You have a good point there Martjin. I used to live in London but moved to Germany a few years back, and shop for books generally from Amazon.co.ukbecause they *weren't yet available *from Amazon.de. Now, while the situation appears to be getting better in that I purchased A Crown Imperilled from Amazon.de a couple of minutes ago (thanks Ray!), there is still a huge disparity between what is possible and what is actually done in the publishing world. Yes, I know there are agreements as to who owns the publishing rights per country, and a mire of contractual issues to be overcome.
Still, wouldn't it be nice if at some point we could go to an ebook store which says "Hello, I see you are in Ireland and looking for Magician's End. It was published today on dead trees in UK, DE and AU. I have several editions and languages available. Please chose one to continue...". On 30 January 2012 11:26, Martijn Bouman <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Paul,**** > > ** ** > > First, its Martijn, not Martin,**** > > ** ** > > You probably didnt read my mail completly. In my mail i told that i still > have the book on pre order for when its released.**** > > So, i will pay for the book, just not yet, as i cant get the book right > now either. I have all his books already, some even 2**** > > or 3 times as ive read them too many times fort hem to be consider books > still ;)**** > > ** ** > > I am making a point. Its time people and companies start realizing that > the way they are handling releases these days **** > > Is not the way to go anymore. Movie companies are doing the exact same > things, and i believe its the exact opposit thing**** > > they should do, to stop the illegal downloading.**** > > ** ** > > Again, i will buy the book, dont you worry, i said it in my mail. I knew > some people would be offended or maybe surprised**** > > by what i was saying, but you should also understand, that i love to read > the books of Raymond just as much as any other fan.**** > > And i think in todays age, you shouldnt “punish” people because of what > country they are from.**** > > ** ** > > I read the book in English, so there isnt any reason i should not be > allowed to read the book on the release date.**** > > ** ** > > *Van:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *Namens *Paul Atkinson > *Verzonden:* maandag 30 januari 2012 11:17 > *Aan:* feistfans-l; [email protected] > *Onderwerp:* Re: Something about the release that bugs me.**** > > ** ** > > Martin, **** > > **** > > I would say welcome to the list but...**** > > **** > > What you've done here wasn't the brightest thing to do. **** > > **** > > First, you've just admitted to the rights holder that you've illegally > acquired a copy of his work, with the rest of us witness to that. **** > > **** > > Second, a lot of people on this list consider Ray a friend of sort and > certainly someone whom we respect as a person and an author. We all support > his work by offering our encouragement (and sometimes criticism) but most > importantly we support him by buying his work so he can continue to write > the epic tales we all enjoy. You've just trampled all over that!**** > > **** > > Thirdly, as a first time post it's really not the way to endear yourself > to a group of people who love reading.**** > > **** > > I'll say no more.**** > > **** > > Paul**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Martijn Bouman <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, 30 January 2012, 9:13 > *Subject:* Something about the release that bugs me.**** > > > Hello all, > > This is my first post tot his mailinglist, but today i just want to > share a story about the new book A Crown Imperiled. > > First, let me say im from Holland. Having said that, i would lake to > note that i read all books in English. I dont like > Translations from Englis as lots of language specific things go lost in > the translation. As many of you, i was looking > Forward to the next book from Raymond. > > Today the book is out in the UK, for the kindle device. As i said, i > read all books in English so i log into the Amazon > Site to buy and download the book. This is where things go wrong. > > We are living in 2012. Far far into the digital age. Everything can be > bought over the Internet, and world wide releases > are as easy as clicking on a link. NOT for his book though. Someone, > wether it be Raymond, the publisher or whoever else > decided that since i am not from the UK, i am not allowed to buy this > book right now. > > I have to wait....And wait..And wait some more. > > I would like you all to know, that i now downloaded the book from a > torrent file. Go look it up on the internet, its already available. > Will i buy the book when it gets realeased..Ofcourse, i want them all in > hardcover too. Will i wait..Ofcourse not. We live in > A digital age, and it shouldnt be prohibited for me to read that book. > > Releasing a book like this is like feeding the illegal downloads. > Whoever decided that this is the way to release a digital book is > keeping the illegal downloading alive. I just dont understand why > companies or people dont understand this. > > So, there you have it. Right now im happily reading an illegal obtained > copy for A Crown Imperiled. And the sole reason is > That Raymond or HarperCollins or whoever else isnt allowing me to read > it at the release date cause i am from another country. > Thats like throwing us back into the middle ages. If companies want to > stop the illegal downloading, i suggest they keep up with > the time we live in today, and go for world wide releases. > > Regards, > > Martijn Bouman > > > > **** >
