FlyingDude Posted November 7 Report Posted November 7 Hi, I just bought this book in paperback. But it's big and heavy. I was hoping to find the CD version for easier portability, but it's no longer available. Anyone have one they want to get rid of? Thank you.
toto Posted November 8 Report Posted November 8 Did they actually release this book in a digital format? I really tried to find one before I bought it in paperback a few years ago, but I had no luck.
toto Posted November 8 Report Posted November 8 Sorry, answered my own question. Looks like they did sell it in a PDF format on a CD. Strange. https://www.mountainflying.com/products/cd_rom_books.html
toto Posted November 8 Report Posted November 8 The internet archive seems to have it. https://archive.org/details/mountainflying0000imes
midlifeflyer Posted November 8 Report Posted November 8 7 hours ago, toto said: The internet archive seems to have it. https://archive.org/details/mountainflying0000imes That’s not the “Revised” edition. It also appears to be a scan, not an “original” PDF Yes, at one time, the book was sold in pdf format on a CD. The CD is displayed on the website, but it doesn’t appear to have an order link. @FlyingDude, have you tried contacting the company and asking?
FlyingDude Posted November 8 Author Report Posted November 8 @midlifeflyeryea, I did. I exchanged emails with Lori, the late Sparky's daughter who handles sales now. She said that the CD has been discontinued for quite a while I was and am willing to pay used or new price for the CD...
toto Posted November 8 Report Posted November 8 9 hours ago, midlifeflyer said: That’s not the “Revised” edition. It also appears to be a scan, not an “original” PDF Yeah, I was just trying to help. I know this isn’t the latest version, and I had tried to find a digital copy back when I bought the paperback. I can’t imagine there is much of a market for a PDF on a CD these days. It would be trivial to submit this to KDP and start selling on Amazon Kindle, if the family is interested. I doubt this is more than an afternoon’s worth of work, but I have no idea what the market might be for a digital copy of this book. 1
midlifeflyer Posted November 9 Report Posted November 9 13 hours ago, toto said: Yeah, I was just trying to help. I know this isn’t the latest version, and I had tried to find a digital copy back when I bought the paperback. I can’t imagine there is much of a market for a PDF on a CD these days. It would be trivial to submit this to KDP and start selling on Amazon Kindle, if the family is interested. I doubt this is more than an afternoon’s worth of work, but I have no idea what the market might be for a digital copy of this book. The CD just contained an unprotected pdf of the book and some bonus material. Not very sophisticated, but it was bookmarked. It may not have been widely distributed or someone would have posted it online by now despite the copyright. I agree with you that Kindle would be a great way to do it. I suspect the family is just keeping things as is and maybe just selling off what is left if the last publication’s inventory. 1
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