The Voice: Special Edition - Page 2

Williamlk · 08-27-2010, 11:46 PM

I was not aware of this.

Has anyone been able to download it? Kindly keep me posted and I will check with my publisher in the meantime. Thank for the info dreams.

Williamlk · 08-30-2010, 03:34 PM

Ok, talked to few people who were able to download from amazon, whew! Also, my publisher will have it available shortly in epub format as well.

Williamlk · 09-02-2010, 10:36 PM

Hey all,

I had to share this. I just recieved an awesome review!

The Voice delivered much more than I expected. I was intrigued by the vivid descriptions of the characters and their interesting journey. The suspense was gripping. The twists and turns were nail biting and I was really not expecting the ending. Great bargain for a really good story! I have recommended reading this to others and will surely read it again. Can't wait to read more from William L.K.

Wow! I'm so happy!

queentess · 09-03-2010, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreams

Quote:

Mobipocket formatted books can be read with the Mobipocket Desktop Reader. In spite of the fact that Amazon.com owns Mobipocket, if you buy a Mobipocket ebook file from our store, it's unlikely to work with your Kindle. You'll have to take that one up with Jeff Bezos. You'll know you bought a Mobipocket book when the file extension is ".prc"

Interesting. The Kindle reads .prc files as well as .mobi files. I wonder if they have their own special flavor of DRM? The Kindle can't read non-Amazon DRM'ed mobi files.

dreams · 09-03-2010, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by queentess

Interesting. The Kindle reads .prc files as well as .mobi files. I wonder if they have their own special flavor of DRM? The Kindle can't read non-Amazon DRM'ed mobi files.

I do not have a Kindle, so I was very confused by this also. Especially, since Mobipocket is owned by Amazon.

Williamlk · 09-03-2010, 09:47 PM

I am still so confused! Why is it that readers have successfully downloaded .mobi files on their Kindles and other devices? I don't get it.

Worldwalker · 09-03-2010, 10:41 PM

A quick rundown:

Anything that can be read electronically (epub, mobi, lrf, rtf, even txt) is an ebook. Take a look at any random book on Project Gutenberg as an example.

The Amazon Kindle is one ebook reader out of many. Check the forums below and you'll see one for each of the major brands of ebook readers.

The Kindle uses some version of .mobi (not being a Kindle user myself, I can't tell you exactly which one).

Due to Amazon's DRM, only the Kindle and various Kindle-on-whatever apps can read that flavor of .mobi. This leaves the rest of us (about 3/4 of the ebook-reading public) out in the cold.

Therefore, a lot of people want either a non-Kindle-specific ebook format, or a DRM-free ebook format they can convert, or preferably both. DRM-free epub is generally considered the best in that case, because it can be turned into pretty much anything else.

I hope that helps some.

Williamlk · 09-03-2010, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Worldwalker

A quick rundown:

Anything that can be read electronically (epub, mobi, lrf, rtf, even txt) is an ebook. Take a look at any random book on Project Gutenberg as an example.

The Amazon Kindle is one ebook reader out of many. Check the forums below and you'll see one for each of the major brands of ebook readers.

The Kindle uses some version of .mobi (not being a Kindle user myself, I can't tell you exactly which one).

Due to Amazon's DRM, only the Kindle and various Kindle-on-whatever apps can read that flavor of .mobi. This leaves the rest of us (about 3/4 of the ebook-reading public) out in the cold.

Therefore, a lot of people want either a non-Kindle-specific ebook format, or a DRM-free ebook format they can convert, or preferably both. DRM-free epub is generally considered the best in that case, because it can be turned into pretty much anything else.

I hope that helps some.

Thank you, that does help.
I guess I just don't understand how Amazon manages to still be so popular.

GeoffC · 09-04-2010, 02:01 AM

effectively .prc and .mobi are the same; and .azw is similar ..... but with a few knobs on ?

Williamlk · 09-10-2010, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

effectively .prc and .mobi are the same; and .azw is similar ..... but with a few knobs on ?

Thank you for the info.

