Free E-book: Raising Atlantis by Thomas Greanias

Ocean · 08-11-2009, 01:32 PM

I've gotten a lot from this forum, and I'm happy to give back.

It's a pdf, and according to Amazon.com: "THE TRUTH IS DOWN THERE—BURIED UNDER TWO MILES OF ICE.

In Antarctica, a glacial earthquake swallows up a team of scientists...and exposes a mysterious monument older than the Earth itself.

In Peru, archaeologist Dr. Conrad Yeats is apprehended by U.S. Special Forces...to unlock the final key to the origins of the human race.

In Rome, the pope summons environmental activist Dr. Serena Serghetti to the Vatican...and reveals a terrifying vision of apocalyptic disaster.

In space, a weather satellite reveals four massive storms forming around the South Pole...and three U.S. spy satellites disappear from orbit.

These are the end times, when the legends of a lost civilization and the prophecies of the world’s great religions lead a man and a woman to a shattering discovery that will change the fate of humankind. This is the ultimate voyage, a journey to the center of time, as awe-inspiring as the dawn of man—and as inevitable as doomsday. This is RAISING ATLANTIS... "

http://www.simonandschuster.com/swee...on-sweepstakes is the main page and http://www.simonandschuster.com/admi...ntis_ebook.pdf is the main link.

Sparrow · 08-11-2009, 01:48 PM

- looks very interesting.

PennyPie · 08-11-2009, 02:05 PM

Thanks! Just saved it on my desktop for this afternoon's reading!

dreams · 08-11-2009, 02:15 PM

This looks interesting.

Lemurion · 08-11-2009, 03:22 PM

Very cool - only reason I'm not taking immediate advantage of this is that I've already got the paperback. It was a fun book.

rcuadro · 08-11-2009, 04:19 PM

Wow! Thanks!

jgray · 08-11-2009, 06:43 PM

Edit: I know the original poster is not the author. My comments are to all authors.

If the point of the author is to have his/her material read by a wider audience, then free or not, providing only a PDF is self defeating. Sure, some will read it on their "big screen" PC and a few will spend hours converting it to something useful on an ebook reader. Not me, and not many others are willing to go through this hassle any more. There is too much other material by too many other authors that we can be reading without dealing with PDF. If you want more readers, make it easier for them to actually read your stuff.

Madam Broshkina · 08-11-2009, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jgray

Edit: I know the original poster is not the author. My comments are to all authors.

If the point of the author is to have his/her material read by a wider audience, then free or not, providing only a PDF is self defeating. Sure, some will read it on their "big screen" PC and a few will spend hours converting it to something useful on an ebook reader. Not me, and not many others are willing to go through this hassle any more. There is too much other material by too many other authors that we can be reading without dealing with PDF. If you want more readers, make it easier for them to actually read your stuff.

While not free this book is available for the Kindle and at the Sony site.

Moe The Cat · 08-11-2009, 07:16 PM

Two minutes to run the PDF through Mobipocket Creator. One more minute to change some </br> tags to <p> tags in the resulting HTML file and run it through Mobipocket Creator again. Three minutes total to produce a quite readable Mobipocket, with Antarctic map on two pages.

Bluesman7 · 08-11-2009, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jgray

Edit: I know the original poster is not the author. My comments are to all authors.

If the point of the author is to have his/her material read by a wider audience, then free or not, providing only a PDF is self defeating. Sure, some will read it on their "big screen" PC and a few will spend hours converting it to something useful on an ebook reader. Not me, and not many others are willing to go through this hassle any more. There is too much other material by too many other authors that we can be reading without dealing with PDF. If you want more readers, make it easier for them to actually read your stuff.

The Mobipocket Reader converts it from .pdf in seconds (literally) by just dragging and dropping. From there it's automatically uploaded to my Kindle via USB.

I can't see anything to complain about given so little effort especially when I'm not being charged for the privilege of reading the book. (And though it's not my usual genre, I've downloaded it and am going to give it a look.)

Elfwreck · 08-11-2009, 08:29 PM

Quote:

The sale of this book without its cover is unauthorized. If you purchased this book without a cover, you should be aware that it was reported to the publisher as "unsold and destroyed." Neither the author nor the publisher has received payment for the sale of this "stripped book."

(The ebook has no cover image.)

That said--is there somewhere I could send a tagged, bookmarked version of the PDF? The original had no metadata, no tags, no bookmarks. (Which is common, but still annoying.)

yvanleterrible · 08-11-2009, 08:37 PM

Aaaaah! Atlantis, one of my favorite fiction subject.

Thanks for the find and the links Ocean!

