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• ertzing.id.fedoraproject.org commented on A message from our UK sponsors (again)
  Kobo had absolutely no qualms taking my money for The Bloodline Feud, coming from a german IP address....
• frixos.kopsahilis commented on A message from our UK sponsors (again)
  Already halfway through the first volume :-) Is this the same form factor as the Bloodline Feud? (i.e. trade paperback-ish)...
• Charlie Stross commented on A message from our UK sponsors (again)
  Size of books != trade paperback or mass market paperback. Mass market/trade refer to distribution channels. Mass market still exists, but is ailing, in the United States; it's dead as a doornail in the UK (and has been so for 20 years). "Trade" simply means the books are distributed to bookstores like hardcovers -- shipped to the shop on credit from the wholesaler, to be paid for in full or returned within 90 or 120 days of shipping from the distribution hub. Mass market and trade books traditionally come in different physical sizes because mass market books (the A-format small...
• Charlie Stross commented on A message from our UK sponsors (again)
  Notice about DRM on Waterstones editions of my Tor titles Tor UK have contacted Waterstones and asked them to remove the DRM from these titles. They are also investigating to see which other Tor titles are affected. We have no ETA for a fix yet -- that's in Waterstones' hands -- but the problem has been actively addressed....
• Greg. Tingey commented on A message from our UK sponsors (again)
  anonemouse @ 21 Broken Link - can't get it to open? I'm interested, because I have the other/opposite problem - a supplier point-blank refusing to accept/abide by the "Sale of Goods Act" on faulty/non-working kit....