MetaGame (new sci-fi novel for $1.59 (in the USA)) - Page 3

JSWolf · 09-21-2009, 03:21 PM

Thank you for your eBook. I do plan to read it. But I do feel the formatting will need some fixing up. Once I fix the ePub, would you like me to send you a copy?

Sam Landstrom · 09-21-2009, 07:44 PM

For those of you who have bought MetaGame for 1 penny on the Amazon Store (http://www.amazon.com/MetaGame-ebook/dp/B002L4EXB0), I want you to know that MetaGame is now #48 on the Kindle Best Seller's list! Believe me, for an indie book, that's hard to do.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers...2?ie=UTF8&pg=2
You made it happen. Thanks!

Sam Landstrom · 09-22-2009, 12:06 AM

JSWolf, I'd definitely like a copy. I can then make the better version available through my website.

So how bad is it?

nomesque · 09-22-2009, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Landstrom

For those of you who have bought MetaGame for 1 penny on the Amazon Store (http://www.amazon.com/MetaGame-ebook/dp/B002L4EXB0), I want you to know that MetaGame is now #48 on the Kindle Best Seller's list! Believe me, for an indie book, that's hard to do.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers...2?ie=UTF8&pg=2
You made it happen. Thanks!

Nice work!

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Xia · 09-22-2009, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Sam Landstrom

BTW, the version in the Amazon store (for Kindle customers) was updated too and that one is only a penny, so if you'd rather use whispernet, go here: http://www.amazon.com/MetaGame-ebook/dp/B002L4EXB0.

I'd give it away, but Amazon won't let it go for free. Only traditional publishers can swing that deal. ):

Let me know if you run into issues with these formats. AND let me know if there are more formats you'd like me to include.

Sam

Dear Mr. Landstrom,
Thank you so much for giving away your hard work for just a penny; I don't know what I did to deserve it but I most certainly appreciate it!

I was delighted to find your book, MetaGame, listed on amazon's "Best sellers in Kindle" (position #21 at the time of my purchase) for one cent. And I got that "Oh yeah, I just got sumpin really good for [basically] free, Baby!" thrill when I clicked that Buy Now button! Sweet! Thanks a bunch!

The plot really does sound quite interesting, too. And, although I do have a huge TBR list (~180 eBooks currently), your book is up there on the list, ahead of many, TBR soon.

Thanks again for your generosity,
Xia

Sam Landstrom · 09-25-2009, 01:06 AM

Awesome, Xia! Let me know what you think when you're done.

Xia · 09-30-2009, 05:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Landstrom

Awesome, Xia! Let me know what you think when you're done.

I will do that! And thanks again for your generosity!!

Best wishes,
Xia

columbus · 09-30-2009, 10:27 AM

Thank you for sharing your work Sam

rcuadro · 09-30-2009, 01:28 PM

Just started reading it and I do mean I JUST started

Just what you could call the prologue

Lets see how it goes

rcuadro · 10-02-2009, 03:35 PM

I am still early on the book but the fact that the chapters do not start on their own page is most annoying

rcuadro · 10-07-2009, 04:16 PM

Well, the book is finished and I have to say that this is the most original story that I have read. I loved it!

Sam Landstrom · 10-09-2009, 01:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rcuadro

I am still early on the book but the fact that the chapters do not start on their own page is most annoying

Have you noticed other books do? As far as the finer points of formatting goes, I just guessed. I'm not sure how you can enforce a chapter to start on it's own page in an ebook that might be seen on a variety of devices.

Thanks for the feedback, something to keep in mind.

Sam

Sam Landstrom · 10-09-2009, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rcuadro

Well, the book is finished and I have to say that this is the most original story that I have read. I loved it!

Most original ever? Wow, that would be quite a statement! I should put that on my marketing page... when I make one.

Thanks for reading,
Sam

koland · 10-09-2009, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Landstrom

Have you noticed other books do? As far as the finer points of formatting goes, I just guessed. I'm not sure how you can enforce a chapter to start on it's own page in an ebook that might be seen on a variety of devices.

I don't know about a majority of devices, but there is a newpage command that, if present in the HTML, will trigger a new page on the Kindle in the mobi version (and on screen in the pc mobi reader). I think I even have it in some notes somewhere, but would have to track it down. I don't know that Word bothers to put in the command, though, when it does a save to html (and you can't see it, of course, in an html viewer, as html doesn't understand page breaks). And most of the converter programs from PDF don't put them in either, it seems (which makes sense, as otherwise there would be a page break for every PDF page).

Sam Landstrom · 10-09-2009, 11:40 PM

Thanks koland. Now that I know there's a way to do this, I did a search and according the website I found the <mbp

agebreak /> tag will make this happen. I'll try it out.

Thanks,
Sam

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Sam Landstrom Zealot Posts: 132 Karma: 200000 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: none	Thanks koland. Now that I know there's a way to do this, I did a search and according the website I found the <mbpagebreak /> tag will make this happen. I'll try it out. Thanks, Sam

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