iPad

[Stargazer]

Coach Rip,

Will your books become available as eBooks on Apple's iPad in the future? I travel a lot and would love to be able read your books while on the road without having to carry all of your books (SS, PP, MOMG) that I already own given the weight limitations the airlines keep imposing on passengers.

[Mark Rippetoe]

No plans for this now. Sorry. Trees will still die.

[kabab]

you are really going to buy a 600$ scaled iphone?

[Stargazer]

That's too bad. I think your books will reach and educate an even wider audience if they were made available on the iBookstore.

[Mark Rippetoe]

You may be right, and if it turns out to be a viable market we will be there. But it is currently a small part of the book business.

[tallison]

I do wonder, though, if this might be an avenue to exporting your books?

I certainly think the demand may be there as they aren't available on Amazon (uk or de), yet.

I'm in Germany and have only recently found one online distributor:

http://www.c-of-c.de

and even that's not all of them.

Does publishing electronically instantly open you up to pirated copies being available on all torrent sites?

I, personally, can't wait for the first Starting Strength Certified Coach to advertise his or her services in Berlin...

- Tom

[Stargazer]

you are really going to buy a 600$ scaled iphone?

Already preordered iPads for the wife and myself. Both of us love to read on our iPhones but would like to read on a much larger screen. Several others in the office I work in have also preordered them. Don't underestimate their popularity.

[kittenSmash]

you are really going to buy a 600$ scaled iphone?

Aren't those the giant iPhones? Maybe he thinks it's a 70's Big iPhone.

[Marotta]

$600 scaled golf ball
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gA16...eature=related

[IDRISCKY]

Dear Mark,

Please make it easier for chickenshit motherfuckers to pirate your book.

Thanks