Kindle (E-Book) Versus Virtual Series
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You do know that there is such a thing as Trek novels that a) advance the story of the 24th century well beyond Nemesis and b) are available in Kindle format?
I for one am not only prepared to handle those, I'm reading them.
Also, I do not know what these novels have to do with a possible CGI series, and why you seem to think the two concepts are mutually exclusive. Please elaborate.
Personally, I wouldn't like to see an animated series. I've always thought of Star Trek as a dramatic series with actors and stories with more than a fair share of introspection - as opposed to wall-to-wall action peppered with a few lines of shouted dialogue à la Clone Wars. I'd hate for that to be the future of Trek.
I for one am not only prepared to handle those, I'm reading them.
Also, I do not know what these novels have to do with a possible CGI series, and why you seem to think the two concepts are mutually exclusive. Please elaborate.
Personally, I wouldn't like to see an animated series. I've always thought of Star Trek as a dramatic series with actors and stories with more than a fair share of introspection - as opposed to wall-to-wall action peppered with a few lines of shouted dialogue à la Clone Wars. I'd hate for that to be the future of Trek.
I'll handle whatever is worth watching/reading. So far, Star Trek has been worthwhile (sometimes) in movies and TV shows. Not a fan of the novels, and what little I've seen of fan productions hasn't impressed me. I've read a couple good fanfics, but wow, it is just too hard slogging through all the junk for that to be an attractive hobby.
What the world needs is 1) a well-edited and selective Star Trek fanfic website (not just all the editor's friends' junk) and 2) well, frankly what the fan video productions need is more money - at the very least, better actors - but since there's no financial model, where is the money going to come from?
What the world needs is 1) a well-edited and selective Star Trek fanfic website (not just all the editor's friends' junk) and 2) well, frankly what the fan video productions need is more money - at the very least, better actors - but since there's no financial model, where is the money going to come from?
I have a kindle and love it. Pretty soon I plan on self-publishing my first ebook on it, as well.
I notice that the Trek novels usually cost the same either as a book, or on the Kindle. I find this strange, since it seems the Kindle version of a book should cost less than the print version (no printing costs, etc).
Sean
I notice that the Trek novels usually cost the same either as a book, or on the Kindle. I find this strange, since it seems the Kindle version of a book should cost less than the print version (no printing costs, etc).
Sean
Trelane see this thread about a downloaded/subscription-based Trek series:
Poll: provider for new Trek series as original series download
That's an issue across all ebooks, not just Trek. Publishers need to keep their margins high, especially for new releases.
Prices are based on what the market will bear, not on the cost of production. If folks were willing to pay more for a Kindle book vs paperback, the Kindle book would cost more. (However, I don't think paperbacks cost all that much to produce either - volume printing is dirt cheap.)
Which is why Dan Brown's latest on Kindle was marked the same price as the hardcover on the day it first came out.
I wasn't a big fan of his, anyway. At least, not at that high price.
Sean
I have a Kindle and am reading through the various continuation series, just finished reading Buried Age on it. I find it easier and no more expensive an option as the paper books themselves, and it keeps them all in a nice neat folder. Future of Trek on the Kindle is fine with me.
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