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Old 09-20-2013, 04:35 PM   #781
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I use Alf to extract the SVG images but that's all I use it for when it comes to topaz. The html file it generates is usually too much of a mess to read. My method gets a much more readable copy.
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Old 09-20-2013, 05:52 PM   #782
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Blossom, your techie expertise continues to awe me. I've learned so much from you.
If you need help at anytime. I'm just a PM away.

The Topaz method is time consuming but it's better than losing all that formatting. Some Topaz books look okay on a Kindle and some you just got to OCR and fix up.
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Old 09-20-2013, 09:01 PM   #784
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$.99 deal, both books in A.L. Jackson's 'Take This Regret' series, [Lost to You and Take This Regret] which I loved [solid 4 stars IMO]. Book 3 [If Forever Comes] is supposed to be out today and it will be autobuy for me.
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Okay, Brökk is the worst name I have ever come across. Brock I'd have accepted, but Brökk? No. If you don't know everything about how these umlauts are pronounced and what the resulting word means or sounds like in another language, then you should not use them. Ever.

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BRÖKK: Old Norse myth name of a dwarf who, along with his brother Eitri, made magical objects for the gods, including the hammer of Thor, probably derived from the Nordic element bróka, meaning "breeches."

The author also has an Author's Notes section at the end of the book:

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Malice Striker is a fuzzy blend of fact, fiction, and fantasy. Many of the figures mentioned in the book indeed lived in the period of Brökk’s tale—around A.D. 972. However, I have taken liberties with the geography in which the story is set—northern Norway—and invented the location of Bita Veðr.

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1. Kenneth of Scotland aka Cináed mac Maíl Coluim served as King of Scotland (called Alba back then) from A.D. 971 - 995. While historical records show Kenneth had at least one son, who later became King Malcolm II (Máel Coluim mac Cináeda) and may have had others, there is no mention of a wife or wives.
2. King Harald Bluetooth ruled Denmark, parts of Norway, and Sweden from A.D. 958 - 986.
3. While it is certain that in the 960s Harald Bluetooth converted to Christianity, the reasons for his conversion and the manner in which it happens is widely contested.
4. The Abbasid Caliphs ruled what is now Baghdad from A.D. 750 - 1258.Though the records show there was a golden age during which knowledge and scholars flourished (much of medicinal knowledge came from this region), the dynasty eventually fractured.
5. Norse mythology does indeed speak of the jötunn goddess, Skaði, but little is known about her. The jötunns were a mythological race of giants who lived in Jötunheimr, one of the nine Norse worlds.
6. While both King Kenneth and King Harald ruled around the same time period, there is no record of them ever having met or becoming allies.
7. Hot springs are found in Norway in the Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park near the ancient volcano, Bockfjorden. Coincidentally, the two hot springs located there are named The Troll and Jötunn Springs. They are the northernmost hot springs on the planet.
8. There is a Dumbarton Castle, which I vaguely used as a basis for Sumbarten Abbey, but all the rest is fictional.
9. Dalriada was a Gaelic overkingdom on the west of Scotland in the late 6th and early 7th centuries. The area encompassed what in modern times is Argyll and Bute and Lochaber in Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland, most likely County Antrim. However, the kingdom became subject first to the rule of Northumbria, then to the Picts, and ultimately became part of the Kingdom of Alba (Scotland). Thus during the period in which Malice Striker is set, King Kenneth ruled Dalriada, but the region had ceased to be referred to by that name.

-I haven't read this yet, but the name used seems valid to me based on a quick Google search.

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Okay, Brökk is the worst name I have ever come across. Brock I'd have accepted, but Brökk? No. If you don't know everything about how these umlauts are pronounced and what the resulting word means or sounds like in another language, then you should not use them. Ever.

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Old 09-20-2013, 11:54 PM   #787
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Well I grabbed it. I found myself reading after the first page. I'm not really into Vikings romance though.
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The name use may be valid. However, as a person who grew up in Sweden, the way you would pronounce the word Brökk in my native tounge is far too similar to the sound a person makes while vomiting, for me to be in any way interested in having it repeated in my mind over and over...


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Well I grabbed it. I found myself reading after the first page. I'm not really into Vikings romance though.
I am, if it's actually vikings. Unfortunately I know too much about their culture to be able to enjoy most romances taking place in that particular setting.

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Old 09-21-2013, 02:38 AM   #789
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thanks for planting that sound in my mind

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The name use may be valid. However, as a person who grew up in Sweden, the way you would pronounce the word Brökk in my native tounge is far too similar to the sound a person makes while vomiting, for me to be in any way interested in having it repeated in my mind over and over...
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The name use may be valid. However, as a person who grew up in Sweden, the way you would pronounce the word Brökk in my native tounge is far too similar to the sound a person makes while vomiting, for me to be in any way interested in having it repeated in my mind over and over...
The sound is the same in German. Deal breaker. It's just not possible to get over the image while reading.

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Old 09-21-2013, 07:56 AM   #791
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The sound is the same in German. Deal breaker. It's just not possible to get over the image while reading.
I understand this. I recently got an audio book that had the narrator give the heroine a Germanic accent. The hero's name is Colin. It sounded like colon throughout the whole thing. Even when others characters were speaking, the narrator pronounced it "colon." It drove me CRAZY!!!

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I understand this. I recently got an audio book that had the narrator give the heroine a Germanic accent. The hero's name is Colin. It sounded like colon throughout the whole thing. Even when others characters were speaking, the narrator pronounced it "colon." It drove me CRAZY!!!

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There's been many times that I've flat out refused to buy a fantasy book just because the made-up names were unpronounceable. I hear the names in my head when I read them, so if I can't pronounce it, that's a dealbreaker for me.
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The advantage of the K Touch is that she can hear audiobooks on it. That is now the sole use of mine. Otherwise the Paperwhite is the best choice for reading.
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The advantage of the K Touch is that she can hear audiobooks on it. That is now the sole use of mine. Otherwise the Paperwhite is the best choice for reading.
Reason I an leaning toward the K Touch is she had a K Keyboard and it broke about 15 months after I gave it to her. Really do not want to spend $100 or more for something that will not last several years.
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