John D MacDonald is Back!

cassidym · 01-13-2013, 11:51 AM

According to the Washington Post, Random House publishers is preparing to release all of John D MacDonald's original books in both paperback and eBook format. Think Travis McGee and The Busted Flush.MacDonald wrote a series of popular mysteries/thrillers up till his death in the 1980's

The main character in most of his books was Travis McGee who lived on a large boat he'd won in a poker game in Florida. And he helped people recover things that had been taken from them. In fact, it was MacDonald who got me hooked on reading back in the 70's

Details here http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinii...5c6_story.html

HarryT · 01-13-2013, 11:53 AM

Excellent. I've been waiting for these as ebooks for years!

Oh, Why Not? · 01-13-2013, 01:49 PM

Thanks for the heads up.

Kindle editions available now on Amazon with Lee Child doing introductions.

HarryT · 01-13-2013, 01:52 PM

Drat - not on Amazon UK

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cassidym · 01-13-2013, 05:13 PM

I just checked and it looks like they are all available on the Sony site.

cromag · 01-13-2013, 05:21 PM

And Barnes & Noble.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/trav...ee&store=ebook

Apache · 01-13-2013, 06:41 PM

Some of them are $12.00.

Apache

goldilocks · 01-13-2013, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Apache

Some of them are $12.00.

Apache

The highest I seen at the Sony store was $9.59.

My boss has been collecting these in paperback for a couple of years.

JohnTRN · 01-13-2013, 07:36 PM

LONG time fan of John D. McDonald and his Travis McGee series! First one I ever read was 'The Green Ripper'. Found it at a garage sale when I was looking for SciFi. Thought the cover looked SciFi-ish. I was pleasantly surprised and went on to become an avid reader of the series. Was somewhat unhappy to hear about his death. Had heard rumors, which have not panned out, that there was to be a final Travis book with 'Black' in the title.

Cheers!

John

usuallee · 01-14-2013, 08:51 AM

I have been wanting to read thje Travis McGee series for awhile now, and was pleased they were being released as ebooks. However, the price for the first one, Deep Blue Goodbye, started off at $12.99 and has dropped all the way down to $11.99 (on Amazon, in the US). IMO that is far too high for a rather slender book from about 50 years ago. I'll probably snatch it up if I ever see if for $8.99 or less.

pastanley · 01-14-2013, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cassidym

According to the Washington Post, Random House publishers is preparing to release all of John D MacDonald's original books in both paperback and eBook format. Think Travis McGee and The Busted Flush.MacDonald wrote a series of popular mysteries/thrillers up till his death in the 1980's

The main character in most of his books was Travis McGee who lived on a large boat he'd won in a poker game in Florida. And he helped people recover things that had been taken from them. In fact, it was MacDonald who got me hooked on reading back in the 70's

Details here http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinii...5c6_story.html

Never heard of him

JohnTRN · 01-14-2013, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by pastanley

Never heard of him

You have now!

The Travis McGee Series is in the genre of crime thrillers, and maybe a bit more. Fun read.

John

HarryT · 01-14-2013, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by pastanley

Never heard of him

Good heavens, you don't know what you've missed. Superb series - absolutely superb.

BeccaPrice · 01-14-2013, 11:02 AM

Mostly I agree, Harry, but they do get repetitive after awhile, so the series is best taken in doses. there's a lot of "how badly can we rack over Travis in *this* book?" going on.

BelleZora · 01-14-2013, 12:27 PM

All 21 Travis McGee books are now on my watch list. My yellowed paperback copies have print far too small for me to read now. I'll wait to re-read the series in order when the price per book drops below $9.

I hope the publisher will drop The Deep Blue Good-By (#1) to a persuasive price to get us 'in-order' obsessives started.

I've paid up to $16 for new books from favorite living authors since I don't mind doing my bit to keep them writing. But $8 or so is the limit for dead authors whose books I've already read at least once.

