What is with these Publishers? - Page 13

DawnFalcon · 01-15-2010, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by dsvick

Double heck, they are even giving away a lot of their books for free. There is the free library of course, but also, in the last hardcover book I got from the library, there was a CD in the back...

http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com

Yea.

Also, on this thread: See artificial vs "real" diamonds, which has some interesting parallels... (despite being physical objects)

dsvick · 01-15-2010, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon

http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com

That is exactly the CD I had, from that book!! I have to wonder though how well this strategy would work with authors who were not as good. I know that with the David Weber books I will be right at the front of the line when the new ones come out and purchase it right away, instead of waiting, probably only a few months, for a free version.

DawnFalcon · 01-15-2010, 06:00 PM

Oh I will be buying the e-ARC of Mission of Honor

Then later on I'll get the final eBook off a Baen CD.

kcnightfang · 01-16-2010, 08:24 AM

Honestly, here's the problem with the industry, it's the same as the music industry and almost the same as the movie industry is getting to. It's the fact that DRM is annoying and people either hate it for ideological or practical reasons. I just bought a PRS-900 and couldn't use the books I had bought on it for three days after I got it. Why? ADE freaked and nothing authorised properly. At that point I would have never minded and gone to my favourite darknets, but I can't get an Epub there or I wouldn't buy DRM'ed books.

That said, I have no problem paying about $10USD for a book, E or P, without DRM. Or even with DRM because it's the only way to get it in the right format. I have no problems with buying DRM'ed product for now too, considering it's the best way to get ahold of what I want. I hate, but I'll pay paperback prices for DRM'ed stuff for now. The thing is, it's going to go to the darknets if DRM keeps up and people figure out how to strip and upload and people care enough to do it. Heck, I'd do it if I could. But if they dropped the DRM I wouldn't bother. I payed for Pbooks, and if paying for Ebooks was easy and DRM free, I'd gladly do it. Until then, I'll break the system any way I can and hopefully they'll see that and change quick enough to make a difference.

Dumas · 01-16-2010, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DawnFalcon

Also, on this thread: See artificial vs "real" diamonds, which has some interesting parallels... (despite being physical objects)

Will you link to the thread which you refer? Thanks.

DawnFalcon · 01-17-2010, 07:08 AM

Ah, I see I was unclear: It was a comment on this thread, not a reference to another thread.

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01-15-2010, 06:00 PM	#183
DawnFalcon Banned Posts: 2,094 Karma: 2682 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: N/A	Oh I will be buying the e-ARC of Mission of Honor Then later on I'll get the final eBook off a Baen CD.

01-16-2010, 08:24 AM	#184
kcnightfang Member Posts: 19 Karma: 2058 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony PRS-900 but selling to move to and Ipad	Honestly, here's the problem with the industry, it's the same as the music industry and almost the same as the movie industry is getting to. It's the fact that DRM is annoying and people either hate it for ideological or practical reasons. I just bought a PRS-900 and couldn't use the books I had bought on it for three days after I got it. Why? ADE freaked and nothing authorised properly. At that point I would have never minded and gone to my favourite darknets, but I can't get an Epub there or I wouldn't buy DRM'ed books. That said, I have no problem paying about $10USD for a book, E or P, without DRM. Or even with DRM because it's the only way to get it in the right format. I have no problems with buying DRM'ed product for now too, considering it's the best way to get ahold of what I want. I hate, but I'll pay paperback prices for DRM'ed stuff for now. The thing is, it's going to go to the darknets if DRM keeps up and people figure out how to strip and upload and people care enough to do it. Heck, I'd do it if I could. But if they dropped the DRM I wouldn't bother. I payed for Pbooks, and if paying for Ebooks was easy and DRM free, I'd gladly do it. Until then, I'll break the system any way I can and hopefully they'll see that and change quick enough to make a difference.

01-17-2010, 07:08 AM	#186
DawnFalcon Banned Posts: 2,094 Karma: 2682 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: N/A	Ah, I see I was unclear: It was a comment on this thread, not a reference to another thread.

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