Terry Goodkind finally an eBook Author

JSWolf · 08-21-2008, 01:07 PM

A lot of people on the forum have been asking for Terry Goodkind's books to be available as eBooks. Wizard's First Rule is now available at BooksOnBoard (in Mobipocket only at the moment) for only $6.88; it's also available at Amazon for $7.18.

This is only the first book in his epic series, but I for one hope the rest do come out and soon.

vsalvaggio · 08-21-2008, 02:28 PM

Mobipocket.com has it too. Hopefully Fictionwise will carry it starting Monday. Been waiting for this for a while.

Thanks for the info!

-Vito

llasram · 08-21-2008, 02:49 PM

Ah, Objectivist fantasy e-books... I hope Zindell's Requiem for Homo Sapiens gets digitized so they can have a philo-SF e-book smack-down.

Anyone else notice the weirdness that this e-book appears to be published by Rosetta Books -- although not listed on their Web site? And additional weirdness that Goodkind's p-book publisher is apparently Tor?

Hmm...

JSWolf · 08-21-2008, 03:31 PM

Rosetta Books does a lot of the ebook translations. Not all that good sometimes. But there we go.

Taylor514ce · 08-21-2008, 03:34 PM

Sony doesn't have it.

JSWolf · 08-21-2008, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

Sony doesn't have it.

True, but it is an easy DRM removal/convert to LRF.

llasram · 08-21-2008, 05:48 PM

I decided I was seven-dollars-curious re: the whole "Kindle exclusive" vs. "on BooksOnBoard" thing, so I tried to buy it from BoB. Result:

Quote:

Error Code: -4
Error Description: Unable to insert a new transaction: book not available for purchase.
Please copy and paste this error in an email to support@booksonboard.com.

So -- Kindle only! Hooray! *dies*

Over · 08-21-2008, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by llasram

I decided I was seven-dollars-curious re: the whole "Kindle exclusive" vs. "on BooksOnBoard" thing, so I tried to buy it from BoB. Result:

So -- Kindle only! Hooray! *dies*

Kucking Findle! It's not fair. :P

JSWolf · 08-22-2008, 08:51 AM

Actually, it isn't fair to have Kindle only eBooks. It isn't fair to have any eBooks just for a specific device. it is garbage like this that will keep pBooks going.

JSWolf · 08-22-2008, 08:55 AM

Amazon is ruining eBooks.

HarryT · 08-22-2008, 09:18 AM

Don't you think that it would be a good idea to wait and hear from BoB's support what the reason is that the book can't currently be bought before leaping to conclusions about sisister machinations by Amazon? It could well be no more than an error in BoB's database for the book.

JSWolf · 08-22-2008, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Don't you think that it would be a good idea to wait and hear from BoB's support what the reason is that the book can't currently be bought before leaping to conclusions about sisister machinations by Amazon? It could well be no more than an error in BoB's database for the book.

The eBook is no longer on BoB's site any longer. I did email support and I'll see what they have to say, but my guess is that it was a mistake and should not have been there.

astra · 08-22-2008, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

True, but it is an easy DRM removal/convert to LRF.

From lit to lrf yes, however, mobi is a lot more difficult I believe.

HarryT · 08-22-2008, 09:25 AM

And what evidence do you have that Amazon have ANYTHING to do with this?

JSWolf · 08-22-2008, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Goodkind always deeply believed that the power of novels is connected in part to the physical experience of reading a printed book, and so for years he refused to permit electronic editions of his work. But a hands-on demonstration of the Kindle turned him into a believer that here at last was a technology which provided that powerful reading experience. So, for the first time ever, the opening book in Goodkind's Sword of Truth saga, Wizard's First Rule, is now available exclusively for Amazon Kindle from Rosetta Books Publishers.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNK19MGVCS74KOB6

I think the words "exclusively for the Amazon Kindle" have a lot to say about it.

08-21-2008, 01:07 PM	#1
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08-21-2008, 02:28 PM	#2
vsalvaggio Zealot Posts: 104 Karma: 3187996 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Device: iPhone, Kindle	Mobipocket.com has it too. Hopefully Fictionwise will carry it starting Monday. Been waiting for this for a while. Thanks for the info! -Vito

08-21-2008, 02:49 PM	#3
llasram Reticulator of Tharn Posts: 618 Karma: 400000 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: EST Device: Sony PRS-505	Ah, Objectivist fantasy e-books... I hope Zindell's Requiem for Homo Sapiens gets digitized so they can have a philo-SF e-book smack-down. Anyone else notice the weirdness that this e-book appears to be published by Rosetta Books -- although not listed on their Web site? And additional weirdness that Goodkind's p-book publisher is apparently Tor? Hmm...

08-21-2008, 03:31 PM	#4
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 76,404 Karma: 136564696 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Rosetta Books does a lot of the ebook translations. Not all that good sometimes. But there we go.

08-21-2008, 03:34 PM	#5
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	Sony doesn't have it.

08-22-2008, 08:51 AM	#9
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 76,404 Karma: 136564696 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Actually, it isn't fair to have Kindle only eBooks. It isn't fair to have any eBooks just for a specific device. it is garbage like this that will keep pBooks going.

08-22-2008, 08:55 AM	#10
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 76,404 Karma: 136564696 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Amazon is ruining eBooks.

08-22-2008, 09:18 AM	#11
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Don't you think that it would be a good idea to wait and hear from BoB's support what the reason is that the book can't currently be bought before leaping to conclusions about sisister machinations by Amazon? It could well be no more than an error in BoB's database for the book.

08-22-2008, 09:25 AM	#14
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	And what evidence do you have that Amazon have ANYTHING to do with this?

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