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Originally Posted by Elsi
I just finished reading Hal Spacejock #1 last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. So, I hopped over to the website and purchased the next two books as eBooks. Well, I expected to get a link to a download page, but that didn't happen. Instead, this morning I received an e-mail with two attached Word .DOC files! While I'm glad to get the books, I am terribly disappointed with the format. When I run a computer program, most of the time I don't want to receive the source code. And when I buy an eBook, I don't expect the source files. Yes, I'm comfortable using Mobipocket Creator and Calibre to convert the source file into one compatible with my Kindle or Sony reader -- but I shouldn't have to do that.
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The publisher dropped back to sending Doc files after they discovered gmail was blocking the zip file containing the txt, html, rtf, etc versions. Still no idea why the zip was being blocked, unless it's the inline css in the html file.
I thought they were only sending the doc to people with gmail addresses, but it's possible others have slipped through.
Bear in mind this is the publisher's first foray into ebooks. I suggested the open, non-device specific formats like txt, rtf and so on, so they didn't have to produce different files for a wide range of devices. I know when I buy an ebook I'd rather have three plain vanilla versions than a bunch of proprietary formats ... and perhaps none for the device I really want to read the book on.
Cheers
Simon