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Forum: Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links) 09-30-2014, 07:49 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,005
Posted By december
More of Guy Gavriel Kay's backlist now available

The good news: It's been a long wait, but Tigana and and (2 of 3?) of the Fionavar Tapestry books were finally released for Kindle yesterday!

Tigana...
Forum: Reading Recommendations 02-24-2014, 11:47 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,089
Posted By december
Try M.C.A. Hogarth's The Admonishments of...

Try M.C.A. Hogarth's The Admonishments of Kherishdar! It's not a novel - more a series of short "flash" stories - but I think it's absolutely mesmerizing, and one of the most thoughtful explorations...
Forum: Reading Recommendations 02-17-2014, 11:29 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 8,829
Posted By december
If you're interested in science fiction, you...

If you're interested in science fiction, you might want to give Peter Watts a try - Blindsight and Starfish are both excellent books, but incredibly, incredibly bleak. The man has some truly...
Forum: Reading Recommendations 01-21-2014, 10:12 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 7,708
Posted By december
I know just what you mean - I'm on a...

I know just what you mean - I'm on a light-hearted fluffiness kick lately myself, to help with job-hunting woes. Here are a few of my go-to authors:

- Will Thomas' Barker and Llewelyn mysteries...
Forum: Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links) 11-29-2013, 10:22 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 654
Posted By december
66% off Diane Duane's Young Wizards series

If anyone has been waiting for a good time to pick up the New Millennium editions of Diane Duane's Young Wizards series, she is currently offering a 60% off sale on these (and other books) at...
Forum: General Discussions 10-22-2013, 10:47 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,687
Posted By december
Hello Avid, I'm afraid this is a case of...

Hello Avid,

I'm afraid this is a case of "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence": I don't think there is any single service in the US which would give you access to anything...
Forum: News 08-13-2012, 10:01 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 19,761
Posted By december
I've encountered a variation of this, Catlady....

I've encountered a variation of this, Catlady. After upgrading to the new version of Kindle 4 PC, I ran a test batch of various newly-purchased .azw3 and .azw files through the 5.1 toolset plugin for...
Forum: News 03-28-2012, 06:41 PM
Replies: 356
Views: 48,160
Posted By december
Thanks for the reply, ilovejedd. I don't suppose...

Thanks for the reply, ilovejedd. I don't suppose you know of any example screenshots which demonstrate that 'stylized' appearance?
Forum: News 03-28-2012, 06:31 PM
Replies: 356
Views: 48,160
Posted By december
Reposting my question which seems to have gotten...

Reposting my question which seems to have gotten lost a few pages back: How are the special fonts handled in the American versions of these ebook files? (I'm thinking mainly of the Marauders'...
Forum: News 03-28-2012, 08:31 AM
Replies: 356
Views: 48,160
Posted By december
Sorry if this has already been asked - how are...

Sorry if this has already been asked - how are the special fonts handled? (Thinkng mainly of the Marauders' handwriting in book 3.) Are these just embedded images, or truly embedded fonts?

I'm...
Forum: Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links) 02-09-2012, 07:21 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 23,389
Posted By december
Thanks camiller; got it! New coupon forwarded on...

Thanks camiller; got it! New coupon forwarded on to gbm's email.
Forum: Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links) 02-07-2012, 10:35 AM
Replies: 133
Views: 23,389
Posted By december
Thanks for checking back in, Adam. Hope we can...

Thanks for checking back in, Adam. Hope we can get this chain restarted!
Forum: Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links) 02-01-2012, 11:35 AM
Replies: 133
Views: 23,389
Posted By december
Just bumping this thread to see if there's been...

Just bumping this thread to see if there's been any more word. I'd love to add myself to the list, if the chain starts up again. :)
Forum: Sigil 10-06-2011, 02:31 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,699
Posted By december
Becca: Thanks for the clarification - just...

Becca: Thanks for the clarification - just checking that this was a short document and not, say, a novel-length piece. That makes things easier!

Honestly, I would say your best bet is to code the...
Forum: Sigil 10-06-2011, 02:25 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,854
Posted By december
Uh, if I can throw in a dissenting vote - slicing...

Uh, if I can throw in a dissenting vote - slicing the image might get you the angled appearance you want, but it may not play well with reflowing text.

If I understand correctly, the approach...
Forum: Sigil 10-06-2011, 02:13 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,699
Posted By december
I think ducks has got all the main ones- there's...

I think ducks has got all the main ones- there's also purple, which is used to indicate some special symbols (such as the & symbol), and non-dark green, which is used to highlight any quoted areas...
Forum: Sigil 10-06-2011, 01:51 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,699
Posted By december
Becca, Don't panic! Let's try to tackle...

Becca,

Don't panic! Let's try to tackle these questions in order.

About the different colors: this is something that Sigil - and many other coding programs - do to help you keep track of which...
Forum: Sigil 05-05-2011, 09:55 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 6,857
Posted By december
Problems creating "thin space" between nested quotes

I'd like to think that the more often I create and edit ebooks, the less I have to ask for help here... but really, I think I'm just kidding myself. Hello again! :)

This week's tiny adventure is...
Forum: Calibre 04-06-2011, 12:03 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,082
Posted By december
Oh, thank you for the heads-up about the spoiler...

Oh, thank you for the heads-up about the spoiler tags - it's been a while since I was last here and I couldn't remember how to do that, so I was worried about spamming the board with the gigantic...
Forum: Calibre 04-05-2011, 08:40 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,082
Posted By december
"MemoryError" during file conversion

I've run quite a lot of .epub-to-.mobi conversions (hooray Calibre!), but this is my first time running into this particular problem - below is the text of the error log right before the process...
Forum: Sigil 11-07-2010, 07:38 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,117
Posted By december
I'm a bit behind the times; just upgraded from...

I'm a bit behind the times; just upgraded from version 2.0 to 3.0 and am amazed at the change in speed and responsiveness (and lack of crashes! Wonder of wonders!) Thank you for all the work you've...
Forum: Sigil 10-11-2010, 04:30 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,196
Posted By december
Regarding formulas, only a few basic mathematical...

Regarding formulas, only a few basic mathematical functions can be expressed in HTML which will resize like the rest of your text in an e-book format: this...
Forum: Sigil 10-07-2010, 11:25 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,577
Posted By december
Well, that's certainly easy enough to fix,...

Well, that's certainly easy enough to fix, although I suspect editing such a long file is going to be an adventure if I ever need to return to it, as my system is already a bit sluggish when opening...
Forum: Sigil 10-07-2010, 11:09 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,577
Posted By december
CSS to "wrap" text between two .xhtml files?

Just a quick question, and apologies if this has already been asked:

I'm currently wrangling a very large .epub file in which there are no formal headers or chapter breakpoints, so I've spread the...
Forum: Calibre 07-16-2010, 10:03 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,567
Posted By december
I see; thank you for the clarification. I'd more...

I see; thank you for the clarification. I'd more or less decided to stop fighting the flow and just start creating cover images rather than messing with headings-based covers, but this confirms it...
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