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B5 eBooks
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KoshN
Super Moderator
Bummer
I wish they'd come out for the Kindle. At least, at Amazon you can vote for books to be released for the Kindle.
Jan
Regular
Kribu
Administrator
If you're American. No such link for the rest of us. So we have to rely on you people clicking it!
But yeah, I wish they did, too (and without geographical restrictions, please).
I've got all the novels but even so - I rarely read paper books any more, as the Kindle (or even my older Sony) is just so much more comfortable to hold, so if I wanted to re-read any of them, I'd love to have them as ebooks instead.
I guess there's just not enough perceived market for them, as presumably they'd need to go the scanning-OCR-proofreading way for the B5 books (more costly than using existing files), plus negotiate new contracts with all the authors. But still, one can hope and wish.
deaded
Regular
That's what I'll do.
KoshN
Super Moderator
Well, since you're in the USA, you CAN vote for Kindle versions of the B5 books on amazon.com.
KoshN
Super Moderator
Sindatur
Regular
The Canon ones are *Psi Corps Trilogy, Centauri Trilogy and Technomage Trilogy, plus To Dream in the City of Sorrows and The Shadow Within.
KoshN
Super Moderator
....and the answer to Alexa's question, regarding the above books, is YES. The novelizations of In the Beginning and Thirdspace, both by Peter David, are pretty good. The novelization of A Call to Arms has a couple redeeming bits, but on the whole, I thought it was poor.
The last two novels that Sindatur listed are Dell #9 and #7 respectively.
IMHO, Dell #1 thru #6 and #8 are a non-canon waste of time. #4 and #5 are the worst.
See the FAQ thread.
GaribaldisHair
Regular
This is one of those things that intrigues me about publishers ...
We haven't seen any new B5 books since those trilogies ended because sales weren't good enough to justify a company spending money on new material. However, these old books, presumably, already exist in some kind of electronic format.
Does it really cost that much money to convert them to eBook format and make them available for download. It isn't like they need a new print run or any of the associated costs, they just need to create a digital file and distribute it to the appropriate stores.
How expensive can that be really ... might even be the thing I need to finally justify buying a Kindle.
We haven't seen any new B5 books since those trilogies ended because sales weren't good enough to justify a company spending money on new material. However, these old books, presumably, already exist in some kind of electronic format.
Does it really cost that much money to convert them to eBook format and make them available for download. It isn't like they need a new print run or any of the associated costs, they just need to create a digital file and distribute it to the appropriate stores.
How expensive can that be really ... might even be the thing I need to finally justify buying a Kindle.
Kribu
Administrator
They'd also need to renegotiate the rights with the authors, presumably. I doubt ebook rights were included in the original contracts.
And from what I've gathered on the Kindle forums - from people who have worked in publishing - it's not a given that there are electronic files, suitable or otherwise, in existence, for books published even ten years ago.
And from what I've gathered on the Kindle forums - from people who have worked in publishing - it's not a given that there are electronic files, suitable or otherwise, in existence, for books published even ten years ago.
deaded
Regular
Yes. Most of them. All the trilogies are amazing.
