Free Hugo Nominees

jimbob101 · 03-26-2009, 08:37 AM

From Tor.com site

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One thing that a lot of people like about this time of year is that much if not all of the short fiction nominated for Hugo Awards is posted online for free. You can find the main list on the Anticipation site. Not that long ago, you only got to read the stuff if you had a copy at hand. Oh how times have changed!

One of the big things missing on that page as of the writing of this post is Ted Chiang’s “Exhalation” from Eclipse 2, which Night Shade Books has made available online. Ted Chiang does not write quickly, a direct result of crafting such amazing stories, so any time you get a chance to read a story from him, you should take it.

Night Shade has made it available in PDF, rich text, HTML, and MobiPocket formats. Here’s a direct link to Night Shade Books’ download page.

I’m always curious as to how they decide what to link to from the Worldcon Hugo Awards page. They link to the artist’s home pages, why don’t they link to the home pages for the fanzine or semiprozines?

This is self-serving, but here are links to the nominees for Best Fanzine:

* Argentus edited by Steven H Silver
* Banana Wings edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer (links to a PDF review of the zine; no website available)
* Challenger edited by Guy H. Lillian III
* The Drink Tank edited by Chris Garcia
* Electric Velocipede edited by John Klima
* File 770 edited by Mike Glyer
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Link to page

Code:

http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=18940

The links are on the site and there are a few stories to download. I've been using the bookcreater template that i discovered here https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28313 to convert the web books into lrf for my reader with some success.

JSWolf · 03-26-2009, 08:39 AM

If you remove the code tags, the link will be clickable.

http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=...=blog&id=18940

jimbob101 · 03-26-2009, 12:55 PM

force of habit

I post on a couple of other sites that do not allow live linking so its a force of habit to put a link in code brackets

Jill75 · 03-27-2009, 09:15 AM

Thanks for the links. Maybe limitation is just protection of rights or marketing ploy?

DixieGal · 03-27-2009, 10:04 AM

Got them, thanks! I'm surprised how many I read in the past year, mostly, I suppose due to so many being in Asimov's and others being offered here at MR for free.

Congrats on the Nominations!

03-26-2009, 08:37 AM	#1
jimbob101 Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 499999 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Laois, Ireland Device: Kindle App Android, Kindle PW2, Calibre	Free Hugo Nominees From Tor.com site __________________________________________________ _____________ One thing that a lot of people like about this time of year is that much if not all of the short fiction nominated for Hugo Awards is posted online for free. You can find the main list on the Anticipation site. Not that long ago, you only got to read the stuff if you had a copy at hand. Oh how times have changed! One of the big things missing on that page as of the writing of this post is Ted Chiang’s “Exhalation” from Eclipse 2, which Night Shade Books has made available online. Ted Chiang does not write quickly, a direct result of crafting such amazing stories, so any time you get a chance to read a story from him, you should take it. Night Shade has made it available in PDF, rich text, HTML, and MobiPocket formats. Here’s a direct link to Night Shade Books’ download page. I’m always curious as to how they decide what to link to from the Worldcon Hugo Awards page. They link to the artist’s home pages, why don’t they link to the home pages for the fanzine or semiprozines? This is self-serving, but here are links to the nominees for Best Fanzine: * Argentus edited by Steven H Silver * Banana Wings edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer (links to a PDF review of the zine; no website available) * Challenger edited by Guy H. Lillian III * The Drink Tank edited by Chris Garcia * Electric Velocipede edited by John Klima * File 770 edited by Mike Glyer __________________________________________________ ______________ Link to page Code: http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=18940 The links are on the site and there are a few stories to download. I've been using the bookcreater template that i discovered here https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28313 to convert the web books into lrf for my reader with some success.

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03-26-2009, 08:39 AM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,088 Karma: 144284184 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	If you remove the code tags, the link will be clickable. http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=...=blog&id=18940

03-26-2009, 12:55 PM	#3
jimbob101 Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 499999 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Laois, Ireland Device: Kindle App Android, Kindle PW2, Calibre	force of habit I post on a couple of other sites that do not allow live linking so its a force of habit to put a link in code brackets

03-27-2009, 09:15 AM	#4
Jill75 Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 150 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	Thanks for the links. Maybe limitation is just protection of rights or marketing ploy?

03-27-2009, 10:04 AM	#5
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Got them, thanks! I'm surprised how many I read in the past year, mostly, I suppose due to so many being in Asimov's and others being offered here at MR for free. Congrats on the Nominations!

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