Comments on: What next, steampunk fiction on the iPhone? http://futurismic.com/2009/06/19/what-next-steampunk-fiction-on-the-iphone/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Sat, 19 May 2012 23:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Eli http://futurismic.com/2009/06/19/what-next-steampunk-fiction-on-the-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-70221 Eli Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:52:38 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=7885#comment-70221 _Steampunk Tales_ is now available in PDF, so it's not just for iPhones anymore. _Steampunk Tales_ is now available in PDF, so it’s not just for iPhones anymore.

]]> By: allen http://futurismic.com/2009/06/19/what-next-steampunk-fiction-on-the-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-34701 allen Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:46:02 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=7885#comment-34701 god i wish i had an iphone god i wish i had an iphone

]]> By: Jeff http://futurismic.com/2009/06/19/what-next-steampunk-fiction-on-the-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-34035 Jeff Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:39:53 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=7885#comment-34035 This app is a winner. It's totally worth $2. The writing is fantastic and reading a short story on my iPhone done this well is a pleasure. This app is a winner. It’s totally worth $2. The writing is fantastic and reading a short story on my iPhone done this well is a pleasure.

]]> By: Screen Sleuth http://futurismic.com/2009/06/19/what-next-steampunk-fiction-on-the-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-33984 Screen Sleuth Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:41:07 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=7885#comment-33984 2 bucks for 10 random stories wouldn't be a sell for me...they'd have to be the "best" in some way. 2 bucks for 10 random stories wouldn’t be a sell for me…they’d have to be the “best” in some way.

]]> By: Dave http://futurismic.com/2009/06/19/what-next-steampunk-fiction-on-the-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-33974 Dave Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:52:52 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=7885#comment-33974 I'd do it for a favorite author, but not for just any 10 stories absent specific indication that they're good. We're just seeing the beginnings of what a working microtransaction environment is going to do to stuff we're used to getting for free, though. (The App Store is not even designed to sell e-books, but it's so convenient for authors and audience that it's being used to launch a project that might have gone free only a couple years ago.) I’d do it for a favorite author, but not for just any 10 stories absent specific indication that they’re good.

We’re just seeing the beginnings of what a working microtransaction environment is going to do to stuff we’re used to getting for free, though. (The App Store is not even designed to sell e-books, but it’s so convenient for authors and audience that it’s being used to launch a project that might have gone free only a couple years ago.)

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