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Originally Posted by leebase
Alright, I admit...I've generally been on the opposite side of this topic. I haven't thought it was unreasonable for publishers to take control of their pricing. I have not thought publishers were, in general, evil idiots.
However....Tor is just begging for the label of "a company too stupid to stay in business".
I'm a big fan of Orson Scott Card. Love particularly the Ender's Game series. New months and months ago that a new book, "Shadows in Flight" was going to be released. I PREORDERED the kindle book from Amazon. And today I went to my Kindle app....and no book.
I go to the website and see that the hardback was released today, but the kindle book isn't scheduled to be released for another YEAR! WHAT THE F!
I guarantee you that I'll have read an electronic version of that book well before next year. And unlike me, most people who are fans and are equally irate about this....they won't be paying for the book. Me, I'll just PRE-READ the book I PREORDERED and pay for it NEXT FEB.
Lee
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Someone may have posted this in the comments, but Macmillian owns Tor and has been pretty vocal about being against ebooks. They've done all kinds of things to avoid putting one out or delaying it and so on. It is ridiculous especially since Tor in the past tried to be one of the up and coming companies trying new things. You can thank their new boss/management (They were bought years ago.)
I don't really get what publishers have against ebooks. I just don't. It's just another form. Get it out there and let people read.