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Post by omega on Jan 14, 2016 1:17:41 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. You ask them then. I'm sure they'll be able to give a more convincing answer than I could ever come up with. |
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Post by laughingdevil on Jan 14, 2016 5:18:24 GMT
Was thinking someone in the open forum might have insight.
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Post by brians on Jan 14, 2016 6:43:34 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 wouldn't be hard at all. I Can't understand why they don't do this at all. |
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Post by brians on Jan 14, 2016 6:51:37 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. My understanding was that over the years most if not all of the books have been scanned, ocr'ed and proofread unofficially by people who had bought copies. Big Finish very rightly do not allow people to illegally distribute electronic copies of their works, but if my understanding is correct the electronic copies themselves have already been created. Big Finish would just need to clean up the formatting, and give them one final proof read. The real issue must be rights related. |
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Post by coffeeaddict on Jan 14, 2016 12:51:13 GMT
In all likelihood, when the books where initially commissioned there was nothing in the contract allowing for digital copies - particularly the for the early ones as ebooks weren't a thing then.
It would be nice if BF could obtain digital rights for the out of print books. Barring that, a new printing of them as I am sure many of us would happily buy them to fill our collections. Of course I would also love to see the Doctor Who Short Trips series go through a reprint so I could fill those holes without having to sell a kidney to pay for used copies.
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Post by randomjc on Jan 14, 2016 14:17:52 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. We did this argument in the last forum, can we not repeat it again here? |
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Post by Ela on Jan 14, 2016 19:20:00 GMT
I was looking at the inflated prices for these books online last night and wondering who actually pays those prices for the books.
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Post by laughingdevil on Jan 14, 2016 21:06:50 GMT
I was looking at the inflated prices for these books online last night and wondering who actually pays those prices for the books. Hardcore fans with money to spend. |
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Post by laughingdevil on Jan 14, 2016 21:08:28 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. We did this argument in the last forum, can we not repeat it again here? It's an important discussion to have. Maybe someone from bf sees it and decides to chime in. Maybe it inspires someone to ask at a bf day panel. |
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Post by randomjc on Jan 14, 2016 21:32:42 GMT
We did this argument in the last forum, can we not repeat it again here? It's an important discussion to have. Maybe someone from bf sees it and decides to chime in. Maybe it inspires someone to ask at a bf day panel. I disagree. |
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Post by omega on Jan 14, 2016 22:24:42 GMT
It's an important discussion to have. Maybe someone from bf sees it and decides to chime in. Maybe it inspires someone to ask at a bf day panel. I disagree. I concur with with randomjc. Apart from a small number of people, the people behind Big Finish haven't even acknowledged a forum since the last one was unceremoniously closed, let alone this one. laughingdevil, your best bet is to send your idea to the inquiries e-mail because that's the best way for anything to be done about it. Any discussion here will very likely not amount to any action on the topic. It's entirely possible steps, be they similar or dissimilar to the ones you've outlined, are being taken already and simply haven't been announced. Nick Briggs did mention there was a whiff around the subject of the Benny books, which is at least a step up from his usual response ("We'll see" or "There aren't any plans"). |
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Post by davygallagher on Jan 14, 2016 22:37:24 GMT
Didn't Jacqueline Rayner pop into the old forum and say she'd be happy to proof read gratis but hadn't been approached?
I don't think there's any great conspiracy here just that it's so low down on the "To Do" list which with Nu-Who now must be growing daily.
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Post by Ela on Jan 15, 2016 13:31:47 GMT
I was looking at the inflated prices for these books online last night and wondering who actually pays those prices for the books. Hardcore fans with money to spend. Must be. |
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Post by laughingdevil on Jan 15, 2016 23:55:24 GMT
Is anyone going to big finish day? If so, maybe ask the question.
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Post by anothermanicmondas on Jan 16, 2016 23:32:26 GMT
following on from my earlier remarks I will clarify that the audio "Death and the Daleks" begins with a previously on Bernice Summerfield section where they have soundbites from the stories in "Life During Wartime" to summarise the storyline so far....
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