Anyone who's a fan of Baen's ebooks should take a quick check of their site.
Things are going to be changing in a big way by the end of this week.
How things are going to work from now on:
1) Monthly bundles will remain available at their discounted price ($18/bundle) until that month's actual publication date. All older bundles will go away as of 12/15.
2) All already-purchased books will remain available for download. Baen will not change their policies on format availability or DRM.
3) After the publication date, books will be available for individual purchase. Books currently available only in hardcover will cost $9.99, books currently available in MMPB will cost $6.99
4) After the publication date, books will be available for purchase at the same prices from the Amazon Kindle store. Books purchased through Amazon will be subject to Amazon's usual policies regarding licensing, availability, revocability, and DRM.
5) Most items have been removed from the Baen Free Library. "Second Editions" of these books will be released by Baen and through Amazon later in their publishing schedule. These will have some form of added content and will be marketed at their usual prices. At the time of release of the second edition the original version will be restored to the BFL.
6) Third-party bundles sold through Baen but not published by them will be unchanged.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.
Things are going to be changing in a big way by the end of this week.
How things are going to work from now on:
1) Monthly bundles will remain available at their discounted price ($18/bundle) until that month's actual publication date. All older bundles will go away as of 12/15.
2) All already-purchased books will remain available for download. Baen will not change their policies on format availability or DRM.
3) After the publication date, books will be available for individual purchase. Books currently available only in hardcover will cost $9.99, books currently available in MMPB will cost $6.99
4) After the publication date, books will be available for purchase at the same prices from the Amazon Kindle store. Books purchased through Amazon will be subject to Amazon's usual policies regarding licensing, availability, revocability, and DRM.
5) Most items have been removed from the Baen Free Library. "Second Editions" of these books will be released by Baen and through Amazon later in their publishing schedule. These will have some form of added content and will be marketed at their usual prices. At the time of release of the second edition the original version will be restored to the BFL.
6) Third-party bundles sold through Baen but not published by them will be unchanged.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.