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Re:The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator by austenallred on Thursday August 09, 2012 @02:49AM (#4359879)
I get a little frustrated when books centered on tech startups don't come in electronic formats. Pretty please, publisher, can we get a Kindle version?
Re:The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator by rdl on Thursday August 09, 2012 @04:40AM (#4360171)
There WILL be a Kindle version (I emailed him). I think it's just not listed in pre-order.

(I actually convinced a friend of mine who wrote a great new book on dealing with analysts, Up and to the Right (http://www.amazon.com/UP-RIGHT-Strategy-Influence-ebook/dp/B...) that he should do an ebook. For some reason he thought it would cause piracy!)

Re:The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator by hiddenstage on Thursday August 09, 2012 @08:59AM (#4360748)
Re:The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator by relix on Thursday August 09, 2012 @12:39PM (#4361860)
Hardback: $14, Kindle edition: $18

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Re:The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator by 13rules on Thursday August 09, 2012 @09:46AM (#4360966)
Thanks for the Kindle link. Preordered!
Re:The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator by _gbc on Thursday August 09, 2012 @03:05AM (#4359913)
Seconded on the Kindle version (preferably one which is formated correctly for a change). I suspect we aren't alone in that preference.

PG, any chance of finding out if there will be a Kindle version?

Re:The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator by sneak on Thursday August 09, 2012 @11:52AM (#4361633)
Kindles read PDFs, right? I haven't seen a mass-market book released in years that doesn't wind up as a PDF in a torrent.

There's no reason to be frustrated. Even vinyl-only releases end up digital. Some enterprising soul will scratch your itch.

Re:The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator by neurotech1 on Thursday August 09, 2012 @02:57PM (#4362615)
That's the problem with the old publishing model. They should set up a "choose your price" download model where people can download DRM-Free ebooks. Or the author creates their own torrented version with a link for "donations"
Re:The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator by pedalpete on Thursday August 09, 2012 @08:35PM (#4364177)
I don't think 'choose your price' needs to be embraced by all publishers, but a higher price for a digital version where costs are significantly reduced from a physical version doesn't sit well with me.

However, pricing is what the market will bear (bare??).

Re:The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator by Andrex on Thursday August 09, 2012 @04:23AM (#4360124)
And a Google eBooks/Play version too, just to round things out.