06-01-2010, 05:18 PM | #1 |
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Daughter of Elysium (SF) free with coupon at Smashwords.
Arc Manor Publishers are doing a free ebook each month at Smashwords.
For June it's Daughter of Elysium by Joan Slonczewski, coupon code KQ25S See http://www.phoenixpick.com/catalogue/PPickings.htm for a new free ebook each month. |
06-01-2010, 05:31 PM | #2 |
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Thanks Paul
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06-02-2010, 03:40 AM | #3 |
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Another ePub abomination.
Poor authors who got to put up with their works represented so poorly. |
06-02-2010, 04:48 AM | #4 |
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06-04-2010, 07:21 PM | #5 |
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Thanks, Paul. This is a "loose" sequel to "A Door Into Ocean".
It's strange they're offering a sequel for free - but the first book in the series isn't available on Smashwords. |
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06-05-2010, 09:10 AM | #6 |
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I took the PDF and converted it to ePub with Calibre. Looks much better. Not perfect but at least bearable. With some hand editing (Sigil) it could get a good formatting.
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06-17-2010, 11:19 AM | #7 | |
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Publisher's Apologies...
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I would like to apologize for the atrocious quality of the epub version of "Daughter of Elysium" offered through Smashwords. Being a small (tiny really) publisher trying to cope with the multitude of ebook formats we decided to use Smashwords as a 'one-stop' venue for all our conversions without realizing what a lousy job they were doing with epub. At least for the July free ebook of the month we are going to test a different (non-Smashwords) venue (if we use Smashwords, we are required by them to use their conversion). And for July, while I can't release the name of the book yet, I can promise you that it is a great one--one of the most widely acclaimed books we have published so far (by both readers and critics). Shahid Arc Manor Publishers Sign up for the monthly free ebook code http://www.PPickings.com |
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06-17-2010, 11:23 AM | #8 |
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Thanks for this deal! I just downloaded the epub, mobi, and pdb formats of this book. Surely one of them will work well enough on my PB 301+.
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07-01-2010, 07:34 AM | #10 |
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Hi all, based on complaints on the quality of conversion we are attempting to go a different route...I hope you find this version better (not, perfect, its still a work in progress, but hopefully a better reading experience than through Smashwords).
Let me know...I'll keep an eye on this thread for any feedback. Cheers, Shahid |
07-01-2010, 11:05 AM | #11 |
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Clicking on the link you provided doesn't work for me since it trys to open Outlook. I use AOL for my mail.
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