Comments on: Take That, Google! Over 1,700 new free public domain titles in the Kindle Store in 24-hour period http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/take-that-google-over-1700-new-free-public-domain-titles-in-the-kindle-store-in-24-hour-period/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:28:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Windwalker http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/take-that-google-over-1700-new-free-public-domain-titles-in-the-kindle-store-in-24-hour-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1146810 Windwalker Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:24:29 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/10/09/take-that-google-over-1700-new-free-public-domain-titles-in-the-kindle-store-in-24-hour-period/#comment-1146810 Just an update here on the original post. The total number of free public domain books in the Kindle Store as of 7 am EDT Monday 10.12.2009 is at 17,955. Just an update here on the original post. The total number of free public domain books in the Kindle Store as of 7 am EDT Monday 10.12.2009 is at 17,955.

]]> By: Bruce Wilson http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/take-that-google-over-1700-new-free-public-domain-titles-in-the-kindle-store-in-24-hour-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1146761 Bruce Wilson Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:14:51 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/10/09/take-that-google-over-1700-new-free-public-domain-titles-in-the-kindle-store-in-24-hour-period/#comment-1146761 Looks like it stays at $2.00 for about 5 minutes, then goes back to free. Sorry about all these posts. Looks like it stays at $2.00 for about 5 minutes, then goes back to free.

Sorry about all these posts.

]]> By: Bruce Wilson http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/take-that-google-over-1700-new-free-public-domain-titles-in-the-kindle-store-in-24-hour-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1146760 Bruce Wilson Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:10:26 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/10/09/take-that-google-over-1700-new-free-public-domain-titles-in-the-kindle-store-in-24-hour-period/#comment-1146760 Ah, correction. I bought seven books, then the prices all went to $2.00 each. I redid the test tonight, same thing. It's Amazon's way of limiting free book delivery. Ah, correction. I bought seven books, then the prices all went to $2.00 each. I redid the test tonight, same thing.

It’s Amazon’s way of limiting free book delivery.

]]> By: Bruce Wilson http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/take-that-google-over-1700-new-free-public-domain-titles-in-the-kindle-store-in-24-hour-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1146750 Bruce Wilson Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:30:05 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/10/09/take-that-google-over-1700-new-free-public-domain-titles-in-the-kindle-store-in-24-hour-period/#comment-1146750 For about an hour this afternoon, the prices of all Amazon public domain books went to $2.00 in the US. But only an hour. For about an hour this afternoon, the prices of all Amazon public domain books went to $2.00 in the US. But only an hour.

]]> By: pond http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/take-that-google-over-1700-new-free-public-domain-titles-in-the-kindle-store-in-24-hour-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1146679 pond Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:48:59 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/10/09/take-that-google-over-1700-new-free-public-domain-titles-in-the-kindle-store-in-24-hour-period/#comment-1146679 Actually, this is what I feared. Amazon has now cemented a monopoly on Kindle editions of public domain works. And it has begun moving itself more forcefully into a status as 'publisher.' A couple questions arise: 1. Having chopped off at the knees so many small-potatoes Gutenberg repackagers, does Amazon still play fair with big publishers of public domain works, like Penguin? 2. Whence come these Amazon-published public domain works? From Project Gutenberg? From Google Books? Or from Amazon's own scanning and digitizing work, which they only recently revealed in their briefs in the Google Books Consent case? I guess a third question would be: are these public domain titles any freer of scannos than the Google Books epub editions? (Gadzooks, I hope so!) Actually, this is what I feared. Amazon has now cemented a monopoly on Kindle editions of public domain works. And it has begun moving itself more forcefully into a status as ‘publisher.’

A couple questions arise:

1. Having chopped off at the knees so many small-potatoes Gutenberg repackagers, does Amazon still play fair with big publishers of public domain works, like Penguin?

2. Whence come these Amazon-published public domain works? From Project Gutenberg? From Google Books? Or from Amazon’s own scanning and digitizing work, which they only recently revealed in their briefs in the Google Books Consent case?

I guess a third question would be: are these public domain titles any freer of scannos than the Google Books epub editions? (Gadzooks, I hope so!)

]]> By: Pierre http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/take-that-google-over-1700-new-free-public-domain-titles-in-the-kindle-store-in-24-hour-period/comment-page-1/#comment-1146670 Pierre Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:15:01 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/10/09/take-that-google-over-1700-new-free-public-domain-titles-in-the-kindle-store-in-24-hour-period/#comment-1146670 Yes, it would be great, if only they were truly free for us Europeans. But they all cost $2.30 in Europe. That "includes VAT & international wireless delivery via Amazon Whispernet" but is far from free. Yes, it would be great, if only they were truly free for us Europeans. But they all cost $2.30 in Europe. That “includes VAT & international wireless delivery via Amazon Whispernet” but is far from free.

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