tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post1802049730212630722..comments2024-02-16T14:10:12.166+08:00Comments on Bibliophile Stalker: Amazon Capitulated My AssUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-54027339950602692972010-02-02T19:54:45.102+08:002010-02-02T19:54:45.102+08:00FYI: www.bookdepository.co.uk offers free shipping...FYI: www.bookdepository.co.uk offers free shipping worldwide. (Yes, to the Philippines as well.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-30550856637524872692010-02-02T12:17:35.215+08:002010-02-02T12:17:35.215+08:00Sorry if I didn't make myself clear. eBooks ri...Sorry if I didn't make myself clear. eBooks right still work like print books. But to the consumer, that's ridiculous. Why can I buy an eBook from America, but not if I'm based in Australia? Some sites restrict that kind of access. So the laws also need to change.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02773038335190893557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-90529678185743249732010-02-02T11:51:52.261+08:002010-02-02T11:51:52.261+08:00Yeah, that makes sense. I had not even heard about...Yeah, that makes sense. I had not even heard about the Hachette Affair until this brouhaha erupted. Now I'm reading up on it to see if it can inform this situation. <br /><br />It also sounds like I need to read up on how E-book rights work too; I know they are negotiated differently, but I did not realize that they were broader than paper rights.The Erudite Ogrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15073042316337498298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-70072989885458270632010-02-02T08:58:17.098+08:002010-02-02T08:58:17.098+08:00No, that's probably due to two factors:
1) Ri...No, that's probably due to two factors:<br /><br />1) Rights don't extend over borders--which is fine for print books but ludicrous when it comes to eBooks, which is automatically international.<br /><br />2) Different corporate divisions among both companies in two different continents. Macmillan might be testing the waters in North America first (likewise for Amazon) or their management in UK simply might have different policies. Remember Hachete though, and something identical occurred last year in the UK (and North America was mostly unaffected).Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02773038335190893557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-80768801983541910592010-02-02T08:21:03.492+08:002010-02-02T08:21:03.492+08:00All fine points. There's a lot to think about...All fine points. There's a lot to think about here, particularly the assorted levels of ruthlessness you've highlighted. But I also like how you've pointed out the relative parochialism of this situation (I've heard that Amazon UK still has Macmillan titles up). Is the significance of this being overplayed in some sense?The Erudite Ogrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15073042316337498298noreply@blogger.com