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Audiobook frustration!
Crap like this is why people download stuff illegally!
I know Anne Bishop's latest Black Jewels novel is coming out in audiobook format. I didn't actually expect to find it in a format I can use but I gave it a try. Guess what I found?
Not only is Shadow Queen not available on CD, I found a ton of other audio novels I really, really want that are available only in download format and only in the USA. You can register on these sites, but unless you have a US (or in some cases Canada, too) address, you can't actually purchase the download version. And there's no CD version to buy.
I can't ask a US friend to buy them for me 'cause they'll be protected files; I need a regular or an MP3 CD that I can import into my own account.
I mean, WHY? What do they gain by cutting out half of their potential market? Seriously, Guy Gavriel Kay, Kelley Armstrong - they have strong European sales of their books. What's wrong with letting me pay for audio versions, too???
And I couldn't find a torrent for them either, but I'm gonna keep looking. If they won't let me spend good money on 'em, they can't blame me for torrenting instead.
And just to cap off my frustrating search of the latest audio releases...why is Chapterhouse Dune available but not Heretics of Dune, which preceeds it?
I know Anne Bishop's latest Black Jewels novel is coming out in audiobook format. I didn't actually expect to find it in a format I can use but I gave it a try. Guess what I found?
Not only is Shadow Queen not available on CD, I found a ton of other audio novels I really, really want that are available only in download format and only in the USA. You can register on these sites, but unless you have a US (or in some cases Canada, too) address, you can't actually purchase the download version. And there's no CD version to buy.
I can't ask a US friend to buy them for me 'cause they'll be protected files; I need a regular or an MP3 CD that I can import into my own account.
I mean, WHY? What do they gain by cutting out half of their potential market? Seriously, Guy Gavriel Kay, Kelley Armstrong - they have strong European sales of their books. What's wrong with letting me pay for audio versions, too???
And I couldn't find a torrent for them either, but I'm gonna keep looking. If they won't let me spend good money on 'em, they can't blame me for torrenting instead.
And just to cap off my frustrating search of the latest audio releases...why is Chapterhouse Dune available but not Heretics of Dune, which preceeds it?