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<blockquote data-quote="Krensky" data-source="post: 4756128" data-attributes="member: 30936"><p>More or less. Eric Flint and Jim Baen wrote a good bit on it. Baen in particular was rabidly opposed to DRM. So much so that when you get an ebook from them you get it in RTF, HTML, and in three different ereader/pda formats, but not PDF. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It changes based on what's in their free library and what wound up on the most recent CD. There is a lot for free and a lot for sale. Most of the stuff that is both is from the CDs which you can acquire for free from the internet or buy from them. They have found that giving ebooks away for free or cheap drives up new hardback and back catalog sales.</p><p></p><p>Free library: <a href="http://www.baen.com/library/" target="_blank">Baen Free Library</a></p><p>One of the CD sharing sites: <a href="http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/" target="_blank">baencd at the Fifth Imperium</a></p><p>Their storefront: <a href="http://www.webscription.net/default.aspx" target="_blank">WebScription Ebooks</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>They are a scence fiction and fantasy house, but they're a mainstrean publisher. They've published works by Poul Anderson, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, C.J. Cherryh, Andre Norton, David Drake, Eric Flint, David Weber, Spider Robinso, Mercedes Lackey, S.M. Stirling and others. They are independent in the literal sense, they're not publicly traded or part of a conglomerate. This has something to do with their success.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Pretty standard, other then the amount they give away and the prices of what they sell. Most ebooks are $6.00. Ebooks whoose hardback came with a Baen CD entitle you to an ISO of said CD. ARC are available for $15.00, and every moth there's a bundle of numer (or, rather, about a third of a number) of books that well be relesed in a few months for $15.00. They sell paperbacks and hardcovers through normal channels as well. Ebooks are DRM free and available in six formats, including RTF and HTML.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>According to Wikipedia (citing Locus):</p><p></p><p>In 2005 Baen eighth most productive publisher in the genre, with 72 books published (of which 40 were original titles). It was the sixth most active publisher of the dedicated SF imprints, and the fifth most popular SF publisher based on the number of bestseller list appearances.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baen_Books" target="_blank">Baen Books - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></p><p></p><p>They also give free paper books to soldiers and free ebooks to the disabled.</p><p></p><p>For some more in depth discussion, see Eric Flint's essays at the free library and as editor of Baen's magazine.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.baen.com/library/palaver_index.htm" target="_blank">Prime Palaver Index</a></p><p><a href="http://baens-universe.com/authors/Eric_Flint" target="_blank">Authors | Eric Flint | Jim Baen's Universe</a></p><p></p><p>In particular, this essay: <a href="http://baens-universe.com/articles/The_Problem_is_Legal_Scarcity__not_Illegal_Greed" target="_blank">http://baens-universe.com/articles/The_Problem_is_Legal_Scarcity__not_Illegal_Greed</a></p><p>And this one: <a href="http://baens-universe.com/articles/Foam_and_Froth_and_Mighty__Upside-down__Pyramids" target="_blank">http://baens-universe.com/articles/Foam_and_Froth_and_Mighty__Upside-down__Pyramids</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Krensky, post: 4756128, member: 30936"] More or less. Eric Flint and Jim Baen wrote a good bit on it. Baen in particular was rabidly opposed to DRM. So much so that when you get an ebook from them you get it in RTF, HTML, and in three different ereader/pda formats, but not PDF. It changes based on what's in their free library and what wound up on the most recent CD. There is a lot for free and a lot for sale. Most of the stuff that is both is from the CDs which you can acquire for free from the internet or buy from them. They have found that giving ebooks away for free or cheap drives up new hardback and back catalog sales. Free library: [URL="http://www.baen.com/library/"]Baen Free Library[/URL] One of the CD sharing sites: [URL="http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/"]baencd at the Fifth Imperium[/URL] Their storefront: [URL="http://www.webscription.net/default.aspx"]WebScription Ebooks[/URL] They are a scence fiction and fantasy house, but they're a mainstrean publisher. They've published works by Poul Anderson, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, C.J. Cherryh, Andre Norton, David Drake, Eric Flint, David Weber, Spider Robinso, Mercedes Lackey, S.M. Stirling and others. They are independent in the literal sense, they're not publicly traded or part of a conglomerate. This has something to do with their success. Pretty standard, other then the amount they give away and the prices of what they sell. Most ebooks are $6.00. Ebooks whoose hardback came with a Baen CD entitle you to an ISO of said CD. ARC are available for $15.00, and every moth there's a bundle of numer (or, rather, about a third of a number) of books that well be relesed in a few months for $15.00. They sell paperbacks and hardcovers through normal channels as well. Ebooks are DRM free and available in six formats, including RTF and HTML. According to Wikipedia (citing Locus): In 2005 Baen eighth most productive publisher in the genre, with 72 books published (of which 40 were original titles). It was the sixth most active publisher of the dedicated SF imprints, and the fifth most popular SF publisher based on the number of bestseller list appearances. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baen_Books"]Baen Books - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/URL] They also give free paper books to soldiers and free ebooks to the disabled. For some more in depth discussion, see Eric Flint's essays at the free library and as editor of Baen's magazine. [URL="http://www.baen.com/library/palaver_index.htm"]Prime Palaver Index[/URL] [URL="http://baens-universe.com/authors/Eric_Flint"]Authors | Eric Flint | Jim Baen's Universe[/URL] In particular, this essay: [URL]http://baens-universe.com/articles/The_Problem_is_Legal_Scarcity__not_Illegal_Greed[/URL] And this one: [URL]http://baens-universe.com/articles/Foam_and_Froth_and_Mighty__Upside-down__Pyramids[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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