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Spacejock · 02-16-2009, 07:23 PM

Just heard from my publisher - the ebooks of Hal 2-4 are just about set to go.

Xenophon · 02-16-2009, 10:47 PM

Please let us know where to purchase them.* And I do hope your publisher believes in Baen-style pricing and lack of DRM (hint hint).

Xenophon

*I read and enjoyed number one. I plan to buy the rest if the price is reasonable. In this context, 'reasonable' means well below the price of normal paperback books in the US if no DRM, or practically free if they are DRM-encumbered.

Spacejock · 02-17-2009, 12:05 AM

They're going to be DRM-free (txt, html and Rtf to start with, all in one zip) and the price will be around A$5, or US$3.50, per book, depending on the exchange rate.

I think that more than covers both points ;-)

(It was my idea to release them as ebooks, my idea to go DRM-free, and the pricing was also my idea because paying paperback price for an ebook is clearly insane. Fortunately my publisher took me up on every point.)

Spacejock · 02-17-2009, 12:06 AM

(Obviously, if they put the ebooks up, two or three people buy them, and then pirate copies flood the internet then (a) they'll never do another DRM free ebook and (b) they'll never listen to my suggestions either ...)

dadioflex · 02-17-2009, 04:46 AM

Edit.

Spacejock · 02-17-2009, 04:52 AM

Agreed re pirated, especially if you're talking about magpies. (They stuff hard drives full of shiny, but rarely actually look at it.)

The fourth book is part-nanowrimo, from my 2006 effort. The one I'm writing now is based on my 2007 and 2008 Nanowrimo works. The first was started in 1994, so it predates nano by a few years.

I just found out they're only setting up cc payments at this stage, so I quickly put in a word for Paypal.

Over · 02-17-2009, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spacejock

Just heard from my publisher - the ebooks of Hal 2-4 are just about set to go.

Nice to hear. I wish you success in this ebook enterprise. Good price and DRM-free.

dadioflex · 02-17-2009, 05:58 AM

Edit.

Spacejock · 02-17-2009, 06:46 PM

You'd have to barter with my publisher, not me ;-)

Keep an eye on the ebooks page though, because I do have something planned, and you won't need any septilegged arthropods. (http://www.spacejock.com.au/HalSpacejockEbooks.html)

JSWolf · 02-17-2009, 06:49 PM

$3.50 is a good price for them. I know that once I get around to reading the first book and if I do like it, I'd purchase the others. Do you need/want any help generating the LRF editions?

Spacejock · 02-17-2009, 10:39 PM

Not yet re the LRFs - my publisher will be sending out the ebooks, so I don't have direct control of the files. Same with mobi/PRC at this stage.

JSWolf · 02-17-2009, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spacejock

Not yet re the LRFs - my publisher will be sending out the ebooks, so I don't have direct control of the files. Same with mobi/PRC at this stage.

But if I can get a good LIT or Mobi copy, I can easily convert to LRF.

dadioflex · 02-18-2009, 07:10 AM

Edit.

Spacejock · 02-18-2009, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by dadioflex

Looked at the ebooks page and ended up at the history of the first book, which I found quite fascinating. Six years from start to publication? Wow.

And 12 years from start to 'proper' publication: 1994-2005

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Originally Posted by dadioflex

Not to get too cyber-stalkery, but I have a couple of questions.

"Hal and Clunk were motoring" is passive? So is "Hal and Clunk motored" active? I didn't get the passive sentences thing. I checked out a site intended for primary school age children to help them with the differences between active and passive sentences but the work sheets were pickling my brain.

Technically, it would be something like 'The groundcar was being driven by Hal to the airport', or something along those lines, where it should be 'Hal was driving the groundcar to the airport.' The example of a passive sentence I gave in the history of Hal article wasn't accurate, and will now be edited...

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Originally Posted by dadioflex

You say you got a duplex laser printer and ran off you own copies. How did you bind them?

I paid a professional binding shop to do them. Bear in mind I live in Western Australia, where it can be hard to find services like this. If I lived in the US I'd have used Lulu or some other POD service, as long as the finished price was low enough.

