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06-14-2005, 08:30 PM
| | |  No demand for Potter e-books
ABC Entertainment News has an article about popular novels being turned into e-books. It mentions the fact that, as of yet, there are no digital Potter novels. Various sources explain why. Quote:
Neil Blair, a lawyer with Rowling's literary agency, would only say that "this has not been an area that we have sought to license" and did not comment directly on whether pirated e-books, a common phenomena for Potter titles, were hurting sales.
"We monitor the Internet and take appropriate action," Blair says.
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"I didn't think then, and I don't think now, that there is a cool enough or interesting enough hardware to get the kids engaged," says Barbara Marcus, president of the children's books division of Rowling's U.S. publisher, Scholastic, Inc.
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Many believe Potter would be a huge hit in the digital format, where even a few thousand copies is considered a best seller.
"I'm sure it would be a very big book very quickly and would probably serve as a terrific marketing vehicle to get people to buy the print book," says Nicholas Bogaty, executive director of the Open eBook Forum.
The entire article can be read here.
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06-14-2005, 08:31 PM
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|  DTFC NewsBanshee
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much rather buy it and have it in my hands
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06-14-2005, 08:47 PM
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| | Dugbog
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i'd rather have the book itself
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06-14-2005, 08:58 PM
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| | Dragon
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yeh me too ^
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06-14-2005, 09:03 PM
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i'd rather have the book itself
I completely agree!
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06-14-2005, 09:06 PM
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what do they mean? books on line? or is this another thing with the PDA formats?
eh, no matter, i'd rather have the book in my hands anyway. there's nothing like the feel of the covers, the paper, the weight *sigh* I want it now!
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06-14-2005, 09:34 PM
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who wants an e-book??  you can't bring those with you and lounge around wherever.
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06-14-2005, 09:40 PM
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I agree with all of yall! I would MUCH rather have the actual book in my hands!
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06-14-2005, 10:29 PM
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why would you want an e-book?
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06-14-2005, 10:38 PM
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I agree with everyone else, I'd rather have the real deal! Quote:
"I'm sure it would be a very big book very quickly and would probably serve as a terrific marketing vehicle to get people to buy the print book," says Nicholas Bogaty, executive director of the Open eBook Forum.
I don't think an e-book will make the demand for the real thing any greater. I think if anything, it would work the other way around. *shrugs*
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06-14-2005, 10:47 PM
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| | Hinkypunk
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That is absolute rubbish! There are e-books, I have seen them and my friend hosts them! They just dont look in the right places. | |
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06-14-2005, 11:40 PM
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I wouldn't mind having a copy of the Potter novels in e-book format to carry around with me everywhere in my PDA or laptop(it isn't really practical to lug around all the books all the time). However, I can see why they wouldn't bother with e-books as it's obvious from the posts people have made in this thread so far that most fans could care less about them (all pirating and other issues aside).  | |
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06-15-2005, 12:39 AM
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I'd so rather have the book!!
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06-15-2005, 12:49 AM
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wow...imagine how bad that would be for your eyes? Like buying HBP online and staying up all night glued to the computer screen?
i'm dizzy just thinking about it.
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06-15-2005, 01:04 AM
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I'd much rather read an actual book! I just... love the feel of the book in my hands, reading those words lovingly... *cough* Okay, need to stop obessing.
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06-15-2005, 02:33 AM
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i agree. i like the book better.
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06-15-2005, 02:56 AM
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it's a good idea for the casual reader that might be interested in the books
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06-15-2005, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by karen_ginger much rather buy it and have it in my hands Yes I agree...
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06-15-2005, 01:57 PM
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That is absolute rubbish! There are e-books, I have seen them and my friend hosts them! They just dont look in the right places.
There are no LEGAL Potter e-books.
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06-15-2005, 09:51 PM
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| | Faerie
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i like the book better!
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06-16-2005, 07:18 PM
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| | Faerie
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I go 4 the book
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