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Old 01-08-2010, 03:58 PM   #41
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I was Barnes and Noble and saw Douglas Preston's new book "Impact" out on display. I had seen it on B&N's website as an ebook, but not available until May. Now, I know some publishers are starting to delay the release of ebooks until the Hardcover paper version has been out for 3 - 4 months but come on! Why not release the ebook version, but at the current Hardbound price? I can buy the book on B&N's website for $15.20, why not let me download it for the same price? I just don't get the thought process here...

Can someone explain it to me?

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It's like they're wilfully ignorant of the world. Who the hell waits 28 days for anything when you have the internet?
seriously! I can finish and then start two menstrual cycles in 28 days! does anyone SERIOUSLY think that will make me any happier about waiting for a book!?

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Well, I'm not so sure that the delay in ebook availability is such a bad idea. (Yes, I'm ready for the shooting to begin.) I just blogged about this today at An American Editor where I proposed a new publishing model: do away with paperbacks and publish only hardcover and ebooks, delaying ebooks for 3 months. With such a change, several constituencies could be appeased, although there will be no appeasement of those who require instant access to everything.


worst idea EVER!!!!




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Out of curiousity, what professional experience or insider knowledge qualifies you to evaluate the correctness or lack thereof of their business model?


- Ahi

probably as a consumer. the most important experience of all when it comes to business models
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