new e-reader stuffers
At some point, e-readers must achieve market saturation, but we don't seem to be quite there yet. So for all of you who have just unwrapped your new Kindles, iPads, and Nooks, here are some handy links for e-reader-stuffers:
iPad US:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/lo...
iPad UK:
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/lo...
Amazon US:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_...
Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_s...
B&N US:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/lois-...
And, now, Nook UK:
http://www.nook.com/gb/search?utf8=%E...
And all the other amazing new country Amazons -- Japan, Brazil, Mexico, India(!), much of Europe, but I will let folks explore those on their own. (And do report back your experiences -- I would be fascinated.)
Happy reading, all the world over!
Ta, L.
iPad US:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/lo...
iPad UK:
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/lo...
Amazon US:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_...
Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_s...
B&N US:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/lois-...
And, now, Nook UK:
http://www.nook.com/gb/search?utf8=%E...
And all the other amazing new country Amazons -- Japan, Brazil, Mexico, India(!), much of Europe, but I will let folks explore those on their own. (And do report back your experiences -- I would be fascinated.)
Happy reading, all the world over!
Ta, L.
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Dec 29, 2013 10:06AM
About those compilations listed on Amazon UK, Lois - any crossover with Dreamweaver's Dilemma? I already have that in paperback, and obviously have all your other full-length works in ebook from Baen, so I'm curious as to whether I should get the two short-piece compilations or not. Thanks for the link either way!
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Tria wrote: "About those compilations listed on Amazon UK, Lois - any crossover with Dreamweaver's Dilemma? I already have that in paperback, and obviously have all your other full-length works in ebook from Ba..."I am not entirely sure which titles you are asking about...
Anyway, guessing, Dreamweaver's Dilemma has a lot of the short story material also found in the e-collection Proto Zoa, or vice versa. (PZ contains the three "Putnam, Ohio" stories, plus "Dreamweaver's Dilemma", and "Aftermaths" (which is also found at the end of Shards of Honor.) Sidelines is all nonfiction -- essays, speeches, but no interviews, with no overlap with Proto Zoa and very little (or none -- I don't wholly remember) with DD.
Ta, L.
It was those two I was asking about - sorry to be vague, and thank you for the information, I really appreciate it! Sounds like I might do well to get at least the latter, then :) I have "Aftermaths" in my copy of Cordelia's Honor, of course, and as I've said, already have DD. Thanks again!
Thanks, I found some new reads! What about Kobo? I mostly use Kobo.
Steven wrote: "Thanks, I found some new reads! What about Kobo? I mostly use Kobo."I'm not on Kobo yet, although we are looking at it as an option. It is smaller than the other 3 vendors, so one must make formatting-&-bookkeeping effort vs. diminishing-returns calculations. (Not to mention, "How long is this vendor going to last?" calcs.) If we ever decide to bite, I'll certainly announce it here.
Ta, L.
Thank you. Wishing you and yours a great new year.
I pretty much buy all of my books off of Kobo too. They have the bulk of your fantasy titles available in epub, but none of the science fiction. I've gone direct to the Baen site to purchase your science fiction titles.
Yes, I just realized Baenebooks.com works for some of the books on the list not carried on kobobooks.com. Just the added step of connecting the reader to the computer by cable. How old school ;-)
Depending on which reader or tablet you are using, and how many ebooks that you have, I am a huge fan of the Calibre free program that you can download off of the internet. It allows you to load up all the ebooks in your library, and makes it easy to add covers and meta data (series information and book descriptions). It allows you to convert books from one format to another, so if you've written books in document format, you can switch them into epub format. You can also switch from kindle format to epub format, and back and forth. On a tablet or phone, you can add an app called Calibre Companion, which lets you seamlessly move your books wirelessly back and forth. It really is a great system for those of us who are book crazy.
