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Post by mark687 on Jan 7, 2016 21:43:06 GMT
There was another request for E-Books in the latest Podcast with a reply "a whiff of some plans to do so".
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Post by Ela on Jan 8, 2016 0:33:18 GMT
I'd be willing to bet that the Dead Men Diaries is the hardest to get, featuring as it does a story by a certain Mr. Moffat... I came across a copy in excellent condition for $25 not long ago and snapped it up. |
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Post by omega on Jan 8, 2016 0:40:02 GMT
Speaking of excellent bargains on Benny books, I managed to get a great quality copy of Happy Endings for $3. Yes, three. As in One, Two, Three. There is too much butter On Dos Trays. Probably my favorite bargain.
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Post by Ela on Jan 8, 2016 2:02:51 GMT
There was another request for E-Books in the latest Podcast with a reply "a whiff of some plans to do so". Regards mark687 That makes me wonder what "a whiff of some plans" is. Sounds pretty tenuous to me. |
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Jan 8, 2016 2:17:28 GMT
There was another request for E-Books in the latest Podcast with a reply "a whiff of some plans to do so". Regards mark687 That makes me wonder what "a whiff of some plans" is. Sounds pretty tenuous to me. I think it is a new term in Nick's canon of possible things ahead of both No Plans At The Moment & Just Imagine. |
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Post by Ela on Jan 8, 2016 2:27:06 GMT
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Post by anothermanicmondas on Jan 9, 2016 16:42:23 GMT
I would recommend reading the short story anthology "Life During Wartime" (still available) immediately before listening to the audio "Death and the Daleks" which is the conclusion to the story arc in the book
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Post by Ela on Jan 10, 2016 2:34:10 GMT
Probably a good idea. I didn't, though, and I still understood Death and the Daleks.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2016 3:40:39 GMT
What would everyone say are the essential novels that I will need to know what happens in. The Out of Print ones i will just look at plot summary's but i can buy the ones that big finish still sell. Thank you very much
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Post by Ela on Jan 11, 2016 5:13:49 GMT
Are you asking what novels are essential to understanding the audio stories? I listened to all the audio stories before reading any of the books and understood the stories just fine. No doubt I will understand more after reading the books, and I plan to re-listen to all the audio dramas when I get around to reading all the books. But I didn't feel as though I was missing out in terms of understanding the audio stories just because I haven't read the books yet.
But as far as buying the Big Finish books, I would go ahead and buy whatever you can. That's what I did. They are permanently discounted and the ones that are not available as digital format will go out of print when the last copy is sold. So I would grab them while they are still reasonably priced. Once they go out of print, the price shoots up, though if they went out of print recently, you still may be able to grab some of them elsewhere at a reasonable price.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2016 13:56:14 GMT
Are you asking what novels are essential to understanding the audio stories? I listened to all the audio stories before reading any of the books and understood the stories just fine. No doubt I will understand more after reading the books, and I plan to re-listen to all the audio dramas when I get around to reading all the books. But I didn't feel as though I was missing out in terms of understanding the audio stories just because I haven't read the books yet. But as far as buying the Big Finish books, I would go ahead and buy whatever you can. That's what I did. They are permanently discounted and the ones that are not available as digital format will go out of print when the last copy is sold. So I would grab them while they are still reasonably priced. Once they go out of print, the price shoots up, though if they went out of print recently, you still may be able to grab some of them elsewhere at a reasonable price. Yes, Thank you and sorry that my question wasn't clear. This will help me so much as i can now buy whichever one i want. |
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Post by laughingdevil on Jan 12, 2016 4:57:32 GMT
I'd love to know who's keeping the big finish and virgin books from going fully digital. Some authors don't like getting royalty checks?
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Post by J.A. Prentice on Jan 12, 2016 5:08:18 GMT
I'd love to know who's keeping the big finish and virgin books from going fully digital. Some authors don't like getting royalty checks? My guess is that they don't like getting small royalty checks. |
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Post by brians on Jan 12, 2016 6:59:05 GMT
I'd love to know who's keeping the big finish and virgin books from going fully digital. Some authors don't like getting royalty checks? My guess is that they don't like getting small royalty checks. Or that they disagree about exactly how small the cheques should be |
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Post by omega on Jan 12, 2016 7:05:37 GMT
My guess is that they don't like getting small royalty checks. Or that they disagree about exactly how small the cheques should be Nobody likes receiving a pygmy from the Czech Republic. |
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Post by randomjc on Jan 12, 2016 14:44:26 GMT
Or that they disagree about exactly how small the cheques should be Nobody likes receiving a pygmy from the Czech Republic. I don't know about you, but I've always wanted a Pygmy from the Czech Republic. |
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Post by brians on Jan 12, 2016 16:46:52 GMT
Nobody likes receiving a pygmy from the Czech Republic. I don't know about you, but I've always wanted a Pygmy from the Czech Republic. As long as they come postage paid. |
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Post by laughingdevil on Jan 13, 2016 23:51:35 GMT
Seriously though, it wouldn't be hard to scan existing copies and make sellable product.
Sure, it's a niche product, but right now no one's making any money at all off the books.so isn't a little better than zero?
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Post by omega on Jan 14, 2016 0:15:11 GMT
Seriously though, it wouldn't be hard to scan existing copies and make sellable product. Sure, it's a niche product, but right now no one's making any money at all off the books.so isn't a little better than zero? It appears to be a lack of time and resources. It's not just scanning, odds are it'd be typing up the contents of each book so the formatting to Epub and Mobi would be easier, and they'd need someone they can rely on to proof-read it so there aren't any errors. It just doesn't seem to be a priority at the moment, and there's sufficient revenue from the current stock and upcoming projects to continue business. |
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Post by laughingdevil on Jan 14, 2016 1:10:51 GMT
Disagree.
You can get an intern to scan the files to pdf, then convert with a basic program. Could crank out a book a day, no prob.
Then over time, can replace the bare-bones files with higher-quality edited pure text versions.
It's not that hard.
Which is why I wonder if there are dumb authors who just hate big finish or something and won't sign off.
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