Here is a listing of e-books and downloadable audio books currently available or available soon from Ignatius Press (many of them are currently on sale for 15%-35% off regular price):
E-Books:
• Charity in Truth (Caritas in Veritate), by Pope Benedict XVI
• Saved in Hope (Spe Salvi), by Pope Benedict XVI
• Saint Paul, by Pope Benedict XVI
• Church Fathers, by Pope Benedict XVI
• The Spirit of the Liturgy, by Joseph Ratzinger
• Christianity and the Crisis of Cultures, by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
• God's Word: Scripture, Tradition, Office, by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
• Jesus of Nazareth Study Guide, by Various Authors
• Chance or Purpose?, by Christoph Cardinal Schönborn
• The Death of a Pope, by Piers Paul Read
• The Shadow of His Wings, by Fr. Gereon Goldmann
• A Cry of Stone: A Novel, by Michael O'Brien
• Eclipse of the Sun, by Michael O'Brien
• Island of the World, by Michael O'Brien
• Plague Journal, by Michael O'Brien
• Sophia House, by Michael O'Brien
• Strangers and Sojourners, by Michael O'Brien
• A Pilgrim's Journey: The Autobiography of St. Ignatius of Loyola, edited by Fr. Joseph N. Tylenda, S.J.
• Classic Catholic Converts, by Fr. Charles Connor
• Commonsense 101: Lessons from G. K. Chesterton, by Dale Ahlquist
• C.S. Lewis, the Man Who Created Narnia, by Michael Coren
• From Slave to Priest: The Inspirational Story of Fr. Augustine Tolton, by Sr. Caroline Hemesath
• Happy are You Poor: The Simple Life and Spiritual Freedom, by Fr. Thomas Dubay, S.M.
• If Your Mind Wanders at Mass, by Thomas Howard
• Prayer for Beginners, by Peter Kreeft
• The God Who Loves You, by Peter Kreeft
• The Philosophy of Tolkien, by Peter Kreeft
• The Tears of God: Persevering in the Face of Great Sorrow or Catastrophe, by Fr. Benedict Groeschel
• The Evidential Power of Beauty, by Fr. Thomas Dubay, S.M.
• The Order of Things, by Fr. James V. Schall, S.J.
• Upon This Rock: St. Peter and the Primacy of Rome in Scripture and the Early Church, by Stephen K. Ray
• With God In Russia, by Fr. Walter Ciszek, S.J.
Downloadable Audio Books:
• Charity In Truth (Caritas In Veritate), by Pope Benedict XVI
• God is Love (Deus Caritas Est), by Pope Benedict XVI
• Saved in Hope (Spe Salvi), by Pope Benedict XVI
• Arise from Darkness, by Fr. Benedict Groeschel
• Manalive: A Novel, by G. K. Chesterton
• A Cry of Stone, by Michael O'Brien
• Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer, by Fr. Thomas Dubay, S.M.
This makes me pretty happy considering that I have been reading a bunch of books via Stanza and the Amazon Kindle app on my iPod Touch.
Though I must say that I am disappointed by the price which seems to me to be a little high for an eBook. I have bought a lot of books in Amazon Kindle format precisely because of the pricing. I just don't think it makes sense for eBook and regular book pricing to be that close. Though to be fair I see some books quite close to the Amazon price and one ebook is slightly more than the Kindle version of it on Amazon such as "The Philosophy Of Tolkien" and in a case like that I will support you over downloading it on Amazon instead. I really would rather download all of your titles via your site.
The page on the eBook format is fairly informative, but does not mention whether you are using DRM or not. Though glad you use a format available to the Kindle since I am sure to get the device sometime in the future.
Posted by: curtjester | Friday, July 17, 2009 at 02:41 PM
I don't know about DRM on the eBooks, but the audio books are in normal mp3 files. There is a message from Fr. Fessio in the first file asking for buyers to respect the copyright, and a more standard copyright notice at the beginning of the first "data" file. I suspect the eBooks will have the equivalent notices.
My iPods suffer from chronic DRM failures, so I'm glad to know that in the Buecher Ratz playlist the encyclicals will remain when the (iTunes) Jesus of Nazareth disappears once again.
I am very happy that Ignatius Press is doing the audio books!
Posted by: Emilio III | Monday, July 20, 2009 at 04:49 PM