tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061555.post3095654824474436811..comments2023-09-25T07:37:23.448-05:00Comments on Idle Thoughts: Kindle vs the iTunes App Store (From an Author's View)Henry Meltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481916847684321643noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061555.post-80946721668449324332009-01-05T10:08:00.000-06:002009-01-05T10:08:00.000-06:00Correction: In an earlier comment I mentioned avo...Correction: In an earlier comment I mentioned avoiding Fictionwise due to exclusivity. I have been corrected. Either I misread it at the time or something. Thanks for the feedback.Henry Meltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11481916847684321643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061555.post-41411175741964704742008-09-04T19:01:00.000-05:002008-09-04T19:01:00.000-05:00Thanks Chris. BTW, I've been all over the Mobilre...Thanks Chris. BTW, I've been all over the Mobilread site trying to get a better sense of the e-book arena. I'll let you know when I find a way to put out more titles there.Henry Meltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11481916847684321643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061555.post-66847045264221238692008-09-04T17:53:00.000-05:002008-09-04T17:53:00.000-05:00Asked my local library to get a copy of Emperor Da...Asked my local library to get a copy of <I>Emperor Dad</I> via interlibrary loan. When I stopped by to pick up another ILL book I'd requested, they told me they had decided to purchase the book instead. So, one more sale for you!Chris Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298615284856498608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061555.post-411294142434241332008-08-26T13:53:00.000-05:002008-08-26T13:53:00.000-05:00I started a thread over on Mobileread.com to ask a...I started <A HREF="http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=241395" REL="nofollow">a thread</A> over on Mobileread.com to ask about possible other locations where you might be able to sell <I>Emperor Dad</I> as an e-book. Forum regulars have come through with a couple of good suggestions so far, and there will probably more to come.Chris Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298615284856498608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061555.post-59884272067210825502008-08-23T12:55:00.000-05:002008-08-23T12:55:00.000-05:00That's odd. I know that a lot of Baen Webscription...That's odd. I know that a lot of Baen Webscriptions books are also sold through Fictionwise, and I'm sure I've seen titles available on both them and the Kindle. Maybe it's a small-publisher thing.Chris Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298615284856498608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061555.post-89936159256904177652008-08-23T09:14:00.000-05:002008-08-23T09:14:00.000-05:00@chris, based on your comments, I've gone back to ...@chris, based on your comments, I've gone back to the Kindle website and banged on the pipes and pushed a few more buttons. Maybe it will show up now. That would be nice.<BR/><BR/>About Fictionwise. Unfortunately, I can't do business with them at the current time because they require an exclusive contract. In other words, to publish with Fictionwise, I'd have to remove the Kindle, iPhone, and PDF versions that are already out there.Henry Meltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11481916847684321643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061555.post-36636205404940721552008-08-22T23:50:00.000-05:002008-08-22T23:50:00.000-05:00Oh, one more thing—I was at the book's Amazon.com ...Oh, one more thing—I was at the book's Amazon.com page, too. And while I don't have a Kindle myself, I always look for a "buy it on Kindle" link just out of curiosity—and I could not find one for your book.<BR/><BR/>That might be why you haven't gotten any Kindle sales. You might want to check with Amazon about it.Chris Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298615284856498608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061555.post-6749227579267024042008-08-22T23:49:00.000-05:002008-08-22T23:49:00.000-05:00Hey there. I saw your book on the iTunes app store...Hey there. I saw your book on the iTunes app store, read the first few pages in Google; it looks worth checking out. And I do like ebooks.<BR/><BR/>But I'm not going to buy an ebook as an iPhone app that will be locked to only one platform. I'd really prefer to get it in a format that can be read on multiple devices—eReader, Mobipocket, HTML, etc.<BR/><BR/>Is it available anywhere in such a format? Fictionwise, for example?Chris Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298615284856498608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061555.post-4939601015888047902008-08-21T22:24:00.000-05:002008-08-21T22:24:00.000-05:00Benjie, if I had the time and energy (and the mone...Benjie, if I had the time and energy (and the money), I'd publish all my books in every format and technology known to man. I'd license them to Hollywood, make audiobooks with professional actors, and craft gilt-edged massive hardbacks. <BR/><BR/>But, I'll go with what sells, and that definitely will always include a stack of bound paper you can hold in your hand.Henry Meltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11481916847684321643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061555.post-26084102403127131832008-08-21T22:15:00.000-05:002008-08-21T22:15:00.000-05:00Another thought that occurred to me: Amazon caters...Another thought that occurred to me: Amazon caters to people like me who prefer paper in hand to eBooks. I've read one positive review of the Kindle reader (and that from a guy who had it sent to him overseas). <BR/><BR/>Your audience will be by nature a younger and more tech-savvy bunch (you're writing great YA SF material). Great move going to the iTunes format--and apparently sales are proving it true. <BR/><BR/>Just don't stop with the pb-s for old die-hards like me.Benjiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05155472883124774755noreply@blogger.com