Delphi Classics - Complete Works publication

[poohbear_nc]

These collections are only $2.99! Get a grip!

[Arrghus]

poohbear, thank you for drawing attention to this publisher. I've downloaded a couple of samples to the Kindle for PC application and I'm impressed.

So impressed I'm going to e-mail Delphi and ask them to consider selling their eBooks to non-Kindle users.

I could strip the DRM easily enough, but it's the principle. I also don't want to risk messing up what looks to be excellent formatting.

I'm currently browsing a sample of their D.H. Lawrence collection.

[poohbear_nc]

Do share what they answer - if they would consider offering epub versions. They respond very promptly to email inquiries.

[Dr. Drib]

I just bought my second one, the Mark Twain volume.

It's still downloading or indexing. It's taking a long time, as the file is HUGE!



Don

[Gronk]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Do share what they answer - if they would consider offering epub versions. They respond very promptly to email inquiries.

I'm very interested in their response also. To this point I've been unable to remove their @#$%$ DRM. I've already got a bunch of Amazon's crap that is useless to me.

[SteveK]

From email correspondence I've exchanged with Delphi, they do not appear to offer epub versions at the moment, or sell their books through any US vendor other than Amazon (Delphi Classics is based in the UK). They are anxious to offer epub, and are also anxious to sell to non-Kindle US customers but have not yet found a way to do so. I don't know if it's due to geo-restrictions or simply preference of the companies they've tried to do business with, but hopefully they'll find a way around their current obstacles and be able to offer both Kindle and epub titles in the near future.

SteveK

[AlexBell]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Do share what they answer - if they would consider offering epub versions. They respond very promptly to email inquiries.

Yes, their customer service is indeed excellent.

I asked about ePubs, and if I understand George they are based in the UK and have had difficulty in getting someone to convert their books to ePub. I suggested they try the Faber Factory. Do let us know if they have followed through with that.

[FlorenceArt]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

These collections are only $2.99! Get a grip!

Actually, for me they mostly show prices at around $5-6. Is this because I'm in France? It's still a reasonable price though.

[poohbear_nc]

I have also corresponded with them about their catalog (they must be getting a lot of email traffic from just this thread! ). Trying to comply with different national copyright laws has resulted in some less than complete volumes.

From their email: " the majority of Virginia Woolf’s works will still be held under US copyright laws for many years. This Virginia Woolf Complete Works volume is only available in Australia and Canada at present, and in the UK and most of Europe next year. But in the US, because many of her works were published after 1922 and their copyrights have been renewed, it will be a long time until this works will be available for US customers in the Public Domain."

"However, in the US customers can purchase the H.G. Wells’ eBook, while in Europe everyone has to wait until 2017!."

It appears they are trying to be scrupulous about complying with the myriad of copyright laws and offer only those works that have entered the Public Domain for each country.

If anyone here can help them locate an epub partner for file conversions, they seem perfectly willing to do so.

[poohbear_nc]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

I just bought my second one, the Mark Twain volume.

It's still downloading or indexing. It's taking a long time, as the file is HUGE!



Don

The indexing can take hours. It's best to download at night and leave your Kindle plugged into the charger over night.

[Arrghus]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Do share what they answer - if they would consider offering epub versions. They respond very promptly to email inquiries.

I received this reply:

Originally Posted by Delphi Classics

Dear Thomas,

Thank you for your enquiry. We are keen to offer our titles to EPub customers and are currently exploring different ways to do this. We will be offering a complete First Series download/DVD on our website soon, with a saving of 50%. This will allow customers to have all 26 titles at one time.

Once we have decided on a means of publishing to ePub customers, we will contact you as soon as possible.

Many thanks for your interest.

Best wishes,
Justin

Hopefully this will be sooner, rather than later! Promising, though.

[poohbear_nc]

Hmmmm..... would a DVD sale be subject to the same geo/copyright restrictions as the ebook sale? Or would it be considered sale of a physical medium, like books? If they include all the First Series authors (including Woolf & Wells for example), then US or UK customers couldn't buy it right now (see post #24).

And would it have DRM?

[Japes]

I've bought five of these now, and, all have converted beautifully to epub, except for one...The Complete Works of Charles Dickens...Anyone had any trouble with this? Calibre simply says it can't convert.

[AlexBell]

Originally Posted by Japes

I've bought five of these now, and, all have converted beautifully to epub, except for one...The Complete Works of Charles Dickens...Anyone had any trouble with this? Calibre simply says it can't convert.

Did the ones you converted originally have DRM?

[ficbot]

I encountered this with one of the Delphi classics (I forget which one, but it may have been that one) and it turned out Calibre had trouble with the super-long file name. When I renamed the file, it worked fine.