Re: Re: Amazon Kindle

At 3:20 PM -0600 11/28/07, you wrote:
>Because they aren't limiting content providers to established
>publishers. Anybody with an Amazon account can register to upload
>digital content and offer it for sale. There are established ebook
>publishers who don't use ISBNs, and ISBNs technically aren't supposed
>to be used for short works, although I understand some ebook
>publishers are doing so.


This is all irrelevant. All I'm suggesting is that Amazon should accept and use ISBNs FROM THOSE PUBLISHERS THAT USE THEM.



>
>For the sake of conformity, it makes sense, then, to utilize a non-
>ISBN product number. The ISBN is still included in the link.


Huh?

I don't see the ISBN in any link. What do you mean?

Why didn't Amazon simply do what they did with print books? Use the ISBN when available, and use a new number when its not?


>
>It's as pointless to second-guess why Amazon chose to go with an ASIN
>that's not the ISBN as it is to automatically suspect there's some
>nefarious reason for it. As long as the money goes into the bank
>account, they can identify them in Klingon for all I care. ;-)
>

Pointless to guess, yes.

Pointless to complain, no.

If I complain and they finally see reason and change, then the industry can develop better than it is now.

If I don't complain, it may be that nothing will change.

Kent




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