ePub format launches at Fictionwise: 50% off all MultiFormat titles!

Seabound · 04-28-2009, 07:29 PM

Fictionwise has started to include the ePub format for its multiformat (unencrypted) titles.

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Today we began adding ePub files to Fictionwise (over 16,000 are already online) and the rest of our MultiFormat eBooks will be online by the end of the week. ePub is an eBook file format that is gaining popularity with both publishers and consumers. As part of our launch of unencrypted ePub eBooks, we are offering all our MultiFormat titles with a 50% discount.

Elfwreck · 04-28-2009, 07:36 PM

That trumps the 30% discount they were offering me for some titles in my wish list. Yay! Excuse to buy new books!

zelda_pinwheel · 04-28-2009, 07:38 PM

nice ! glad to hear fictionwise has finally started offering epub format ! hopefully they'll soon offer that for all their books.

Moejoe · 04-28-2009, 07:43 PM

Excellent news! Let the Amazon vs the rest of the sane world fight begin!

Wetdogeared · 04-28-2009, 07:57 PM

*edit*
Most of the books I want at FW are in Secure Mobi or eReader (which I don't want to convert), and not likely to become available in multi-format any time soon, so this is no big deal for me.

Although, the more ePub suppliers the better.

CleverClothe · 04-28-2009, 09:59 PM

I just checked out an ePub version of a short story that I already bought, it is much nicer than the Mobi version.

Thumbs up to Fictionwise.

sirbruce · 04-28-2009, 10:39 PM

Well, this allowed me to buy all of Harlan Ellison's stuff for $130.00, $5.00 per ebook, so that's quite reasonable.

Kris777 · 04-28-2009, 11:04 PM

Good news! I hope all DRMed books will be available in DRM free ePub format very soon!

nrapallo · 04-28-2009, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by CleverClothe

I just checked out an ePub version of a short story that I already bought, it is much nicer than the Mobi version.

Thumbs up to Fictionwise.

And they used calibre v0.5.1 to create the .epub's of some of my multi-format ebooks, i.e. from metadata.opf:

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        <dc:contributor opf:role="bkp" opf:file-as="calibre">calibre (0.5.1) [http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net]</dc:contributor>

Kovid, you must be proud!

kovidgoyal · 04-28-2009, 11:36 PM

Yeah, it's nice to see. Fictionwise have been using calibre for a long time though, they used it to introduce the LRF version of their multi-format books as well.

Seabound · 04-28-2009, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Yeah, it's nice to see. Fictionwise have been using calibre for a long time though, they used it to introduce the LRF version of their multi-format books as well.

Hah! That make me believe that Fictionwise folks are smart!

kelly1010 · 04-29-2009, 12:14 AM

Good to know! Browsing the selection right now.

starrigger · 04-29-2009, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Seabound

Fictionwise has started to include the ePub format for its multiformat (unencrypted) titles.

Huzzah! Just in time for their forthcoming release of a bunch of my backlist titles! They're supposed to go up in a few weeks. I hope they're still offering the price break then, because they will be DRM-free multiformat.

(And yes, I'd much rather sell more books at a lower price.)

starrigger · 04-29-2009, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Yeah, it's nice to see. Fictionwise have been using calibre for a long time though, they used it to introduce the LRF version of their multi-format books as well.

That's interesting, and encouraging. I had to do a lot of finicky formatting on some of my forthcoming titles. I had to do it in RTF, because that's what they take from ereads and the author, but I used Calibre to test and see if what I was doing might survive the formatting. Now my hopes may be justified!

John F · 04-29-2009, 08:24 AM

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Today we began adding ePub files to Fictionwise (over 16,000 are already online) and the rest of our MultiFormat eBooks will be online by the end of the week. ePub is an eBook file format that is gaining popularity with both publishers and consumers. As part of our launch of unencrypted ePub eBooks, we are offering all our MultiFormat titles with a 50% discount.

[Sarcasm]

How can Fictionwise stay in business? Multiple formats of ebooks? I thought that Ebook production costs were similar to pbooks?

[/Sarcasm]

04-28-2009, 07:57 PM	#5
Wetdogeared Storm Surge'n Posts: 5,781 Karma: 8213195 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Polar Vortex Device: S0ny PRS-300/350/505/700/T1	edit Most of the books I want at FW are in Secure Mobi or eReader (which I don't want to convert), and not likely to become available in multi-format any time soon, so this is no big deal for me. Although, the more ePub suppliers the better. Last edited by Wetdogeared; 04-28-2009 at 08:16 PM.

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04-28-2009, 07:36 PM	#2
Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,187 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	That trumps the 30% discount they were offering me for some titles in my wish list. Yay! Excuse to buy new books!

04-28-2009, 07:38 PM	#3
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	nice ! glad to hear fictionwise has finally started offering epub format ! hopefully they'll soon offer that for all their books.

04-28-2009, 07:43 PM	#4
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	Excellent news! Let the Amazon vs the rest of the sane world fight begin!

04-28-2009, 09:59 PM	#6
CleverClothe Guru Posts: 618 Karma: 493394 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Device: iRex iLiad, Onyx Boox 60	I just checked out an ePub version of a short story that I already bought, it is much nicer than the Mobi version. Thumbs up to Fictionwise.

04-28-2009, 10:39 PM	#7
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	Well, this allowed me to buy all of Harlan Ellison's stuff for $130.00, $5.00 per ebook, so that's quite reasonable.

04-28-2009, 11:04 PM	#8
Kris777 Banned Posts: 1,767 Karma: 2520493 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Nexus 7, jetBook-Lite, jetBook mini, Toshiba Thrive, JETBOOK COLOR	Good news! I hope all DRMed books will be available in DRM free ePub format very soon!

04-28-2009, 11:36 PM	#10
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,604 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Yeah, it's nice to see. Fictionwise have been using calibre for a long time though, they used it to introduce the LRF version of their multi-format books as well.

04-29-2009, 12:14 AM	#12
kelly1010 Book Addict! Posts: 533 Karma: 1070 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA Device: Sony PRS-505, iPod Touch, Kindle 3G + Wi-Fi	Good to know! Browsing the selection right now.