Posted by Jock on April 25, 2012 at 00:41:46 user Jock.
In Reply to: Re: Book of interest to some Tarry types? posted by Duncan on April 24, 2012 at 10:57:40:
Hi Duncan, Yes Brambleholme Summer is available via the Apple iBooks app, which
means that it can be purchased via, and read on, the iPhone and iPad without the Colossal
Cave labyrinth in which I found myself when I purchased it direct from Lulu via my Mac.
Interestingly iBooks shows two prices: £2.49 and £5.49, but no Brambleholme Autumn.
I raised a fault ticket with Lulu yesterday, for 'multi device' should mean what it says
and give readers the same portability between devices that we have learnt to expect from
Kindle and Apple. So far I've only received a standard automated response.
Kindle editions can easily be purchased and read on the iPhone, though not via the Kindle
or Amazon apps as Apple want all purchases routed through the iTunes store!
There is an easy 'work-around' for iPhone/iPad/iPod users. Using the Safari web browser
go to amazon.co.uk (amazon.com in USA). Searching for 'Brambleholme Kindle' gives
two results Brambleholme Summer for £3.20 and Brambleholme Autumn at £3.30.
The books can then be purchased and downloaded with a couple of clicks.
So I suppose it's my fault for assuming that I had to buy from Lulu and not investigating
iBooks or Amazon first!
Nothing for it I suppose, but to buy another copy of Summer to read next time I fly or go
to the dentist!