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John Craton
Jan-08-2007, 6:15am
Wolfhead Music now offers most of its published titles in the new eBook format as downloadable PDF files. This appears to be the preferred format by many musicians today as the music can be offered at reduced prices and can be accessed immediately without having to wait on the post. We are continuing to offer our publications in standard print editions as well, but for those interested in downloading our titles and printing them out on your own computer, you can see our new eBook catalogue here (http://www.wolfheadmusic.com/ebookcatalog.htm).

We spent the last few weeks beta testing the script, and everything seems to be working with this new endeavor. Should anyone encounter any glitches with the system, however, we'd really appreciate your letting us know. We've tried to make everything as seamless and user-friendly as possible, so we hope it comes off without a hitch.

Although our Mandolin Project is now concluded, we hope to be able to publish larger scores in the new eBook format in the coming months. Printing costs made such proposals impractical until now, but with luck we soon may be able to offer some full scores to some of the concertos as well as new pieces for larger ensembles. Stay tuned!

Thanks!

Jim Garber
Jan-08-2007, 6:46am
Hi John:
That is wonderful news. I have nothing against paper but never quite got around to ordering some of your interesting publications. Thanks for the instant gratification.

Pardon my lapse of memory, but didn't you used to have some sound or print samples for many of these pieces? I can't seem to find them now.

Jim

John Craton
Jan-08-2007, 6:58am
Jim,

Yes, there are some sound files of selected works still online. Simply click on the title in the catalogue list to open a screen with more information. Not all have sound files, but those that do will have them linked from that information screen. (I can't remember exactly all the titles that do and don't have sound clips, but I know the pieces by Jim Dalton, Geoffrey Gordon, April Mok, and Robert Lombardo do.) Let me know if they don't open for you.

JimD
Jan-08-2007, 7:00am
Pardon my lapse of memory, but didn't you used to have some sound or print samples for many of these pieces? I can't seem to find them now.

Jim -- Click on the title of each piece for information and the mp3s.

John -- Great news -- thanks for doing this. In addition to being convenient, you are being a good example to the rest of the publishing world to encourage publishers to "join the 21st century".

JimD
Jan-08-2007, 7:01am
Pardon the simultaneous post...

Jim Garber
Jan-08-2007, 7:10am
Ah, now it comes back to me. I guess is it not exactly obvious esp the fact that there are no underscores indicating links on the titles. However, you do mention it in small print up above, which I did not see.

Perhaps a "more info" button to the right on each entry might be useful for users who don't read, like myself. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Jim

glauber
Jan-08-2007, 8:49am
Wooohooo!