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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
One of the quirks of this, if true, is that older people tastes are less attached to the new, on average. You speak of the "Baen clique". That may exist, but look at what Baen sells. Look at the vast number of dead authors sold by Baen. Why? Well, older readers want e-copies of "old favorites". Baen obliges, at acceptable prices. Most of the big six look at their backlist like a leper colony. This frustrates the very demographic most likely to buy a product, if available.
It also hammers new writers, because the generation that would be their "long tail" in the future, isn't even being the "big surge" today, preferring to pirate over buying.
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Good Lord, yes! I absolutely HATE it when I discover an author only to find that I cannot find one, two or even a half-dozen books from earlier in the series in e-book format. I try first to let the publishers know of my desires - and I always click the 'please make it available in Kindle format' link - but I've seen more than a hundred titles I want which have not been released in e-book format - as much as a year after I made requests.
So what do I do? I either attempt to scan in from whatever used dead-tree copy I can find, or, if I can locate it, I download it from the dark-net sites. These are *I want it now* purchases I'd *gladly* make, but the publishers delay and fuss and downright ignore. Go figure.
Derek