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Worldwalker · 06-28-2010, 03:03 PM

I'm looking for the "Dave Dawson" books by Robert Sidney Bowen. Three of them are on PG (the first and two near the end of the series) but there are about 20, total. I'm unsure of their copyright status, but given that the first and nearly-last are available, I have high hopes for the others. (of course, physically finding them may be another matter)

BookCat · 09-07-2010, 01:44 AM

Chales and Mary Lamb's "Lambs Tales From Shakespeare" is on PG. Would some nice uploader please make an illustrated copy for MobileRead?

Thanks.

GeoffC · 09-07-2010, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by BookCat

Chales and Mary Lamb's "Lambs Tales From Shakespeare" is on PG. Would some nice uploader please make an illustrated copy for MobileRead?

Thanks.

There are illustrated versions in the Library, uploaded by Patricia ..http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13514

also in lrf and imp formats. ..

BookCat · 09-07-2010, 04:15 PM

Thank you for pointing that out. I did look for it, but I think the placement of la Motte Fuque confused me and lead me to believe that Lambs wasn't there.

hols57 · 09-11-2010, 02:48 PM

Are any of Georges Simenon's Maigret books available as ebooks? Are they copyright free yet? I have read several of them but it would be nice to have them as ebooks!
Thanks!

Fat Abe · 09-11-2010, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by hols57

Are any of Georges Simenon's Maigret books available as ebooks? Are they copyright free yet? I have read several of them but it would be nice to have them as ebooks!
Thanks!

Amazon has 8 listed for the Kindle:

http://www.amazon.com/Georges-Simeno...ntt_dp_epwbk_0

As for the copyrights on his book, the more serious issue is the translation. The earliest of these works is Lock 14, and you can bet the lawyers at Penguin have renewed the copyright religiously, since the day that English-language version was released. This book was translated by Robert Baldick.

HarryT · 09-12-2010, 05:30 AM

Precisely. A translation has its own copyright, independent from that of the original book. This extends (in most countries) to 70 years after the translator's death.

hols57 · 09-12-2010, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Fat Abe

Amazon has 8 listed for the Kindle:

http://www.amazon.com/Georges-Simeno...ntt_dp_epwbk_0

As for the copyrights on his book, the more serious issue is the translation. The earliest of these works is Lock 14, and you can bet the lawyers at Penguin have renewed the copyright religiously, since the day that English-language version was released. This book was translated by Robert Baldick.

I thought that might be the case! And as I don't have a Kindle, I'm stuck!

Thanks anyway!

Fat Abe · 09-12-2010, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by hols57

I thought that might be the case! And as I don't have a Kindle, I'm stuck!

Thanks anyway!

I believe Penguin has other (non-Kindle) formats of 8 of Simenon's books. You can browse their site:

http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Search...tml?id=simenon

Look for ereader format, which seems to be a code-name for Adobe pdf (?).

Another source is www.booksonboard.com. They offer epub versions (which are preferable to pdf).

DMcCunney · 09-12-2010, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Fat Abe

Look for ereader format, which seems to be a code-name for Adobe pdf (?).

It isn't. eReader format is a format originally designed by Peanut Press, an early ebook publisher targeting Palm OS PDAs. It uses a markup language called Palm Markup Language, which supports color, embedded images, hyperlinks, text attributes, and (depending upon the platform) custom fonts.

Palm bought them and made them the Palm Digital Media Division, and distributed a freeware version of the reader called Palm Reader with Palm OS PDAs. They later sold the division to Motricity, an ouffit vending B2B mobile content solutions, who renamed it eReader. Motricty allowed it to languish, and eventually sold it to Fictionwise, who were in turn acquired by Barnes and Noble. eReader has freeware viewers for an assortment of platforms, and the Barnes and Noble nook dedicated reader supports PML formatted books as a legacy format, in addition to the primary ePub format.

You can get available clients for eReader documents here:
http://www.ereader.com/ereader/software/browse.htm

A freeware Windows application for creating eReader documents from handwritten PML source is here:
http://www.ereader.com/ereader/help/dropbook/

A payware WYSIWYG GUI program for creating eReader documents is here:
http://www.ereader.com/ereader/software/ebookstudio.htm

Information about PML is here:
http://www.ereader.com/ereader/help/dropbook/pml.htm

And you can still buy commercial eReader titles:
http://www.ereader.com/ereader/home.htm
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Dennis

sabredog · 09-20-2010, 02:47 AM

After reading the wonderful Edgar Rice Burroughs MOBI and then ePUB omnibuses compiled by HarryT, I wonder if it is at all possible to have a similar omnibus of his standalone novels of like genre, such as Beyond the Furtherest Star, Lost Continent etc.

