Thread: No ebook for the next Stephen King
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Old 05-31-2012, 02:54 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe View Post
Well, he didn't say it would never be published as an ebook. Just that "we’re going to hold off on e-publishing this one for the time being."



This is what amazes me most about the whole affair, and makes it seem more of a marketing ploy than a genuine swipe at ebooks. A few years ago he wrote an Amazon-only novella called "UR" especially for the Kindle. It was about a customer who received a Pink Kindle with very special EXPERIMENTAL options, including being able to buy the books Ernest Hemingway wrote after July 2, 1961.
J.K. Rowling held off on going to ebook format as well and look how many illegal torrrents of the books got out onto the net. I'd hate to guess how many millions of dollars she lost by holding off on embracing the technology though to be fair it wasn't as advanced as it is now back in the 90's when her 1st books came out. Ur is an interesting story I agree. Would be nice to have those special Experimental options on my Kindle.
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