tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post7798050016773034100..comments2024-03-18T22:39:50.137-07:00Comments on A Kindle World blog: Optimism at Digital Book World 2012 - Borrowing, exposure, and subsequent purchasingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-9669109384681848182012-02-02T22:14:34.280-08:002012-02-02T22:14:34.280-08:00Related to this, I have a (true) story: I'm a ...Related to this, I have a (true) story: I'm a fan of the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, published by Tor, which is owned by Macmillan. <br /><br />The launch of the latest 2 books coincided with the ebook scandals. One of these books was programmed to be launched as an ebook 1 year after the hardcover, and only at the community's insistence the term was shortened to 6 months. The price, as we have come to expect it, was bigger than the hardcover.<br /><br />Well, what do you know? In today's newsletter from Tor, they announced that the first part of the first book is for sale at $0.99. The exact wording was "Right now, at your favorite ebook retailer, you can get From Two Rivers - book one of The Eye of the World - for only 99 cents!". You can guess that the "favorite ebook retailer" is supposed to be Macmillan, which only a year ago had their books banned from Amazon for a week. <br /><br />I'd say we've come a long way from there. There is still much to do, but there is still hope for the Big6 in the ebook industry.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05724717613575721151noreply@blogger.com