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Originally Posted by Amalthia
Based on what you've written here I'm getting the impression you're talking about ebook formatted fan fiction online? I would highly recommend steering clear of PDF and instead look into EPUB which has more potential as a universal format for all ebook devices and pda's.
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I'm looking at large works (novella+) that you couldn't go through in one sitting online. These are all downloadable files that can be read off-line ...
pdf - The starter level:
everyone has adobe acrobat! For the unadventurous who don't want to instal an eBook reader, can be read on a desktop or a laptop - I understand that there are new programs that can view pdf on handhelds but eBooks on handhelds do the job better.
ISSUU / Scribd - I think of these as
online pdf browsers (although Scribd can do MUCH more) This is a great place to catch a reader's interest so that they'll download the full book (I uploaded
a short story of mine as a test) but
Mobipocket & ePub - Downloadable, archivable, easily readable offline on a wide range of hardware
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Originally Posted by Amalthia
Um, I think the main area of concern I have, is author permissions? Last time I checked fan fiction is considered a form of fair use.
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I advertised for submissions (and went begging as well to writers I know) so nothing happens without the go from them. The editors creating the books are working with the authors to format it in a way that is sympathetic to their wishes within reason: if they want pink font on a black background it ain't gonna happen!
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Originally Posted by Amalthia
I think ePub has a lot of potential and I'd say if you were going to use a format that can only be read on select devices I personally prefer LRF at least there is a program Calibre that can convert html documents into LRF and it looks nice.
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Book Designer, Calibre and Feedbooks seem to be my main options right now - what makes LRF?
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