05-19-2008, 10:52 AM | #1 |
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The New York Times: Free sample Crosswords. v1. 19 May 2008
How-to create Crossword ebooks using the free Across Lite Crossword Puzzle Player.
A good place to start is the The New York Times Free Samples I printed out these sample crossword puzzles (with solution) to a pdf using the free Across Lite Crossword Puzzle Player and converted them using PDFRead to my reader's formats. There are many online crosswords that allow you to download the crosswords to your PC using the Across Lite player. These all can now be converted to ebooks for your personal use only. STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS:
A good source of free to play crosswords can be found here. Just don't upload your results as that is currently prohibited! Enjoy! EDIT: Attachments removed due to copyright issues. A detailed 'How-to' is now provided in their place so that anyone can create these crosswords for their own personal use (which is allowed!). Last edited by nrapallo; 05-21-2008 at 11:08 PM. Reason: attachments removed due to copyright issues |
05-19-2008, 11:07 AM | #2 |
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nice, thanks !
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05-19-2008, 11:15 AM | #3 |
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I temporarily removed the files so we can check on the copyright.
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05-19-2008, 11:16 AM | #4 |
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And I'm searching for more recreational puzzles (not just crosswords) to convert.
Only thing is very few offerings are in the public domain, so I've only been able to get free samples and such. It would be great to locate a (free) book of puzzles, just for those times when you want to unwind with a good book, minus the book. |
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Nate, if you would like to remove the attachment, I will replace it with a 'How-to' for those that wish to do the same thing I did when creating these free samples. What do you think? Last edited by nrapallo; 01-02-2009 at 04:17 PM. |
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05-19-2008, 05:05 PM | #6 |
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What a pity: 'Personal use only' definitely forbids copying the material for others, and the italicised passage is quite definite. The 'How to' idea sounds very helpful, though, Nick.
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Detailed 'How-to' instructions are now available in post #1 above. Here's to holding out hope for a PD source of crosswords/puzzles! |
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05-19-2008, 10:32 PM | #8 |
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Thanks for the instructions, Nick. I'm sure that they will be very useful.
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05-20-2008, 03:00 AM | #9 |
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Moved to "Other Books", since these instructions are not device-specific.
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