Penguin EBook Store relaunch - Good news for UK Reader owners - Page 2

dickon25 · 09-25-2008, 12:38 PM

and in the UK

http://www.penguin.co.uk/static/cs/u...ers/index.html

...am I missing something? Those are just the samples, surely?

Zevs · 09-25-2008, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dickon25

and in the UK

http://www.penguin.co.uk/static/cs/u...ers/index.html

...am I missing something? Those are just the samples, surely?

yes afraid so ... haven't found anything more yet

Zevs

Zevs · 09-30-2008, 11:18 AM

Now things are moving with Penguin UK, they have now two books in e-format, although sorry to say both out of stock

http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Search/Q...wTitle=%22Y%22

Zevs

UKHaiku · 09-30-2008, 03:56 PM

That's just so funny - and there I was about to post that the 'launch' was a bit of a damp squib, and they go and do something like this to keep us entertained...

HarryT · 10-01-2008, 02:57 AM

Has anyone contacted Penguin to ask when the launch is going to happen?

Zevs · 10-01-2008, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Has anyone contacted Penguin to ask when the launch is going to happen?

Hi Harry, not me so far. The first post in this thread says the 24th of September, and of course that was already a week ago. But in the US they sell books both in "Microsoft Reader, Adobe Acrobat and ebook reader format"

Zevs

anotherchance · 10-01-2008, 09:55 PM

They are up to THREE titles now, the first two Ladybird books are still "Out of Stock", and the third (about the language of Cricket) is "Not Yet Published"..

Penguin UK Ebook Store

dickon25 · 10-03-2008, 12:06 PM

They are up to THREE titles now, the first two Ladybird books are still "Out of Stock", and the third (about the language of Cricket) is "Not Yet Published"..

Doh! You couldn't make it up.....!!

Zevs · 10-04-2008, 11:25 AM

...ohh good, they took away the book that wasn't published yet, but the other two, the Ladybird ones, which both are out of stock, are still there.......so I guess we just line up and take a number and see who gets one of them first ...

http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Search/Q...wTitle=%22Y%22

Zevs

HarryT · 10-05-2008, 04:31 AM

Those two books have been there for months - they are clearly nothing to do with this supposed "relaunch".

I am slightly puzzled why, if anyone is actually bothered about this, they don't simply ask Penguin when it's going to happen.

Zevs · 10-05-2008, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Those two books have been there for months - they are clearly nothing to do with this supposed "relaunch".

I am slightly puzzled why, if anyone is actually bothered about this, they don't simply ask Penguin when it's going to happen.

Hi Harry, the story of Penguin UK re-starting their e-book business on September 24th, and having two books out of stock listed there on October the 4th is just plain funny ... surely you see that.... ?

Zevs

Greg Anos · 10-05-2008, 01:09 PM

I just took a look at the US website, and they still don't get it....

First page - featured author - John Steinbeck...Good Author - OK

Cannery Row - $3.95
Of Mice And Men - $4.50

East OF Eden - $17.00
Grapes of Wrath - $16.00

No consistency at all, sigh.....

UKHaiku · 10-05-2008, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Those two books have been there for months - they are clearly nothing to do with this supposed "relaunch".

I am slightly puzzled why, if anyone is actually bothered about this, they don't simply ask Penguin when it's going to happen.

I've emailed them actually, still waiting for a response...

HarryT · 10-06-2008, 04:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UKHaiku

I've emailed them actually, still waiting for a response...

Great! Please let us know the outcome

.

Zevs · 10-06-2008, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UKHaiku

I've emailed them actually, still waiting for a response...

Me too, also waiting for a response...

Zevs

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09-25-2008, 12:38 PM	#16
dickon25 Groupie Posts: 199 Karma: 818 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UK Device: Sony PRS-505. Pocketbook Inkpad 840	and in the UK http://www.penguin.co.uk/static/cs/u...ers/index.html ...am I missing something? Those are just the samples, surely?

09-30-2008, 11:18 AM	#18
Zevs Book lover!! Posts: 133 Karma: 182 Join Date: Jan 2007 Device: Sony Reader 505; Nowadays Stanza, Kindle, Txtr and Bluefire on iPhone	Now things are moving with Penguin UK, they have now two books in e-format, although sorry to say both out of stock http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Search/Q...wTitle=%22Y%22 Zevs

09-30-2008, 03:56 PM	#19
UKHaiku Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 104 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Device: Sony Reader - PRS-505	That's just so funny - and there I was about to post that the 'launch' was a bit of a damp squib, and they go and do something like this to keep us entertained...

10-01-2008, 02:57 AM	#20
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Has anyone contacted Penguin to ask when the launch is going to happen?

10-01-2008, 09:55 PM	#22
anotherchance Zealot Posts: 115 Karma: 666 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA Device: PRS-505	They are up to THREE titles now, the first two Ladybird books are still "Out of Stock", and the third (about the language of Cricket) is "Not Yet Published".. Penguin UK Ebook Store

10-03-2008, 12:06 PM	#23
dickon25 Groupie Posts: 199 Karma: 818 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UK Device: Sony PRS-505. Pocketbook Inkpad 840	*They are up to THREE titles now, the first two Ladybird books are still "Out of Stock", and the third (about the language of Cricket) is "Not Yet Published"..* Doh! You couldn't make it up.....!!

10-04-2008, 11:25 AM	#24
Zevs Book lover!! Posts: 133 Karma: 182 Join Date: Jan 2007 Device: Sony Reader 505; Nowadays Stanza, Kindle, Txtr and Bluefire on iPhone	...ohh good, they took away the book that wasn't published yet, but the other two, the Ladybird ones, which both are out of stock, are still there.......so I guess we just line up and take a number and see who gets one of them first ... http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Search/Q...wTitle=%22Y%22 Zevs

10-05-2008, 04:31 AM	#25
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Those two books have been there for months - they are clearly nothing to do with this supposed "relaunch". I am slightly puzzled why, if anyone is actually bothered about this, they don't simply ask Penguin when it's going to happen.

10-05-2008, 01:09 PM	#27
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,520 Karma: 37057604 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	I just took a look at the US website, and they still don't get it.... First page - featured author - John Steinbeck...Good Author - OK Cannery Row - $3.95 Of Mice And Men - $4.50 East OF Eden - $17.00 Grapes of Wrath - $16.00 No consistency at all, sigh.....

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