Comments on: Free eBooks! http://www.teddypig.com/2009/11/free-ebooks-2/ It's About eBooks Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:18:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: TeddyPig http://www.teddypig.com/2009/11/free-ebooks-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3343 TeddyPig Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:00:13 +0000 http://www.teddypig.com/?p=3146#comment-3343 Nah, that's non-techy thinking of it's too hard like it's so hard to do a web page and throw up some merchant accounts for processing paypal and cards. You need to "own" your own retail channel into the Android and iPhone OS like B&N or Amazon does right now. Otherwise you end up supplying eBooks to other retailers doing this "hard work" instead of owning that tight profit margin yourself. In 2000 maybe websites with retail was enough for internet presence in 2010 you best be capable of iPhone apps and Android apps. Nah, that’s non-techy thinking of it’s too hard like it’s so hard to do a web page and throw up some merchant accounts for processing paypal and cards. You need to “own” your own retail channel into the Android and iPhone OS like B&N or Amazon does right now. Otherwise you end up supplying eBooks to other retailers doing this “hard work” instead of owning that tight profit margin yourself.

In 2000 maybe websites with retail was enough for internet presence in 2010 you best be capable of iPhone apps and Android apps.

]]> By: AnneD http://www.teddypig.com/2009/11/free-ebooks-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3342 AnneD Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:54:45 +0000 http://www.teddypig.com/?p=3146#comment-3342 Maybe a reflection of low volume of ebook sales through HQ channels? It would potentially be a lot of dev money that might take a long time to see fruit? (dev money maybe better put into a new ebook only imprint?) We all know they are pretty ahead of the game eBook wise (except for that pesky drm), but from the mentions I've seen here and there from authors, the avg HQ reader isn't quite there yet in embracing the ebook as the packaging of choice. But who knows, I'm just musing possible scenarios, maybe they do have something in the works. Maybe a reflection of low volume of ebook sales through HQ channels? It would potentially be a lot of dev money that might take a long time to see fruit? (dev money maybe better put into a new ebook only imprint?)

We all know they are pretty ahead of the game eBook wise (except for that pesky drm), but from the mentions I’ve seen here and there from authors, the avg HQ reader isn’t quite there yet in embracing the ebook as the packaging of choice. But who knows, I’m just musing possible scenarios, maybe they do have something in the works.

]]> By: TeddyPig http://www.teddypig.com/2009/11/free-ebooks-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3341 TeddyPig Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:50:19 +0000 http://www.teddypig.com/?p=3146#comment-3341 Harlequin is big enough I cannot believe they do not have their own eBook App on the iPhone. Harlequin is big enough I cannot believe they do not have their own eBook App on the iPhone.

]]> By: AnneD http://www.teddypig.com/2009/11/free-ebooks-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3340 AnneD Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:16:47 +0000 http://www.teddypig.com/?p=3146#comment-3340 There should be a HQ shelf in Stanza on the iPhone with these in them TeddyP There should be a HQ shelf in Stanza on the iPhone with these in them TeddyP

]]> By: Chris http://www.teddypig.com/2009/11/free-ebooks-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3337 Chris Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:06:48 +0000 http://www.teddypig.com/?p=3146#comment-3337 So this has nothing to do with free Harlequins, but it seemed like <a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2009/11/e-volution.html" rel="nofollow">it might be a post you'd enjoy</a>. So this has nothing to do with free Harlequins, but it seemed like it might be a post you’d enjoy.

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