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Originally Posted by slayda
Personally I think the term "suckered" fits better IMHO what Tor did than "screwed". We were suckered into reading new authors in an ebook format, implying that more ebooks would be available for sell (i.e. they used the free ebooks as advertisements but according to Tor.com it was to advertise the Tor,com forum not Tor Publishing ebooks).
So we read them, got hooked by the bait and found out that the bait was all there was. So we were suckered into (apparently) unrealistic expectations. Like Taylor said, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."
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The "bait" isn't all there was. There
are more follow-up books to the
free samples that were made available. On paper. The same way they have been available for centuries now.
Tor never "implied" that more e-books would be available. That was your assumption. They simply offered samples in a low-cost easy-to-distribute medium. ANd I honestly believe some of the posts on the Tor blog (such as the OP in this thread) were a lot more "indignant" than anything Tor reps have said. Unless I'm missing something completely. A few people complained indignantly about free samples they received, and Tor reps said that was a silly attitude. They were entirely civil and open-minded in their responses to people who asked about, and asked them to consider, providing more of their books in e-formats. That is what I read, anyway.
Further, I still don't see Tor saying they won't make more e-books available. In fact, they have stated (not "implied") on the blog that there were some issues being sorted out to achieve just that. Heck, I've even *paid* for some e-books where other books in the series aren't yet available in e-format. And I don't even have any promises from the publisher that they ever will be. Am I "screwed" then? I don't think so.
A few people fooled themselves here. Tor did not "fool" them at all. (I reference the cliche regarding the word 'assume' here...)
