01-25-2013, 09:19 AM | #1 |
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Baen Ebooks coming to iBooks
Baen will be in the Apple walled garden shortly.
Baen soon coming to iBooks, finally posts announcements of changes to web site bernie |
01-25-2013, 09:27 AM | #2 |
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I may not agree with some of Baen's decisions and their books may now be outside my impulse buy range (but that is less of an issue considering the vast back catalogue I've left to read), I do think Baen need to be given a lot more slack than many other publishers.
Why? Because they've been pro DRM free for as long as I can remember. If changes are needed to keep the company running but they remain pro DRM free I'll get over whatever those changes are and I hope others do too. |
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01-25-2013, 11:03 AM | #4 |
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There's an invitation on Baen's site to send an email to "pr@baen.com" if you missed out on buying any of the Baen bundles as a result of these unannounced changes. I've just done so, and Baen have very kindly refunded me the purchase price of the books that I bought separately as a consequence of missing the January bundle. Very good customer service!
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01-25-2013, 11:24 AM | #5 |
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Putting their books on Kindle, iBooks, and other ebookstores is a good and necessary step for their long term survival. The added visibility will be vital.
That said, smart shoppers will still buy from their Website even for single titles. Multi-format >> single format even with DRM-free ebooks. |
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01-25-2013, 12:47 PM | #6 |
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01-25-2013, 05:42 PM | #10 |
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Getting their ebooks on as many outlets as possible just makes sense. The pricing issue is just a fact of life. I'll still buy at their website, but I do that for any author that sells their own work at their own site.
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