Amazon

[zshadez]

Has anyone else seen all the one star reviews on Amazon simply because the ebook isn't available yet? I think it's sad that Amazon is letting "reviews" of the book be posted that arn't even about the actual book. Ebooks are great, I agree, but I also agree with Harriet's decision to avoid cutting out the bookstores. Ebooks are still a relatively new sellable format, I don't understand the anger over an e-version not being immediatly available.

[drewk]

I came into this thread expecting the same hate you were describing, and I was pleasantly surprised. I completely agree with you. Maybe in 2 or 3 years when eBooks are a lot more widespread it will be a big issue when 40-50% of readers can't get a book on time.

 

On the other hand, for the few days before I read ToM I was scared to even visit DM for fear I would be spoiled on something (mostly just paranoia but wanted to make sure). For a book so many people are anticipating, the readers shouldn't be forced to wait for their preferred medium.

[didymos]

It's doubly foolish with the people that are getting mad at Amazon when they have no control over what books a publisher decides to release in Kindle format. They can ask, sure, but the publisher can still just tell them to shove off for any reason whatsoever.