06-20-2008, 02:54 PM | #16 |
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Fictionwise has both titles in MSReader.
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06-20-2008, 03:01 PM | #17 |
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Hey Nate, I have a question....
I can usually unlock pdf's and convert them to something my reader will handle. What exactly does it mean by "secure" pdf? Or would it be better to get one of the other two versions and try to convert it? THANKS! |
06-20-2008, 03:05 PM | #18 |
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"Secure"means the PDF has DRM. I don't know of any widely available method to remove the DRM.
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06-20-2008, 03:13 PM | #19 |
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Oddly, these books are mentioned on the Baen Books Webscriptions site, but listed as "not currently available". But if, like my dad, you have a free disability subscription to the site, they are both downloadable in several non-DRM formats.
Fans of Vinge may like to know, if they don't know already, that his latest novel, "Rainbows End", is available for free here http://vrinimi.org/rainbowsend.html in html format. Haven't read it yet, so I can't comment. |
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Thanks for that link!
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Just about anything that makes it difficult for one to read. The original program was inspired by interaction with Jimmy Grimes (now deceased) who had tremendous physical problems reading paper books. His situation also inspired ReadAssist.org. They're really quite flexible.
btw, the reason Vernor Vinge's books are marked "not currently available" is that there was a shortlived experiment between Tor and Baen, where Tor books were to be released by Webscriptions. High mucketymucks at Tor's parent company pulled it back for further negotiations, but not until some people had already purchased it. Baen keeps it available for those who bought it, but not for new sales. (on the good side, there are new high mucketymucks, and negotiations are ongoing again. There may eventually be more Tor Webscriptions.) |
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I wrote directly to Ms. Spencer-Fleming and she replied with the e-mail address of a contact at St. Martin's Press. I promptly wrote to this contact and have not received a reply. Now, I find it easier to forgive TOR for giving us book #1 in lots of series with *none* of the follow-on books available. I can't figure out why in the world St. Martin has chosen to release 1-4 and 6 but not #5. Makes no sense at all. Reverend Clare Fergusson series: 1. In the Bleak Midwinter (2002) 2. A Fountain Filled with Blood (2003) 3. Out of the Deep I Cry (2004) 4. To Darkness and to Death (2005) 5. All Mortal Flesh (2006) 6. I Shall Not Want (2008) |
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