Free Neil Gaiman online ebook - American Gods - Page 3

rlauzon · 03-01-2008, 06:47 AM

Cory Doctorow points out about the Harper Collins offering:

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... I think we can be pretty sure that no one will read this version instead of buying the printed book -- but that's only because practically no one is going to read this version, period.

The fact is that the full text of American Gods has been online for years, and can be located with a single Google query. ...

Cthulhu · 03-01-2008, 09:17 PM

Sadly, since this story came out, all the search results have to do with this lack-lustre browsing feature of Harper Collins

dura · 03-02-2008, 01:25 PM

Awesome. i love everything by Gaiman, but american Gods is his best book IMO. Not as light as f.i. Anansi boys, quite heavy in fact, but very well written and completely original, no swords, elves and rings here.

astra · 03-03-2008, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by dura

no swords, elves and rings here.

Unfortunately

Penforhire · 03-04-2008, 01:40 PM

I really like his dry humor and view of good ole' Americana. I got a tiny bit frustrated by the passive behavior of the heroes of both American Gods and Anansi Boys but the stories are so wonderful I got past that.

nekokami · 03-04-2008, 02:11 PM

American Gods has been on my to-read list for a while now, but not in this format.

tompe · 03-28-2008, 10:54 AM

Neil Gaiman writes on his blog:

http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2008/03/scary-eyes.html

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It's worth drawing people's attention to the fact that the free online reading copy of American Gods is now in its last six days online (it ends 31 March 08). I learned this from an email from Harper Collins, which also told me the latest batch of statistics.

For American Gods:

68,000 unique visitors to the book pages of American Gods

3,000,000 book pages viewed in aggregate

And that the weekly book sales of American Gods have apparently gone up by 300%, rather than tumbling into the abyss. (Which is -- the rise, not the tumble -- what I thought would happen. Or at least, what I devoutly hoped would happen.)

Alexander Turcic · 04-03-2008, 03:54 AM

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And that the weekly book sales of American Gods have apparently gone up by 300%, rather than tumbling into the abyss. (Which is -- the rise, not the tumble -- what I thought would happen. Or at least, what I devoutly hoped would happen.)

astra · 04-03-2008, 04:33 AM

Lies, lies, LIES!!!

(False Truth Contrived by Pirates!)

JSWolf · 04-03-2008, 11:52 AM

Put a good book out for free in a really annoying format and peopl ewill decide to give up and get it in a format they'll enjoy.

astra · 04-03-2008, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Put a good book out for free in a really annoying format and peopl ewill decide to give up and get it in a format they'll enjoy.

Stop it, stop it please!
Please immediately delete your post!

You are going to give all sort of good ideas to publishers and "attractive" formats.

Alisa · 04-03-2008, 12:46 PM

I don't know if this will actually get them to see the value of having a book free to download in a format that could be read on a mobile device. It definitely tells them that free samples are good. I'm guessing with those numbers very few people read the entire book online. Most people don't enjoy reading on their computer for extended periods. I bet most people read enough to figure they liked it and then went and bought it.

DixieGal · 04-06-2008, 12:29 PM

OMG! I love this site! I'm practically rich in free books from the links at MobileRead. In fact, I've spent so much time downloading them this weekend that I haven't had much time to read! HA! I'm really looking forward to American Gods.

Thanks again to everyone for all of the terrific information!

04-06-2008, 12:29 PM	#43
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Wealthy with Free Books OMG! I love this site! I'm practically rich in free books from the links at MobileRead. In fact, I've spent so much time downloading them this weekend that I haven't had much time to read! HA! I'm really looking forward to American Gods. Thanks again to everyone for all of the terrific information!

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Cthulhu Technologist Posts: 488 Karma: 585237 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: I'm between Cities Device: SONY Reader PRS-500	Sadly, since this story came out, all the search results have to do with this lack-lustre browsing feature of Harper Collins

03-02-2008, 01:25 PM	#33
dura Groupie Posts: 174 Karma: 1062434 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Netherlands Device: Kobo H2O (2th edition), Kindle PW11	Awesome. i love everything by Gaiman, but american Gods is his best book IMO. Not as light as f.i. Anansi boys, quite heavy in fact, but very well written and completely original, no swords, elves and rings here.

03-04-2008, 01:40 PM	#35
Penforhire Wizard Posts: 2,230 Karma: 7145404 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern California Device: Kindle Voyage & iPhone 7+	I really like his dry humor and view of good ole' Americana. I got a tiny bit frustrated by the passive behavior of the heroes of both American Gods and Anansi Boys but the stories are so wonderful I got past that.

03-04-2008, 02:11 PM	#36
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	American Gods has been on my to-read list for a while now, but not in this format.

04-03-2008, 04:33 AM	#39
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Lies, lies, LIES!!! (False Truth Contrived by Pirates!)

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04-03-2008, 12:46 PM	#42
Alisa Gadget Geek Posts: 2,324 Karma: 22221 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Paperwhite, Kindle 3 (retired), Skindle 1.2 (retired)	I don't know if this will actually get them to see the value of having a book free to download in a format that could be read on a mobile device. It definitely tells them that free samples are good. I'm guessing with those numbers very few people read the entire book online. Most people don't enjoy reading on their computer for extended periods. I bet most people read enough to figure they liked it and then went and bought it.

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