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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
But bear in mind editors aren't the only ones involved. Tor is part of a larger company, and there are an assortment of players. The folks who must actually implement this are the IT staff, and that part of Tor's parent company sometimes leaves a bit to be desired, if the experience recounted by folks who work there is a guide.
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In your last message, you stated that the web site is run by the editors. Which is it? Incompetent IT staff or tech-overwhelmed editors?
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And the alternative may be not arriving for the party at all. I'll accept baby steps if it at least gets the kid walking.
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It's past the point where baby steps are needed. Publishing should learn from the poor examples of music and film. Continuing to cling to an outdated business model is suicide.
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If I had actually paid them money, and they didn't deliver a product, I might have reason to be upset. On a scale of cosmic importance from 1 to 10, not seeing anything from a mailing list I only signed up for a couple of weeks ago rates about a -2. I have far more important things to worry about.
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Once again: it's not about failing to deliver the one free book. It's about failing to comprehend which way the wind is blowing.
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Like I said, this is a relatively new area for them. They are feeling their way. They will make mistakes.
But Tor is at least trying to do it right, and Tor and Baen are the only publishers I can think of offhand who are showing any signs of having a real clue about ebook publishing. I reserve my bad feelings for the ones who aren't trying at all.
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I don't know. Just looking the Sony and Kindle stores, it appears that HarperCollins, Dutton, Scribner, Random House, MacMillan, Penguin and Little, Brown are trying, and succeeding. Tor, with its focus on SF, should have realized LONG ago that their core customer base would jump on the ebook phenomena. Again, not understanding the people who pay your salary == business suicide.