04-29-2008, 11:55 AM | #16 | |
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On the other hand, I have found some new authors from Tor and other publishers via their providing selected free eBooks in a format I can use directly on my reader -- and this has led me to make a number of follow-up purchases. |
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04-29-2008, 01:21 PM | #17 | |
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Anyway the original posting about the books is very good, my point was that when you offer something to induce someone to read, maybe buy..., you should make it as easy as possible, since otherwise it kind of defeats its purpose to some extent. |
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04-29-2008, 01:30 PM | #18 |
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All 10 of them opened perfectly for me. They are not all of interest to me, so I only saved 6 of the 10. But I'm grateful for their being offered!
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04-29-2008, 01:52 PM | #19 | |
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What I never do is try to evaluate a book by reading a PDF on my computer because by the time I am reading to do my pleasure reading, I simply cannot bear to look at my computer screen for 1 second more and thus would not give a book a fair evaluation. I am not suggesting that the books need to be given away free ever. Nor am I suggesting that a publisher doesn't have the right to choose the format. I am simply saying that I won't blindly buy a book, which is what you have to do for the most part with e-books, and if I can't make an e-book readable on my Sony Reader, I won't try a book at all. There is one other point: When I buy a book at Barnes & Noble's website, if when I receive the book it isn't what I expected or want, I can return it. That's because there is a physical product to return. However, the same isn't true with an e-book, which makes it harder to justify buying an unknown author. |
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04-29-2008, 01:57 PM | #20 | |
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One major reason to get a kindle. You can even sample books then buy them elsewhere. BOb |
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04-29-2008, 03:42 PM | #21 | |
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As an aside, can't your Sony reader handle .pdf files? I thought they could. |
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04-30-2008, 07:15 AM | #22 |
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The Sony can handle .pdf files which don't have security options set, but only those of a certain ratio of type size to physical page size will be easily readable on the small screen size.
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07-22-2008, 06:44 PM | #23 |
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Just to let you know, Dragon Moon Press has released two new promotional PDFs.
- The Case of the Pitcher's Pendant by Tee Morris - Digital Magic by Philippa Ballantine I've purchased books by both of these authors through Fictionwise, so hopefully you should be able to get them in a bit more friendly version once the print versions are released. |
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