Flub · 02-18-2009, 08:18 AM

I spotted the thread had been updated by Spacejock and thought "They're out!" but my hopes were dashed as I stumbled into an English Language lesson

I only just started reading Hal Spacejock yesterday but I'm enjoying it. Hal is a hilarious utter moron and so far the pace hasn't let up for a second. It's like reading a comedy trainwreck.

I'm certainly going to be buying the ebooks when they're available.

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02-16-2009, 07:23 PM	#46
Spacejock Hal Spacejock & yWriter Posts: 125 Karma: 1100412 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Perth, Western Australia Device: Kindle	Just heard from my publisher - the ebooks of Hal 2-4 are just about set to go.

02-16-2009, 10:47 PM	#47
Xenophon curmudgeon Posts: 1,481 Karma: 5748190 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Redwood City, CA USA Device: Kobo Aura HD, (ex)nook, (ex)PRS-700, (ex)PRS-500	Please let us know where to purchase them.* And I do hope your publisher believes in Baen-style pricing and lack of DRM (hint hint). Xenophon *I read and enjoyed number one. I plan to buy the rest if the price is reasonable. In this context, 'reasonable' means well below the price of normal paperback books in the US if no DRM, or practically free if they are DRM-encumbered.

02-17-2009, 12:05 AM	#48
Spacejock Hal Spacejock & yWriter Posts: 125 Karma: 1100412 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Perth, Western Australia Device: Kindle	They're going to be DRM-free (txt, html and Rtf to start with, all in one zip) and the price will be around A$5, or US$3.50, per book, depending on the exchange rate. I think that more than covers both points ;-) (It was my idea to release them as ebooks, my idea to go DRM-free, and the pricing was also my idea because paying paperback price for an ebook is clearly insane. Fortunately my publisher took me up on every point.)

02-17-2009, 12:06 AM	#49
Spacejock Hal Spacejock & yWriter Posts: 125 Karma: 1100412 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Perth, Western Australia Device: Kindle	(Obviously, if they put the ebooks up, two or three people buy them, and then pirate copies flood the internet then (a) they'll never do another DRM free ebook and (b) they'll never listen to my suggestions either ...)

02-17-2009, 04:52 AM	#51
Spacejock Hal Spacejock & yWriter Posts: 125 Karma: 1100412 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Perth, Western Australia Device: Kindle	Agreed re pirated, especially if you're talking about magpies. (They stuff hard drives full of shiny, but rarely actually look at it.) The fourth book is part-nanowrimo, from my 2006 effort. The one I'm writing now is based on my 2007 and 2008 Nanowrimo works. The first was started in 1994, so it predates nano by a few years. I just found out they're only setting up cc payments at this stage, so I quickly put in a word for Paypal.

02-17-2009, 06:46 PM	#54
Spacejock Hal Spacejock & yWriter Posts: 125 Karma: 1100412 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Perth, Western Australia Device: Kindle	You'd have to barter with my publisher, not me ;-) Keep an eye on the ebooks page though, because I do have something planned, and you won't need any septilegged arthropods. (http://www.spacejock.com.au/HalSpacejockEbooks.html)

02-17-2009, 06:49 PM	#55
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,894 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	$3.50 is a good price for them. I know that once I get around to reading the first book and if I do like it, I'd purchase the others. Do you need/want any help generating the LRF editions?

02-17-2009, 10:39 PM	#56
Spacejock Hal Spacejock & yWriter Posts: 125 Karma: 1100412 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Perth, Western Australia Device: Kindle	Not yet re the LRFs - my publisher will be sending out the ebooks, so I don't have direct control of the files. Same with mobi/PRC at this stage.

02-18-2009, 08:18 AM	#60
Flub Groupie Posts: 164 Karma: 70995 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: United Kingdom Device: iPhone, PRS-505, K2i, iPad 64GB+3G, K3, Nexus S	I spotted the thread had been updated by Spacejock and thought "They're out!" but my hopes were dashed as I stumbled into an English Language lesson I only just started reading Hal Spacejock yesterday but I'm enjoying it. Hal is a hilarious utter moron and so far the pace hasn't let up for a second. It's like reading a comedy trainwreck. I'm certainly going to be buying the ebooks when they're available.

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