Steve Jordan Books $1.50 each for "E-Book Week"

Bob Russell · 03-02-2008, 02:02 AM

Have you been meaning to grab a copy of one of Steve Jordan's e-books? Now's a great time to do it. All his books are on sale from March 2-8, 2008 for $1.50 at SteveJordanBooks. They are available in a number of DRM-free formats, and are a good read. He is known mostly for his thoughtful science fiction, and is also appreciated for his stance against DRM. He is an active member of the MobileRead forums, as well, so I hope you will consider supporting him by trying one of his titles.

And if you are already a Steve Jordan fan, be sure to check the bundle deals also.

jackhammer · 03-02-2008, 04:28 AM

I picked up the $10.00 bundle. I have not read any of Mr. jordan's books yet but I wanted to show my support for any author offering drm free books.

Richard Herley · 03-02-2008, 04:48 AM

jackhammer, mine are DRM free too!

* puts on flame-proof suit *

IreneDelse · 03-02-2008, 06:47 AM

Hats off to Steve Jordan!

Great choice of formats, btw. And for those who hesitate, his website offers large extracts and two free downloadable short stories.

Ortep · 03-02-2008, 06:51 AM

He is doing a good job. If you like the books, buy the 10$ set. It wil give you 10 books and also the two freebees of couse. When you live in Europe it is even more fun. Only 6 Euro

In some restaurants that is the price of a beer

HarryT · 03-02-2008, 08:20 AM

You drink expensive beer

.

Richard Herley · 03-02-2008, 08:47 AM

Harry, you should get out more. When was the last time you were in London?

Gudy · 03-02-2008, 08:47 AM

Ten books for ten bucks? Count me in.

Converted to German paperback prices, I figure I'll "break even" when I like just one of those ten, and the chances for that seem better than fair, from the descriptions.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-02-2008, 09:09 AM

It's so good to hear from so many True Believers. And hopefully, you'll all like the books, too!

carld · 03-02-2008, 10:24 AM

Just purchased the 10 for $10 bundle as well, very nice.

Gudy · 03-02-2008, 12:17 PM

Steve, you might want to check the RTF version of Worldfarm in the 10 for 10 bundle: The TOC is in Portuguese, and I had to Search-and-Replace a couple of things to get a readable book out of this under Word 2002:
1. Paragraph Endings (^p) -> ^p***^p (i.e. scene changes were only marked as paragraph endings (and they were the only paragraph endings, so therefore:
2. Tab stops (^t) -> ^p^t (i.e. paragraphs were only marked as tab stops).

DMcCunney · 03-02-2008, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

You drink expensive beer

.

Depends on where you drink it. See what a hotel bar will charge you these days (sine food and drink are major profit centers for them.)
______
Dennis

Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-02-2008, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gudy

Steve, you might want to check the RTF version of Worldfarm in the 10 for 10 bundle: The TOC is in Portuguese, and I had to Search-and-Replace a couple of things to get a readable book out of this under Word 2002:
1. Paragraph Endings (^p) -> ^p***^p (i.e. scene changes were only marked as paragraph endings (and they were the only paragraph endings, so therefore:
2. Tab stops (^t) -> ^p^t (i.e. paragraphs were only marked as tab stops).

Gudy,
In fact, the chapter titles are intentionally in Portuguese... I did that just because the book takes place in Brazil.

As to the other artifacts, I'll look into those.

stustaff · 03-02-2008, 12:46 PM

Just purchased the $10 bundle too looks very good value, thanks.

Ortep · 03-02-2008, 03:11 PM

Steve, as I already wrote I have the 10-pack in mobi format. I used them as testcase for tompe's mobi2html program. The result was garbage. One problem was in the mobi2html program, it was corrected. But there are also a few 'nul' characters in the files, they shouldn't be there according to Tompe. He suspected file corruption of some kind. But I wonder if that is correct, it was in all the books. And never in a place that was a problem for reading it on my Cybook. I have the feeling that there is a slight problem somewere in the creation process.

It only shows up when you try to 'explode' them. Of course that is not a problem for normal customers. But it can be the sign of something deeper tha can give problems later.

