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bill_mchale · 02-22-2011, 03:10 PM

I don't have any idea about Hailey, but I would guess that in Crichton's case, it probably has to do with when he died. He died near the end of 2008, just when ebooks were really starting to break into the main stream. I expect with a lot of his older novels, including Jurassic Park, that it might not be clear if the ebook rights are held by the estates or by the publisher. Probate issues can take years to resolve. I expect most if not all of his novels will end up there eventually.

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Bill

02-22-2011, 03:10 PM	#4
bill_mchale Wizard Posts: 1,451 Karma: 1550000 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Maryland, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch, HPC Evo 4G LTE	I don't have any idea about Hailey, but I would guess that in Crichton's case, it probably has to do with when he died. He died near the end of 2008, just when ebooks were really starting to break into the main stream. I expect with a lot of his older novels, including Jurassic Park, that it might not be clear if the ebook rights are held by the estates or by the publisher. Probate issues can take years to resolve. I expect most if not all of his novels will end up there eventually. -- Bill Last edited by bill_mchale; 02-25-2011 at 10:15 PM.