MobileRead Forums
Register Guidelines E-Books Today's Posts Search

Go Back   MobileRead Forums > E-Book Readers > Amazon Kindle
Reload this Page Content Kindle Store Science Fiction & Fantasy Scorecard

Notices

Reply
Page 4 of 7 123 4 567
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 04-01-2009, 08:09 PM   #46
emellaich
Wizard
emellaich ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emellaich ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emellaich ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emellaich ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emellaich ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emellaich ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emellaich ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emellaich ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emellaich ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emellaich ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.emellaich ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 1,101
Karma: 4388403
Join Date: Oct 2007
Device: Palm>Ebookman>IPaq>Axim>Cybook>Kndl2>IPAD>Kndl3SO>Voyager>Oasis
Quote:
Originally Posted by krisk View Post
I was completely unaware of that as I was completely unaware of that site!

Thanks!
Generally speaking, the best place to purchase (IMHO) is the webscriptions.com web site. If its a book they carry buy it there before you buy it on Amazon. Webscriptions contains sf/fantasy books mostly from Baen -- also a few smaller publishers.

The webscriptions advantages:
- No DRM - you can read it on your Kindle, PC, smartphone, ... and a few years from now when you replace your Kindle it'll still work.

- Usually cheaper (A few titles, such as Weber's Tor books may cost a bit more, but 99% of the books are definitely cheaper)

- Earlier access: Most books are available two weeks to three months before they are broadly released.

Besides, the folks at Baen are good folks generally and specifically from an ebook perspective and I like to reward their positive behavior.
emellaich is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-01-2009, 08:17 PM   #47
dugbug
Addict
dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.
 
dugbug's Avatar
 
Posts: 206
Karma: 1723
Join Date: May 2006
Device: Kindle
ah I tried that and found it should be http://www.webscription.NET

Thanks for the site, very interesting.

-d
dugbug is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 04-02-2009, 01:11 AM   #48
TheMadBrewer
Connoisseur
TheMadBrewer understands the importance of being earnest.TheMadBrewer understands the importance of being earnest.TheMadBrewer understands the importance of being earnest.TheMadBrewer understands the importance of being earnest.TheMadBrewer understands the importance of being earnest.TheMadBrewer understands the importance of being earnest.TheMadBrewer understands the importance of being earnest.TheMadBrewer understands the importance of being earnest.TheMadBrewer understands the importance of being earnest.TheMadBrewer understands the importance of being earnest.TheMadBrewer understands the importance of being earnest.
 
Posts: 50
Karma: 145210
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Los Angeles
Device: Kobo Aura Limited Edition, Kindle Voyager.
Quote:
Originally Posted by dugbug View Post
ah I tried that and found it should be http://www.webscription.NET

Thanks for the site, very interesting.

-d
They also have a fairly large selection of free books. Their monthly bundles can be a good deal, also, if you're interested in 2 or 3 of the 5 (or is it 6?) books in the bundle.

Occasionally they will also have author/series bundles as well.
TheMadBrewer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-02-2009, 11:28 AM   #49
dugbug
Addict
dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.
 
dugbug's Avatar
 
Posts: 206
Karma: 1723
Join Date: May 2006
Device: Kindle
I got back a reply from Amazon on a few things:

1) Pebble in the Sky was pulled for "quality reasons" and will be back soon. Much the same story with Dune, and since that one is back I guess there is hope. Anyone re-download the new "quality" DUne to see what happened?

2) They are going to correct the Chronicles of Narnia series... seemed embarrased about it.

-d
dugbug is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-02-2009, 12:16 PM   #50
deltop
Zealot
deltop doesn't litterdeltop doesn't litterdeltop doesn't litter
 
Posts: 136
Karma: 244
Join Date: Aug 2007
Device: Kobo Glo
Quote:
Originally Posted by dugbug View Post
I got back a reply from Amazon on a few things:

1) Pebble in the Sky was pulled for "quality reasons" and will be back soon. Much the same story with Dune, and since that one is back I guess there is hope. Anyone re-download the new "quality" DUne to see what happened?

2) They are going to correct the Chronicles of Narnia series... seemed embarrased about it.

-d
Dune still appears unavailable, unless I'm looking in the wrong place?
deltop is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 04-02-2009, 01:34 PM   #51
pshrynk
Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah!
pshrynk ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pshrynk ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pshrynk ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pshrynk ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pshrynk ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pshrynk ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pshrynk ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pshrynk ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pshrynk ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pshrynk ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pshrynk ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
pshrynk's Avatar
 
Posts: 11,726
Karma: 8255450
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox
Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!
Do they allow re-down loads if they've sold you a piker? I haven't actually looked at Dune to be able to complain, but it's on my list as "soon."
pshrynk is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-02-2009, 05:42 PM   #52
dugbug
Addict
dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.
 
dugbug's Avatar
 
Posts: 206
Karma: 1723
Join Date: May 2006
Device: Kindle
Quote:
Originally Posted by deltop View Post
Dune still appears unavailable, unless I'm looking in the wrong place?
Oh you are right:
http://www.amazon.com/Dune-40th-Anni...8708466&sr=1-3

however "pebble in the sky" didn't even retain its page with an "available soon" link, so I just noticed that Dune's page was back and made the assumption.
dugbug is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2009, 08:56 PM   #53
dugbug
Addict
dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.
 
dugbug's Avatar
 
Posts: 206
Karma: 1723
Join Date: May 2006
Device: Kindle
Sad progress over the last two months. Only two new books:

Asimov's "The Robots of Dawn"
Niven/Pournelle's "Inferno"

Dune is still "coming soon" and Pebble in the Sky is still MIA


Don't know why the slowdown in adding books to the store. Wonder if the spat over the audio playback caused some jockying between the publishers and amazon.

