Tor.com's Freebies Bonanza - get'em now! - Page 2

GeneS · 07-23-2008, 09:29 PM

Thanks, TadW.
and a special thanks to TOR for this program. They and BAEN books seem to have discovered (if I am typical) that this is a marvelous way to introduce the authors to a new group of readers and to build readership.
U R Appreciated.
GeneS

pagansoul · 07-24-2008, 07:24 AM

The only places I used to get my SciFi was Fictionwise and after I got my Kindle, Amazon. Now because of MR I found TOR and BAEN. I can always use more Vampires and Werewolves.

bakerjw · 07-24-2008, 08:45 AM

This is an awesome find! Not just the e-books, but the artwork! Some of that is hauntingly beautiful. Magnificent!

cjschmidt · 07-24-2008, 11:09 AM

I just bought Sun of Suns in dead-tree format last week. Very cool steampunky world-builder scifi.

Bob Russell · 07-24-2008, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by HappyMartin

I do not understand where people find the time to "acquire" and read pirated books. I cannot even keep up with the legitimately free stuff. Its like a rich relative died and left me a library.

Actually, we agree with you! We don't condone pirating books here at MobileRead, and if pirate links are given, we moderate and expect other readers to help us spot such cases. These are legit free offerings.

TadW · 07-24-2008, 12:08 PM

I think HappyMartin implied that with legit offers as great as Tor's, there is no additional need to acquire pirated content.

JayCeeEll · 07-24-2008, 03:10 PM

In order to read Three Shadows in Mobipocket reader I had to rename the .zip to .epub and then drag and drop the file to Mobi, whereupon Mobi converted it to .prc

Beware it's 34Mb in size!

elsussman · 07-24-2008, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayCeeEll

In order to read Three Shadows in Mobipocket reader I had to rename the .zip to .epub and then drag and drop the file to Mobi, whereupon Mobi converted it to .prc

Beware it's 34Mb in size!

I tried doing this and placed in my ebooks folder but it doesnt seem towork

anybody help me... perhaps I put in the wrong folder

Elihu

wallcraft · 07-24-2008, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by elsussman

I tried doing this and placed in my ebooks folder but it doesnt seem towork

It down loaded as an .epub for me. If you right click on the .epub file and select "open with" -> MobiPocket Reader the ePub is converted to a MOBI (.prc). Or you can open Mobipocket Reader on its own and under ebooks select import (there should be an epub option). Note that ePub import is a recent addition, so you need the latest Windows MobiPocket Reader. The latest mobigen.exe also works, and produces the same file. Mobipocket does not preserve the TOC of imported ePub files, but that does not matter in this case.

elsussman · 07-24-2008, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wallcraft

It down loaded as an .epub for me. If you right click on the .epub file and select "open with" -> MobiPocket Reader the ePub is converted to a MOBI (.prc). Or you can open Mobipocket Reader on its own and under ebooks select import (there should be an epub option). Note that ePub import is a recent addition, so you need the latest Windows MobiPocket Reader. The latest mobigen.exe also works, and produces the same file. Mobipocket does not preserve the TOC of imported ePub files, but that does not matter in this case.

Thanks.. it worked like a charm

Elihu

HappyMartin · 07-25-2008, 01:38 AM

Quote:

I think HappyMartin implied that with legit offers as great as Tor's, there is no additional need to acquire pirated content.

Thats what I meant.

jerryleejr · 07-26-2008, 04:24 AM

Ok, Maybe I am making this harder than it should be. I downloaded all the books, However how do I change the Title? They show up with the numeric title. Now Safari gives me the option to save as PDF and Change the Title but then I do not get the Cover Art it shows up formated as a printed page. Any Ideas?

TallMomof2 · 07-26-2008, 05:39 PM

I was so glad to see that Tor also reoffered all the wallpaper. I had downloaded it in the wrong size for my widescreen monitor but now I have all my wallpaper in the wide format. Yippee!

Be Szpilman · 07-27-2008, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by seajewel

I would highly recommend Calibre. It will make your Reader even more attractive. And if having proper page breaks matters to you, only the .mobi version converts with proper page breaks in Calibre, btw.

So is there any downside to downloading in .prc instead of html for converting to lrf ?

daffy4u · 07-27-2008, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by bzpilman

So is there any downside to downloading in .prc instead of html for converting to lrf ?

I don't have the answer for you but you could download both. I have the mobi and Kindle versions of all of the books.

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07-23-2008, 09:29 PM	#16
GeneS eBook Enthusiast Posts: 120 Karma: 726 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-350, Astak PocketPro, iPhone, Asus eee Pad Transformer	Thanks, TadW. and a special thanks to TOR for this program. They and BAEN books seem to have discovered (if I am typical) that this is a marvelous way to introduce the authors to a new group of readers and to build readership. U R Appreciated. GeneS

07-24-2008, 07:24 AM	#17
pagansoul Fanatic Posts: 509 Karma: 1098204 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Device: iPhone5, iPad Gen3, Kobo, Kindle Fire, Kobo Vox. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7	The only places I used to get my SciFi was Fictionwise and after I got my Kindle, Amazon. Now because of MR I found TOR and BAEN. I can always use more Vampires and Werewolves.

07-24-2008, 08:45 AM	#18
bakerjw Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 115 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: none	This is an awesome find! Not just the e-books, but the artwork! Some of that is hauntingly beautiful. Magnificent!

07-24-2008, 11:09 AM	#19
cjschmidt Thyme Lord Posts: 39 Karma: 118 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: PRS-505	I just bought Sun of Suns in dead-tree format last week. Very cool steampunky world-builder scifi.

07-24-2008, 12:08 PM	#21
TadW Uebermensch Posts: 2,583 Karma: 1094606 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Italy Device: Kindle	I think HappyMartin implied that with legit offers as great as Tor's, there is no additional need to acquire pirated content.

07-24-2008, 03:10 PM	#22
JayCeeEll Connoisseur Posts: 87 Karma: 204 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Device: PRS-300	In order to read Three Shadows in Mobipocket reader I had to rename the .zip to .epub and then drag and drop the file to Mobi, whereupon Mobi converted it to .prc Beware it's 34Mb in size!

07-26-2008, 04:24 AM	#27
jerryleejr Koby-rific! Posts: 941 Karma: 191112 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 2' From My MacBook Pro Device: Kobo Sage,Kobo Aura One, Glo HD,PRS-T1,PRS-950, PRS 300, PRS 350	Ok, Maybe I am making this harder than it should be. I downloaded all the books, However how do I change the Title? They show up with the numeric title. Now Safari gives me the option to save as PDF and Change the Title but then I do not get the Cover Art it shows up formated as a printed page. Any Ideas?

07-26-2008, 05:39 PM	#28
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	I was so glad to see that Tor also reoffered all the wallpaper. I had downloaded it in the wrong size for my widescreen monitor but now I have all my wallpaper in the wide format. Yippee!

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