Screwed by Tor again... - Page 17

nekokami · 08-26-2008, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by evilrooster

Peripheral question: why on earth does this forum have smilies like

and

? Could you not agree on which reader to depict

?

How could we pick just one?

Taylor514ce · 08-26-2008, 02:40 PM

Amazon today announced that the Kindle will be the exclusive e-book smiley on MobileRead. In related news, JSWolf had an aneurysm.

Greg Anos · 08-26-2008, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evilrooster

Taylor514ce,

Do we have to go there again?

Surely tor.com can give away a few eBooks without making it their raison d'etre. They're posting short stories onsite as well (I think I'm going to have to read some more Steven Gould now), and it sounds like there will be some art to download, if that's your thing.

If they're not books you want to read, don't read them. As I said before, I suspect Tor have got the message that more eBooks are good. So more are forthcoming.

Peripheral question: why on earth does this forum have smilies like

and

? Could you not agree on which reader to depict

?

We like diversity in our reading (and readers...)

zelda_pinwheel · 08-26-2008, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by igorsk

Check out Which one should I buy for some discussions on the topic. You can also make a new topic describing your requirements for a personalized adivice

you can also take a look at the "see a device in a café near you" thread once you start to narrow it down ; perhaps some generous member lives near you and would give you a demo of their reader in person.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

This forum has a history of Smiley Campaigns. I, however, Sir Adrian (Bruce) Rappaport, Official Consort to the Queen, am the clear winner.

poor evilrooster. barely recovered from the <shatner> TOR !! </shatner> debacle, and you're springing Ministry references on him. he's going to think you're insane. (whereas we are *convinced* of that.)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

Amazon today announced that the Kindle will be the exclusive e-book smiley on MobileRead. In related news, JSWolf had an aneurysm.

jaxx6166 · 08-26-2008, 04:04 PM

Got this in my email today - the third paragraph is particularly intersting...

New on Tor.com, Tuesday morning, August 26: “Shade,” an original “Jumper” story by Steven Gould.

Before it was a big-budget movie with a somewhat (cough, cough) rearranged storyline, Jumper (1992) was a superb SF novel about a teenager who’s the only person in the world who can teleport...and who, being a teenager, uses this power to (1) get away from his terrible father, (2) steal cool stuff, and (3) get girls. It was a grabby, compelling read, and its sequel Reflex (2004) was just as much fun. Now Gould tells a story set after both novels—a story canonical with the novels, not with the alternate vision of the movie. Illustrated by Eric Fortune, it’s a knockout.

In the coming days we’ll be announcing other new original material on Tor.com, including more original fiction and art and new e-book giveaways. Some of these offerings will be available only to people who register on the site itself, so if you haven’t done so already, consider signing up right now. It takes only a couple of minutes and it’s entirely free.

Meanwhile, check out “Shade,“ by Steven Gould, on Tor.com.

pablodefendini · 08-26-2008, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by evilrooster

As I said before, I suspect Tor have got the message that more eBooks are good. So more are forthcoming.

Pretty much. These new eBooks are you guys' doing. It's a stopgap, to be sure (and we know it's not exactly what you want), but a step in the right direction while we work out larger issues. Patience...

bwaldron · 08-26-2008, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by pablodefendini

Pretty much. These new eBooks are you guys' doing. It's a stopgap, to be sure (and we know it's not exactly what you want), but a step in the right direction while we work out larger issues. Patience...

Very nice. Thanks!

acidzebra · 08-26-2008, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by pablodefendini

Pretty much. These new eBooks are you guys' doing.

In other news, small-scale flamewars have broken out in forums connected with several publishing houses. Hey, you encouraged them. I wonder if it would help if we started up live picketing for ebooks.

*envisions enraged mobile readers standing outside all the major publishing houses demanding ebook editions*

pshrynk · 08-26-2008, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acidzebra

In other news, small-scale flamewars have broken out in forums connected with several publishing houses. Hey, you encouraged them. I wonder if it would help if we started up live picketing for ebooks.

*envisions enraged mobile readers standing outside all the major publishing houses demanding ebook editions*

That's going on over in the Lounge with the Montsnmags Party Convention.

nekokami · 08-26-2008, 05:37 PM

Couldn't we have the protest on Second Life instead? Seems more appropriate, somehow.

