"lost symbol" not as ebook

[phenomshel]

Originally Posted by SHOECHICK

It's on the Sony Site upcoming titles already with an e:book release date of September 15th.

Same at Books on Board, but I believe it's the German publisher that is the one who plans on delaying the release, not the American one.

[SHOECHICK]

Originally Posted by phenomshel

Same at Books on Board, but I believe it's the German publisher that is the one who plans on delaying the release, not the American one.

Bastardos!!

[ThR]

Yes, "Lübbe" is the german publisher of Dan Brown (translated in german...).

[Hellmark]

Why should the english versions be held up because of the german translation?

[HansTWN]

Originally Posted by ThR

I asked the german publisher "Lübbe" about their plans releasing "lost symbol" as ebook. Awaiting the answer...

Just get the English version! I am rather waiting for the German version of "The Swarm", even though it will be much more expensive than the English version I could get on Amazon or Sony US right now. Translation always includes a layer of interpretation that can never exactly replicate the original.

[ThR]

*Update*

I asked the german publisher "Lübbe" again about the release of "Das verlorene Symbol" as ebook, with the background of the sales volume of the original version within amazon.com. *Awaiting the answer*...

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by ThR

According to this news form german "Buchmarkt" featuring an article of the NYT, the new Dan Brown bestseller will not make its way to ebook-readers until 5 million paperbacks are sold.

"the lost symbol" will be released at 09/15. At 09/16 we will find it as pirated ebook in the internet. Wanna bet?

In fact, the e-book was to be released at the same time as the paper book. But the night before the great event, the editor in charge of the electronic version was found murdered, with Calibre's icon branded on his forehead and an enter key in place of his missing left eye. When a well-known visiting professor at the local university was summoned to the crime scene at the crack of dawn, the first thing he noted was that the enter key did not belong to the editor's keyboard, and, in fact, had been taken from an ancient IBM XT clone keyboard manufactured in the Vatican back in the '80's.
While investigations are under way, Police authorities have asked the editors to delay the release of the electronic version of "The Lost Symbol" and keep quiet about the murder.
The editor's daughter, a breath-taking beauty with brains, has joined the Professor in an effort to solve this mistery.

[dreams]

Originally Posted by Pablo

In fact, the e-book was to be released at the same time as the paper book. But the night before the great event, the editor in charge of the electronic version was found murdered, with Calibre's icon branded on his forehead and an enter key in place of this missing left eye. When a well-known visiting professor at the local university was summoned to the crime scene at the crack of dawn, the first thing he noted was that the enter key did not belong to the editor's keyboard, and, in fact, had been taken from an ancient IBM XT clone keyboard manufactured in the Vatican back in the '80's.
While investigations are under way, Police authorities have asked the editors to delay the release of the electronic version of "The Lost Symbol" and keep quiet about the murder.
The editor's daughter, a breath-taking beauty with brains, has joined the Professor in an effort to solve this mistery.

good one

[ThR]

Originally Posted by ThR

*Update*

I asked the german publisher "Lübbe" again about the release of "Das verlorene Symbol" as ebook, with the background of the sales volume of the original version within amazon.com. *Awaiting the answer*...

No answer until now form Luebbe. I asked again:

"Nachdem die eBook-Ausgabe von "the lost symbol" die Hardcover-Variante in den Verkaufszahlen bei amazon.com eindeutig geschlagen hat, wollte ich nochmal nachfragen, ob Sie "Das verlorene Symbol" nicht doch als eBook herausbringen werden. Die im Moment noch kleine aber mit Sicherheit feine eBook-Gemeinde würde das mit Sicherheit mit hohen Verkaufszahlen belohnen. Auch würden mit Sicherheit neue Kunden für dieses Segment gewonnen werden, wenn so ein Bestseller schon bei der Erstauflage auch als eBook angeboten wird.
Ihre Sorgen bzgl. des Themas "Piraterie" kann ich absolut nachvollziehen. Aber dieses bekämpft man nicht durch ein Nichtangebot (die Piraten - also nicht die Partei - werden dieses Buch sowieso "zur Verfügung stellen") sondern durch aktives Marketing. Und katuell ist es definitv so, dass die eBook-Inhaber sehr wohl bereit sind, für Content zu bezahlen - so erd enn bereitgestellt wird.
Ich würde mich auf jeden Fall sehr freuen, am 14.10. "Das verlorene Symbol" als eBook kaufen zu können."