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pwalker8 · 01-02-2020, 11:09 AM

This is about ebooks that were available and no longer are.

One of the big things that I expected with eBooks was the idea that since they don't really take up any room, once a book appeared as an eBook, it would always be there, available for purchase. Alas and alack, that hasn't been the case.

Probably the best known of these is David Eddings' more popular works, i.e. the Belgariad series (both sets of 5), the Elenium trilogy and the Tamuli trilogy. Fortunately, I was able to snarf those up in the brief time they were available in the US. But, that's not the only example.

I was looking for a copy of Chelsea Quinn Yarbo's book Ariosto, a slightly obscure but very interesting fantasy about the author of Orlando Furioso, Ludovico Ariosoto. The book flips between the fantasy world of Orlando and the real world of Renaissance Italy that the author lives in. As far as I can tell, it was put out as an eBook by Open Road (The author's site still lists Open Road as the eBook publisher) in 2014, but it's no longer listed on Amazon kindle store, Apple ebook store, Kobo or the Open Road catalogue. Major bummer.

I don't know if the issue is a contract issue, or a quality issue.

Of course, the lesson is, when you see it, buy it, however, I never actually saw or knew that Ariosto was available. I just happened to buy the Penguin classic edition of Orlando Furioso, which triggered a memory of reading Ariosoto back in the 80's. I generally do buy eBooks when I see them, though I do have a few in my wish list.

Anyone else have eBooks that once were available and now aren't? I'm sure I have a number of eBooks that I purchased and are no longer available, but I'm probably not going to be aware that they are no longer available unless someone mentions it.

01-02-2020, 11:09 AM	#1
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	First you see them, now you don't This is about ebooks that were available and no longer are. One of the big things that I expected with eBooks was the idea that since they don't really take up any room, once a book appeared as an eBook, it would always be there, available for purchase. Alas and alack, that hasn't been the case. Probably the best known of these is David Eddings' more popular works, i.e. the Belgariad series (both sets of 5), the Elenium trilogy and the Tamuli trilogy. Fortunately, I was able to snarf those up in the brief time they were available in the US. But, that's not the only example. I was looking for a copy of Chelsea Quinn Yarbo's book Ariosto, a slightly obscure but very interesting fantasy about the author of Orlando Furioso, Ludovico Ariosoto. The book flips between the fantasy world of Orlando and the real world of Renaissance Italy that the author lives in. As far as I can tell, it was put out as an eBook by Open Road (The author's site still lists Open Road as the eBook publisher) in 2014, but it's no longer listed on Amazon kindle store, Apple ebook store, Kobo or the Open Road catalogue. Major bummer. I don't know if the issue is a contract issue, or a quality issue. Of course, the lesson is, when you see it, buy it, however, I never actually saw or knew that Ariosto was available. I just happened to buy the Penguin classic edition of Orlando Furioso, which triggered a memory of reading Ariosoto back in the 80's. I generally do buy eBooks when I see them, though I do have a few in my wish list. Anyone else have eBooks that once were available and now aren't? I'm sure I have a number of eBooks that I purchased and are no longer available, but I'm probably not going to be aware that they are no longer available unless someone mentions it.