PennyPie · 08-11-2009, 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by jgray
Edit: I know the original poster is not the author. My comments are to all authors.

Quote:

If the point of the author is to have his/her material read by a wider audience, then free or not, providing only a PDF is self defeating. Sure, some will read it on their "big screen" PC and a few will spend hours converting it to something useful on an ebook reader. Not me, and not many others are willing to go through this hassle any more. There is too much other material by too many other authors that we can be reading without dealing with PDF. If you want more readers, make it easier for them to actually read your stuff.

Wow...Regarding the above...I got nothin'

I repeat, thanks for the link! I'm enjoying your largess...PDF or not (and I'll be taking that 2-3 minutes to convert it for my Sony later...squeeze it into my oh so busy schedule.

Elfwreck · 08-11-2009, 09:08 PM

I sent a note to the publisher, asking if they'd like the tagged, bookmarked, metadata-included copy. (Which is also 1.5 mb smaller than the original.)

Ocean · 08-11-2009, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Aaaaah! Atlantis, one of my favorite fiction subject.

Thanks for the find and the links Ocean!

Atlantis...Ocean....very cool for a first post, right?

Please recommend to me some more Atlantis fiction.

08-11-2009, 01:32 PM	#1
Ocean Banned Posts: 166 Karma: 666 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Proud G1 Kindle Owner	Free E-book: Raising Atlantis by Thomas Greanias I've gotten a lot from this forum, and I'm happy to give back. It's a pdf, and according to Amazon.com: "THE TRUTH IS DOWN THERE—BURIED UNDER TWO MILES OF ICE. In Antarctica, a glacial earthquake swallows up a team of scientists...and exposes a mysterious monument older than the Earth itself. In Peru, archaeologist Dr. Conrad Yeats is apprehended by U.S. Special Forces...to unlock the final key to the origins of the human race. In Rome, the pope summons environmental activist Dr. Serena Serghetti to the Vatican...and reveals a terrifying vision of apocalyptic disaster. In space, a weather satellite reveals four massive storms forming around the South Pole...and three U.S. spy satellites disappear from orbit. These are the end times, when the legends of a lost civilization and the prophecies of the world’s great religions lead a man and a woman to a shattering discovery that will change the fate of humankind. This is the ultimate voyage, a journey to the center of time, as awe-inspiring as the dawn of man—and as inevitable as doomsday. This is RAISING ATLANTIS... " http://www.simonandschuster.com/swee...on-sweepstakes is the main page and http://www.simonandschuster.com/admi...ntis_ebook.pdf is the main link.

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Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	- looks very interesting.

08-11-2009, 02:05 PM	#3
PennyPie Cocoa & Toast...mmmmmm... Posts: 275 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio Device: Sony PRS-700, iPhone	Thanks! Just saved it on my desktop for this afternoon's reading!

08-11-2009, 02:15 PM	#4
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,112 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	This looks interesting.

08-11-2009, 03:22 PM	#5
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	Very cool - only reason I'm not taking immediate advantage of this is that I've already got the paperback. It was a fun book.

08-11-2009, 04:19 PM	#6
rcuadro Wizard Posts: 1,686 Karma: 874275 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Device: Kindle DX	Wow! Thanks!

08-11-2009, 06:43 PM	#7
jgray Fanatic Posts: 548 Karma: 2928497 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Clara 2E & Sage	Edit: I know the original poster is not the author. My comments are to all authors. If the point of the author is to have his/her material read by a wider audience, then free or not, providing only a PDF is self defeating. Sure, some will read it on their "big screen" PC and a few will spend hours converting it to something useful on an ebook reader. Not me, and not many others are willing to go through this hassle any more. There is too much other material by too many other authors that we can be reading without dealing with PDF. If you want more readers, make it easier for them to actually read your stuff.

08-11-2009, 07:16 PM	#9
Moe The Cat Bear Melt Posts: 919 Karma: 5433051 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto Device: Google Pixel 6, Moto G9 Power (both with Fbreader) & Kindle PW2	Two minutes to run the PDF through Mobipocket Creator. One more minute to change some </br> tags to <p> tags in the resulting HTML file and run it through Mobipocket Creator again. Three minutes total to produce a quite readable Mobipocket, with Antarctic map on two pages.

08-11-2009, 08:37 PM	#12
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Aaaaah! Atlantis, one of my favorite fiction subject. Thanks for the find and the links Ocean!

08-11-2009, 09:08 PM	#14
Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,185 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	I sent a note to the publisher, asking if they'd like the tagged, bookmarked, metadata-included copy. (Which is also 1.5 mb smaller than the original.)

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