01-13-2013, 11:53 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 54,657 Karma: 26165759 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, PW, Fire HD, iPad 3, iPhone 4, Samsung Tab 2 7 + More	Excellent. I've been waiting for these as ebooks for years! __________________ Harry Currently proofreading The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 54,657 Karma: 26165759 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, PW, Fire HD, iPad 3, iPhone 4, Samsung Tab 2 7 + More	Drat - not on Amazon UK . __________________ Harry Currently proofreading The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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cassidym Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,320 Karma: 5032368 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northern Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-505, iPhone 5, Sony T1, iPad 3	I just checked and it looks like they are all available on the Sony site. __________________ I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. - Jorge Luis Borges

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cromag My own Cosmic Overlord Posts: 1,367 Karma: 1820000 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite, Acer Netbook, a new Android and an old Android	And Barnes & Noble. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/trav...ee&store=ebook __________________ My first backlist story to be ebooked, free at Smashwords. My second. And my newest.

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JohnTRN Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 595330 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kindle 4NT	LONG time fan of John D. McDonald and his Travis McGee series! First one I ever read was 'The Green Ripper'. Found it at a garage sale when I was looking for SciFi. Thought the cover looked SciFi-ish. I was pleasantly surprised and went on to become an avid reader of the series. Was somewhat unhappy to hear about his death. Had heard rumors, which have not panned out, that there was to be a final Travis book with 'Black' in the title. Cheers! John __________________ Sign up for 10GB of free 'Cloud' Storage with CX and help me get an extra 300MB of storage: https://www.cx.com/mycx/referral_sig...EeGb_RIBPRVBMw

01-13-2013, 11:51 AM	#1
cassidym Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,320 Karma: 5032368 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northern Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-505, iPhone 5, Sony T1, iPad 3	John D MacDonald is Back! According to the Washington Post, Random House publishers is preparing to release all of John D MacDonald's original books in both paperback and eBook format. Think *Travis McGee* and *The Busted Flush.MacDonald wrote a series of popular mysteries/thrillers up till his death in the 1980's The main character in most of his books was Travis McGee who lived on a large boat he'd won in a poker game in Florida. And he helped people recover things that had been taken from them. In fact, it was MacDonald who got me hooked on reading back in the 70's Details here http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinii...5c6_story.html __________________ I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.* - Jorge Luis Borges

01-13-2013, 01:49 PM	#3
Oh, Why Not? Groupie Posts: 174 Karma: 13065 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Galaxy Note 2; KindleFire	Thanks for the heads up. Kindle editions available now on Amazon with Lee Child doing introductions.

01-13-2013, 06:41 PM	#7
Apache Readaholic Posts: 1,594 Karma: 25782130 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Nook Color / Nook HD+	Some of them are $12.00. Apache

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usuallee Media Junkie Posts: 180 Karma: 1395416 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Maine, USA Device: Kindle PW; Kindle 3; HTC Rezound	I have been wanting to read thje Travis McGee series for awhile now, and was pleased they were being released as ebooks. However, the price for the first one, Deep Blue Goodbye, started off at $12.99 and has dropped all the way down to $11.99 (on Amazon, in the US). IMO that is far too high for a rather slender book from about 50 years ago. I'll probably snatch it up if I ever see if for $8.99 or less. __________________ Check out my books on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9...e=email_widget

01-14-2013, 11:02 AM	#14
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 1,718 Karma: 10391259 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	Mostly I agree, Harry, but they do get repetitive after awhile, so the series is best taken in doses. there's a lot of "how badly can we rack over Travis in this book?" going on. __________________

01-14-2013, 12:27 PM	#15
BelleZora Fanatic Posts: 523 Karma: 5171918 Join Date: May 2012 Location: North Idaho Device: Paperwhite, K-Touch, Nook GL, Sony T1, Libre Pro, K-Fire	All 21 Travis McGee books are now on my watch list. My yellowed paperback copies have print far too small for me to read now. I'll wait to re-read the series in order when the price per book drops below $9. I hope the publisher will drop The Deep Blue Good-By (#1) to a persuasive price to get us 'in-order' obsessives started. I've paid up to $16 for new books from favorite living authors since I don't mind doing my bit to keep them writing. But $8 or so is the limit for dead authors whose books I've already read at least once.

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