-d
dugbug is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2009, 09:21 PM   #54
sirbruce
Provocateur
sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
sirbruce's Avatar
 
Posts: 1,859
Karma: 505847
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Columbus, OH
Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS
Well, according to my chart of total books, there's been no slowdown. But why the slowdown in award winners in particular, I don't know. There are quite a lot of books available in MOBI format in stores like Fictionwise that aren't available on Kindle yet; I really don't understand how this occurs. Surely whatever publisher made a deal with Fictionwise would want to make a deal with Amazon.
sirbruce is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-01-2009, 02:48 PM   #55
dugbug
Addict
dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.
 
dugbug's Avatar
 
Posts: 206
Karma: 1723
Join Date: May 2006
Device: Kindle
I went back and reran my excel macro over the entire database. The following ebooks once present in the store have been removed:

Canticle for Leibowitz (I actually own this on my kindle)
Startide Rising
The Pride Of Chanur
Downbelow Station
The Faded Sun: Kesrith
A Plague of Demons
A Pebble in the Sky

Several books are C.J. Cherryh, though "Cuckoo's Egg" is still available.

From now on Im going to do a full scrub since now my macro works
Last edited by dugbug; 05-01-2009 at 05:57 PM.
dugbug is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-01-2009, 04:12 PM   #56
sirbruce
Provocateur
sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.sirbruce ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
sirbruce's Avatar
 
Posts: 1,859
Karma: 505847
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Columbus, OH
Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS
Quote:
Originally Posted by dugbug View Post
Cantonile for Leibowitz (I actually own this on my kindle)
Canticle.

Cantonile was a 70s singing duo. (Not really but if you think about it someone will get the joke.)
sirbruce is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-01-2009, 05:59 PM   #57
dugbug
Addict
dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.dugbug once ate a cherry pie in a record 7 seconds.
 
dugbug's Avatar
 
Posts: 206
Karma: 1723
Join Date: May 2006
Device: Kindle
corrected.... my bad. I knew someone was going to correct that.

Here is one to drive you crazy:
Author C. Clarke.
dugbug is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-02-2009, 12:20 AM   #58
montsnmags
Grand Sorcerer
montsnmags ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.montsnmags ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.montsnmags ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.montsnmags ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.montsnmags ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.montsnmags ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.montsnmags ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.montsnmags ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.montsnmags ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.montsnmags ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.montsnmags ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 10,155
Karma: 4632658
Join Date: Nov 2007
Device: none
Quote:
Originally Posted by sirbruce View Post
Canticle.

Cantonile was a 70s singing duo. (Not really but if you think about it someone will get the joke.)
I got the joke. I feel so dirty. Please don't do that to me any more times.

Cheers,
Marc
montsnmags is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-03-2009, 11:27 AM   #59
nekokami
fruminous edugeek
nekokami ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.nekokami ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.nekokami ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.nekokami ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.nekokami ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.nekokami ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.nekokami ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.nekokami ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.nekokami ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.nekokami ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.nekokami ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
nekokami's Avatar
 
Posts: 6,745
Karma: 551260
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Northeast US
Device: iPad, eBw 1150
Very interesting. C.J. Cherryh is releasing her own ebook versions through http://closed-circle.net/ along with Lynn Abbey and Jane Fancher. It seems likely that this has something to do with her books dropping off your list.

Quote:
Originally Posted by dugbug View Post
I went back and reran my excel macro over the entire database. The following ebooks once present in the store have been removed:

Canticle for Leibowitz (I actually own this on my kindle)
Startide Rising
The Pride Of Chanur
Downbelow Station
The Faded Sun: Kesrith
A Plague of Demons
A Pebble in the Sky

Several books are C.J. Cherryh, though "Cuckoo's Egg" is still available.

From now on Im going to do a full scrub since now my macro works
nekokami is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-03-2009, 11:43 AM   #60
wallcraft
reader
wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wallcraft ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
wallcraft's Avatar
 
Posts: 6,977
Karma: 5183568
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Mississippi, USA
Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD
Quote:
Originally Posted by nekokami View Post
C.J. Cherryh is releasing her own ebook versions through http://closed-circle.net/ along with Lynn Abbey and Jane Fancher. It seems likely that this has something to do with her books dropping off your list.
From a response by CJ in I need some secret agents…
Quote:
There’s a story behind the dwindling number of e-books of mine out there. Some years ago there was a company called Peanut Press that contracted with DAW to do some e-books. I received a few hundred dollars for this, and then Peanut sold itself to an entity that then sold pieces of itself (as I understand) multiple times, or divided itself multiple times, each piece thinking it had all these rights.

Now, it seemed to me that I should be paid for the books they were selling. DAW thought it should be paid, too. So the Penguin legal guys that represent DAW as well as Penguin got on the case and sent out some cease and desist letters, which appear to have hit the target. Books are vanishing from Kindle and Fictionwise
There is more interesting stuff in this post about FictionWise and about the Google book settlement.
wallcraft is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 4 of 7 123 4 567

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Free collection of ebooks for download: Fantasy and Science Fiction Dr. Drib Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links) 9 06-14-2022 10:26 AM
Historical Fiction to Science Fiction/Fantasy Georgiegirl2012 Reading Recommendations 12 11-13-2010 07:22 PM
Free fantasy & Science Fiction downloads on kindle lisreed Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links) 45 03-17-2009 01:14 PM
Kindle Store Science Fiction Scorecard dugbug Amazon Kindle 8 04-12-2008 11:18 PM
Free science fiction / fantasy novels at FictionWise.com narve iRex 4 06-12-2007 04:21 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:23 AM.

Contact Us - FAQ - Guidelines - Privacy - Top

MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.