Book: Commodore The Amiga Years - Page 2

moijk · 17 October 2012, 19:42

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Originally Posted by Paul_s

I'm sure it'll turn up eventually

One book I am lusting after is Hiive's 'Amiga' games book... still in progress...

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=33553

nice, thanks for the pointer. i've been curious about those books for a while. only i've ordered is the kickstarter sensible software-book of game-related books. most i got is hardware-related.

Paul_s · 17 October 2012, 20:15

Yep! I ordered the Sensible book too!

That's whats missing really, some awesome gaming books for the Amiga...!

stainy · 21 October 2012, 13:40

Amazon have a release date of the 31st Oct

PulsatingQuasar · 21 October 2012, 21:15

I got an email from Amazon yesterday with a revised release date.

Brian Bagnall "Commodore: The Amiga Years"
Estimated arrival date: November 03 2012 - November 05 2012

Let's hope this is actually true.

stainy · 27 October 2012, 23:45

Amazon.co.uk now have Jan 31st 2013 on their website

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dJOS · 29 October 2012, 01:07

Is there anywhere that sells the Commodore series books in eBook form for like $5 - charging what they do atm for the eBooks is just criminal imo so i refuse to buy them.

moijk · 29 October 2012, 12:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by dJOS

Is there anywhere that sells the Commodore series books in eBook form for like $5 - charging what they do atm for the eBooks is just criminal imo so i refuse to buy them.

Just curious, the commodore book this is the second one of cost in hardcover (only paper option, amazon co uk) 18.71 GBP. The kindle version cost 8.54 GBP. So a considable saving on the eBook version.

If you need eBook format as in epub,

http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Commo...pZA/page1.html

11.19 usd. which is aprox 6.9 GBP

Is that really a bad price? While it is cost saving to use electronic vs paper distribution, the author and publisher still need to feed their kids so the format should only reflect the cost of production and distribution vs the lower cost of electronic distribution. Not give it away.

dJOS · 29 October 2012, 21:57

Thanks for the link, I was seeing prices closer to $20 which is just a joke for an ebook.

fgh · 03 November 2012, 23:45

Email from amazon.com: Estimated arrival date: February 15, 2013 - March 07, 2013

alenppc · 04 November 2012, 05:49

Amazon.ca says: Publication Date: Jan 22 2013.

They didn't even bother to send me an email that the preorder date had been revised, since it's a normal practice for amazon.ca to get whatever items are published stunningly late anyway.

wanderer · 04 November 2012, 17:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Codetapper

Indeed, the original book and the early years version were both brilliant.

What's the difference?

alenppc · 08 November 2012, 17:06

Here we go again:

Hello from Amazon.ca.

We wanted to let you know there's a delay with one or more items (...)

Brian Bagnall "Commodore: The Amiga Years"
Estimated ship date: July 01, 2013

mikey2002kent · 08 November 2012, 17:17

31st January is the release date on Amazon.co.uk now

dJOS · 08 November 2012, 23:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by moijk

Just curious, the commodore book this is the second one of cost in hardcover (only paper option, amazon co uk) 18.71 GBP. The kindle version cost 8.54 GBP. So a considable saving on the eBook version.

If you need eBook format as in epub,

http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Commo...pZA/page1.html

11.19 usd. which is aprox 6.9 GBP

Is that really a bad price? While it is cost saving to use electronic vs paper distribution, the author and publisher still need to feed their kids so the format should only reflect the cost of production and distribution vs the lower cost of electronic distribution. Not give it away.

I'm loving this book, it was $10.39aud which IMO is a fair price for an ebook.

s2325 · 27 November 2012, 02:09

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...y-retro-fusion

ChrisUnionNJ · 27 November 2012, 03:57

And if you look here July 2013!!!!

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dJOS · 27 November 2012, 04:26

has anyone read "The Future Was Here: The Commodore Amiga" by Jimmy Maher?

I bought it recently on eBook but i'm finding it a pretty dull read so far.

quarkx · 27 November 2012, 05:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by dJOS

has anyone read "The Future Was Here: The Commodore Amiga" by Jimmy Maher?

I bought it recently on eBook but i'm finding it a pretty dull read so far.

Thats probably because it is a textbook form MIT. Most text books from College courses are pretty dry.
Just an aside, the first book "The Commodore years" was over a year late also. How soon we all forget

Paul_s · 27 November 2012, 05:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by wanderer

What's the difference?

here;

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amazon.co.uk

This updated second edition includes additional interviews and first-hand material from major Commodore figures like marketing guru Kit Spencer, chip designer Bill Mensch, and Commodore co-founder Manfred Kapp.

radon_22 · 27 November 2012, 21:34

It's actually kinda fitting that an announced book about Commodore's Amiga years would have multiple delays and then become "vaporware".

21 October 2012, 21:15	#24
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17 October 2012, 20:15	#22
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,334	Yep! I ordered the Sensible book too! That's whats missing really, some awesome gaming books for the Amiga...!

21 October 2012, 13:40	#23
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	Amazon have a release date of the 31st Oct

27 October 2012, 23:45	#25
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	Amazon.co.uk now have Jan 31st 2013 on their website ffs.jpg

29 October 2012, 01:07	#26
dJOS Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 888	Is there anywhere that sells the Commodore series books in eBook form for like $5 - charging what they do atm for the eBooks is just criminal imo so i refuse to buy them.

29 October 2012, 21:57	#28
dJOS Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 888	Thanks for the link, I was seeing prices closer to $20 which is just a joke for an ebook.

03 November 2012, 23:45	#29
fgh Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Norway Posts: 817	Email from amazon.com: Estimated arrival date: February 15, 2013 - March 07, 2013

04 November 2012, 05:49	#30
alenppc Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Canada Age: 44 Posts: 910	Amazon.ca says: Publication Date: Jan 22 2013. They didn't even bother to send me an email that the preorder date had been revised, since it's a normal practice for amazon.ca to get whatever items are published stunningly late anyway.

08 November 2012, 17:06	#32
alenppc Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Canada Age: 44 Posts: 910	Here we go again: Hello from Amazon.ca. We wanted to let you know there's a delay with one or more items (...) Brian Bagnall "Commodore: The Amiga Years" Estimated ship date: July 01, 2013

08 November 2012, 17:17	#33
mikey2002kent Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Maidstone, Kent Posts: 94	31st January is the release date on Amazon.co.uk now

27 November 2012, 02:09	#35
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...y-retro-fusion

27 November 2012, 03:57	#36
ChrisUnionNJ Amibay Mod/Staff Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Union NJ Age: 61 Posts: 194	And if you look here July 2013!!!!

27 November 2012, 04:26	#37
dJOS Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 888	has anyone read "The Future Was Here: The Commodore Amiga" by Jimmy Maher? I bought it recently on eBook but i'm finding it a pretty dull read so far.

27 November 2012, 21:34	#40
radon_22 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 77	It's actually kinda fitting that an announced book about Commodore's Amiga years would have multiple delays and then become "vaporware".

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