Request

lixtetraxx · 08-14-2011, 03:15 PM

Hi everyone, I am new to this forum and I can't seem to find the Request Area... I am currently looking for Alaska by James A. Michener. In EPUB format if possible. I already find some epub, lrf, txt, pdf versions on the net but always in Spanish or badly rendered...

Can someone point me in the right direction...
Sorry for my bad English writing
Thanks

Bikeridr · 08-14-2011, 04:07 PM

Doesn't seem to be in eBook format yet (legally).

crich70 · 08-14-2011, 05:18 PM

The only thing I could suggest is going somewhere like Amazon and putting in a request for it to be converted into a Kindle edition. They do listen to requests as several I've requested (and I'm sure others have as well) have later been converted into ebooks.

lixtetraxx · 08-14-2011, 06:41 PM

Really? Its not converted yet...
The book have been written in 1988...
All his other books already exist in ebook format.
How does this work? Is it automatic for a writer to be converted to electronics or does it depend on customer request?

Thanks

abookreader · 08-14-2011, 06:48 PM

Unfortunately no, it doesn't happen automatically.

It depends upon who has the legal right to sell an eBook to a person in your Geographic location and whether or not he/she is interested in pursuing the matter.

pidgeon92 · 08-14-2011, 10:48 PM

Click here!

lixtetraxx · 08-19-2011, 11:19 AM

Thanks Pidgeon92!

biooutsource · 08-22-2011, 09:30 PM

You have to wait for a while to get it available on your device.

SampleAndy · 10-06-2013, 01:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pidgeon92

Click here!

I just requested that it be available for the Kindle, and I'd never even HEARD of it!

(sigh) Let this be a lesson to you. Don't click something unless you know what it is.

oh, yeah... The other thing? READ the date before you click [Submit].

crich70 · 10-06-2013, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SampleAndy

I just requested that it be available for the Kindle, and I'd never even HEARD of it!

(sigh) Let this be a lesson to you. Don't click something unless you know what it is.

oh, yeah... The other thing? READ the date before you click [Submit].

Well, another request for it to be made into an ebook certainly can't hurt. I don't know how quickly it will be but I imagine the more requests they get the more likely they are to see if the publisher can/will allow it to be converted.

frquixote · 10-06-2013, 05:20 AM

With the comments about Michener's books being available, I went to B&N and found that Alaska, Tales of the South Pacific, Hawaii, Texas, Poland and Sayonara are all missing. How disappointing ... Tales, Hawaii and sayonara are three of my favorite books and I look for them every few months.

kennyc · 10-06-2013, 06:58 AM

Yep, looks like they are 'holding back' the popular ones. Typical.

Frquixote, I'd suggest that in the future you make your subject title more specific to the topic.

PatNY · 10-06-2013, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frquixote

With the comments about Michener's books being available, I went to B&N and found that Alaska, Tales of the South Pacific, Hawaii, Texas, Poland and Sayonara are all missing. How disappointing ... Tales, Hawaii and sayonara are three of my favorite books and I look for them every few months.

Good news for Michener fans -- Texas, Alaska, and Hawaii are all slated to be released in ebook format by Random House over the next few months. They still have a ways to go converting all titles to digital format, but at least there is some progress. I am looking forward to adding some of these titles to my library.

Link:

http://www.randomhouse.com/book/sear..._auth=Michener

Click "Ebook" next to the appropriate title for individual release dates.

--Pat

kennyc · 10-06-2013, 09:28 AM

Thanks Pat!

PatNY · 10-06-2013, 11:11 AM

You're welcome, Kenny.

I always wonder why some books are so slow to make it into ebook format. In the case of Michener, I'm guessing his estate just wants things done slowly over time. Maybe it is also not so easy to convert some older books to digital format, so the publisher takes its sweet time.

I don't think anything sinister or litigious was going on with the Michener books, such as what happened to Harper Lee. Now that is a sad story. Her previous agent took advantage of an aging Lee to steal the rights for To Kill A Mockingbird and its royalties. Earlier this year, Lee and her attorneys wrested the rights back, and they are now suing for some of the royalties the agent received when he was holding the rights. I would think that any ebook for TKAM will have to wait until all this litigation is over with. Unfortunately, that means it could be many more years before this great book is officially released as an ebook.

There was an interesting article about the sad and sordid behavior of Lee's agent -- and other agency misbehavior -- in a recent Vanity Fair. An excerpt can be read here:

http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/20...ute-royalties#

--Pat

08-14-2011, 03:15 PM	#1
lixtetraxx Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Sony Prs-600	Request Hi everyone, I am new to this forum and I can't seem to find the Request Area... I am currently looking for Alaska by James A. Michener. In EPUB format if possible. I already find some epub, lrf, txt, pdf versions on the net but always in Spanish or badly rendered... Can someone point me in the right direction... Sorry for my bad English writing Thanks

10-06-2013, 11:11 AM	#15
PatNY Zennist Posts: 1,022 Karma: 47809468 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: iPod Touch, Sony PRS-350, Nook HD+ & HD	You're welcome, Kenny. I always wonder why some books are so slow to make it into ebook format. In the case of Michener, I'm guessing his estate just wants things done slowly over time. Maybe it is also not so easy to convert some older books to digital format, so the publisher takes its sweet time. I don't think anything sinister or litigious was going on with the Michener books, such as what happened to Harper Lee. Now that is a sad story. Her previous agent took advantage of an aging Lee to steal the rights for To Kill A Mockingbird and its royalties. Earlier this year, Lee and her attorneys wrested the rights back, and they are now suing for some of the royalties the agent received when he was holding the rights. I would think that any ebook for TKAM will have to wait until all this litigation is over with. Unfortunately, that means it could be many more years before this great book is officially released as an ebook. There was an interesting article about the sad and sordid behavior of Lee's agent -- and other agency misbehavior -- in a recent Vanity Fair. An excerpt can be read here: http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/20...ute-royalties# --Pat Last edited by PatNY; 10-06-2013 at 11:35 AM.

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lixtetraxx Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Sony Prs-600	Really? Its not converted yet... The book have been written in 1988... All his other books already exist in ebook format. How does this work? Is it automatic for a writer to be converted to electronics or does it depend on customer request? Thanks

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abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	Unfortunately no, it doesn't happen automatically. It depends upon who has the legal right to sell an eBook to a person in your Geographic location and whether or not he/she is interested in pursuing the matter.

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pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	Click here!

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lixtetraxx Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Sony Prs-600	Thanks Pidgeon92!

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biooutsource Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Glasgow, UK Device: Kinddle	You have to wait for a while to get it available on your device.

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frquixote Addict Posts: 230 Karma: 2448688 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kapolei, Oahu, HI Device: KOBO Libra 2, Kindle PW3, Samsung 8A Tablet, Samsung S10e Phone	With the comments about Michener's books being available, I went to B&N and found that Alaska, Tales of the South Pacific, Hawaii, Texas, Poland and Sayonara are all missing. How disappointing ... Tales, Hawaii and sayonara are three of my favorite books and I look for them every few months.

10-06-2013, 06:58 AM	#12
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Yep, looks like they are 'holding back' the popular ones. Typical. Frquixote, I'd suggest that in the future you make your subject title more specific to the topic.

10-06-2013, 09:28 AM	#14
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Thanks Pat!