By embracing physical versions of games that would at one point have been
considered digital exclusives, retail can offer more reasons for a consumer to browse its shelves, to discover games she would have otherwise missed, and to make retail video game sections once again a destination for excitement and discovery.
100
exclusive graphic novels, including Watchmen, the bestselling — and
considered by many to be the greatest — graphic novel of all time, which has never before been available in
digital format, as well as Batman: Arkham City, Superman: Earth OneGreen Lantern: Secret Origin and 96 others from DC Entertainment.
Our older agreements often give the
exclusive right to «publish in book form» or «in any and all editions»... Such grants are usually not limited to any specific format, and indeed the «form» of the book has evolved over the years to include variations of hardcover, paperback, and other written formats, all of which have been understood to be included in the grant of book publishing rights... Whether physical or
digital, the product is used and experienced in the same manner, serves the same function, and satisfies the same fundamental urge... Accordingly, Random House
considers contracts that grant
exclusive rights to publish «in book form» or «in any and all editions» to include the
exclusive right to publish in electronic book formats.