Cory Doctorow's Latest Launches Today

Moe The Cat · 05-12-2010, 08:37 AM

Cory Doctorow's latest is launched today:

For The Win

luqmaninbmore · 05-12-2010, 09:12 AM

Awesome. This is the kind of novel that I would write. I have an idea for a novella covering a similar theme that I hope to get around to writing one of these millennia.

Luqman

dadioflex · 05-12-2010, 09:13 AM

Edit.

JSWolf · 05-12-2010, 09:15 AM

I started working on making an ePub edition of For the Win. I had a look at the one that's on Cory's site and it's a rather poor quick and dirty Calibre conversion that reads like it's an eReader formatted eBook. No thanks. I'll post my conversion here when I am finished.

Moe The Cat · 05-12-2010, 11:51 AM

That would be good, Jon. Cory said, on his site, that the conversion offered first will be the only one he posts, because he doesn't want to adjudicate between different conversions. I'm sure yours will be a better epub and everyone on MR will benefit.

leebase · 05-12-2010, 03:32 PM

JsWolf: pm me with your epub when you finish it....I'd be much obliged.

Lee

JSWolf · 05-12-2010, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leebase

JsWolf: pm me with your epub when you finish it....I'd be much obliged.

Lee

No need actually. I'll be posting it on MR and updating this thread. So when it's available, everyone on MR can get it. I'll be having two versions, one for Sony users who have Fontin installed on their reader and for everyone by including Fontin in the ePub.

JSWolf · 05-12-2010, 07:58 PM

The ePub of For the Win has been posted. I hope you enjoy.

And yes, it is better then the ePub posted to Cory's site.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...398#post908398

ardeegee · 05-12-2010, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luqmaninbmore

Awesome. This is the kind of novel that I would write. I have an idea for a novella covering a similar theme that I hope to get around to writing one of these millennia.

The embryonic idea of For The Win was in Anda's Game, available here and as one of the stories in the comic Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now found here.

astra · 05-13-2010, 04:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I'll post my conversion here when I am finished.

Thanks in advance Jon.

JSWolf · 05-13-2010, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

Thanks in advance Jon.

You are welcome.

Iphinome · 05-13-2010, 09:04 PM

I'm going to go off topic a sec to brag, Cory autographed my copy of For The Win today!

I almost let him autograph my kindle too but it seemed mean to make him touch my DRM laden device.

JSWolf · 05-13-2010, 09:29 PM

I do know how to get someone to autograph an eBook.

You have to get the author to sign a blank page and then scan that signature and put it someplace in the eBook.

phenomshel · 05-13-2010, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I do know how to get someone to autograph an eBook.

You have to get the author to sign a blank page and then scan that signature and put it someplace in the eBook.

What I did for this was open a new file in Paint on my Asus T91 MT and had them sign that using the stylus. Convert to png and I can insert it into the ebook file if I like. It won't work for everyone but it works for me.

Iphinome · 05-14-2010, 01:46 AM

Hmmm maybe next time I'll do that and try to get a digital autograph into an ebook, still to me it was worth the price of the hardcover (and the not getting real ink on my e-ink screen) to get to meet Cory.

05-12-2010, 08:37 AM	#1
Moe The Cat Bear Melt Posts: 919 Karma: 5433051 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto Device: Google Pixel 6, Moto G9 Power (both with Fbreader) & Kindle PW2	Cory Doctorow's Latest Launches Today Cory Doctorow's latest is launched today: For The Win

05-12-2010, 09:13 AM	#3
dadioflex Dyslexic Count Posts: 526 Karma: 5041991 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Palm TX, Advent Vega, iPad, iPod Touch, Kindle	Edit. Last edited by dadioflex; 12-15-2010 at 05:55 PM.

05-12-2010, 07:58 PM	#8
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,983 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The ePub of For the Win has been posted. I hope you enjoy. And yes, it is better then the ePub posted to Cory's site. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...398#post908398 Last edited by JSWolf; 05-12-2010 at 08:01 PM.

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05-12-2010, 09:12 AM	#2
luqmaninbmore Da'i Posts: 1,144 Karma: 1217499 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Baltimore Device: Toshiba Thrive, Kobo Touch, Kindle 1, Aluratek Libre, T-Mobile Comet	Awesome. This is the kind of novel that I would write. I have an idea for a novella covering a similar theme that I hope to get around to writing one of these millennia. Luqman

05-12-2010, 09:15 AM	#4
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,983 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I started working on making an ePub edition of For the Win. I had a look at the one that's on Cory's site and it's a rather poor quick and dirty Calibre conversion that reads like it's an eReader formatted eBook. No thanks. I'll post my conversion here when I am finished.

05-12-2010, 11:51 AM	#5
Moe The Cat Bear Melt Posts: 919 Karma: 5433051 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto Device: Google Pixel 6, Moto G9 Power (both with Fbreader) & Kindle PW2	That would be good, Jon. Cory said, on his site, that the conversion offered first will be the only one he posts, because he doesn't want to adjudicate between different conversions. I'm sure yours will be a better epub and everyone on MR will benefit.

05-12-2010, 03:32 PM	#6
leebase Karma Kameleon Posts: 2,934 Karma: 26616647 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn	JsWolf: pm me with your epub when you finish it....I'd be much obliged. Lee

05-13-2010, 09:04 PM	#12
Iphinome Paladin of Eris Posts: 3,119 Karma: 20849349 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: USAland Device: Kindle 10	I'm going to go off topic a sec to brag, Cory autographed my copy of For The Win today! I almost let him autograph my kindle too but it seemed mean to make him touch my DRM laden device.

05-13-2010, 09:29 PM	#13
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,983 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I do know how to get someone to autograph an eBook. You have to get the author to sign a blank page and then scan that signature and put it someplace in the eBook.

05-14-2010, 01:46 AM	#15
Iphinome Paladin of Eris Posts: 3,119 Karma: 20849349 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: USAland Device: Kindle 10	Hmmm maybe next time I'll do that and try to get a digital autograph into an ebook, still to me it was worth the price of the hardcover (and the not getting real ink on my e-ink screen) to get to meet Cory.