Maybe Calibre is a little too useful. There is more to life than just books. Even Bujold books ;-)
No such thing, Steven! Calibre is awesome. Also, I have both a Kobo e-reader and a Nook and plan to use both for the foreseeable future - my Kobo has turned out much more durable than either the 2 Sony e-readers I've had or the Kindle Keyboard - so seeing Lois' works in the Kobo shop would be really nice, especially as here in Britain the Kobo is the least expensive available e-reader and a popular one.
I can understand why the Kobo is so popular overseas. When I got it I easily set it for Spanish menus and dictionaries with zero effort.
I *strongly* recommend purchasing from Baen vs the others as Baen's books aren't DRM'ed - which means it doesn't matter what device you have, you can use Calibre to tweak the format as needed. They don't carry any of the Bujold fantasy books though. And yeah, Calibre ROCKS (please consider contributing to the developer; I did).
Please, please, please say that you are writing another Sharing Knife book.
Monique wrote: "Please, please, please say that you are writing another Sharing Knife book."Not at this time, alas.
Which brings up an interesting general question, actually. When readers say they want "more" of something, what varied (and sometimes mutually exclusive) things do they mean by "more"?
And how shall they be balanced against all the readers who say they want want "something new" (equally undefined)? Some truly excoriating things are said in reviews of writers perceived as offering "more of the same", after all.
Ta, L.
I'd also like to see more books written in the Sharing Knife world. One, because I enjoyed them and am always greedy to read more of your books, but two, because their seemed to be so much more to expand on. The back story seemed rich and led tantilizingly towards an unfinished future. The main Characters had made tiny inroads towards changing society, and new characters had come into play that could help continue the change... but so much was just beginning. It reminds me a bit of when Aral and Cordelia had just taken over Gregor's guardianship and had Miles, they had so much more world changing before Barrayar was a world where those two could survive and even thrive. I am really grateful that you went on to write all those other books that allowed us the opportunity to see Barrayar come into her own. I realize it is a bit selfish to expect you to work yourself to exhaustion continuing the rebuilding of another world on my behalf, but I can dream. :) Thanks for the books Lois!
Well-put!! I'd love to find out what if any civilization exists on the coastal areas of the continents, or going further south into central/south "America", or "Europe".
Heh, if we're getting onto THAT subject, I raise my flag as someone very much looking forward to the day you get round to those other 2 Chalion books you've been musing about from time to time for ages. *g*
If I have my druthers, I'll take more Chalion before more Sharing Knife, but I'd still rather have more Vorkosigan Saga - Mark is actually my favorite character and we haven't seen that much of him lately.
I decided that I don't want more Vorkosigan Saga, even though they are my favourite book series ever. I know that Miles has lots of health concerns and a short life expectancy. If I were to read about his death, it would be devestating. Even though I know rationally that he can't live forever; if I don't read it, then Lois can't kill him off, and somehow in my mind it means he can just keep on living a happy life with his family. The characters in the Sharing Knife Series still have plenty of healthy years left in them (I hope).
Any chance that your older titles are coming to the Sony Reader store some time soon? iTunes and Amazon don't have the right format and Nook books are hit-or-miss for the Sony Reader.I love buying from Baen (DRM free!) but they also only have the later books in the Vorkosigan saga.
Lindsey wrote: "Any chance that your older titles are coming to the Sony Reader store some time soon? iTunes and Amazon don't have the right format and Nook books are hit-or-miss for the Sony Reader.I love buyi..."
Both Sony and Kobo are under serious consideration. Both are much smaller platforms, and Kobo has an unfortunate history of jiggering with the prices without the writer's permission (and only pays twice yearly instead of monthly like the big three). Nevertheless, I am in favor of not concentrating all eggs in one basket, so, we'll see.
If it works out, I'll post an announcement here. (This would only qualify as "soon" for a value of soon = sometime later this year, though.)
Ta, L.
I'll add my voice here as a Kobo user. I'd love to see your Vorkosigan books in their store.
