Books you gave up on ever being ebooks

pwalker8 · 10-25-2015, 07:04 PM

Hopefully this is the right place for this.

What books have you given up on ever coming out as ebooks (or at least not until they go into public domain)? I finally broke down and bought two hard back books this weekend after concluding that they probably won't be coming out as ebooks anytime soon. Both are what one might call specialty books. Both are by Liddel Hart, Strategy and The History of World War II. I actually had purchased both as paper backs a long time ago, but both have fallen apart, so I decided to pick up hard back copied. Since both are currently out of print, I bought used hard backs.

Interestingly, I did buy an ebook copy of Strategy in the Kindle store back in 2009, but it was a poorly scanned topaz version which is no longer available. I'm not sure if it was legit or not.

AnemicOak · 10-25-2015, 07:18 PM

Off the top of my head...

Those Devils in Baggy Pants by Ross Carter
Twelve O'Clock High by Beirne Lay, Jr. and Sy Bartlett
Panzer Battles by F. W. Von Mellenthin

FWIW, The History of World War II is slated to come out in the UK next year so there is hope for the US or at least one would be able to get the UK edition assuming Kobo gets it and you don't mind "traveling".
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0130QRYKE

pwalker8 · 10-25-2015, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Off the top of my head...

Those Devils in Baggy Pants by Ross Carter
Twelve O'Clock High by Beirne Lay, Jr. and Sy Bartlett
Panzer Battles by F. W. Von Mellenthin

FWIW, The History of World War II is slated to come out in the UK next year so there is hope for the US or at least one would be able to get the UK edition assuming Kobo gets it and you don't mind "traveling".
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0130QRYKE

That's awesome! I actually do know someone who lives in Wales, so getting her to buy it for me if it doesn't come out in the US is an option.

susan_cassidy · 10-25-2015, 07:37 PM

That won't work unless she strips the DRM. You can't gift between countries, and if she buys it on her account, it will be tied to her Kindle or app.

poohbear_nc · 10-25-2015, 08:21 PM

Andre Norton's "Witch World: Series 1"

pwalker8 · 10-25-2015, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by susan_cassidy

That won't work unless she strips the DRM. You can't gift between countries, and if she buys it on her account, it will be tied to her Kindle or app.

There are ways...

There are even ways that are technically legal.

pwalker8 · 10-25-2015, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Andre Norton's "Witch World: Series 1"

That's already in the Kindle store, or at least it use to be. Gates to Witch World is the first three books (Witch World, Web of the Witch World and Year of the Unicorm). Lost Lands of Witch World has the next three (Three against Witch World, Warlock of Witch World and Sorceress of Witch World). I picked them both up in the Kindle store some years ago.

Lost lands is still available

http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Lands-Wit...of+witch+world

I'm not sure what the deal is with the first.

AnemicOak · 10-25-2015, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Andre Norton's "Witch World: Series 1"

Books three through nine are available. Hopefully 1, 2 & 10 will come at some point.

rkomar · 10-25-2015, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

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Panzer Battles by F. W. Von Mellenthin
...

You may need Schwarzkopf to come out of the woodwork to shill this book again to get it any buzz. Too bad, because it's one of my favourite books covering WWII. "German Generals of World War II" by the same author was also pretty interesting, but there's even less chance of that one being revived as an ebook.

AnemicOak · 10-25-2015, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by rkomar

You may need Schwarzkopf to come out of the woodwork to shill this book again to get it any buzz. Too bad, because it's one of my favourite books covering WWII. "German Generals of World War II" by the same author was also pretty interesting, but there's even less chance of that one being revived as an ebook.

I read German Generals of World War II As I Saw Them many years ago. Wouldn't mind seeing that one available either.

Chaiwala · 10-26-2015, 01:43 AM

Moby Dick, Ulysses, The Traitor Baru Cormorant, Atlantis Gene, Bitterblue, The People of Sparks.

HarryT · 10-26-2015, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Chaiwala

Moby Dick, Ulysses, The Traitor Baru Cormorant, Atlantis Gene, Bitterblue, The People of Sparks.

You're mistaken in claiming that these are not available as ebooks. Most, if not all, are.

tubemonkey · 10-26-2015, 03:19 AM

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murg · 10-26-2015, 05:28 AM

Since this seems to be a military oriented thread, any of Adm. Dan Gallery's fictional works.

cadele · 10-26-2015, 05:41 AM

Laura Ingalls Wilder 'Little House' series (except for Little House In The Big Woods which I think might be PD).

10-25-2015, 07:04 PM	#1
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	Books you gave up on ever being ebooks Hopefully this is the right place for this. What books have you given up on ever coming out as ebooks (or at least not until they go into public domain)? I finally broke down and bought two hard back books this weekend after concluding that they probably won't be coming out as ebooks anytime soon. Both are what one might call specialty books. Both are by Liddel Hart, Strategy and The History of World War II. I actually had purchased both as paper backs a long time ago, but both have fallen apart, so I decided to pick up hard back copied. Since both are currently out of print, I bought used hard backs. Interestingly, I did buy an ebook copy of Strategy in the Kindle store back in 2009, but it was a poorly scanned topaz version which is no longer available. I'm not sure if it was legit or not.

10-26-2015, 03:19 AM	#13
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AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Off the top of my head... Those Devils in Baggy Pants by Ross Carter Twelve O'Clock High by Beirne Lay, Jr. and Sy Bartlett Panzer Battles by F. W. Von Mellenthin FWIW, The History of World War II is slated to come out in the UK next year so there is hope for the US or at least one would be able to get the UK edition assuming Kobo gets it and you don't mind "traveling". http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0130QRYKE

10-25-2015, 07:37 PM	#4
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	That won't work unless she strips the DRM. You can't gift between countries, and if she buys it on her account, it will be tied to her Kindle or app.

10-25-2015, 08:21 PM	#5
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 60,909 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Andre Norton's "Witch World: Series 1"

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Chaiwala Member Posts: 20 Karma: 4347660 Join Date: Oct 2015 Device: None	Moby Dick, Ulysses, The Traitor Baru Cormorant, Atlantis Gene, Bitterblue, The People of Sparks.

10-26-2015, 05:28 AM	#14
murg No Comment Posts: 3,240 Karma: 23878043 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Australia Device: Kobo: Not just an eReader, it's an adventure!	Since this seems to be a military oriented thread, any of Adm. Dan Gallery's fictional works.

10-26-2015, 05:41 AM	#15
cadele Addict Posts: 372 Karma: 3710372 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kindles, Sony 650	Laura Ingalls Wilder 'Little House' series (except for Little House In The Big Woods which I think might be PD).

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