A funny thing happened on the way to the podcast.
When I went to the Apple Books store, Robots and Empire had disappeared.
I own it, but I can’t download it to my iPad because it’s not in the store. The Kindle edition seems to be missing too. I’m hoping that means Doubleday is preparing a new edition.
But what about in the meantime? Well, there are used bookstores and hard copies.
But if you want to read along with an e-book, what are your options?
There are multiple versions that can be checked out at archive.org.
And this one: Robots and Empire appears to be downloadable.
Should it be there? I don’t know. But it’s an option until Doubleday has a new edition out.
On a similar note, there isn’t an official audiobook available. I don’t think there’s ever been one. But there was a version with limited distribution for the print-disabled.
At least, I think that’s where this version comes from. It floats around the interwebs and most copies have terrible audio quality. It’s like it was recorded from a thirty-year-old audio cassette and the other side of the tape is bleeding through. This is by far the better copy on YouTube.
And here is the second part.
This should hold us until there’s a new edition and an audiobook from Doubleday. I’m looking forward to getting those when they come out.
Best of luck! When you’re caught up with the reading or even if you haven’t, our discussion starts here:
Our second episode on Robots and Empire, on chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6 will be out tomorrow! Enjoy the read! And the episode!
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