John wrote: > > But hopefully none of that is necessary in the future. I just want to see > the book selection increase. It still boggles my mind why so few books > released before the Kindle, but in the last 30 years or so, have come out in > Kindle or other e-book formats. Someone must have a digital copy of the book > text somewhere, and it is trivial to convert it to the Kindle or ebook > formats. It seems like free money for someone. > > By the way, have you investigated how the book selection compares for Kindle > vs. your Sony 505? Particularly with science fiction titles? > > I'm still waiting for Brin to release the various Startide books on Kindle.
I think the reason you're still waiting for Brin's books is also the answer to you're question about the number of titles available. They're probably negotiating with a lot of authors for the rights or dealing with copyright issues. After the 1984 debacle I'm sure they're being very careful about what they make available. In the meanwhile there's a lot of stuff already available that I want to read, so I'm not to worried about it yet. Also, you've probably noticed that you can prompt publishers to release their titles from the Amazon page. On the left hand side of the page theres a little dialog box entitled Tell the Publisher etc. Here's one you all can help me out on 8^) http://www.amazon.com/Consider-Phlebas-Iain-M-Banks/dp/031600538X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253600088&sr=8-1 Doug _______________________________________________ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
