Random question...
How much does a GENERAL digibook weigh? I'm trying to figure out postage costs from US
i can see this, but the way they're talking over there is that one of the studios actually owns the term/design digibook like Scanavo owns Steelbook Designs. i'm not sure if that's correct, but i've never heard such before.
Interesting, who do they say owns the rights to the name "digibook"?
A suggestion - ignore me if you wish -
On those confirmed digibooks - can we start adding the ASIN number? This would help a great deal to those searching for any digibook - as you all know sometimes the listing picture shows an amaray or a digibook yet the title doesn't state digibook.
Hope that makes sense
Sounds like quite a good idea, only slight problem I can see is that they are Amazon numbers, and although we always try to use Amazon to purchase our digis, so as to help support HDN, quite a lot of the titles produced are not sold by Amazon. Whay does anyone else think?
according to a couple folks over there, Warner owns the name/design and Universal licenses the format from Warner. supposedly Fox decided they didn't want to pay Warner so instead of using the plastic tray they opted to use the cardboard slots in the front or back to avoid royalties.
how true all of this is, i have no idea, but nobody has disputed yet what they've said.
Just did a bit more research and it appears that a German firm had a registered trademark for "digibook" in a computer context that expired in 2011. There was an attempt to register the name in the mid noughties in Europe that was rejected. The Warner Premium collection releases in Spain have cardboard disc holders, and the German Fox Cineditions have the discs stored in a plastic holder. I think the cardboard holders in the other Fox "digibooks" are there for budgetary reasons more than anything. It would be interesting to see if there is any actual evidence that Warner owns the name.
Braces himself as he gets ready to be shot down in flames!
not sure. what i find funny is that i quit arguing with the fellow a few days ago because he had an "i'm right, you're wrong" elitist kinda attitude, that today, he came back again telling me how i'm wrong and that this site is wrong about what they consider a digibook, even though i haven't replied in days. i finally just added him to the ignore list. i have a definition in mind as to what i consider a digibook and that's all that really matters, if they want to list titles in their database incorrectly, that's fine. thank god they let you make your own categories under your collection manager and i can add whatever i consider a digibook there.
Well said - It doesnt really matter, whats a digibook and what s not, but the strange part of the discussion, is to say that some organisation owns the rights to a particular format, but seem unable to produce any evidence to suppot their viewpoint. It is just a discussion though!
What's with the lack of Digibook releases in the UK? Is it because the studios are just being lazy or lack of interest? (I don't believe it's the latter)
I'd gladly swap my steels for a decent digibook version
What's with the lack of Digibook releases in the UK? Is it because the studios are just being lazy or lack of interest? (I don't believe it's the latter)
I'd gladly swap my steels for a decent digibook version
I'm really tempted to go in to collecting digibooks, what with my collection of steelbooks getting too big (every UK release plus various US/Canadians) and too competitive.
Plus, the notion of a digibook really appeals to me, as I think it adds a lot more to the overall package and looks.
The selection seems quite limited at the moment though, do you see this really taking off with more going in to production?
Also, what would be great ones to start a collection off with?