Philip Pullman - new trilogy

[krtek a houby]

Loved the original. Cautiously looking fwd to this...

Philip Pullman unveils epic fantasy trilogy The Book of Dust

 

[ruffneck23]

looking forward to this

 

[DotCommunist]

yeah I've always got time for him even if sometimes I have caveats

Lets hope these are good and get a film adapt worth of them unlike the golden compass movie

 

[krtek a houby]

looking forward to this

So, we have this and the new adaptation of the original to anticipate. Hurrah!

 

[ruffneck23]

the bbc are making a series of it as we type

 

[DotCommunist]

ace, its the sort of thing they are normally good at. Strange&Norell was quality

 

[ruffneck23]

they are going to speand £100 million on it apparently

 

[PursuedByBears]

 

[Brainaddict]

That film they did of the original was shockingly bad. Let's hope the series does better.

 

[krtek a houby]

That film they did of the original was shockingly bad. Let's hope the series does better.

I thought Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig were well cast but yeah, otherwise a big disappointment.

 

[Kaka Tim]

didn't know the BBC were doing a tv adaptation of HDM - ace! Cant find much new info on this on the old t'interweb though. Supposed to be this year.

 

[chilango]

£9.99 for the Kindle edition!!!

That's a purchase lost.

 

[krtek a houby]

£9.99 for the Kindle edition!!!

That's a purchase lost.

Give it a couple of years and every charidee shop/second hand store will have several copies. That's how I got the original trilogy...

 

[chilango]

Give it a couple of years and every charidee shop/second hand store will have several copies. That's how I got the original trilogy...

I don't want a physical copy, yet. If its good, I'll buy some nice HB edition of the entire trilogy when that's out. In the meantime I want to read the thing on my kindle. I'm not paying the same price as the HB to do that though.

 

[PursuedByBears]

I'm leaving work early to go and pick up my (half-price) pre-ordered copy. I've promised my daughter we'll start it tonight as a bedtime story, one chapter per night

 

[chilango]

That's pissed me off, that has.

I'd have paid like a "normal" full ebook price for it. But charging the same as for a hardback? Grrrr.

 

[campanula]

The pleasure of being a grandparent has intensified in anticipation of a reading odyssey. Far, far better than the twattish Harry Potter (which I am avoiding, waiting another couple of years before I get her going with Alan Garner).

 

[sojourner]

Ooo thanks! Forgot about this. Just ordered it.

 

[DotCommunist]

That's pissed me off, that has.

I'd have paid like a "normal" full ebook price for it. But charging the same as for a hardback? Grrrr.

they know it'll be on the torrent sites quick as f. suppose it has to be at full whack for a bit.

 

[Sea Star]

That film they did of the original was shockingly bad. Let's hope the series does better.

i took my step daughter to see the stage adaptation - in two parts. Was fantastic!

 

[chilango]

they know it'll be on the torrent sites quick as f. suppose it has to be at full whack for a bit.

Self defeating though innit?

They’ll lose sales. I would’ve paid for this and stumped up £30odd for a nice hardback edition of the complete trilogy.

Now, I’m faced with either pirating it and then still buying the trilogy later.

Or, more likely, waiting to see if the ebook price comes down but spotting the physical book in a charity shop in the meantime and spending a couple of Quid on that and then not bothering with the fancy HB.

Fools.

 

[ringo]

Started it this morning, so far so good

 

[ruffneck23]

Picked it up in waterstones , nearly bought it but must wait till payday... Although I'm not entirely sure when payday is...

 

[ruffneck23]

Managed to get a copy , enchanted , lovely writing, one chapter in.

 

[scifisam]

A tenner is a bit much. I can't manage physical copies so will just have to wait for the price to come down.

It's on Radio Four tomorrow so I might just listen to that BBC Radio 4 - Drama, The Book of Dust

 

[chilango]

A tenner is a bit much. I can't manage physical copies so will just have to wait for the price to come down.

It's on Radio Four tomorrow so I might just listen to that BBC Radio 4 - Drama, The Book of Dust

Ooh.

 

[ruffneck23]

A tenner is a bit much. I can't manage physical copies so will just have to wait for the price to come down.

It's on Radio Four tomorrow so I might just listen to that BBC Radio 4 - Drama, The Book of Dust

Wicked thanks

 

[strung out]

Self defeating though innit?

They’ll lose sales. I would’ve paid for this and stumped up £30odd for a nice hardback edition of the complete trilogy.

Now, I’m faced with either pirating it and then still buying the trilogy later.

Or, more likely, waiting to see if the ebook price comes down but spotting the physical book in a charity shop in the meantime and spending a couple of Quid on that and then not bothering with the fancy HB.

Fools.

Why do you think the Kindle version would/should be cheaper?

edit: fwiw, the RRP of the hardback is £20 anyway.

 

[Agent Sparrow]

£10 is quite standard for new releases on the kindle, isn’t it? I bought Homegoing earlier this year for that because I didn’t want to wait until the British paperback release.

Mind you, I got the kindle version of TBOD1 on pre-order (forgot buying it so it was a nice surprise when it turned up ) and I think it was quite a bit cheaper than that.

 

[chilango]

Why do you think the Kindle version would/should be cheaper?

edit: fwiw, the RRP of the hardback is £20 anyway.

Cheaper to produce? Paperbacks often retail for less, no?

Anyway, like I said I’m happy to pay a premium for a “nice” hb set of the trilogy. Just not for an ebook.