Beneath a Scarlet Sky

[deback]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Can we please dispense with all discussion concerning Amazon exclusivity in this recommendation thread? It's not at all relevant.

I agree 100%!

[HLS]

Originally Posted by John F

Looks good, but to bad it is not available as an EPub.

You can use caliber to convert to epub

[HLS]

Originally Posted by bshar489

It seems this thread got a little side tracked but I just wanted to say that this book is the best I've read in a long time. I also usually ignore books that have to do with war but I had seen this recommended in another thread and since I had just signed up with KU it seemed like a good one to start with. Even the preface grabbed my attention. I see why it's so highly rated and I would also highly recommend.

Bergette

Same here! I knew there was another thread I could not find it so i created this one. Sorry! I was not expecting to love it but I loved it so much I purchased a paper copy and sent it to my friend

[John F]

Originally Posted by kcladyz

You can use caliber to convert to epub

Previously,

Originally Posted by John F

I need to give it some thought. I'd just assume not encourage Amazon exclusivity.

[John F]

Originally Posted by deback

I think I included two or three books that I wanted to read that weren't on the NYT bestseller lists. ...

Thanks for the clarification.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Can we please dispense with all discussion concerning Amazon exclusivity in this recommendation thread? It's not at all relevant.

I don't see that as an issue given that this is a duplicate thread and taking the subject in a different direction helps this thread not be so duplicate.

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I don't see that as an issue given that this is a duplicate thread and taking the subject in a different direction helps this thread not be so duplicate.

I DO see it as an issue. This thread is in the recommendation forum. As such, it's not the place for crying about formats, lack of availability, or exclusivity. This is the place to discuss whether or not you enjoyed reading the book--as others keep trying to return to doing.

If you want to read it; find a way. If you don't; then don't. Move on. Stop dragging rec threads down with extraneous agendas.

[darryl]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

It means that there are not enough people who buy Amazon exclusives to get them in the NYT list. The NYT's list is one a lot of people browse and buy books they see there they may be interested in.

A more accurate statement would probably be "that there are not enough sales of the particular APub titles through the channels that the NYT takes account of in compiling its lists". For physical sales that means a small selected sample of bookstores, most of whom no doubt boycott Amazon titles. For ebooks it means data from a company called Royalty Share which provides information to publishers. I don't know whether they even count APub sales. Also, of course, the NYT does not release information about how they compile their lists, which they regard as a trade secret. Personally, I have little faith in the integrity of the process.

As for the recommendation, thank you. I read a lot of WWII books many years ago, and these days am simply not interested in them. However, on the strength of the recommendations here and its availability in KU, I'm going to give it a try.