I am aware these are available individually, but an omnibus would be nice as well.

Just a thought!

Cheers and thanks

Mike

Arthursbedtime · 09-27-2010, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob Russell

We will also probably gain contributers if/when we can provide a tutorial in the wiki with some guidelines and at least one simple way to prepare e-books in an "acceptible" manner.

I'm guessing some people who might want to contribute are probably a bit intimidated at the learning curve, and the information is still pretty scattered at the moment, so it takes a bit of research and persistence.

I am quite capable of preparing text. So far I have only created HTML files to put through Calibre for my Kobo. But I do them very fast. I realize that settings for Kobo will probably not produce an epub correctly for other eReaders.

mtravellerh · 09-27-2010, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Arthursbedtime

I am quite capable of preparing text. So far I have only created HTML files to put through Calibre for my Kobo. But I do them very fast. I realize that settings for Kobo will probably not produce an epub correctly for other eReaders.

If there should be small changes, they can be made really easily and automatically.

Arthursbedtime · 10-01-2010, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Worldwalker

I'm looking for the "Dave Dawson" books by Robert Sidney Bowen. Three of them are on PG (the first and two near the end of the series) but there are about 20, total. I'm unsure of their copyright status, but given that the first and nearly-last are available, I have high hopes for the others. (of course, physically finding them may be another matter)

There are some short stories at Munsey's

http://www.munseys.com/detail/mode/a...t_Sidney_Bowen

HelenaJole · 12-17-2010, 10:20 PM

I'd like C.S. Lewis's Till We Have Faces. It doesn't seem to be available in ebook at all.

06-28-2010, 03:03 PM	#376
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,087 Karma: 722355 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	I'm looking for the "Dave Dawson" books by Robert Sidney Bowen. Three of them are on PG (the first and two near the end of the series) but there are about 20, total. I'm unsure of their copyright status, but given that the first and nearly-last are available, I have high hopes for the others. (of course, physically finding them may be another matter) __________________ DRM is to rights management like DDT is to pest management. Filesystems manage files. Calibre manages books. Let calibre do what it's there for, and don't go peeking up its skirt. It'll slap you. ~ ~ (explanation here)

09-12-2010, 05:30 AM	#382
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 54,666 Karma: 26165759 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, PW, Fire HD, iPad 3, iPhone 4, Samsung Tab 2 7 + More	Precisely. A translation has its own copyright, independent from that of the original book. This extends (in most countries) to 70 years after the translator's death. __________________ Harry Currently proofreading The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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09-07-2010, 01:44 AM	#377
BookCat C L J Posts: 675 Karma: 2524360 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505	Chales and Mary Lamb's "Lambs Tales From Shakespeare" is on PG. Would some nice uploader please make an illustrated copy for MobileRead? Thanks.

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BookCat C L J Posts: 675 Karma: 2524360 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505	Thank you for pointing that out. I did look for it, but I think the placement of la Motte Fuque confused me and lead me to believe that Lambs wasn't there.

09-11-2010, 02:48 PM	#380
hols57 hols57 Posts: 74 Karma: 42 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Wales, UK Device: sony 300packed up -thanks,Sony!) Kindle	Are any of Georges Simenon's Maigret books available as ebooks? Are they copyright free yet? I have read several of them but it would be nice to have them as ebooks! Thanks!

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sabredog Geographically Restricted Posts: 2,549 Karma: 14516829 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: Sony PRS-300/650/T1, iPad2, K3(wife's)	After reading the wonderful Edgar Rice Burroughs MOBI and then ePUB omnibuses compiled by HarryT, I wonder if it is at all possible to have a similar omnibus of his standalone novels of like genre, such as Beyond the Furtherest Star, Lost Continent etc. I am aware these are available individually, but an omnibus would be nice as well. Just a thought! Cheers and thanks Mike

12-17-2010, 10:20 PM	#390
HelenaJole Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 580 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3	I'd like C.S. Lewis's Till We Have Faces. It doesn't seem to be available in ebook at all.


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