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Originally Posted by ficbot
Does anyone know anything about the ebook situation with Peter S. Beagle? I know he was hurting for money awhile back (they were fundraising for him on BoingBoing) yet I cannot find any of his books in ebook, which you would think would be the first thing they'd do. I would love to get The Last Unicorn and A Fine & Private Place but they do not seem to be available.
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Hi, Ficbot!
And since your question launched this thread, let my reply to you be the FAQ answer for everyone.
WHY ARE THERE NO PETER S. BEAGLE EBOOKS?
There will be. If things go well, then by the end of this year everything that is currently in print will be available in all major ebook formats. Apologies to everyone who has been hungering for them, but so far there's just never been time to get around to doing them. Producing new work and wrangling with Big Old Problems have eaten up all the hours that we had.
WHAT ABOUT THE STUFF THAT IS OUT OF PRINT?
Depends on the title. Some of Peter's older titles (like
The Folk of the Air and
The Innkeeper's Song) are going to be revised before they are reissued in any format, so for those there will be a wait. The ones that aren't going to be revised will obviously come out sooner, in a program that puts out print and ebook editions in whatever way makes the most sense for us.
WAIT A MINUTE -- YOU'RE REVISING
THE FOLK OF THE AIR?
Yep. Extensively. The same goes for anything else Peter wasn't entirely happy with, for whatever reason. Author's prerogative.
WHAT ABOUT NEW TITLES?
Starting next year, the plan is to release ebook editions simultaneously with any original paper editions unless the paper edition publisher in question prefers a different schedule.
-- Connor Cochran