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It seems the more that I wander about looking for my favorite books in ANY ebook format the more I am frustrated by their lack of representation...many of these books have the electronic rights either tied up with multiple holders or with co-authors in disagreement about how to use those rights.
Joe Connelly's amazing novel, Bringing out the Dead is a great example. Tim Burton's The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories isn't just difficult to find as an ebook, but is also a rare find in the book stores. Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchet's Good Omens is also sadly absent (although I imagine that has a lot to do with the inability of the two to agree on the electronic rights of the book).
The point here is that there are so many good books that would make great additions to the ebook market, but are either tied up in battles over their rights or have multiple holders of their copyrights. I miss the idea that good books should be available to as many people as possible...it seems that in the age of copyrighting slogans and DRM that business is more important than story telling...sigh...
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