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Old 08-02-2012, 02:06 PM   #61
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series is a trilogy. Douglas Adams said so himself.
Yes, but in the Title to the last one 'Mostly Harmless' he calls it 'Volume 5 in the Trilogy of Five'. So although a trilogy is really three, it can (in certain circumstances) be any number at all. Especially in the alternative universe that Douglas Adams writes about.

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Adams, Douglas (2012-03-01). The Complete Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Trilogy of Five (Kindle Location 11023). Macmillan Publishers UK. Kindle Edition.
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Old 08-02-2012, 04:48 PM   #62
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Old 08-02-2012, 06:14 PM   #63
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If it's being released first in paperback, then either format is all right with me. Otherwise, one book.
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Old 08-02-2012, 08:58 PM   #64
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I don't mind trilogies as long as they are all available. I don't want to start book 1 and then have to wait months or years for book 2. I don't knowingly start an unfinished trilogy.
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Old 08-03-2012, 11:11 AM   #65
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I prefer three separate, if all are available at once. I like the smaller chunks. Price matters to me though, so if an ebook is cheaper in an omnibus, and I'm sure I want to read the whole thing, I'll choose the cheaper one. If I'm not sure I'll read the whole thing, I'm more likely to choose a cheaper, single first volume (and there are a whole lot of series I've ended up buying and reading because they gave me the first book free or close to it, I liked it, and bought the rest).
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Old 08-03-2012, 06:37 PM   #66
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All at once, but if it had to be seperate books I would be ok with all 3 released in a year not one book a year. A book every 3-4 months.
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Old 08-07-2012, 05:44 AM   #67
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I'd rather it come in separate volumes.

I may not want to read all 3 volumes at once but based on the way I manage my eLibrary I'll want it to be clear what I've read and what I haven't. So having the separate volumes makes it easier for me.
I get confused when reading a trilogy that's merged as one book. I have no idea of knowing how far I've gotten into the first or second book. For me it makes a difference to know how far into the story I've come.

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Old 08-07-2012, 02:00 PM   #68
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Old 08-08-2012, 12:40 PM   #69
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Speaking as someone who bought a 3-in-1 pbook, I have to say that it looks nice on the shelf, but it is heavy to to hold while reading, so I don't think that I would choose one like this again.

When it comes to ebooks, is there any reason not to have both options?

As for all at once or just a couple of months apart, my personal choice would be all at once. I don't know the reasons why separate would be more useful for the publisher or for the author, but if you choose to go this way, I would suggest that you make if very clear that the next books are going to be available in a couple of months and even if you go for the all at one option it should be clear that it is a trilogy so the readers would know what they should expect.
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Old 08-10-2012, 04:10 AM   #70
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I get confused when reading a trilogy that's merged as one book. I have no idea of knowing how far I've gotten into the first or second book.
But aren't they usually marked by a frontispiece saying Book 1 (title), Book 2 (title) etc?
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Single books is my first choice as some of the books I like usually have 1000+ pages so three books together would be like holding a phone directory lol.
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Old 08-19-2012, 02:14 PM   #72
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printed I agree - seperate

e-book one volume with all three books that way I don't have to remember which comes next. I have that problem with my audible books and the Wheel of Time series.
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