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Rick C · 03-14-2008, 10:37 AM

I just found this thread and signed up, but it loks like I'll not be getting the original books that were on the promotion. After all the excitement over Old Man's War and Mistbourn I feel like I'm missing out.

Could anybody send me a copy?

DMcCunney · 03-14-2008, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick C

I just found this thread and signed up, but it loks like I'll not be getting the original books that were on the promotion. After all the excitement over Old Man's War and Mistbourn I feel like I'm missing out.

Could anybody send me a copy?

Yes. PM me your email address, and tell me which format you want.
______
Dennis

Rick C · 03-14-2008, 12:18 PM

Thanks Dennis!

TheLongshot · 03-14-2008, 01:41 PM

Jo Walton's "Farthing" is now up.

Jason

hix5000 · 03-15-2008, 12:15 PM

I signed up yesterday. No email as of yet. Any chance someone can shoot me a copy of the books I have missed so far? Pretty Please?

Rick C · 03-21-2008, 02:03 AM

Finally got the email and the first new book, Crystal rain.
I'm still looking for the earlier TOR books however if anyone can help.

hix5000 · 03-21-2008, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick C

Finally got the email and the first new book, Crystal rain.
I'm still looking for the earlier TOR books however if anyone can help.

Same here.

JSWolf · 03-21-2008, 09:27 AM

I've received my Crystal Rain email at 1:08am this morning. I've already almost converted it to LRF with curly quotes and apostrophes. I've even made a simple fix to the HTML so it loads easily into Book Designer with the line spaces kept as they should.

astra · 03-21-2008, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I've even made a simple fix to the HTML so it loads easily into Book Designer with the line spaces kept as they should.

What does it mean? Could you provide an example please?

JSWolf · 03-23-2008, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

What does it mean? Could you provide an example please?

In the HTML code it has

Code:

<p class="noindent">

What that class of noindent does is add a margin of 1.5em to make the line space in your browser. Book Designer doesn't deal with that to give you the line space you should have. So what I did was replace th above code with

Code:

<BR /><p class="noindent">

Book Designer respects the <BR /> and puts in a line space. Works quite well that way and was very easy to fix.

astra · 03-23-2008, 02:36 PM

I didn't understand anything.
Sorry

Not your fault though.

I thought you could give some examples of html text and how it looks in BD before you fixed HTML and how it looks after you fixed it.

JSWolf · 03-23-2008, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

I didn't understand anything.
Sorry

Not your fault though.

I thought you could give some examples of html text and how it looks in BD before you fixed HTML and how it looks after you fixed it.

The only think I managed to do what fix the HTML so that the lin spaces that seperate different sections were kept as it automatically so I didn't have to run through the text in BD with the HTMl to manually put them back in.

zeek2517 · 03-25-2008, 02:48 PM

Just found this thread. I'm glad to see Tor finally starting to get behind the ebook movement. Now if they'd start selling more of them too

DMcCunney · 03-25-2008, 03:07 PM

As it happens, the download links for previous Tor ebook releases still work. If you are late to the party, and missed some titles, the following may be of use to you. I've used TinyURL to make links easier to deal with in this message:

Brian Sanderson Mistborn PDF

John Scalzi Old Man's War PDF

John Scalzi Old Man's War HTML

John Scalzi Old Man's War Mobipocket

Robert Charles Wilson Spin PDF

Robert Charles Wilson Spin HTML

Robert Charles Wilson Spin Mobipocket

Mercedes Lackey/James Mallory The Outstretched Shadow PDF

Mercedes Lackey/James Mallory The Outstretched Shadow HTML

Mercedes Lackey/James Mallory The Outstretched Shadow Mobipocket

Jo Walton Farthing PDF

Jo Walton Farthing HTML

Jo Walton Farthing Mobipocket

Tobias Buckell Crystal Rain PDF

Tobias Buckell Crystal Rain HTML

Tobias Buckell Crystal Rain Mobipocket

I have no idea how long these links will remain valid, but they work as of now.

