Are they in color or black and white? Are the illustrations high resolution?
I can't speak for the others but the iBook version is exactly the same is the actual book - colour cover, black-and-white chapter illustrations.
Are they in color or black and white? Are the illustrations high resolution?
...secondly these digital versions are edited and I like the text to be as true to the original as possible, with all is flaws, mistyping and spelling errors.
That's the whole reason why I got the lesser know "Special Edition" box set instead of the newer and widely available "Signature Edition" existing of newer cover art and revised text. When I'm getting something for my collection I want it to be as true to the original as possible and the "Special Edition" provides just that instead of these newer "Signature Editions" with new flashy cover art and the whole text revised.
I can't speak for the others but the iBook version is exactly the same is the actual book - colour cover, black-and-white chapter illustrations.
Could you please elaborate on the digital versions being edited. Is it just the mistyping and spelling errors that were corrected? Was anything else changed/added/deleted?
I agree that I prefer for things to be as close to the original as possible. I'm OK with edits for spelling errors, but if there are any other edits, I'd like to know about them.
Thanks for your help.
This is kind of funny. In Canada, we can't buy the US English version of the books, we have to buy the UK English versions. However, we can only buy the US version of the audio books, not the UK versions.
And to make it even better, the UK versions are more expensive in the complete collection by about $4.
Could you please elaborate on the digital versions being edited. Is it just the mistyping and spelling errors that were corrected? Was anything else changed/added/deleted?
Anyone else having issues purchasing these from the website? I put in all my information and it goes to this Visa verifying thing and every time it says payment could not be completed. I use this card every day so I know it's not a bad card, any suggestions?
Are you trying to buy the version that doesn't match your locale?
US vs UK or something like that.
I think you need to buy it as a "gift" if you are.
I just purchased the collection and chose the direct download to my Mac. I had to download each book individually, but once they were on my Mac all I had to do was drag them into iTunes. From iTunes, I was able to move them to both of my iPads without having to redownload them--so I still have 7 downloads remaining. The format of the download is ePub and appears to be unprotected, so should be useable on other devices as well, although if you want a Kindle-specific (AZW) version, you'll have to download directly onto your Kindle. If memory serves, the Kindle will also support unprotected ePub books, but you have to side-load them from your computer to the Kindle. But I digress...
Back to the appearance of the ePub version in iBooks. As I expected, the covers appear in color but the books themselves are black and white. The illustrations are quite nice (on par with what one gets in the hardcopy version). All the features of an iBook are supported, including both page numbers and pages remaining in this chapter (YAY!!).
This is exactly what I have been holding out for.(I have paperback versions of the first 6 books, but have not yet read them because I prefer to read on my iPad. I heretofore have not purchased the 7th book for the same reason.)
From iTunes, I was able to move them to both of my iPads without having to redownload them--so I still have 7 downloads remaining.
Thanks for the info. I think this is a simple question, but I just want to make sure that I understand correctly. If I download the book via direct download, and then move it to iTunes, can I then upload it to my iPad, my iPhone, AND my iPod touch and that will still only count as 1 download? Am I understanding that correctly?
Thanks for your help.