09-09-2009, 01:44 PM | #31 | |
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09-09-2009, 01:55 PM | #32 | |
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09-09-2009, 04:59 PM | #33 | |
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So a few months ago, I sign up with Mobipocket and get a publishers license through eBookbase - because Amazon tells me/us that's how wants to deal with international publishers. Alas, Amazon does not pick up our books in the Kindle store and after many frustrating days trying to figure out why, now tells me that they will not pick them up, even though they've been successfully added and available on MP's site for at least a month now. But 'don't worry' they say, they'll 'dispose of my paperwork in a secure manner'. Subsequent emails to them tell me the same thing as the first post, that they do not accept titles from non American companies, yadda yadda. I have asked them how to get our titles on there, and of course, no response. I sit here in the incredulity of it all, trying to do business in this global economy and here is a company whose insular policies preclude the rest of the world from doing business with them! And btw, they won't accept titles from Ingram either (which blew me away), because they (Amazon) prefer to do business directly with publishers. Anyway, enough of my rant, but I'm frustrated that I have no way of offering our author's books to that market, which despite the fact that I even if I could, I would NEVER buy a Kindle, is big. Well, thanks for the info all, it's nice to hear that I'm not the only one with these frustrations - Best, Michelle. |
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09-09-2009, 05:20 PM | #34 |
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This sort of stuff is exactly why I did not buy a kindle.
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09-09-2009, 06:00 PM | #35 | |
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09-09-2009, 06:08 PM | #36 |
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MP4 is a video file extension, apple's music file format extension is M4A. But we're splitting hairs on a moot point anyway as the issue is formats for eBooks and epub is clearly the way to go. Not even Apple will bother with a competing format as their is already software for the iPhone to read epubs.
The big question is when will Amazon release a kindle (or firmware upgrade for existing models) to support epub, they have no choice but to fall into line in the long run. If they had any sense or cared about their customers they'd also offer people who have purchased books from them in the past the ability to re-download their books in epub format. For the small amount it would cost them (relative to the the depth of their pockets) it would do a hell of a lot to improve their reputation amongst their customers, existing and prospective. |
09-09-2009, 10:04 PM | #37 | |
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Most likely, a non-Amazon-sold device will be able to read the Kindle format as well as others like ePub, effectively solving the problem of a closed Kindle system. We'll see. |
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09-10-2009, 02:22 AM | #38 |
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Haven't seen either
This is where you went wrong. Everything I have seen out of Amazon since Tue Apr 21 2009 neither shows any sense at all nor is it any good for customers.
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09-10-2009, 08:19 AM | #39 | |
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09-10-2009, 08:59 AM | #41 |
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[QUOTE=ondabeach;586470]MP4 is a video file extension...[QUOTE]
Actually MP4, MPEG-4 Part 14, is a container format for audio and video both. The name mp4 is confusing, and quite a few advertised "mp4" players don't actually play mp4 audio. ireadiwrite - ... It's amazing what lenghts some companies will go not to deal with other, perfecrly legitimate, companies for no apparent reason. |
09-10-2009, 10:10 AM | #42 |
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As long as they're OK with not being the only DRM on a device, which it looks like they are, then it would be quite easy for device manufacturers to include both ADE ePub and eReader ePub. eReader DRM is certainly more friendly than ADE DRM is.
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ADE DRM allows for library ePub. Plus, we can strip the DRM from ADE DRM. eReader is just going to be an annoying mess.
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09-10-2009, 12:53 PM | #45 |
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