Dark Tower: The Wind Through The Keyhole - DMG Limited Editions in 2012

[Teriw]

Should be the gist of it depending on the format of the original. Either way theres not alot of work to it.

[Joe315]

How does the creation of an ebook work, can't you take all the formatting done for the print version and save it as an ebook?

[Dan Hocker]

It's probably not the same with the big New York publishers, but you'd be surprised how many sales of an ebook it takes to earn back the creation costs. I think again though the free digital copy is a great idea, it's something we'd like to try at some point, there just hasn't been anything where the cards fell in line to be able to do it yet.

[Joe315]

I agree on the free digital copy. But the publishers Dont and you know what happens? Teri finds ways to get free digital copies on her own. I am not paying twice specially when theres nothing pysical to the digital copy. Pay for the book, support the author(not that SK need it) and get the digital elsewhere

Me too. I don't want to pay twice either especially for what is essentially nothing.

[Teriw]

I'd like to see deals like they have w/ DVDs and digital copies. If you buy the HC, then they'd give you a digital version for free, or a greatly reduced cost. I know the publisher and the writer have to make their money, but really, once the electronic formatting is done, the only expense of an e-book is the download (no paper, printing, binding, or shipping).

I agree on the free digital copy. But the publishers Dont and you know what happens? Teri finds ways to get free digital copies on her own. I am not paying twice specially when theres nothing pysical to the digital copy. Pay for the book, support the author(not that SK need it) and get the digital elsewhere

[TerryE]

I'd like to see deals like they have w/ DVDs and digital copies. If you buy the HC, then they'd give you a digital version for free, or a greatly reduced cost. I know the publisher and the writer have to make their money, but really, once the electronic formatting is done, the only expense of an e-book is the download (no paper, printing, binding, or shipping).

[Brian James Freeman]

At the SK event I attended in November, King talked about his frustration with some publishing houses because they had heavy investments in HCs and papberbacks and were thus reluctant to fully embrace the digital future of books; perhaps this is part of the reason a ebook is intially priced higher than the HC. The company wants to make it's money in HCs first.

You're right, that's exactly why the New York publishers often sell their eBooks for $10 and more -- they don't want the eBook sales cutting into their HC sales. So when they price an eBook at $13 or $15, and Amazon discounts the hardcover by 40%, you end up with these weird situations where the HC costs more than the eBook!

[srboone]

At the SK event I attended in November, King talked about his frustration with some publishing houses because they had heavy investments in HCs and papberbacks and were thus reluctant to fully embrace the digital future of books; perhaps this is part of the reason a ebook is intially priced higher than the HC. The company wants to make it's money in HCs first.

[peteOcha]

I seriously don't get some of the ebook pricing. Everyone was going on and on when they were first showing up that they would be cheaper than books in print and so on...

[Teriw]

I know this thread is for the DMG edition but I didnt see another TWTTK thread. Anyway, the Kindle edition on amazon cost more than the Trade harcover. How does this make ANY sense?

[Teriw]

I reread the last section of Wizard and Glass just to give myself a better idea of where exactly it left off. I didn't know I'd be waiting this long to get my AE though.

[Tito_Villa]

Honestly if i had the shoice now i would read this straight after Wizard and Glass, just my opinion

[frik51]

Because of circumstances beyond my control (sounds a lot more serious than it actually is) I never got around to reading King's last four published books. Those I want to read first. After which, TWTTK.

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[Tito_Villa]

Why wouldn't you read it straight away Siep?

[bookworm 1]

I herar that.I get mine from the amazon.Idon't mind the wait.As I have said many times my TBR pile is high and longer then I care to admit.When looking for short story coollections to read for This month I came across 55 that I have not read yet.Hope to decrease that by atleast 10 this month.