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Toni Weisskopf--the publisher of Baen Books--just posted this in her forum at Baen's Bar last night 12/06/2012:
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The CDs (like the library) were primarily about promoting pbook sales with ebooks. But at a time that ebooks are 25%+ of the market, giving away entire backlists wholesale may be overkill. Other approaches, like rotating which volumes are available for free at any point in time might achieve the same results without cannibalizing sales too badly. Times change. In the meantime, it may be wise to get the full set of promo CDs while the getting is good. Last edited by fjtorres; 12-07-2012 at 11:39 AM. |
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Toni Weisskopf--the publisher of Baen Books--just posted this in her forum at Baen's Bar on 12/07/2012:
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And this is one of the reasons why I buy so many books/ebooks from Baen. The other major reason of course is that I *like* so many of the authors that they publish. I think they're the only major publishing house that has developed such a relationship with their readers.
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12-07-2012, 09:41 PM | #39 |
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Is it just me, or is December 2012 turning out to be a really bad month for eBook readers? First Fictionwise and now all the changes at Baen. (And yes, I've downloaded everything I ever bought there again today.)
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12-07-2012, 09:49 PM | #40 |
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Seems like a bad move in the long run, apparently ceding their own online book store which they've built up over the years just to be on Amazon.
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So-ooo ... I'm guessing I should use up those coupons from Planet Baen real soon!
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12-08-2012, 12:34 AM | #42 |
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The coupons should be fine - they don't change the price.
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12-08-2012, 05:36 AM | #43 |
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I don't understand why the bundles are an issue at all. They are clearly a different product.
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The Bundles going to limited-time availability... *that* hits me where I hurt.
So far I've bought all the monthly bundles, but I generally only go there two or three times a year, usually when a high-profile release draws me in and then I buy 5-6 bundles at a time. Makes for easier downloading. Now... Things will be trickier. |
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The important thing for me is that the bundles will still continue to be available. If "limited availability" is what it takes to maintain that in the current market, then so be it.
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