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\"Kobo<\/a><\/div>\n

After the posting that went up yesterday on the unavailability of digital versions of the Young Wizards books in Canada<\/a>, we had a really interesting response in the comments\u2026<\/p>\n

Hi there,<\/a><\/p>\n

When we saw this blog post we contacted HMH directly to inquire about where Canadian rights for the Young Wizards series stand. They confirmed that the titles do have Canadian rights, so as of a few hours ago they’ve been available to readers in Canada: (use this link<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Nathan Maharaj
\nManager, Merchandising
\nKobo<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You folks are stars.<\/em> Thank you, Nathan! We\u2019ll update all the web pages at YoungWizards.com and DianeDuane.com to reflect this.<\/p>\n

I also note this response to Nathan from\u201dJc\u201d:<\/p>\n

\n

And are the errors fixed? <\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I\u2019d say it\u2019s a fair bet that they won\u2019t be, and indeed can\u2019t be, considering that the distributors of ebooks \u2014\u00a0like Kobo and Smashwords and B&N and Amazon \u2014\u00a0 are specifically enjoined by the publishers against changing the content of ebooks<\/em>.\u00a0Errors or other production issues in an ebook have to be addressed by the publisher in question itself.<\/p>\n

Seriously \u2014 and it seems I have to keep saying this, since there are a surprising number of people who\u2019ve been writing me in a \u201ctone of voice\u201d that suggests they\u00a0expect me to fix these problems personally \u2014 my influence in these matters is minimal.\u00a0Maybe that\u2019s annoying, but\u00a0it\u2019s the way things are. While I personally supervise\u00a0the quality of ebooks that come out of Badfort Press <\/a>and Errantry Press<\/a>,\u00a0I have no<\/em> direct quality control over ebooks produced inside Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. As consumers, if you find that the presentation of the product you\u2019re being sold falls below your expectations of quality, you need to be contacting the\u00a0publisher yourselves and making your opinions known.<\/em> If enough people do this, there\u2019s a chance of something happening.<\/p>\n

Anyway, congratulations to Kobo! I didn\u2019t even know you folks existed until very recently. I\u2019m impressed by your proactiveness.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 Canadian YW fans, if you would check the Kobo search link above and make sure that it produces results for you, I\u2019d appreciate it. Also: please leave me individual URLs in the comments so I can have our web lady add direct links to our pages? Thanks, all.<\/p>\n

ETA: The excellent Nathan Maharaj has provided us with a complete set of links to the ePub editions of the YW series available at Kobo. These are available to Canadian .ePub readers:<\/p>\n

So You Want To Be A Wizard<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (eISBN 9780547545110)\u00a0 |\u00a0 Deep Wizardry<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (eISBN 9780547538662)<\/p>\n

High Wizardry<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (eISBN 9780547540306) |\u00a0 A Wizard Abroad<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (eISBN 9780547546797)<\/p>\n

The Wizard’s Dilemma<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (eISBN 9780547546827) |\u00a0 A Wizard Alone<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (eISBN 9780547546803)<\/p>\n

Wizard’s Holiday<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (eISBN\u00a0 9780547546834)\u00a0 |\u00a0 Wizards at War<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (eISBN\u00a0 9780547546810)<\/p>\n

A Wizard of Mars<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (eISBN 9780547487953)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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