Free ebooks from Vonda N. McIntyre

crucify · 01-12-2009, 10:19 PM

http://www.vondanmcintyre.com/index-fiction.html

Enjoy!

[Sorry, I should post this in the resource sub-forum.But I don't know how to delete post..]

pilotbob · 01-12-2009, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crucify

http://www.vondanmcintyre.com/index-fiction.html

Enjoy!

Oh my god. Isn't my to-read list long enough for you people. Why do you torture me with all these free books from great authors.

BOb

rlparker · 01-13-2009, 08:59 AM

cool--thanks!

Dr. Drib · 01-13-2009, 09:13 AM

Her novel - the freebie on her website - The Moon And the Sun, won the Nebula Award for Best Novel, in 1997, from the Science Fiction Writers of America.

Don

starrigger · 01-14-2009, 02:36 PM

Vonda, if you're reading this, I just sent you Moon & Sun files reformatted for the Sony Reader.

vondanmcintyre · 04-26-2009, 02:54 AM

Hi, all! Dreamsnake is now available at Book View Cafe. I'm serializing it one chapter per week, or you can subscribe to the complete ebook. I've put it up in Mobipocket/Palm, html, and PDF. What other formats should I offer?

Jeff, thank you for all the help with file formats -- I really appreciate it.

Vonda

dreams · 04-26-2009, 03:11 AM

Thank you for sharing with us.

ePub might be a good format. I know that the Sony is able to use this format.

vondanmcintyre · 04-26-2009, 04:05 AM

Thanks -- I'll see what I can do about that.

Vonda

Dr. Drib · 04-26-2009, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vondanmcintyre

Thanks -- I'll see what I can do about that.

Vonda

Thank you, Ms. McIntyre.

Sony's native format, LRF, would also be nice.

Don

vondanmcintyre · 04-26-2009, 04:08 PM

My pleasure.

If someone could point me toward conversion software for Sony LRF, I would be most grateful.

Best,

Vonda

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Thank you, Ms. McIntyre.

Sony's native format, LRF, would also be nice.

Don

wallcraft · 04-26-2009, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vondanmcintyre

If someone could point me toward conversion software for Sony LRF, I would be most grateful.

I suggest using Calibre (has its own Forum here) to create ePub and LRF. Actually it can also create a MOBI version, that is better than your existing one (e.g. no in-line TOC, more ePub-like styles if you want them), and will soon be able to create an eReader version.

I created an ePub and LRF from your HTML, and all I did was change class=subtitle to class=chapter (to allow Calibre defaults to apply, you can get Calibre to detect subtitle if you want), made the images local, and added the cover image from the MOBI. I don't know why the ePub text isn't wrapped around the image, as in the HTML version. Calibre usually preserves this, so it might be a Calibre bug which will be quickly fixed if you submit a bug report. The LRF (last screenshot) title font also looks a little weird. Even with these issues, which are likely fixable with minor edits to the HTML, I think your best bet is to get a good HTML version then convert it to the other formats with Calibre.

mtravellerh · 04-26-2009, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vondanmcintyre

My pleasure.

If someone could point me toward conversion software for Sony LRF, I would be most grateful.

Best,

Vonda

Easy.

Calibre makes good LRF and ePub (and good Mobi) from nearly everything you feed it with and it's free and available for Linux, Mac and all kinds of Windows.

koland · 04-26-2009, 05:50 PM

For those that want to read this for free, one month at a time, an easy way to get it to your ereader is to:

1) open up the current month's chapter.

2) click on the icon to print the chapter. this opens it up in another window, without all the extraneous junk on the page

3) click on your InstaPaper bookmarklet (let it send it to your Kindle automatically, even) or save the HTML from this page and convert to format of your choice.

vondanmcintyre · 04-26-2009, 06:27 PM

I'll definitely check out Calibre, thanks.

By the way, thank you for buying the ebook.

