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Post by lidar2 on Jan 19, 2021 11:07:21 GMT
Fantastic news
Like others I am disappointed this is not on CD - I don't think the length is an insuperable obstacle and I'd have thought that limited edition, premium price would sell well enough to cover costs
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Jan 19, 2021 12:21:23 GMT
Oh its download only? that actually sucks tbf
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Post by jarodq on Jan 19, 2021 17:52:47 GMT
I don’t really get why a limited edition run on CD isn’t possible for BF. They did in with Class - surely this would sell more? And I have all the other box sets on CD so I may now say goodbye to this range.
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Post by mbt66 on Jan 19, 2021 21:01:10 GMT
I don’t really get why a limited edition run on CD isn’t possible for BF. They did in with Class - surely this would sell more? And I have all the other box sets on CD so I may now say goodbye to this range. I agree. It is disappointing that this is being marketed as the missing 14th series, but all the CD collectors, who have bought the previous 13 box sets are not being given the opportunity to complete, and dare I hope continue, their collection. if this is eight hours they could have even split it into two box sets - volume 1 and volume 2 with two stories in each set. Do Big Finish loss money on CD sets?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2021 21:06:54 GMT
I reckon they have lost more money on ranges with CDs than ranges that are DL only. Many reasons the cost of producing CDs is obviously a factor but i reckon the excess stock and it taking up storage space is probably a bigger issue. They obviously still must make some money from CD sales but i doubt releases like this that are audio books sell well enough to justify the use of space.
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Post by number13 on Jan 19, 2021 22:26:53 GMT
Agree with all the regrets that this isn't going to be a CD release - but oh Corks! EIGHT HOURS of J&L audiobook download wonderfulness. (Which may well explain why it's DL only, I suppose; BF have to make their sums add up and that would be a lot of CDs.) I pre-ordered so fast I didn't 'read the small print' and assumed it was the usual four hours. And two stories from Paul Morris. Day made.
('So what is this "download" exactly Professor?' 'I'm not sure, but I think it's a transaction where one makes a purchase and enjoys a creative performance at a distance, delivered in an intangible form.' 'Paying for something you don't actually get?! Sounds a bit fishy to me!' 'Not really Henry, all performances are intangible in their way. It's like buying a ticket for the best seat in the house but receiving the show over the electric telegraph - and they let you enjoy the performance as many times as you like.' 'Without paying again?!!' 'Apparently so.' 'Corks! If that ever caught on in the theatre, I'd be ruined! Not that anyone would want to come back for half the acts I've booked, unless they'd gone to collect copious quantities of fruit...')
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Post by mbt66 on Jan 20, 2021 7:21:01 GMT
So putting aside the fact that there will be no CDs (I did contemplate sending an email to Big Finish, but thought that would be hypocritical to complain about no physical release that way. To correctly do so I would need to send them a strongly worded postcard!)
Can others who have heard other Big Finish audiobook releases tell me should we expect any enhancements to the storytelling with sound effects and mood music? Or are their other audiobooks just a reading?
I really, really hope there is a Christmas arrangement of the Jago & Litefoot theme at the start of the last story in this set.
Edit: The release does mention music and sound design - so I guess I should that that as a positive indication of enhancement.
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Post by theillusiveman on Jan 20, 2021 7:58:17 GMT
I don’t really get why a limited edition run on CD isn’t possible for BF. They did in with Class - surely this would sell more? And I have all the other box sets on CD so I may now say goodbye to this range. Perhaps Audiobooks are not as profitable as full cast audios (hence why the chronicles have been changed to full cast?) i
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You know, now that you mention it, I actually do rather like Attack of the Cybermen ...
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Post by lidar2 on Jan 20, 2021 8:42:09 GMT
I don’t really get why a limited edition run on CD isn’t possible for BF. They did in with Class - surely this would sell more? And I have all the other box sets on CD so I may now say goodbye to this range. Perhaps Audiobooks are not as profitable as full cast audios (hence why the chronicles have been changed to full cast?) i
I dunno, the Omega Factor has moved in the other direction (full cast to audiobook) and BF have said the reason the full casts stopped was because they didn't sell enough
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2021 19:25:23 GMT
Oh its download only? that actually sucks tbf I think it's quite shanty behaviour by BF to be honest. To brand it series 14, all be it audio book format, and then not offer a CD version to their customers who have purchased the first 13 sets in hard format is a friggin outrage !! It would have been more palatable had they branded and boxed it as something else. I'll listen to it, but I wont be paying BF for the privilege on this occasion, purely out of protest. So how will you do that?
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Post by tuigirl on Jan 21, 2021 21:25:40 GMT
I think it's quite shanty behaviour by BF to be honest. To brand it series 14, all be it audio book format, and then not offer a CD version to their customers who have purchased the first 13 sets in hard format is a friggin outrage !! It would have been more palatable had they branded and boxed it as something else. I'll listen to it, but I wont be paying BF for the privilege on this occasion, purely out of protest. So how will you do that? Make an educated guess.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2021 21:43:22 GMT
It's not something to boast about, is it? Especially on a Big Finish forum.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2021 21:57:34 GMT
It's not something to boast about, is it? Especially on a Big Finish forum. Exactly i mean films and games from say like Disney, okay yeah sure km sure the mouse can take it but small companys, cmon man.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2021 2:59:30 GMT
I think it's quite shanty behaviour by BF to be honest. To brand it series 14, all be it audio book format, and then not offer a CD version to their customers who have purchased the first 13 sets in hard format is a friggin outrage !! It would have been more palatable had they branded and boxed it as something else. I'll listen to it, but I wont be paying BF for the privilege on this occasion, purely out of protest. So how will you do that? I'll borrow it from a friend, naturally.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2021 3:03:06 GMT
It's not something to boast about, is it? Especially on a Big Finish forum. Exactly i mean films and games from say like Disney, okay yeah sure km sure the mouse can take it but small companys, cmon man. C'mon man what ?? Last time I checked it wasn't illegal to borrow or listen to someone else's audio material.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2021 3:03:40 GMT
... and that would be what?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2021 3:07:52 GMT
It's not something to boast about, is it? Especially on a Big Finish forum. Whose boasting? I'm simply saying I wont be buying this audio on this occasion myself. There are ways to listen to audio material legally that you haven't purchased yourself, did you not know that?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2021 3:13:47 GMT
“However, please remember that sharing CDs with third parties, exchanging mp3s with friends or uploading them to file-sharing websites/platforms is an infringement of International Copyright Law and can be subject to criminal prosecution.”
Taken directly from the website.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2021 5:52:06 GMT
I purchased am hoping though they do a Cd version....😍
and if they don’t I will always know there is a space where Jago and Litefoot 14 should be 😂
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2021 6:14:48 GMT
Bit sad we never got Paul McGann Doctor with The duo
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