Comments on: Why Michael Chabon, new Nebula winner, should love e-books—even if his Alaska book isn’t even out in E yet http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/04/28/why-michael-chabon-new-nebula-winner-should-love-e-books-even-if-his-alaska-book-isnt-even-out-in-e-yet/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:39:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Rob Preece http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/04/28/why-michael-chabon-new-nebula-winner-should-love-e-books-even-if-his-alaska-book-isnt-even-out-in-e-yet/#comment-777995 Rob Preece Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:11:40 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/04/28/why-michael-chabon-new-nebula-winner-should-love-e-books-even-if-his-alaska-book-isnt-even-out-in-e-yet/#comment-777995 I don't think Amazon does Kindle versions unless the publisher lets them. Electronic rights are not automatic. Possibly Charbon retained electronic rights. Anyway, I also noticed this is a book without 'E.' Too bad. Michael--if you held onto the electronic rights and you're looking for a good electronics publisher, shoot me a query--I'll get it published in no time. I enjoyed the story a lot--even though I had to read it in paper. Rob Preece Publisher, www.BooksForABuck.com I don’t think Amazon does Kindle versions unless the publisher lets them. Electronic rights are not automatic. Possibly Charbon retained electronic rights. Anyway, I also noticed this is a book without ‘E.’ Too bad.

Michael–if you held onto the electronic rights and you’re looking for a good electronics publisher, shoot me a query–I’ll get it published in no time. I enjoyed the story a lot–even though I had to read it in paper.

Rob Preece
Publisher, http://www.BooksForABuck.com

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/04/28/why-michael-chabon-new-nebula-winner-should-love-e-books-even-if-his-alaska-book-isnt-even-out-in-e-yet/#comment-777844 David Rothman Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:02:13 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/04/28/why-michael-chabon-new-nebula-winner-should-love-e-books-even-if-his-alaska-book-isnt-even-out-in-e-yet/#comment-777844 HeavyG, thanks for the details. Let us know if/when you run across a Kindle version of the Chabon book--I invite others to do the same. Here's hoping that TYPU will show up in the K format as well as others! David HeavyG, thanks for the details. Let us know if/when you run across a Kindle version of the Chabon book–I invite others to do the same. Here’s hoping that TYPU will show up in the K format as well as others! David

]]> By: HeavyG http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/04/28/why-michael-chabon-new-nebula-winner-should-love-e-books-even-if-his-alaska-book-isnt-even-out-in-e-yet/#comment-777817 HeavyG Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:45:33 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/04/28/why-michael-chabon-new-nebula-winner-should-love-e-books-even-if-his-alaska-book-isnt-even-out-in-e-yet/#comment-777817 David says: <i>"So far I can’t find an e-book edition of TYPU, not even in the Kindle format. Am I missing something?"</i> According to amazon the paperback edition is not officially released until tomorrow, April 29th. I have found on a few occasions that some titles don't show up as a Kindle title until the actual day of release. So you might check back in a day or two. On the other hand, I noticed that the hardback version came out over a year ago so perhaps they do not intend to release a Kindle version. I don't know why amazon does that and I find that very annoying. I'd like to be able to pre-order books in Kindle format and just have them show up on my Kindle on release day. So far I have not found that option to be available for Kindle books. I've basically stopped pre-ordering most books because I can't be sure if there is going to be a Kindle version or not until release day. David says:

“So far I can’t find an e-book edition of TYPU, not even in the Kindle format. Am I missing something?”

According to amazon the paperback edition is not officially released until tomorrow, April 29th. I have found on a few occasions that some titles don’t show up as a Kindle title until the actual day of release. So you might check back in a day or two.

On the other hand, I noticed that the hardback version came out over a year ago so perhaps they do not intend to release a Kindle version.

I don’t know why amazon does that and I find that very annoying. I’d like to be able to pre-order books in Kindle format and just have them show up on my Kindle on release day. So far I have not found that option to be available for Kindle books.

I’ve basically stopped pre-ordering most books because I can’t be sure if there is going to be a Kindle version or not until release day.

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