Then again, it would probably crash the grid server we held it on.... :P

What would be very helpful is if some of this round of free ebooks from Tor are sequels to some of the last round. Not all of them, of course, and I know some people will complain that they missed the first round, but still, it would help the particular issues folk seemed to be complaining about.

acidzebra · 08-26-2008, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekokami

Couldn't we have the protest on Second Life instead?

As the joke goes, I don't even have a First Life, let alone a second one.

bwaldron · 08-26-2008, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekokami

What would be very helpful is if some of this round of free ebooks from Tor are sequels to some of the last round. Not all of them, of course, and I know some people will complain that they missed the first round, but still, it would help the particular issues folk seemed to be complaining about.

You know, I'd almost feel guilty -- as some of those sequels are the ebooks I'm ready and willing to buy when Tor gets things set up w/ Baen.

I would not complain, however.

gandor62 · 08-26-2008, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

First, it was Old Man's War by John Scalzi. Free e-book download. Great book, I want more from this author! Sorry, Tor doesn't publish e-books. I'm screwed out of the rest of the series.

I totally sympathise with you. Its the same at the bookshop. Read a good author and never see them again. I will no longer buy any book series unless i can see the lot. So many times I have bought book 1 and have never seen the next two, or only find book 3.

I would have thought that nowadays in ebook format this problem would go away being so cheap to get the book online. Our tastes must be strange compared to the publishers people. Or the author didnt get past the thousand sale mark and no longer worth the effort.

I can only suggest that you get in touch with the author, offer money for electronic copy direct from them, and hope that they dont have a contract that forbids them to deal direct with you.

rhadin · 08-26-2008, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekokami

What would be very helpful is if some of this round of free ebooks from Tor are sequels to some of the last round.

I for one would be very happy to pay for the sequels to the Saclzi and Walton books. They do not have to be free for me!

nekokami · 08-26-2008, 08:48 PM

I only mentioned offering them in this round of free books because apparently Tor isn't ready to sell them yet, and won't be for 6-12 months.

All this reminds me of a scene in Doctorow's Someone Comes To Town, Someone Leaves Town (regarding internet access cards....)

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08-26-2008, 02:40 PM	#242
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	Amazon today announced that the Kindle will be the exclusive e-book smiley on MobileRead. In related news, JSWolf had an aneurysm.

08-26-2008, 04:04 PM	#245
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	Got this in my email today - the third paragraph is particularly intersting... New on Tor.com, Tuesday morning, August 26: “Shade,” an original “Jumper” story by Steven Gould. Before it was a big-budget movie with a somewhat (cough, cough) rearranged storyline, Jumper (1992) was a superb SF novel about a teenager who’s the only person in the world who can teleport...and who, being a teenager, uses this power to (1) get away from his terrible father, (2) steal cool stuff, and (3) get girls. It was a grabby, compelling read, and its sequel Reflex (2004) was just as much fun. Now Gould tells a story set after both novels—a story canonical with the novels, not with the alternate vision of the movie. Illustrated by Eric Fortune, it’s a knockout. In the coming days we’ll be announcing other new original material on Tor.com, including more original fiction and art and new e-book giveaways. Some of these offerings will be available only to people who register on the site itself, so if you haven’t done so already, consider signing up right now. It takes only a couple of minutes and it’s entirely free. Meanwhile, check out “Shade,“ by Steven Gould, on Tor.com.

08-26-2008, 05:37 PM	#250
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Couldn't we have the protest on Second Life instead? Seems more appropriate, somehow. Then again, it would probably crash the grid server we held it on.... :P What would be very helpful is if some of this round of free ebooks from Tor are sequels to some of the last round. Not all of them, of course, and I know some people will complain that they missed the first round, but still, it would help the particular issues folk seemed to be complaining about.

08-26-2008, 08:48 PM	#255
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	I only mentioned offering them in this round of free books because apparently Tor isn't ready to sell them yet, and won't be for 6-12 months. All this reminds me of a scene in Doctorow's Someone Comes To Town, Someone Leaves Town (regarding internet access cards....)

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