(BTW: various folks dropped me PMs in response to an earlier post asking for HTML copies of Mistborn. I haven't forgotten you. I've just been hip deep in a new job, and a bit preoccupied. Copies on the way shortly. If you asked for other things, see above.

)
______
Dennis

Oh, Why Not? · 03-25-2008, 04:39 PM

Thank you very much. I had missed out on the first two.

03-25-2008, 03:07 PM	#299
DMcCunney New York Editor Posts: 6,384 Karma: 16540415 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: PalmTX, Pocket eDGe, Alcatel Fierce 4, RCA Viking Pro 10, Nexus 7	Download links for free Tor ebooks As it happens, the download links for previous Tor ebook releases still work. If you are late to the party, and missed some titles, the following may be of use to you. I've used TinyURL to make links easier to deal with in this message: Brian Sanderson Mistborn PDF John Scalzi Old Man's War PDF John Scalzi Old Man's War HTML John Scalzi Old Man's War Mobipocket Robert Charles Wilson Spin PDF Robert Charles Wilson Spin HTML Robert Charles Wilson Spin Mobipocket Mercedes Lackey/James Mallory The Outstretched Shadow PDF Mercedes Lackey/James Mallory The Outstretched Shadow HTML Mercedes Lackey/James Mallory The Outstretched Shadow Mobipocket Jo Walton Farthing PDF Jo Walton Farthing HTML Jo Walton Farthing Mobipocket Tobias Buckell Crystal Rain PDF Tobias Buckell Crystal Rain HTML Tobias Buckell Crystal Rain Mobipocket I have no idea how long these links will remain valid, but they work as of now. (BTW: various folks dropped me PMs in response to an earlier post asking for HTML copies of Mistborn. I haven't forgotten you. I've just been hip deep in a new job, and a bit preoccupied. Copies on the way shortly. If you asked for other things, see above. ) ______ Dennis Last edited by JSWolf; 04-11-2008 at 02:12 PM. Reason: Moderator: URLs to eBooks removed

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03-14-2008, 10:37 AM	#286
Rick C Seeker Posts: 53 Karma: 363 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Sony PRS-505	I just found this thread and signed up, but it loks like I'll not be getting the original books that were on the promotion. After all the excitement over Old Man's War and Mistbourn I feel like I'm missing out. Could anybody send me a copy?

03-14-2008, 12:18 PM	#288
Rick C Seeker Posts: 53 Karma: 363 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Sony PRS-505	Thanks Dennis!

03-14-2008, 01:41 PM	#289
TheLongshot Groupie Posts: 190 Karma: 7758 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Sony Reader	Jo Walton's "Farthing" is now up. Jason

03-15-2008, 12:15 PM	#290
hix5000 Ebook Newbie Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phoenix, Az Device: PRS-505	I signed up yesterday. No email as of yet. Any chance someone can shoot me a copy of the books I have missed so far? Pretty Please?

03-21-2008, 02:03 AM	#291
Rick C Seeker Posts: 53 Karma: 363 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Sony PRS-505	Finally got the email and the first new book, Crystal rain. I'm still looking for the earlier TOR books however if anyone can help.

03-21-2008, 09:27 AM	#293
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,878 Karma: 146918083 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I've received my Crystal Rain email at 1:08am this morning. I've already almost converted it to LRF with curly quotes and apostrophes. I've even made a simple fix to the HTML so it loads easily into Book Designer with the line spaces kept as they should.

03-23-2008, 02:36 PM	#296
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	I didn't understand anything. Sorry Not your fault though. I thought you could give some examples of html text and how it looks in BD before you fixed HTML and how it looks after you fixed it.

03-25-2008, 02:48 PM	#298
zeek2517 Member Posts: 19 Karma: 382 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: PRS-505	Just found this thread. I'm glad to see Tor finally starting to get behind the ebook movement. Now if they'd start selling more of them too

03-25-2008, 04:39 PM	#300
Oh, Why Not? Groupie Posts: 176 Karma: 13065 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Galaxy Note 2; KindleFireHDX	Thank you very much. I had missed out on the first two.

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