Williamlk · 09-14-2010, 08:55 AM

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TheVoice/dp/...4468746&sr=8-1

Williamlk · 09-15-2010, 11:30 AM

I was just made aware that the book is now available in epub format for the first time!

http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/the-voice/12661143

Williamlk · 09-27-2010, 12:50 PM

Just wanted to say Thanks for all the hits! You have all been great with feedback and if it wasn't for this forum I would never have been able to finally get the book into epub format...So THANK YOU!!!!!!

On the whole, I would have to say, you are all pretty cool!

I'm very glad I joined!

Gunnerp245 · 09-27-2010, 07:09 PM

Info on various ebook formats;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...e-book_formats

Williamlk · 09-27-2010, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Excuse Me, Miss

William, It was a pleasure having you featured on http://excusememissptd.blogspot.com/...illiam-lk.html these past few days. Hope it gave you a bit more exposure! I actually have your novella on my TBR list, as well. Looking forward to checking out more than the sample on AMazon.

Thank you sir, I appreciate the work you are doing for indie authors.
Keep up the good work!

09-02-2010, 10:36 PM	#18
Williamlk Guru Posts: 624 Karma: 700001 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New York Device: kindle	So Happy! I Just got a great review! Hey all, I had to share this. I just recieved an awesome review! The Voice delivered much more than I expected. I was intrigued by the vivid descriptions of the characters and their interesting journey. The suspense was gripping. The twists and turns were nail biting and I was really not expecting the ending. Great bargain for a really good story! I have recommended reading this to others and will surely read it again. Can't wait to read more from William L.K. Wow! I'm so happy!

09-14-2010, 08:55 AM	#26
Williamlk Guru Posts: 624 Karma: 700001 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New York Device: kindle	The Voice at Amazon uk kindle store http://www.amazon.co.uk/TheVoice/dp/...4468746&sr=8-1

09-15-2010, 11:30 AM	#27
Williamlk Guru Posts: 624 Karma: 700001 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New York Device: kindle	I'm so happy! I was just made aware that the book is now available in epub format for the first time! http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/the-voice/12661143

09-27-2010, 07:09 PM	#29
Gunnerp245 Gadget Freak Posts: 1,169 Karma: 1043832 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: US Device: EE, Note 8	Formats Info on various ebook formats; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...e-book_formats

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08-27-2010, 11:46 PM	#16
Williamlk Guru Posts: 624 Karma: 700001 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New York Device: kindle	I was not aware of this. Has anyone been able to download it? Kindly keep me posted and I will check with my publisher in the meantime. Thank for the info dreams.

08-30-2010, 03:34 PM	#17
Williamlk Guru Posts: 624 Karma: 700001 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New York Device: kindle	Ok, talked to few people who were able to download from amazon, whew! Also, my publisher will have it available shortly in epub format as well.

09-03-2010, 09:47 PM	#21
Williamlk Guru Posts: 624 Karma: 700001 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New York Device: kindle	I am still so confused! Why is it that readers have successfully downloaded .mobi files on their Kindles and other devices? I don't get it.

09-03-2010, 10:41 PM	#22
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	A quick rundown: Anything that can be read electronically (epub, mobi, lrf, rtf, even txt) is an ebook. Take a look at any random book on Project Gutenberg as an example. The Amazon Kindle is one ebook reader out of many. Check the forums below and you'll see one for each of the major brands of ebook readers. The Kindle uses some version of .mobi (not being a Kindle user myself, I can't tell you exactly which one). Due to Amazon's DRM, only the Kindle and various Kindle-on-whatever apps can read that flavor of .mobi. This leaves the rest of us (about 3/4 of the ebook-reading public) out in the cold. Therefore, a lot of people want either a non-Kindle-specific ebook format, or a DRM-free ebook format they can convert, or preferably both. DRM-free epub is generally considered the best in that case, because it can be turned into pretty much anything else. I hope that helps some.

09-04-2010, 02:01 AM	#24
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	effectively .prc and .mobi are the same; and .azw is similar ..... but with a few knobs on ?

09-27-2010, 12:50 PM	#28
Williamlk Guru Posts: 624 Karma: 700001 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New York Device: kindle	Just wanted to say Thanks for all the hits! You have all been great with feedback and if it wasn't for this forum I would never have been able to finally get the book into epub format...So THANK YOU!!!!!! On the whole, I would have to say, you are all pretty cool! I'm very glad I joined!