07-20-2009, 10:18 PM | #1 |
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Free on oprah.com - Heroic Meaures
Heroic Measures by Jill Ciment is available for free download on oprah.com until July 22, 10:59 AM EST. Requires registration. Format is PDF.
Book description here: http://www.amazon.com/Heroic-Measure...dp/0375425225/ Last edited by Thrasymachus; 07-20-2009 at 10:35 PM. |
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Thanks for posting ! Looks like a nice read...now lets see if I can manage to download this and get it onto my reader :-D
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This book looks great, thanks for the tip!
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Is there any reason why viewing this PDF would be different from another ? I do recall downloading something months ago but having trouble reading it on the reader-although I could see it there.
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Thanks for sharing!!
I managed to get this on my reader. (Obviously) I downloaded it with Adobe Reader, then in the top left it should say "Save A Copy", and then I saved it to the folder where all my other ebooks are saved. Then, I went to ADE and added the file to my library. It does have a funky title: Cime_9780375425226_2p_all_r2.qxp I don't know what all that means, but I was able to see it and flipped through quite a few pages to make sure. |
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This also ends up with a long tag inserted every couple of paragraphs, after converting to epub or mobi. Looks like about an hour of cleanup (search/replace doesn't find them all due to line breaks and various numbers added after the main info, plus date/time changes on them as you go thru the book).
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978...226 - ISBN 2p - likely means 2-up (verso/recto pages) all - likely means fully compiled book (as opposed to chapters or sections) r2 - likely revision 2 qxp - Quark XPress file This is the source file that the PDF was distilled from. Oh, and thanks OP. I'll see if it's something I'll want to read. Oprah does pick some pretty good books from time to time. |
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Thanks! This book seems interesting.
I don't have ADE and directly saved the PDF on my computer instead of opening it in a Adobe's browser plugin. It was saved as a regular PDF that convert flawlessly to others formats. BTW here is the direct link to the book : http://www.oprah.com/article/omagazi...ook-download-1 |
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Oprah says the Kindle is her new favorite toy. So she pushes it on her show. Now we know that is total BS as she's giving away PDF.
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And to everyone else -- you're welcome, and I'm glad I could contribute to the forum. I have my wife to thank for telling me about this; she's an Oprah fan, unlike me. But this does look like a good book. |
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