I have no idea whether the publisher yanked it or the digital rights reverted to the author, but either way, the e-book is gone from
the virtual bookstore shelves, and I now have no way to replace (or duplicate) that paper copy with a digital one.
First, an aside: publishing industry definitions for frontlist vs. backlist books: Though timelines differ for different publishers, a book is considered «frontlist» from when it is newly released into the marketplace until it on the bricks and mortar or
virtual bookstore shelves six months or so.
Not exact matches
The Tagus Iris is a brand new e-reader that just hit the
virtual store
shelves of Casadellibro, which is the largest digital
bookstores in Spain.
The publishing steps between writing and the
virtual book
shelf are varied and complex: print book design, eBook programming, cover design, editing, indexing, distribution to
bookstores, online metadata selection and optimization, book registration, timelines, pricing, budgeting.
eBook lovers may not find enough reason to visit
bookstores unless they want to preview the tangible copy of their book or window shop the potential item for their eReader; still, physical
shelves can not accommodate the
virtual copies on the cloud that are systematically categorized and curated.