to the team -- thank you. Regarding epub: Where a publisher provides epub, we'll be offering it. A number of early adopting publishers, including Harlequin and Hachette, have already started streaming materials to us in this format. Even UK trade publishers, who have been very slow to adopt digital strategies, seem to be embracing epub. Over the coming year we'll see a rapidly increasing number of books published in epub. Cheers, Stephen CEO, eBooks.com |
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08-01-2008, 02:22 AM | #19 |
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Jon,
We're not hosting epub yet. We're awaiting integration with Adobe's upcoming revised Adobe Content Server. Right now, we're storing up a repository of epub files, ready for when that day comes. That day is not too far off. So, for the time being, "Adobe" on eBooks.com means a DRMd PDF that works on Digital Editions. When we start selling epub files, we'll clearly differentiate between the two formats. Stephen CEO, eBooks.com |
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Hi Stephen,
Having the books in PDF for the 505 is fine, and ePub is even better. The question I have (from your home town) is when am I likely to be able to buy your books? You have a very large collection, a large proportion of which cannot be purchased by people in Australia. I assume this is to do with publisher agreements, but do you see any joy on the horizon for us Aussies? |
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Ebooks for Non-US Territories
Hi Mike,
There certainly is hope for the rest of the world. It's catch-up time right now in the UK, Australia and other territories. For the last decade, the Americans have really been leading the charge. Every major US publisher has had a dedicated ebook team in place clearing rights, converting files and establishing distribution agreements with people like OverDrive, Lightning Source, MobiPocket and Ebooks Corporation. We have attempted to engage UK and Australian publishers during that time but with little effect. However the last 9 months has seen a sudden increase in interest from UK publishers. Every major UK publisher has an established digital initiative now, and we're in discussions. Australian publishers are still feeling their way with ebooks. Australia's leading independent publisher, Allen & Unwin, is the exception. A&U has been publishing ebooks since 2000 and they are well ahead of the curve. In summary, we can expect to see an increased flow of UK-published material in the coming year, and I think Australian publishers will start picking up sometime after that. We all knew that ebooks were going to be a generational change, but I guess we didn't really expect it would actually take a generation. Cheers, Stephen CEO eBooks.com |
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