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Publishers to make readers wait months for eBooks 
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tombolt
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I can't believe they still produce hardbacks in this day and age.

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HarperCollins joins eBook holdouts

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/354070/harp ... k-holdouts

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Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, Brian Murray, chief executive of HarperCollins, claimed that starting January the publisher will delay eBook releases by anything from four weeks to six months, depending on the book.


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Murray has warned that this trend could harm the industry, with publishers unable to take chances on new writers.


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pcernie wrote:
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Murray has warned that this trend could harm the industry, with publishers unable to take chances on new writers.


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Will new writers even need a publishing house???

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One word question:

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