I apologize for not including a ToC in the html version. This last week has been kind of complicated and I just didn't get the ToC finished last night when the Dreamsnake page went live. I'll go and do that immediately and let you know when it's finished.

I wonder if Calibre takes account of typography such as 12 point type on a 15 point line? The text in the central thumbnail looks kind of squished together, while the text in the third thumbnail loses the spacing between paragraphs. Neither conversion uses the same font that the CSS specifies (Book Antiqua or Palatino). That's probably system-dependent. I though most systems had Book Antiqua.

And I cannot for the life of me get the .prc conversion to pay attention to the "title" style for "Dreamsnake" at the top of the first page.

I'm under the impression that most folks who read from the computer screen or a mobile device prefer left-justified paragraphs, no paragraph indentation (for the first line), and a blank space between paragraphs?

Is that, in fact, true?

That's how the html is laid out, so I'm a bit distressed that it doesn't come through in the conversions.

Thanks much for the feedback,

Vonda

CheriePie · 04-26-2009, 06:34 PM

I'm a Kindle user and I'd feel comfortable saying that I believe the majority of people reading on e-reading devices prefer a small first line indent and very little to no space between paragraphs.

In these cases it's all about screen real estate, so the more of a page you can fit on the screen, the better. Especially when you've got two characters having an ongoing conversation, all those extra blanks on the page seem kind of wasted space.

01-12-2009, 10:19 PM	#1
crucify Member Posts: 13 Karma: 86 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Shanghai, China Device: hanlin v3	Free ebooks from Vonda N. McIntyre http://www.vondanmcintyre.com/index-fiction.html Enjoy! [Sorry, I should post this in the resource sub-forum.But I don't know how to delete post..] Last edited by crucify; 01-12-2009 at 10:27 PM.

04-26-2009, 04:05 AM	#8
vondanmcintyre Vonda N. McIntyre Posts: 31 Karma: 40000 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Droid X	ePub Thanks -- I'll see what I can do about that. Vonda

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vondanmcintyre Vonda N. McIntyre Posts: 31 Karma: 40000 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Droid X	Hi, all! Dreamsnake is now available at Book View Cafe. I'm serializing it one chapter per week, or you can subscribe to the complete ebook. I've put it up in Mobipocket/Palm, html, and PDF. What other formats should I offer? Jeff, thank you for all the help with file formats -- I really appreciate it. Vonda

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dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Thank you for sharing with us. ePub might be a good format. I know that the Sony is able to use this format.

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koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	For those that want to read this for free, one month at a time, an easy way to get it to your ereader is to: 1) open up the current month's chapter. 2) click on the icon to print the chapter. this opens it up in another window, without all the extraneous junk on the page 3) click on your InstaPaper bookmarklet (let it send it to your Kindle automatically, even) or save the HTML from this page and convert to format of your choice.

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vondanmcintyre Vonda N. McIntyre Posts: 31 Karma: 40000 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Droid X	I'll definitely check out Calibre, thanks. By the way, thank you for buying the ebook. I apologize for not including a ToC in the html version. This last week has been kind of complicated and I just didn't get the ToC finished last night when the Dreamsnake page went live. I'll go and do that immediately and let you know when it's finished. I wonder if Calibre takes account of typography such as 12 point type on a 15 point line? The text in the central thumbnail looks kind of squished together, while the text in the third thumbnail loses the spacing between paragraphs. Neither conversion uses the same font that the CSS specifies (Book Antiqua or Palatino). That's probably system-dependent. I though most systems had Book Antiqua. And I cannot for the life of me get the .prc conversion to pay attention to the "title" style for "Dreamsnake" at the top of the first page. I'm under the impression that most folks who read from the computer screen or a mobile device prefer left-justified paragraphs, no paragraph indentation (for the first line), and a blank space between paragraphs? Is that, in fact, true? That's how the html is laid out, so I'm a bit distressed that it doesn't come through in the conversions. Thanks much for the feedback, Vonda

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