Looking for Reacher series books as ePub

[steinarb]

I usually buy my ePub books on ebooks.com or kobo.

I have an old Sony Reader and a Pocketbook Era Color, and I live in Europe (Norway).

After watching the Reacher TV series I figured I wanted to read the books, but buying them as ebooks have turned out to be hard.

Of my usual suppliers kobo turned out not to have them.

And while ebooks.com listed all Reacher books, most of them were listed as unavailable (a book collection of Reacher 1-6 was available, and I bought it. Reacher book 1 "Killing Floor" was also available).

I am now nearing the completion of Reacher 6, so I am trying to find the rest of them.

The publisher have this link for Reacher book 7, with links to bookstores selling it:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/b...-by-lee-child/

Of the ones linked to:

• amazon won't work, since I don't have a kindle
• apple books won't work, since I don't have an iThing (and won't read books on non-eInk devices)
• Barnes & Noble won't work, since I don't have a Nook and B&N don't have a download ePub option
• Books a Million won't work, since it says "This item is only available to U.S. billing addresses."
• Google play won't work, since the link comes up empty (not sure if this will work with my Sony Reader device anyway, even if it runs a version of android...?)
• Kobo won't work, since the link comes up empty

And, as said earlier, ebooks.com (not on the publisher's page) lists the book, but shows it as unavailable.

Anyone knows of an epub supplier for these books that works in Europe?
Anyone knows why these books show up as unavaillable?
Is it caused by the Amazon Prime TV series and amazon demanding exclusive rights for ebooks for kindle?

Thanks!

[nana77]

To me, trying to search the first book, it says it's avaible in there: https://www.betterworldbooks.com/pro...23449#availcop
Other searches:
https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24244505M/Killing_floor
Even in: https://bookshop.org/p/books/killing...7054&digital=t

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specia...=9781101147054

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by nana77

To me, trying to search the first book, it says it's avaible in there: https://www.betterworldbooks.com/pro...23449#availcop
Other searches:
https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24244505M/Killing_floor
Even in: https://bookshop.org/p/books/killing...7054&digital=t

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specia...=9781101147054

Forget Open Library. The quality from the books they have is terrible. Plus, they use LCP DCM which is not compatible with Sony.

[JSWolf]

@steinarb...

• Go to Kobo.com and log in
• Select the country as the UK (cheaper then the US)
• Under My Account, change the billing address to United Kingdom
• If you have a PayPal account, select that as the Billing Method and if not, use a credit card
• Search for the books you want and purchase
• Once the purchases are made, go to My Books and click on the ... Under each cover and select download
• You will get an ACSM to use to download the ePub

[DNSB]

One oddity on Kobo is that many of the Jack Reacher ebooks on Kobo do not have the series index showing on the page. For instance, Kobo shows Persuader (https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/persuader as being available but does mention it as being book 7 in the series.

I ended up using the https://www.jackreacher.com/us/books/ which I take as being authoritative for the series order.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by DNSB

One oddity on Kobo is that many of the Jack Reacher ebooks on Kobo do not have the series index showing on the page. For instance, Kobo shows Persuader (https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/persuader as being available but does mention it as being book 7 in the series.

I ended up using the https://www.jackreacher.com/us/books/ which I take as being authoritative for the series order.

I prefer the list at Fantastic Fiction as it shows the order of the short stories.

https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/lee-child

[Sirtel]

The books are available on Google Play and on Kobo. Just search directly on the sites, not via the Penguin link. That's probably for US editions and not available in Europe.

With Google Play, you can download a DRMed epub just like with Kobo.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

@steinarb...

• Go to Kobo.com and log in
• Select the country as the UK (cheaper then the US)
• Under My Account, change the billing address to United Kingdom
• If you have a PayPal account, select that as the Billing Method and if not, use a credit card
• Search for the books you want and purchase
• Once the purchases are made, go to My Books and click on the ... Under each cover and select download
• You will get an ACSM to use to download the ePub

No need to switch countries, as UK editions are usually available in other European countries.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

No need to switch countries, as UK editions are usually available in other European countries.

They are not available in Norway at Kobo. I looked before I posted the directions.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

They are not available in Norway at Kobo. I looked before I posted the directions.

Yes, they are. I looked as well.
https://www.kobo.com/no/nb/series/jack-reacher

[Karellen]

Originally Posted by DNSB

I ended up using the https://www.jackreacher.com/us/books/ which I take as being authoritative for the series order.

Sure, if you are happy with publishing order.

But if you want story order this is what I came up with, including short stories. Up until book 25 or so, there were clues. Sometimes big slap in your face clues like "continues directly after the events of book xxx" or it will be something subtle like a mention about a previous event, or a date, or even some event occurring in the city/town he is visiting. I've ignored the books that his brother wrote.