For Kobo users: Remember that Baen has what I think is the entire Vorkosigan series, though possibly only in the compiled versions (e.g. Cordelia's Honor versus Shards of Honor / Barrayar sold separately). Purchasing them from Baen means you can get them in a number of formats, plus it supports stores that don't force DRM on their purchasers.
They do NOT carry the Chalion or Sharing Knife versions.
Actually, I've discovered that the one book that is really hard to get in epub is "Memory". Even the Baen site doesn't currently have that title available. It also wasn't one of the ones released in the book DVD, though almost all the others up to that point in the Vorkosigan series were. I'm not sure what makes that book special in terms of epub release, but it is. It is also a really great and pivotal book in the series, for anyone out there who may not have read it yet.
I love using Baen when I can. DRM-free is important to me, and I generally like their standard pricing. After Humble eBook Bundle 2, I checked the site for the Vorkosigan books and saw that none of them were available anymore. When I checked this week, I saw that the most recent two novels and a few of the earliest works are available. Baen also lost most of the Night Shade books in their recent turn-over, so there aren't many things I want in the store anymore. :(
Sue wrote: "Actually, I've discovered that the one book that is really hard to get in epub is "Memory". Even the Baen site doesn't currently have that title available. It also wasn't one of the ones released..."Baen will be reissuing Memory in trade paperback this fall:
http://www.amazon.com/Memory-Miles-Vo...
Meanwhile, it is available as an e-book in the Kindle, iTunes, and Nook stores.
A number of my old Baen titles aged out of license a couple of years ago, and I took the e-versions to direct placement. (Baen retains most paper rights.) Others remain still in-license; it's a mixed bag at present.
Ta, L.
Thanks for the response Lois, that makes sense. I was always actually quite surprised that Baen had issued the cd with all the epub copies of your books. As a long time loyal fan, I was pleased to not have to buy them again, but wondered about the financial hit you might have taken on them. Near the same time, my husband was happy because he'd got all the Jim Butcher books on a CD in one of his books too. Both of us already owned all the books included in paper format, but were still surprised to have the epub versions furnished for free. I'm sure many new readers will look forward to being able to buy your books in digital format and read them.
I like these stories and would like to read them on my Kobo. As far as I can tell, though, I'd currently have to buy them from B&N or Amazon and break the DRM, which is technically illegal. At least, I can't find anything indicating the DRM status of these books.Ms Bujold, what's your preference on all of this? Should we wait until they become available for our devices? Should we just buy the treebook versions? Do you know for sure whether DRM is used with these books in the stores you've listed above?
Ben wrote: "I like these stories and would like to read them on my Kobo. As far as I can tell, though, I'd currently have to buy them from B&N or Amazon and break the DRM, which is technically illegal. At leas..."Well, I would surely like it if you bought some version. I don't greatly care which. (Although the direct-placement e-books filter the most money to me, most promptly, any sale is a good sale, really.)
I am neutral wrt DRM. Having just taken out something like 60 grocery sacks of books to the Friends of the Library in my recent downsizing cull, the idea of having books around forever has less appeal than it did. But that's just me.
I believe my direct-placement e-books are DRM'd; another reader may be able to say for sure.
bests, Lois.
Baen are pretty awesome about this stuff. Though as one of the people entitled to their free ebook program for readers with disabilities that affect their reading (in my case Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which causes my fingers to dislocate on turning pages, etc.), not sure how much you'd get from my end apart from the paper copies I insist on having as technological backups & sharing options (my sister's part way through "Cetaganda" but we've not yet found an e-reader she can use without the negative-image flashes giving her panic attacks).
Just received an email stating that the Sony Reader Store is closing up shop, and transferring all of their business to KOBO. They did say that notification will be sent on how to transfer your Reader Purchased books into your KOBO account, and also on how to transfer any credit balances.If you have purchased books from Sony Reader, you may wish to ensure that they have a current email account, so that you receive any advisements on how and when to transfer.
