Booker Prize judges given E-readers

Bilbo1967 · 01-28-2011, 03:03 PM

From the BBC;

Booker Prize judges sent e-readers

Although Amazon is mentioned in passing at the end of the article, the type of e-reader they will be using doesn't appear to be specified.

This must mean that all Booker Prize nominees will be available as e-books though I guess.

JaneD · 01-28-2011, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

This must mean that all Booker Prize nominees will be available as e-books though I guess.

Not necessarily. "Publishers have been asked to submit" the nominees in ebook form, but they don't have to comply. Though with the rising tide of ebook sales, preparing a digitial version of a new release seems like a no-brainer.

Bilbo1967 · 01-28-2011, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JaneD

Not necessarily. "Publishers have been asked to submit" the nominees in ebook form, but they don't have to comply. Though with the rising tide of ebook sales, preparing a digitial version of a new release seems like a no-brainer.

Yes - that's true. Also, producing a version for the judges may be different to producing a full retail version.

Would anybody care to bet which judge will come out with "I won't read on anything but real paper" first?

CazMar · 01-28-2011, 06:28 PM

I had just read this in the newspaper. I think if I had to read all those books I would also be demanding electronic editions! However, now the publishers have already prepared an electronic version it would make sense (and be a good publicity move) to offer the same version to the public.

SensualPoet · 01-30-2011, 11:25 AM

It would be a coup for Sony to supply the e-readers to all the judges and provide publisher assistance to small publishers who may not yet be in the ebook space. But I fear this sort of thinking outside the box is not on the agenda at Sony these days.

01-28-2011, 03:03 PM	#1
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Booker Prize judges given E-readers From the BBC; Booker Prize judges sent e-readers Although Amazon is mentioned in passing at the end of the article, the type of e-reader they will be using doesn't appear to be specified. This must mean that all Booker Prize nominees will be available as e-books though I guess.

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CazMar Book Geek Posts: 596 Karma: 1499085 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Adelaide, Australia Device: Kobo Touch, Asus MemPad 7" tablet, Nexus 5, Asus 10" tablet	I had just read this in the newspaper. I think if I had to read all those books I would also be demanding electronic editions! However, now the publishers have already prepared an electronic version it would make sense (and be a good publicity move) to offer the same version to the public.

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SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	It would be a coup for Sony to supply the e-readers to all the judges and provide publisher assistance to small publishers who may not yet be in the ebook space. But I fear this sort of thinking outside the box is not on the agenda at Sony these days.

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