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Originally Posted by NVash
I was just requesting some books on the Kindle when I began to wonder. Am I wasting my time? .....
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No, if you read the blurb, Amazon uses the requested count to try to persuade authors and/or publishers to release the eBook. The higher the request count the more likely the chances are that that book will be converted.
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Originally Posted by NVash
I guess my main question is has anyone requested some books and actually seen them appear on the Kindle? And does anyone think the Kindle will ever hold comics? I know they can be converted to work for the Kindele but will it ever actually have the option to buy comics? Can E-ink withstand that?
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Yes, several of the books I've requested have been released. And no I don't believe I was the single influence
just a contributing vote. Of all of the books that where re-released as eBooks all where in Topaz format.
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I've always believed that the "I want to read this book on my Kindle" button usually results in a Topaz ebook. If the publisher has no inclination to create an ebook -- but sees that there's enough interest in one -- they may take the easy route and allow Amazon to create one for them... which does result in a Topaz ebook.
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I think that is a very likely theory, or a more probable than you think. Topaz is the format Amazon uses for automating the conversion process, they do not proof read that format at all. If an author/publisher does not have the resources to convert a book to an electronic MOBI file, Amazon will convert the book for them and offer it as a topaz format book. The result of the topaz format varies per book. My experience is it looks okay. The problem I had was that sometimes the search does not work since the OCR did not scan correctly.
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