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Old 04-05-2009, 09:05 PM   #37
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Originally Posted by pdurrant View Post
You click on the link, sign up to the mailing list (which page has no indication that it's for a free ebook), and they email you a link to the ebook.

But unless you're feeling like fiddling with a conversion job, don't bother. The ebook comes as a zip of four PDF files. These appear to be the original PDFs used for producing the new paperback release in October 2007. Comparing the pages in Amazon's look inside with the PDFs show them to be identical - well, the Amazon ones don't show the crop and registration marks!

The page area is the same as the paperback - 5.5x8.2, with 0.75 bleed around for the cropmarks, making each page about 7x9.7 inches.

I could fiddle with the PDF, crop it down, re-assemble the bits, and I'd still have a crappy PDF ebook.

I could extract the text and graphics, and re-work it into a nice ePUB or Mobipocket eBook. But then I'd have put in at least four hours work which I'd much rather spend reading or earning.

Shame - it looks like an interesting book and series. Hell - if the book was available as a Mobipocket format ebook for $6 or less, I'd probably buy it!

As it is, it goes to the bottom of my attention.
I just now read your post. Thanks for the information. I'm going to pass on it, based upon your advice.

Thanks.


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