David Allen's books, including international and digital versions
David Allen is the author of three books. Getting Things Done was published in 2001. Ready For Anything was published in 2003. Making It All Work published in 2008.
Getting Things Done is a great place to start, especially if you are new to GTD. It's the classic "manual" for the GTD approach. Making It All Work, his latest book, expands on GTD with much more on priorities and perspective. It does not go into the implementation detail that Getting Things Done provides. Ready For Anything is a great complement to either of those, with more of why the methodology works.
Formats for David Allen's books are established entirely by his publisher, Penguin Group, and through the agreements Penguin makes with each foreign publisher. We are so sorry, but we have no influence over distribution and we are not involved in the process of determining where the books are released. We do know that availability varies widely by country and distributors. For example, in the U.S., you will find paperback, hardcover, Kindle, ePub and audiobook versions. This is not the case at all for other countries and download versions in particular are restricted by territory (e.g. someone outside the U.S. cannot download a book from the U.S. Audible.com site.)
We've noticed that too! Unfortunately, pricing for David's books is out of our control and is entirely set by the publisher, Penguin Group, with the distribution channels where they have released the book.
No, PDF is not a format that has been created by Penguin Group, the publisher of David Allen's books. Downloadable options include ePub(very common and compatible with iBook for iPhone, iTouch and iPad users,) Kindle (for the Amazon Kindle devices and readers) and Audiobook (spoken versions, as read by David Allen).
The Kindle versions of David Allen's books are available from Amazon.com. A search for the books will show you the paperback, hardcover and Kindle versions if available in your country.
The "ePub" version is compatible with the iPhone, iTouch and iPad devices. You can purchase and download this version through the iBookstore in iTunes, if available in your country. Many people also download a Kindle reader app for these devices and buy the Kindle version of the book.
Distribution rights for David Allen's books are established entirely by his publisher, Penguin, with each foreign publisher. We are so sorry, but we have no influence over distribution and are not involved in the process of determining where the books are released. We do know that availability varies widely by country and distributors. For example, in the U.S., you will find paperback, hardcover, Kindle, eBook and Audible.com versions. This is not the case at all for other countries and download versions in particular are restricted by territory (e.g. someone outside the U.S. cannot download a book from the U.S. Audible.com site.)
The audiobook versions of Getting Things Done (abridged and unabridged) are spoken versions of the book. You will hear David Allen literally reading the book. The iBook versions in the "ePub" format are for you to read-there is no audio component. ePub simply means electronic version. Audiobook is spoken version.
You can reach the Penguin Group through their website. You will find many helpful links on this page. If you want to reach our team to ask a question, please contact customerservice@davidco.com.
We appreciate when customers let us know about errors in the international versions of Getting Things Done. We are not involved in the translation of David's books, but we will pass along the feedback to his publisher, Penguin Group, who handles the translation process. You can also give Penguin Group the feedback directly through their website.
Unabridged means you will hear the entire book, just like the printed version. Abridged means you will only hear a condensed version of the book (not all chapters are included.) The most comprehensive version, by far, is the unabridged version, as it covers all of the GTD content. The abridged version is more like the "Cliff Notes" summary of the key concepts and does not go into detail on the implementation phase.
We have been told by some customers that the iBook version is not formatted very well and we have passed along this feedback to the Penguin Group.
You can also give Penguin Group the feedback directly through their website or to Apple, their distribution partner for the iBook version.
Please ask for assistance with downloading issues from the store where you purchased the download. Unfortunately, we are only able to assist you with the versions available through our online store (hardcover, paperback, and audiobook.)
