Laurie R King Beekeepers series

columbus · 04-14-2009, 11:07 AM

(I've not seen anything on this posted elsewhere)

I mailed Picador to say thanks for the freebee & suggested that they offer the rest of the series as e-books. correctly formatted & no DRM. (I guess I would not have been the only one to write).

Have Just heard back from them;

Thanks for your suggestions! We are in the process of enabling the
creation of these books as e-books as we speak. You should be able to
download them by the end of the month.

Vamos a ver!

AnemicOak · 04-14-2009, 11:22 AM

I have them all as pbooks, but it would be nice to see the whole series in ebook.

texasnightowl · 04-14-2009, 11:46 AM

awesome! I know I've clicked the "I want this for Kindle" button on Amazon more than once for the first couple of books.

columbus · 04-14-2009, 03:46 PM

Bump!

zelda_pinwheel · 04-14-2009, 04:55 PM

thanks columbus for the news (and for taking the time to write to the publisher) ! by any chance do you know whether they'll be available through fictionwise etc., or only for the kindle ? (i know i know, you're going to tell me "all i know is that email", but if anyone hears anything i'd be interested....)

karma to you for this. i've got the pdf but i was saving it, since it's the start of a series...

columbus · 04-15-2009, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel;

thanks columbus for the news (and for taking the time to write to the publisher) ! by any chance do you know whether they'll be available through fictionwise etc., or only for the kindle ? (i know i know, you're going to tell me "all i know is that email", but if anyone hears anything i'd be interested....)

karma to you for this. i've got the pdf but i was saving it, since it's the start of a series...

Zelda, you are right, all they told me was what I posted above. I had made a point of saying I had joined & reformatted the pdf's to read on my sony and of asking for multiple formats apart from no DRM. I did respond to their mail to ask how & when they would announce this, but have heard nothing more as yet.
I would guess that everybody who asked for the freebee will automatically hear as you will now be on their mailing list.

bathos · 04-15-2009, 11:22 AM

That's great news. I've been wanting to reread the series but the hardback books are such a pain to carry around.

wayrad · 04-15-2009, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by columbus

(I've not seen anything on this posted elsewhere)

I mailed Picador to say thanks for the freebee & suggested that they offer the rest of the series as e-books. correctly formatted & no DRM. (I guess I would not have been the only one to write).

Have Just heard back from them;

Thanks for your suggestions! We are in the process of enabling the
creation of these books as e-books as we speak. You should be able to
download them by the end of the month.

Vamos a ver!

The Game, The Moor, Justice Hall, Locked Rooms, and A Letter of Mary, are already available at Fictionwise.

vickivanv · 04-17-2009, 12:13 AM

I think I saw most of y'all on the Beekeeper's Apprentice giveway thread--hi again! For any others, I help Laurie King with her forum and online outreach. My latest information is that the first four are coming to the kindle store shortly, and I'm checking on what other formats are coming as well.

Another publisher, Bantam, has books 5-8, with 9 (The Language of Bees) coming out 4/28. I notice that these are available as ebooks on the Random House site. Here is the page for the most recent one--looks like they have them in several formats, but I'm not sure about DRM status, however. I wonder if the mobi is DRM free.

AnemicOak · 04-17-2009, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vickivanv

Another publisher, Bantam, has books 5-8, with 9 (The Language of Bees) coming out 4/28. I notice that these are available as ebooks on the Random House site. Here is the page for the most recent one--looks like they have them in several formats, but I'm not sure about DRM status, however. I wonder if the mobi is DRM free.

Anything from Random House has DRM.

NormHart · 04-17-2009, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Anything from Random House has DRM.

And most have text to speech disabled.

JSWolf · 04-17-2009, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NormHart

And most have text to speech disabled.

Should be a smiley face. When Kindle eBooks have TTS disabled, that means that that title is then legally able to have the DRM stripped (in the US). So the more Kindle eBooks that are TTS free are more eBooks we can legally remove the DRM from. Otherwise, it's a gray area as the the legality of removing the DRM. So the best solutions is for Amazon to disable TTS for all eBooks that have DRM and then we'd be all set.

04-14-2009, 11:07 AM	#1
columbus Wizard Posts: 999 Karma: 5487540 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: In my own imagination. Device: Sony Prs 650, 505	Laurie R King Beekeepers series (I've not seen anything on this posted elsewhere) I mailed Picador to say thanks for the freebee & suggested that they offer the rest of the series as e-books. correctly formatted & no DRM. (I guess I would not have been the only one to write). Have Just heard back from them; Thanks for your suggestions! We are in the process of enabling the creation of these books as e-books as we speak. You should be able to download them by the end of the month. Vamos a ver!

04-17-2009, 12:13 AM	#9
vickivanv Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 90 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Alabama Device: iPhone, kindle (soon, I hope!)	I think I saw most of y'all on the Beekeeper's Apprentice giveway thread--hi again! For any others, I help Laurie King with her forum and online outreach. My latest information is that the first four are coming to the kindle store shortly, and I'm checking on what other formats are coming as well. Another publisher, Bantam, has books 5-8, with 9 (The Language of Bees) coming out 4/28. I notice that these are available as ebooks on the Random House site. Here is the page for the most recent one--looks like they have them in several formats, but I'm not sure about DRM status, however. I wonder if the mobi is DRM free. Last edited by vickivanv; 04-17-2009 at 12:16 AM.

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04-14-2009, 11:22 AM	#2
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	I have them all as pbooks, but it would be nice to see the whole series in ebook.

04-14-2009, 11:46 AM	#3
texasnightowl Guru Posts: 699 Karma: 1001556 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Device: Oasis 3, K4B(NT), K3/KK	awesome! I know I've clicked the "I want this for Kindle" button on Amazon more than once for the first couple of books.

04-14-2009, 03:46 PM	#4
columbus Wizard Posts: 999 Karma: 5487540 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: In my own imagination. Device: Sony Prs 650, 505	Bump!

04-14-2009, 04:55 PM	#5
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	thanks columbus for the news (and for taking the time to write to the publisher) ! by any chance do you know whether they'll be available through fictionwise etc., or only for the kindle ? (i know i know, you're going to tell me "all i know is that email", but if anyone hears anything i'd be interested....) karma to you for this. i've got the pdf but i was saving it, since it's the start of a series...

04-15-2009, 11:22 AM	#7
bathos Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 727000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Device: iPhone XS, iPad Pro, iPad Air 2, kindle Oasis	That's great news. I've been wanting to reread the series but the hardback books are such a pain to carry around.

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