Daniel Keyes Moran

[Kadarin]

This is just a quick PSA for those who know who this guy is. I noticed today that he's FINALLY published the first book of the next installment in his Continuing Time series, The AI War: The Big Boost.

http://www.amazon.com/I-War-Book-One...4596047&sr=1-1

Even though he's under published and underrated, he is without question in my mind one of the top five finest writers in scifi today, if not ever.

 

[shadow9d9]

The first 3 books were great. Don't understand why he stopped... but only a kindle edition? If so, I won't be buying. I buy books to own, not rent for full price.

 

[Pheran]

I love the Continuing Time books as well, it's a shame he hasn't been able to write more. You don't have to buy a Kindle edition, in fact it's probably better for DKM if you purchase the ebooks from his own site, fs&. You can get an omnibus of all 4 books for $23.

 

[Kadarin]

I love the Continuing Time books as well, it's a shame he hasn't been able to write more. You don't have to buy a Kindle edition, in fact it's probably better for DKM if you purchase the ebooks from his own site, fs&. You can get an omnibus of all 4 books for $23.

Thanks for the info, I wasn't aware of his site.

 

[shadow9d9]

I don't read any electronic books personally, though it is indeed better than the Kindle version. I did some research today and it seems like he has mentioned some small self publishing options on his blog but nothing has become of it yet.

 

[Kadarin]

Minor update: I just finished reading the book. The writing quality rivals that in The Long Run, and it's a better story than The Last Dancer, even if it ignores the larger picture. This book focuses on Trent and those immediately around him only.

It's been a long time coming, and was well worth the time invested. Looking forward to more!

 

[dawp]

The first 3 books were great. Don't understand why he stopped... but only a kindle edition? If so, I won't be buying. I buy books to own, not rent for full price.

It's possible that he self published. My son is doing that on amazon. He only has 2 books and a short story published so far and working on a 3rd. hopefully it will take off.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

The first 3 books were great. Don't understand why he stopped... but only a kindle edition? If so, I won't be buying. I buy books to own, not rent for full price.

Huh? You're not renting a Kindle book. Once it's on your device it's there forever.

 

[dennilfloss]

What a Moran!

 

[dawp]

Huh? You're not renting a Kindle book. Once it's on your device it's there forever.

unless Amazon decides it violates copyrights laws and pulls it off without telling ya.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18amazon.html

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

unless Amazon decides it violates copyrights laws and pulls it off without telling ya.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18amazon.html

First of all, the situation is entirely different to a self-published book and doesn't apply in any way. Secondly, Amazon refunded the purchase price to users who lost the book - I have never heard of a rental agency offering a refund like this. Thirdly, Amazon has stated that this remote deleting will not occur in the future, as they have changed their policies and systems. Fourthly, Amazon's terms of service explicitly state that books are not rented and that they are permanently available to purchasers:

Upon your payment of the applicable fees set by Amazon, Amazon grants you the non-exclusive right to keep a permanent copy of the applicable Digital Content and to view, use and display such Digital Content an unlimited number of times, solely on the Device or as authorized by Amazon as part of the Service and solely for your personal, non-commercial use.

So maybe you should educate yourself either on the definition of 'rent' or on the policies of Amazon and their Kindle device, or maybe both. Because buying an e-book from Amazon is not the same as renting.

 

[dawp]

First of all, the situation is entirely different to a self-published book and doesn't apply in any way. Secondly, Amazon refunded the purchase price to users who lost the book - I have never heard of a rental agency offering a refund like this. Thirdly, Amazon has stated that this remote deleting will not occur in the future, as they have changed their policies and systems. Fourthly, Amazon's terms of service explicitly state that books are not rented and that they are permanently available to purchasers:


So maybe you should educate yourself either on the definition of 'rent' or on the policies of Amazon and their Kindle device, or maybe both. Because buying an e-book from Amazon is not the same as renting.

I'm not the one who wont 'rent' a book, I was only pointing out that they have pulled books before without notifying those that had purchased them. And the only reason they changed the policy was because of the firestorm it caused them. It left them with egg on their face after it was all said and done.

I understand why they did, I just don't agree with how they did it.

 

[pcgeek11]

unless Amazon decides it violates copyrights laws and pulls it off without telling ya.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18amazon.html

Reading is fundamental... From your reference.

An Amazon spokesman, Drew Herdener, said in an e-mail message that the books were added to the Kindle store by a company that did not have rights to them, using a self-service function. “When we were notified of this by the rights holder, we removed the illegal copies from our systems and from customers’ devices, and refunded customers,” he said.

Amazon effectively acknowledged that the deletions were a bad idea. “We are changing our systems so that in the future we will not remove books from customers’ devices in these circumstances,” Mr. Herdener said.

You can also save a copy somewhere else.

 

[dawp]

Reading is fundamental... From your reference.

An Amazon spokesman, Drew Herdener, said in an e-mail message that the books were added to the Kindle store by a company that did not have rights to them, using a self-service function. “When we were notified of this by the rights holder, we removed the illegal copies from our systems and from customers’ devices, and refunded customers,” he said.

Amazon effectively acknowledged that the deletions were a bad idea. “We are changing our systems so that in the future we will not remove books from customers’ devices in these circumstances,” Mr. Herdener said.

You can also save a copy somewhere else.

reading is fundamental also applies to you too, the post right above yours:

I'm not the one who wont 'rent' a book, I was only pointing out that they have pulled books before without notifying those that had purchased them. And the only reason they changed the policy was because of the firestorm it caused them. It left them with egg on their face after it was all said and done.

I understand why they did, I just don't agree with how they did it.

 

[pcgeek11]

reading is fundamental also applies to you too, the post right above yours:

I hadn't read that far when I posted

You can still save a copy on your PC...