01-29-2010, 06:39 PM | #76 |
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... Oh, that's just the sarcasm fairy. He hangs around my posts a bit. I wasn't discussing the morals though, I was discussing the practical effects. You can't stop these things leaking to the Darknets (I refer you to Microsoft's paper on this, again), and that means no legal electronic version is choosing to forgo a certain amount of revenue which she would otherwise make. It IS her choice, after all. But trying to pretend that "concern" will stop some people getting ebooks of her work is rather silly at this point in time. That's all. Actually, there is one pretty bright point - while I haven't worked on a Harry Potter game, friends of mine have and apparently (unlike some more tech-savvy authors) she doesn't demand contract clauses to allow her to meddle with their development. Heh. |
01-29-2010, 06:46 PM | #77 |
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This is really unfortunate. I had a very different experience with B&N customer service:
1. I purchased the new Wheel of Time prologue. 2. Downloaded to my iPhone. 3. Attempted to open on my iPhone. 4. Application crashed. 5. Downloaded to my Mac. 6. Attempted to open on my Mac 7. Application crashed. At this point I called up their support and explained the problem. The fellow I spoke to was very polite and mentioned they had had this problem with several ePubs. After walking me through a few debugging options (re-downloading the book and app) and confirming it wasn't user error, he apologized and refunded my money. That was it. I was a happy customer. |
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01-29-2010, 06:49 PM | #78 |
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No offense intended, and I don't normally get down on people for grammar or spelling mistakes unless I'm getting paid to, but if I may make a suggestion for future consideration? If you're going to write a long post with repeated mention of a person's name, take a moment to make sure you're spelling it correctly (well, unless you're twisting it for deliberate satirical effect or something).
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Okay. So J.K. Rowling, per the title page of her physical book right here. |
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01-30-2010, 04:37 AM | #80 |
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But... is it? Can she demand that her books are only read under natural light, and not under lightbulbs? Can she force all editions of her books to have less than 9pt type size? Can she choose Chinese translations to be printed left-to-right, so that the readers can get the "real feeling" of reading an English book?
I understand that currently the contracts for printed books and electronic publishing are different, so at the moment it really is her choice. I just hope things change in the future. |
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I'm not seeing where hijacking at sea comes in. Unauthorised editions, sure, but that's the same crime - making an unauthorised copy - as downloading the book.
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It seems Barnes and Noble have had some problems with delivering the nook too:
http://blog.fsck.com/2010/01/dont-buy-a-nook.html |
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One article, which I did read, said there was a deal for a 'rebate' for those who ordered a Nook, but could not get it? Then I guess there were a slew of complaints that 1) people went ahead and placed an order 2) with the knowledge they would be getting a rebate 3) then the original order conveniently (for B&N) went *POOF* Hmmm. I think it was engadget.com or gizmodo.com which posted this article - both sites have their own search functionality if you are curious. The point is the Nook is/was a popular product and volume of sales seems to have overwhelmed Customer Service at B&N I read your link - it reads much like the article which I read. Lots of unhappy potential Nook customers out there. For me, I have always enjoyed going inside of a B&N bricks and mortar, but I am going to pass on their Nook. Currently researching the technological prospects for reading B&N and Fictionwise eBooks on an iPad. Last edited by BWhite; 01-30-2010 at 04:07 PM. |
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You are right, it can be in a contract. But not everything that can be in a contract is actually enforceable. Contracts sometimes have abusive clauses, or clash with higher laws, etc. I bet there'd be a case against contracts which prevent the vision impaired to enjoy the book or "damage" the Chinese language (though it would depend on the real language policy of the Chinese government, and would only affect books printed/sold in China).
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It seems the OP was a little too hasty.
I had a similar situation with Fictionwise. I purchased a book and it ended up being a different book. I sent Fictionwise a message via their website about the problem. Few days later the problem was fixed. So the OP should have asked B&N to fix the problem and given B&N reasonable time to fix the problem. Then if the problem is still not fixed, then ask for the money back. |
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