Amazon vs Hachette affecting Whispersync deals?

rguion · 07-12-2014, 02:19 PM

Whenever I have checked for Kindle books over the past week, all of them have Audible editions but some don't have Whispersync for Voice. This isn't unusual, but I have noticed in the case of some Hachette published titles that Whispersync/Voice is missing and wondering if this is a casualty of the war between them and Amazon.

For example, James SA Corey's book 1 of the Expanse series, Leviathan Wakes:

http://www.amazon.com/Leviathan-Wake...james+sa+corey

No Whispersync, yet there is an audible edition. OK, strange, that is a popular book.

Book 2 of the series, Caliban's War, does have Whispersync for voice.

http://www.amazon.com/Calibans-War-E...james+sa+corey

But Book 3 does not have Whispersync. Seems strange for a popular series! Something is fishy here.

Brendan Moody · 07-12-2014, 04:54 PM

Books go on and off Whispersync discount all the time, more or less at random. Leviathan Wakes, for example, was discounted at one point, but the discount went away several months ago, before the current Amazon/Hachette contretemps. I wouldn't read too much into any of it.

AnemicOak · 07-13-2014, 01:07 AM

Nothing fishy at all. There are all kinds of series from various publishers for which the same things could be said.

07-12-2014, 02:19 PM	#1
rguion Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 623810 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bay Area, CA Device: Kindle Oasis	Amazon vs Hachette affecting Whispersync deals? Whenever I have checked for Kindle books over the past week, all of them have Audible editions but some don't have Whispersync for Voice. This isn't unusual, but I have noticed in the case of some Hachette published titles that Whispersync/Voice is missing and wondering if this is a casualty of the war between them and Amazon. For example, James SA Corey's book 1 of the Expanse series, Leviathan Wakes: http://www.amazon.com/Leviathan-Wake...james+sa+corey No Whispersync, yet there is an audible edition. OK, strange, that is a popular book. Book 2 of the series, Caliban's War, does have Whispersync for voice. http://www.amazon.com/Calibans-War-E...james+sa+corey But Book 3 does not have Whispersync. Seems strange for a popular series! Something is fishy here. Last edited by rguion; 07-12-2014 at 02:23 PM.

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07-12-2014, 04:54 PM	#2
Brendan Moody Groupie Posts: 175 Karma: 735332 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3, Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, LG Ultimate 2	Books go on and off Whispersync discount all the time, more or less at random. Leviathan Wakes, for example, was discounted at one point, but the discount went away several months ago, before the current Amazon/Hachette contretemps. I wouldn't read too much into any of it.

07-13-2014, 01:07 AM	#3
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Nothing fishy at all. There are all kinds of series from various publishers for which the same things could be said.

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