tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001434439078518468.post4568169636121108964..comments2024-01-08T13:43:58.220-05:00Comments on Brillig: musingsThe Brillig Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886394602447693115noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001434439078518468.post-6686830369924440582009-12-14T16:47:37.836-05:002009-12-14T16:47:37.836-05:00Well, thanks Joshua. Now I'm completely depres...Well, thanks Joshua. Now I'm completely depressed. If you need me, I'll be under my bed.Mykehttp://www.mykecole.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001434439078518468.post-68629906962609459432009-12-14T09:52:41.871-05:002009-12-14T09:52:41.871-05:00Yes, it is quite a conundrum. I'm pretty sure ...Yes, it is quite a conundrum. I'm pretty sure delaying isn't the answer (neither is pirating--whether "excused" due to delay or high-price; that is just wrong.)<br /><br />I'm not certain what I would do in this situation, but I think it would involve offering the ebook from the publisher site for the first 4 months at whatever price the publisher deemed appropriate (which would probably be ridiculously high, but we're trying for a compromise here.) It's fairly easy to get books into formats that can be read on most readers without relying on any one vendor. Then the publisher could blast the book out to other vendors after their "delay."<br /><br />MariaMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234907275906877802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001434439078518468.post-80308233279690007292009-12-14T00:17:23.782-05:002009-12-14T00:17:23.782-05:00One of the problems with the e-book situation is t...One of the problems with the e-book situation is that the publishers signed on for the Kindle with Amazon having full control over the pricing.The Brillig Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886394602447693115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001434439078518468.post-14899977312832037312009-12-13T19:07:37.000-05:002009-12-13T19:07:37.000-05:00Re: Tiger. Out in front of, behind, over the top--...Re: Tiger. Out in front of, behind, over the top--didn't matter when he made an announcement, no good way out of the mess he has made. I'm thinking Elin had the best idea--golf club in hand. <br /><br />Re: ebooks. I published a book or two on Kindle so I follow the forums pretty closely in several places. I have been...shocked and completely dismayed at the number of people that believe: If the ebook isn't out with the hardcover, it gives me the right to hunt down an illegal copy.<br /><br />That feeling has been much more widespread than I ever would have expected. As I said on multiple forums, the publishers would have been better off offering the ebook at full Hardback price--or even a higher price--than to "delay."<br /><br />I know that a staggered release worked for eons with paperbacks, but the world is a different place now. People understand how things work better--they have more things to choose from (new, used, multiple stores) and are much more accustomed to instant gratification. A delayed release is not going to save independent bookstores, and it certainly isn't going to save the hardcover.<br /><br />As someone on one of the forums said: If someone is trying to hand you money for a product, GET THEM THE PRODUCT. Find a way to make money from it. Hiding the product in the back room will not make the customer part with their money for a different product.<br /><br />It's going to be interesting.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234907275906877802noreply@blogger.com