Now that the e-book edition of The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force is launching on January 15, it seems that we’ve finally caught up to Republic-era technology.
You see, when we started working on The Jedi Path in 2010, we wanted to create an in-universe artifact that felt as if it had fallen through a wormhole to our world directly from the galaxy far, far away. Between the covers of this volume, readers could explore the collected wisdom of the Jedi Order from Force powers to lightsaber combat, and the pages carried the handwritten annotations of Yoda, Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and more.
But we don’t often see people in the Star Wars universe reading physical books. So the print edition of The Jedi Path became a rare artifact that had been preserved throughout the decades by ironclad tradition. Those who bought the deluxe edition even received a handful of removable souvenirs and a motorized light-and-sound storage case. It’s true, however, that once you step outside the Jedi Temple, most of the galaxy’s citizens appear to get their info from interactive datapads. “That’s perfect!” we thought. “We’ve got our own datapads right here on Earth!”
Starting today, the e-book edition of The Jedi Path is available on the iPad, Kindle, Nook, and other platforms, so you can absorb Jedi secrets on the go and not have to worry about shelf space. But you’ll only find the enhanced e-book version on Apple’s iBooks store ($12.99 as an iPad exclusive). The enhanced edition has interactive features and original content, and allowed us to delve deeper into the book’s tutorials as we made the The Jedi Path more like a responsive textbook.
Among the extras in the enhanced edition are a touch-sensitive map of the galaxy, interactive ship schematics and cutaways, and an animated lightsaber lesson. Fans will find bits of all-new content tucked away within these features, including a room-by-room rundown of a Jedi training vessel and a more comprehensive look at the contents of the Jedi Archives. Other enhancements include a holocron animation sequence and a series of concept sketches that evolve into full-color, high-definition illustrations.
As the writer of The Jedi Path, I couldn’t be happier to help bring this book to life on a new platform and reach a new audience of hopeful Padawans. Download it to your datapad and keep it away from Imperial Inquisitors. Emperor Palpatine will never know you’re carrying contraband reading material.
It’s true, all the knowledge of the Jedi is here! But the Force powers? You’ll have to ask Yoda for those.
Tags: ipad, kindle, nook, tablet, the jedi path
More than a comment I have a question, I have the vault edition, is there any difference between that and this ebook being released or is it just the digital format with no extras I mean the book was released 2 years ago, so if there was an erratum that had to be made was it added on this copy? tnx.
Oh man! I can’t wait to get this! I just got a Kindle Fire for Christmas and thsi will be the first book I buy!
How unsurprising, someting iExclusive, and I was hoping to buy enhanced version for myself. ):
Oh NO… really? why only bonus content for ipad Users and not all ebook fans? Why not FREE content like with the Atlas updates for all fans who bought the Vault edition and paid a lot for it now only to be the dumb fooled ones who got less than those who waited and own an ipad. That is fan betrayal. at least release the new lore in some way for all fans, not just ipad-happy rich ones.
i really dont want this even tho it is intresting
Why that?:
“But you’ll only find the enhanced e-book version on Apple’s iBooks store ($12.99 as an iPad exclusive).”
So there’s no reason for me to buy it. I hope it also comes in other stores.
Gotta agree with above. While I didn’t buy the fancy edition when it first came out, I can feel the pain of those who did.
Creating additional lore this late after release, ensuring that those who paid the most got less than those who paid less, at least lore-wise, -which given the type of source, seem like it would matter more than a bunch of SW toys- is just cheap. Makes it seem like a marketing tactic to persuade mindless fans into buying the same thing twice over.
I doubt Dan is to blame, being merely the author, but whoever *is* responsible, take heed: This is not cool.
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Only Kindle Fire, not Kindle not-Fire, apparently; at least, so it appeared when I tried to get it.
Meh, I have The Jedi Path and I love it, but releasing something that is “exclusive” only for iPad users and ignoring those who already bought that book is sad
Hmmm…Istill do not possess the Jedi Path, I must have it thought, for once I possess the knowledge and secrects of the Jedi, no one will be able to stop me.
Nice Chu’unthor spec.
IPad exclusive?… Sounds like the author join the dark side and ignored not only the Google Play store but screwed over those who bought the early edition… The dark side has taught you well. “Teach”-Leach on only the wealthy who can afford the iPad.