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I'm back ... and have an interesting 'answer' of sorts from the Lulu forums ... about e-book availability etc :
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On Lulu, the only ebook format available for sale is PDF. There isn't much to that. As far as other popular ebook formats are concerned, they all have licensing fees that would cost us authors more in setup fees.
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There is absolutely nothing in this that I can do anything with (or even understand).
I'm resorting to my old faithful: "What's it all mean?"
So far I've learned that I've got to learn a heap about technology if I want to convert my Karl Mays to e-book formats readable on hand held devices (mobipocket didn't do it for me), that a PDF isn't readable on a hand held device, and that conversion of my Karl Mays to e-book formats is going to cost me.
Hm... ... ... user-friendly (from the text creator's point of view) comes to mind, ease of delivery from text creator to reader comes to mind, interchangeable format comes to mind ... ... ... inventing the wheel comes to mind ... as a 'non-gadget' and 'non-technology-savvy' person, that is a mountain unsurmountable ... sigh ...
At the moment I'm following Dr Morgenstern into the Gran Chaco uncovering Inca's treasures ... I'll deal with e-books later ... when they have become a bit more 'graspable' ... and when I can offer all those that can be read by most, I'll be back.
Marlies
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