1. Deep Down
2. A Wanted Man
3. Nothing to Lose
4. Gone Tomorrow
5. Bad Luck and Trouble
6. The Hard Way
7. One Shot
8. Worth Dying For
9. Persuader
10. The Enemy
11. Echo Burning
12. Without Fail
13. Tripwire
14. The Visitor
15. Die Trying
16. Killing Floor
17. The Affair
18. Second Son
19. Personal
20. 61 Hours
21. High Heat
22. Never Go Back
23. Small Wars
24. James Penney's New Identity
25. Night School
26. Guy Walks into a Bar
27. Knowing You're Alive
28. Everyone Talks
29. Not a Drill
30. Good and Valuable Consideration
31. No Room at the Motel
32. The Picture of the Lonely Diner
33. Make Me
34. The Midnight Line
35. Maybe they Have a Tradition
36. Faking a Murderer
37. Too Much Time
38. The Christmas Scorpion
39. Past Tense
40. The Fourth Man
41. Blue Moon

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Karellen

Sure, if you are happy with publishing order.

But if you want story order this is what I came up with, including short stories. Up until book 25 or so, there were clues. Sometimes big slap in your face clues like "continues directly after the events of book xxx" or it will be something subtle like a mention about a previous event, or a date, or even some event occurring in the city/town he is visiting. I've ignored the books that his brother wrote.

This list a bit more accurate for chronological order and should be complete.

0.5 - Second Son (1974) — Short Story
0.6 - High Heat (1977) — Short Story
0.7 - Deep Down (1986) — Short Story
0.8 - Small Wars (1989) — Short Story
0.9 - You Shook Me All Night Long (1989–1990) — Short Story
01 - The Enemy (1990) — Novel
01.5 - James Penney’s New Identity (1992) — Short Story
02 - The Secret (1992) — Novel
03 - Night School (1996) — Novel
04 - The Affair (1997) — Novel
05 - Killing Floor (1997) — Novel
06 - Die Trying (1998) — Novel
07 - Tripwire (1999) — Novel
08 - Running Blind / The Visitor (2000) — Novel
09 - Echo Burning (2001) — Novel
10 - Without Fail (2002) — Novel
11 - Persuader (2003) — Novel
12 - One Shot (2005) — Novel
13 - The Hard Way (2006) — Novel
14 - Bad Luck and Trouble (2007) — Novel
15 - Nothing to Lose (2008) — Novel
15.5 - Guy Walks Into a Bar (2009) — Short Story
16 - Gone Tomorrow (2009) — Novel
17 - 61 Hours (2010) — Novel
18 - Worth Dying For (2010) — Novel
19 - A Wanted Man (2010) — Novel
19.5 - Everyone Talks (2010) — Short Story
20 - Never Go Back (2010) — Novel
20.5 - Knowing You’re Alive (2014) — Short Story
20.6 - Not a Drill (2014) — Short Story
21- Personal (2014) — Novel
21.5 - Good and Valuable Consideration: Jack Reacher vs. Nick Heller (2014) — Short Story
21.6 - The Picture of the Lonely Diner (2015) — Short Story
21.7 - No Room at the Motel (2015) — Short Story
22 - Make Me (2015) — Novel
23 - The Midnight Line (2015) — Novel
23.5 - Maybe They Have a Tradition (2016) — Short Story
23.6 - Too Much Time (2017) — Short Story
23.7 - Faking a Murderer (2017) — Short Story
23.8 - The Christmas Scorpion (2017) — Short Story
24 - Past Tense (2018) — Novel
24.5 - The Fourth Man (2019) — Short Story
24.6 - Cleaning the Gold (2019) — Short Story
24.7 - Smile (2019) — Short Story
25 - Blue Moon (2019) — Novel
26 - The Sentinel (2020) — Novel
27 - Better Off Dead (2021) — Novel
27.5 - New Kid in Town (2022) — Short Story
28 - No Plan B (2022) — Novel
28.5 - Many Happy Returns (2022) — Short Story
28.6 - Over Easy (2024) — Short Story
29 - In Too Deep (2024) — Novel
29.5 - Bat Out of Hell (2025) — Short Story
29.6 - A Better Place (2025) — Short Story
30 - Exit Strategy (2025) — Novel
31 - Chain Reaction (2026) — Novel

[Dr. Drib]

Uh-Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[steinarb]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

@steinarb...

• Go to Kobo.com and log in
• Select the country as the UK (cheaper then the US)
• Under My Account, change the billing address to United Kingdom
• If you have a PayPal account, select that as the Billing Method and if not, use a credit card
• Search for the books you want and purchase
• Once the purchases are made, go to My Books and click on the ... Under each cover and select download
• You will get an ACSM to use to download the ePub

The Reacher books don't show up at all for me on kobo, unfortunately.

Maybe Reacher not showing up, has something to do with the country I'm in (Norway)?

[steinarb]

Originally Posted by nana77

To me, trying to search the first book, it says it's avaible in there: https://www.betterworldbooks.com/pro...23449#availcop
Other searches:
https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24244505M/Killing_floor
Even in: https://bookshop.org/p/books/killing...7054&digital=t

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specia...=9781101147054

Thanks, but Killing Floor I've already got. It was possible to buy from ebooks.com on its own and as part of the collection of the first six books.

Right now I am looking for book 7 Persuader.