03-02-2008, 02:02 AM	#1
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Steve Jordan Books $1.50 each for "E-Book Week" Have you been meaning to grab a copy of one of Steve Jordan's e-books? Now's a great time to do it. All his books are on sale from March 2-8, 2008 for $1.50 at SteveJordanBooks. They are available in a number of DRM-free formats, and are a good read. He is known mostly for his thoughtful science fiction, and is also appreciated for his stance against DRM. He is an active member of the MobileRead forums, as well, so I hope you will consider supporting him by trying one of his titles. And if you are already a Steve Jordan fan, be sure to check the bundle deals also.

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03-02-2008, 04:28 AM	#2
jackhammer Member Posts: 14 Karma: 20 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: PRS-505	I picked up the $10.00 bundle. I have not read any of Mr. jordan's books yet but I wanted to show my support for any author offering drm free books.

03-02-2008, 04:48 AM	#3
Richard Herley Author Posts: 203 Karma: 1164907 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	jackhammer, mine are DRM free too! * puts on flame-proof suit *

03-02-2008, 06:47 AM	#4
IreneDelse Groupie Posts: 154 Karma: 589 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Paris Device: Bookeen Cybook Gen3 & Opus	Hats off to Steve Jordan! Great choice of formats, btw. And for those who hesitate, his website offers large extracts and two free downloadable short stories.

03-02-2008, 06:51 AM	#5
Ortep Fanatic Posts: 527 Karma: 470 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Netherlands Device: Kindle Oasis	He is doing a good job. If you like the books, buy the 10$ set. It wil give you 10 books and also the two freebees of couse. When you live in Europe it is even more fun. Only 6 Euro In some restaurants that is the price of a beer

03-02-2008, 08:20 AM	#6
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	You drink expensive beer .

03-02-2008, 08:47 AM	#7
Richard Herley Author Posts: 203 Karma: 1164907 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Harry, you should get out more. When was the last time you were in London?

03-02-2008, 08:47 AM	#8
Gudy Wizard Posts: 1,154 Karma: 3252017 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Germany Device: Pocketbook Touch Lux (623)	Ten books for ten bucks? Count me in. Converted to German paperback prices, I figure I'll "break even" when I like just one of those ten, and the chances for that seem better than fair, from the descriptions.

03-02-2008, 09:09 AM	#9
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	It's so good to hear from so many True Believers. And hopefully, you'll all like the books, too!

03-02-2008, 10:24 AM	#10
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Just purchased the 10 for $10 bundle as well, very nice.

03-02-2008, 12:17 PM	#11
Gudy Wizard Posts: 1,154 Karma: 3252017 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Germany Device: Pocketbook Touch Lux (623)	Steve, you might want to check the RTF version of Worldfarm in the 10 for 10 bundle: The TOC is in Portuguese, and I had to Search-and-Replace a couple of things to get a readable book out of this under Word 2002: 1. Paragraph Endings (^p) -> ^p**^p (i.e. scene changes were only marked as paragraph endings (and they were the only* paragraph endings, so therefore: 2. Tab stops (^t) -> ^p^t (i.e. paragraphs were only marked as tab stops).

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03-02-2008, 12:46 PM	#14
stustaff Wizard Posts: 1,055 Karma: 2110 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Derbyshire UK Device: sony reader PRS505 and 600	Just purchased the $10 bundle too looks very good value, thanks.

03-02-2008, 03:11 PM	#15
Ortep Fanatic Posts: 527 Karma: 470 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Netherlands Device: Kindle Oasis	Steve, as I already wrote I have the 10-pack in mobi format. I used them as testcase for tompe's mobi2html program. The result was garbage. One problem was in the mobi2html program, it was corrected. But there are also a few 'nul' characters in the files, they shouldn't be there according to Tompe. He suspected file corruption of some kind. But I wonder if that is correct, it was in all the books. And never in a place that was a problem for reading it on my Cybook. I have the feeling that there is a slight problem somewere in the creation process. It only shows up when you try to 'explode' them. Of course that is not a problem for normal customers. But it can be the sign of something deeper tha can give problems later.