HarperCollins: Angus & Robertson e-book store opening next week

AprilHare · 05-13-2010, 01:04 AM

Hey,
I received the following response in regard to my recent pain in trying to get hold of a e-copy of The Hobbit here in Australia:

--SNIP--
From next week on, you should be able to buy Tolkien titles in the epub format that the Sony Reader uses. We have made e-books of Tolkien’s works available, but right now they are only in the Kindle Store in Australia as other Australian retailers have yet to launch their e-book stores. I am glad to be able to tell you that Angus & Robertson are launching their e-book store next Wednesday and that the titles you seek will be available there.

HarperCollins Australia doesn’t sell e-books direct to the public at present, as you have seen, although this may change in the future. Other Australian book retailers should be launching e-book stores this year and we will supply them with any epub titles we have.

Here is a list of the titles and ISBNs of Tolkien e-books that you should be able to purchase in epub format from next week:

Tales From the Perilous Realm: Roverandom and Other Classic Faery Stories

9780730405559

The Children Of Hurin

9780730402466

The Hobbit

9780730406280

The Legend of Sigurd And Gudrun

9780730402855

The Return of the King

9780730406310

The Two Towers

9780730406341

Unfinished Tales: Of Numenor And Middle Earth

9780730406358

I hope this answers your email satisfactorily.

Regards,

Natalie Costa Bir

NATALIE COSTA BIR | DIGITAL EDITOR | HarperCollinsPublishers Australia
--SNIP--

m-reader · 05-13-2010, 03:45 AM

That a great news mate, karma on you!

tech_au · 05-13-2010, 03:46 AM

As Angus & Robertson and Borders Australia are owned by the same company RED Group I expected as much. They will probably use the same ebookstore with their own tailored "window dressing" I expect.

Blue Tyson · 05-13-2010, 05:43 AM

An informative reply from a publisher? Anyone seen blue moons or retrograde aviating porcines?

Well done, Ms Costa!

AprilHare · 05-13-2010, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m-reader

That a great news mate, karma on you!

Thanks for the karma

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue Tyson

An informative reply from a publisher? Anyone seen blue moons or retrograde aviating porcines?

Well done, Ms Costa!

Yes, praise her with great praise, verily.
But is it Miss or Mrs?.. Ms always leaves me feeling 'incomplete' on the issue.

AprilHare · 05-17-2010, 09:51 PM

I suppose I missed this a while back: http://bookbee.com.au/index.php/2010...n-and-borders/

AprilHare · 05-21-2010, 01:27 AM

I followed up this e-mail with A&R and got this response (couldn't get the books on Wednesday as promised by HarperCollins). As usual, my name is changed to protect the guilty (Me!):
"Angus & Robertson, May 21 09:28 am (EST):

Hi April,

Thank you for your email. At this stage I can confirm that Angus & Robertson Online store will be introducing ebooks for purchasing in approximately 3 weeks.

Please let me know if I can help you with anything else.

Kind Regards

Jackie
Angus & Robertson Online
Customer Service Team

April Hare, May 19 10:20 am (EST):

Customer Name: April Hare
Customer Email: --SNIP--
Order Number: #
Subject: Website-General customer services
Message: Hello,
I received the following correspondence last week from HarperCollins and am left wondering (after a search of your website this Wednesday morning) whether the ebooks mentioned will be available for sale from A&R in the near future: --SNIP--"

05-13-2010, 01:04 AM	#1
AprilHare Wizard Posts: 2,981 Karma: 11862367 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T2	HarperCollins: Angus & Robertson e-book store opening next week Hey, I received the following response in regard to my recent pain in trying to get hold of a e-copy of The Hobbit here in Australia: --SNIP-- From next week on, you should be able to buy Tolkien titles in the epub format that the Sony Reader uses. We have made e-books of Tolkien’s works available, but right now they are only in the Kindle Store in Australia as other Australian retailers have yet to launch their e-book stores. I am glad to be able to tell you that Angus & Robertson are launching their e-book store next Wednesday and that the titles you seek will be available there. HarperCollins Australia doesn’t sell e-books direct to the public at present, as you have seen, although this may change in the future. Other Australian book retailers should be launching e-book stores this year and we will supply them with any epub titles we have. Here is a list of the titles and ISBNs of Tolkien e-books that you should be able to purchase in epub format from next week: Tales From the Perilous Realm: Roverandom and Other Classic Faery Stories 9780730405559 The Children Of Hurin 9780730402466 The Hobbit 9780730406280 The Legend of Sigurd And Gudrun 9780730402855 The Return of the King 9780730406310 The Two Towers 9780730406341 Unfinished Tales: Of Numenor And Middle Earth 9780730406358 I hope this answers your email satisfactorily. Regards, Natalie Costa Bir NATALIE COSTA BIR \| DIGITAL EDITOR \| HarperCollinsPublishers Australia --SNIP-- Last edited by AprilHare; 05-13-2010 at 01:10 AM.

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05-13-2010, 03:45 AM	#2
m-reader Guru Posts: 785 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS-300. PRS-650, PRS-900, iPad2, Iconia A500, Irex Iliad (sold)	That a great news mate, karma on you!

05-13-2010, 03:46 AM	#3
tech_au Oz Bookworm Posts: 516 Karma: 4056 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Australia Device: Sony PRS 505,PRS 650	As Angus & Robertson and Borders Australia are owned by the same company RED Group I expected as much. They will probably use the same ebookstore with their own tailored "window dressing" I expect.

05-13-2010, 05:43 AM	#4
Blue Tyson Blue Captain Posts: 1,595 Karma: 5000236 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G,Huawei Ideos X3,Kobo Mini	An informative reply from a publisher? Anyone seen blue moons or retrograde aviating porcines? Well done, Ms Costa!

05-17-2010, 09:51 PM	#6
AprilHare Wizard Posts: 2,981 Karma: 11862367 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T2	I suppose I missed this a while back: http://bookbee.com.au/index.php/2010...n-and-borders/

05-21-2010, 01:27 AM	#7
AprilHare Wizard Posts: 2,981 Karma: 11862367 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T2	I followed up this e-mail with A&R and got this response (couldn't get the books on Wednesday as promised by HarperCollins). As usual, my name is changed to protect the guilty (Me!): "Angus & Robertson, May 21 09:28 am (EST): Hi April, Thank you for your email. At this stage I can confirm that Angus & Robertson Online store will be introducing ebooks for purchasing in approximately 3 weeks. Please let me know if I can help you with anything else. Kind Regards Jackie Angus & Robertson Online Customer Service Team April Hare, May 19 10:20 am (EST): Customer Name: April Hare Customer Email: --SNIP-- Order Number: # Subject: Website-General customer services Message: Hello, I received the following correspondence last week from HarperCollins and am left wondering (after a search of your website this Wednesday morning) whether the ebooks mentioned will be available for sale from A&R in the near future: --SNIP--"

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