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Originally Posted by ATDrake
You can get some of Cherryh's work via Closed Circle, an e-bookstore she runs with a couple of other authors.
While it's DRM-free and the money goes directly to the authors themselves, I think their execution of the concept is a bit lacking. They seem to grasp some potential in e-books, but still confuse them with paper books.
They have their website set up so that it charges per format (though there's also the option of a MultiFormat "Full" pack), you get one download link via e-mail which expires in 24 hours, and if anything happens such as a corrupt or lost file (apparently you're supposed to "protect" your sole download like a not-easily-replaceable physical book, according to the FAQ), or you got a single format and find out you need another, you have to re-buy the book.
That seems a bit much to pay for in terms of what you get for the price when the better-known books cost 9.95 (though there are some $5 more obscure titles).
By contrast, BookViewCafé has excellent terms: online reading access, MultiFormat straight off the bat, re-download as necessary, and generally $4.99 per book, bundle/omnibus pricing available. It would be nice if Cherryh et al. joined them. |
Thanks bunches. I had found the Closed Circle website after I posted here but they not have much in the way of books for now. Possibly just starting the site? Anyway I also enjoy the ST series. I have just about all the paperbacks although it became awfully hard to keep up when they started running stories for all 4 series once a month and then added new ones! I'm just now catching up with those. Right now I'm reading the Starfleet Corps of Engineers stories on my Kindle.
