tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507826477805958802.post8486296967246611948..comments2024-02-14T12:00:02.871-05:00Comments on The Online Home Of Randolph Lalonde: The Utopian Publishing SystemRandolph Lalondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997175656842769265noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507826477805958802.post-67504820698592438832012-01-05T22:35:42.500-05:002012-01-05T22:35:42.500-05:00One publisher, Baen has gone out of their way to m...One publisher, Baen has gone out of their way to make their books affordable ebooks, and even in many cases the first 2 or 3 books in a series are available for free in their free library. Others are available in their monthly packages. http://www.baenebooks.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507826477805958802.post-7107048361223306952011-12-19T22:13:22.524-05:002011-12-19T22:13:22.524-05:00I have not yet used a "lend me" feature ...I have not yet used a "lend me" feature for an E-book yet, but would be likely to but an ebook I had borrowed and liked for myself. I am an avid reader who usually keeps books as trophies of sorts. I will often re-read them a year or two later (or perhaps a decade or two later).<br />That being said...I too agree that if an ebook (with no paper, printing, shipping, warehousing....etc. costs) is priced more than a paperback I will either not buy it or just go buy the paperback version.<br /><br />Of course I have heard of "Subscription" novels where readers pay a fee for each chapter as it is available or they are ready for it...might be something in that model for the future.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450211806530974844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507826477805958802.post-37931806402059912242011-12-05T12:59:42.455-05:002011-12-05T12:59:42.455-05:00There are 'indie' E-book formatters poppin...There are 'indie' E-book formatters popping up out there. I found his one yesterday. Budding E-book authors can get their new epics formatted fast and relatively inexpensively. Just another brick in the crypt we're building for Old World publishing companies.<br /><br />The formatters I found, if you want to post it:<br /><br />http://t.co/IhDjzyGOMike Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878003156085373764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507826477805958802.post-9085109138231084472011-12-05T01:32:02.504-05:002011-12-05T01:32:02.504-05:00It would be nice if Amazon did not make the whole ...It would be nice if Amazon did not make the whole process complicated in simply publishing with them. Epub uploads to Barnes and Noble are easy. Amazon requires greater investment in formatting, and thus far I have not had the funds to hire a service, nor the inclination to learn the formatting for myself.<br /><br />Still, the process is a lot easier than traditional modes of getting published. I hadn't even considered the lending/library issue, up to this point. It will be interesting to see how things develop.Michael Lockridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06748256055779697021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6507826477805958802.post-53765832449795215772011-12-04T16:52:29.767-05:002011-12-04T16:52:29.767-05:00You are absolutely right about the pricing. Unles...You are absolutely right about the pricing. Unless the Author is a well established with sales to match like a King, then I absolutely refuse to purchase a Kindle book over 9.95 unless it's a hardback release and I absolutely have to read it NOW. Very few ever fall in that category. <br /><br />I really don't think most Kindle users look for bootleg copies of books. There are programs that can be purchased to convert the ebook format Kindle uses to a regular PDF format and they aren't expensive.Dan Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00351067215410679263noreply@blogger.com