Very Happy with Baen (no longer disappointed) - Page 4

NatCh · 03-20-2008, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by bkilian

I agree that they may not have the bandwidth to make it a priority, but baen has shown a tendency to use it's community to, for instance, help edit it's slush pile. I don't see why they shouldn't use their community for other things too

I can't argue with that logic, let's see how they react to the notion.

The only concern I see they might have (not that there couldn't be others, just that this is the only one that occurs to little ol' me) is that they can't really proof the lot this way, so they may be concerned with getting a lot of flack if the files aren't clean enough.

Then again, I usually see a few errors in their RTF's to begin with, so ....

bkilian · 03-20-2008, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

I can't argue with that logic, let's see how they react to the notion.

The only concern I see they might have (not that there couldn't be others, just that this is the only one that occurs to little ol' me) is that they can't really proof the lot this way, so they may be concerned with getting a lot of flack if the files aren't clean enough.

Then again, I usually see a few errors in their RTF's to begin with, so ....

Heh, I remember reading a John Ringo book that I got off one of the Baen CDs which still had comments in it like "/// explain <some ritual>. Toni should know it if I forget ///"

I bought the webscriptions version and it was fine, but it was pretty fun to see the random comments.

I try to support Baen every chance I get, because I want to encourage their business model and DRM free distribution. Maybe one day the suits at Tor will stop clinging so desperately to their outmoded ideas of how the world works, and renew their relationship with Webscriptions. If I can't get it DRM free (in any format) or in .LIT format (Which is the same thing in the end

), I don't buy it. It means there are some books I would like to read that I can't, but I refuse to reward companies for behaviour I want to discourage.

NatCh · 03-20-2008, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bkilian

Heh, I remember reading a John Ringo book that I got off one of the Baen CDs which still had comments in it like "/// explain <some ritual>. Toni should know it if I forget ///"

I bought the webscriptions version and it was fine, but it was pretty fun to see the random comments.

Sounds like that may have been an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC). They sell them through webscriptions.net for most new books, but they're ~$15 and come out a couple of months before the actual release dates. If you enjoyed that, you can probably get more.

abailey · 03-21-2008, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Xenophon

Heck, I've got converted versions of every WebScriptions monthly bundle book that's up in final form. And many of the non-bundled books too. I'd be happy to burn a data DVD and just mail it off to Arnold. He'd have to get up to speed with the conversions for future months, but would get the back conversions for free.

In fact, I'll drop him an email with this offer right now. We'll see what happens...

Xenophon

Well after all the whiiiining. :-) LRF's are now available on the WebScription site.

http://www.webscription.net/

NatCh · 03-21-2008, 01:16 PM

Well, then, I guess I'll be the first to say

HarryT · 03-21-2008, 01:16 PM

Wonderful! Many thanks, Arnold - I'm sure that a lot of people will very much appreciate that.

JSWolf · 03-21-2008, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by abailey

Well after all the whiiiining. :-) LRF's are now available on the WebScription site.

http://www.webscription.net/

Very nice in deed. I downloaded one of the free eBook in LRF and it looks pretty good I must say. Well done on a good job of formatting.

kovidgoyal · 03-21-2008, 03:24 PM

I'm assuming they're using libprs500?

Oh, Why Not? · 03-21-2008, 03:39 PM

Thank you Xenophon, and all who encouraged the format addition by Baen. Just great.

JSWolf · 03-21-2008, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

I'm assuming they're using libprs500?

Straight from lrf-meta....

Producer: libprs500 v0.4.42

kovidgoyal · 03-21-2008, 03:49 PM

Cool

abailey · 03-21-2008, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

I'm assuming they're using libprs500?

Yes. And I've kicked in a donation to your project.

wallcraft · 03-21-2008, 04:09 PM

So now the thread should be called: No longer Disappointed in Baen

Xenophon · 03-21-2008, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by abailey

Well after all the whiiiining. :-) LRF's are now available on the WebScription site.

http://www.webscription.net/

Arnold -- YOU ROCK!

Xenophon

kovidgoyal · 03-21-2008, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by abailey

Yes. And I've kicked in a donation to your project.

Thanks, much appreciated

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NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Well, then, I guess I'll be the first to say

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wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	So now the thread should be called: No longer Disappointed in Baen