E-edition out for Rick Moody s The Ice Storm

eapcontent. ap. orgThis photo provided by Open Road Integrated Media shows the particular cover of the book, "The Ice Storm, " by author Rick Moody. Electronic editions of four of Moody�s books went on sale Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, released by the digital publisher Open Road Integrated Media. (Open Road Incorporated Media via AP)NEW YORK (AP) - Rick Moody is finally letting "The Ice Storm" and a few of his other previous functions come out as e-books. <br>Electronic versions of four of Moody's textbooks went on sale Tuesday, released by digital publisher Open Road Incorporated Media. Besides "The Ice Tornado, " the other books include the book "Purple America, " the memoir "The Black Veil" and the short fiction collection "The Ring of Brightest Angels Around Heaven. " In a recent email, Moody informed The Associated Press he had been reluctant to grant electronic legal rights because most publishers treated the e-editions as "an ancillary section of the lives of my books. "<br>"I was never comfortable, in the past, with how people were talking about the e-books of my backlist, and thus the delay, " Moody wrote. <br>Open Road was co-founded in 2009 simply by former HarperCollins CEO Jane Friedman and now has some 10, 000 digital books in its catalog, from Alice Walker's "The Color Purple" in order to Pat Conroy's "The Prince associated with Tides. "<br>Moody declined to discuss economic details, although Open Road is well known for offering 50 percent royalties upon e-book sales, double what traditional publishers usually offer. <br>"Their technique is very much about writers plus writing, and they are unencumbered by conventional thinking about how to connect readers along with literature, " Moody told the particular AP. "Best of all, their checklist is remarkable. It would be hard to think about another publisher that has been as aggressive and forward-thinking about literature within the digital age, and with such great taste. "<br>Moody, 54, is best known for "The Ice Storm, " the 1994 novel about a pair of troubled suburban families in 1970s Connecticut that will became a feature film starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver. The particular book is part of Open Road's "Iconics" series, which includes "The Color Purple, " Erica Jong's "Fear of Flying" and dozens of some other notable works. <br>Tuesday was also the release date for Moody's new novel, "Hotels of North America, " released by Little, Brown and Co. <br>___<br>Online: <br>website <br>More from Associated Press:  <br><br>GOP candidates in high-stakes chess match in South Carolina  <br><br>Israeli mayor 'happy for help' from Hezbollah threats  <br><br>Obama chides senators to 'do their job, ' vote on court pick  <br><br>Judge: Apple should help US hack San Bernardino killer's phone  <br><br>Iran snubs Doha proposal, won't deep freeze on oil output level