When this was first posted I thought it somewhat interesting and browsed through the eligible books. I saw a few that looked interesting and clicked on one to see its pricing which was more than I was willing to pay...
paperback $27.95
cloth $39.95
web pdf $39.95
epub $39.95
...so I figured I'd check it out on Amazon. At Amazon the eBook is $23.90 (B&N $23.99, Kobo $24.79) which was still more than I wanted to pay, but the hardcover was only $5.76 (now $4.73 & $35.99 at B&N) so I thought why not get the HC and try out this new program. I got the book quickly thanks to Prime and it's quite a doorstop @ 1,070 pages, took a picture and followed their submission instructions on August 20th.
A few minutes ago I got three emails from "Hopkins Fulfillment Services eBooks". One telling me an account had been created for me with login info, one an order update and one with some download info. None of the emails mentioned U of Kentucky Press or the title of the book in question, but from the Hopkins Fulfillment website it's pretty clear they do fulfillment for various university presses. I went ahead and used the login they'd sent and was able to download the PDF copy quite easily. The PDF is DRM free and appear to be a pretty standard basic PDF created from an Indesign file.
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Originally Posted by Kirok
I wonder - given that the eCopy is pdf - if you can copy the text? This would be a great boon for students quoting an academic work.
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Yes.
The PDF has no security set, meaning you can copy, print and do other things to it without any issues.
Just thought I'd share the experience in case anyone was interested.