WebScriptions and the iPhone: Easier downloads of Baen books and others

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By David Rothman

Already WebScriptions had guidance for Kindle users. Now, piggybacking on the BookShelf app, it’s simplified downloading for owners of the  iPhone and iPod Touch.

A multipublisher service, Webscriptions offers books from Baen, Del Rey, Subterranean Press and Tor, among others.

Related: Baen WebScription FAQ explaining biz model, at least for Baen items. Books come in a bunch of popular formats and are not DRMed. I continued to be amazed that the big mainstream publishers aren’t open to WebScription-style experimentation, which among other things can let readers enjoy previews of uncorrected manuscripts. In effect the reader becomes a collaborator, offering early feedback before it’s too late, as well as creating buzz. O’Reilly, as I recall, also offers some advance peeps.

(Thanks to Michael Harris.)

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