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29839
Hello, My name is Cat and at the moment I am trying to finish my novel and I am looking into different ways to publish it when it is done and one that I am...
sleepingsatellite8
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Feb 1, 2009
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29840
Greetings, My literary product is non-fiction and geared toward a specialized-interest reader/researcher. So far it comprises some 600 pages with over a...
ankh_mm
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Feb 2, 2009
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29841
Since I'm totally new to ebooks, I checked out some ebook programs. Only one responded to my questions-- ebookstarter.com. Is anyone familiar with this...
Sensei J. Richard Kir...
Tutor2000
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Feb 2, 2009
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29842
Don't miss this overview by John Siracusa: http://arstechnica.com/features/2009/02/the-once-and-future-e-book.ars He describes working for Peanut Press, and...
Bill Janssen
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Feb 2, 2009
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29843
Hello, My name is Alex and I really need some feedback on my new blog. I started www.ebookmill.com to discuss news and new developments in the ebook world. Can...
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Feb 2, 2009
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29844
RICK IM TOTALLY NEW TO THIS GROUP ARE YOU THE MOD? IT LOOKS LIKE THIS AND THE PAGE YOU SENT US TO IS A SALES PITCH FOR A BOOK IS THIS RIGHT? IS THERE NO FREE...
chris fichtner
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Feb 2, 2009
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29845
Hi Mike from Illinois, You're quite right--doing color in paper books is a cost nightmare. I think you'll find that many eBook creation programs are designed ...
Rob Preece
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Feb 4, 2009
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29846
Thanks, Bill. A very informative article by someone very much in tune with what was and is the true ebook market. I particularly liked the horse vs. cars bit....
auwg
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Feb 4, 2009
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29847
Hi Mike, Unfortunately, there is no readily available ebook compiling software I know of that will convert a document to all current ebook formats. There was a...
Lida
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Feb 4, 2009
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29848
No and the page I sent you to was an article on how to make your own mbook for free. It did however include a pitch for an encryption program Rick ... From:...
Sensei J. Richard Kir...
Tutor2000
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Feb 4, 2009
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29849
... Yeah, I liked that bit, too. Bill...
Bill Janssen
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Feb 5, 2009
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29850
... My favorite part had to do with the defense-level analysis of Peanut Press's DRM. -- Chris Meadows aka | WWW: http://www.terrania.us | Somebody...
Robotech_Master
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Feb 5, 2009
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29851
Hi Rob,   Thanks for your input.  I hastily visited some POD publishers online and filled in the  name, address, phone #, etc. to receive the free...
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Feb 5, 2009
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29852
The February issue of Bainstorming is now live at www.darrellbain.com Subjects this month: Financiers' apologies?, Watching Time, Sony Ebook Reader,...
Darrell Bain
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Feb 6, 2009
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Mike from Illinois, You can definitely use the PDF format to preserve formatting, including color. That is one of the key advantages of PDF (and one of the key...
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Feb 6, 2009
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29854
. Google Opens New Chapter With iPhone, Android Book Search: While Amazon Kindles Dialing Up Books BOOKS: ELECTRONIC: Google Opens New Chapter With iPhone,...
David P. Dillard
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Feb 8, 2009
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29855
For anyone interested, a day-long seminar on writing will be held in conjunction with the Spring Book Show at Atlanta’s Cobb Galleria Centre on Saturday,...
Noel Griese
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Feb 8, 2009
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29856
These were the top 20 most searched books for January, 2009 on Worldcat.org's online library catalog that is used by thousands of libraries nationwide. One of...
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Feb 10, 2009
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29857
Hi I want to set up an ebook to be downloaded from my site after purchase. I am not concerned about trying to protect it from copying. Which is the best...
Ed
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Feb 11, 2009
4:47 pm
29858
... RTF and HTML are good in that they are easy to convert to the e-format of your choice. For e-book specific formats, I'd go with ePub. -- Chris Meadows aka...
Robotech_Master
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Feb 11, 2009
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29859
... PDF is the most universally readable format; it's been around longer than the Internet and free Adobe readers usually come with most new computers. It's...
auwg
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Feb 11, 2009
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29860
... ??? Internet: 1969 PDF: 1993 HTML (if that’s what you meant): 1990 ... That said, PDF might be the right choice. If you care about the details of...
Christopher R. Maden
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Feb 11, 2009
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29861
Note this is user-control is especially good if user wants to read on a mobile device. PDF readers are always available, but always a horrible experience. If...
Bill Seitz
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Feb 12, 2009
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29862
... I tend to agree. I think HTML is more generally accessible than PDF (not every machine comes with a PDF viewer, but almost all come with an HTML viewer --...
Bill Janssen
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Feb 12, 2009
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29863
... And if you don't care about all the people on small-screened devices who will either have a harder time reading or just plain not be able to read your...
Robotech_Master
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Feb 12, 2009
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29864
... No, NOT the old ARPANET with restricted access and almost no accessibility beyond the military and campuses. The commercially available public version that...
auwg
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Feb 12, 2009
12:36 pm
29865
... But it's not a real "e-book" format if you can't easily read it on a PDA or iPhone. -- Chris Meadows aka | WWW: http://www.terrania.us | Somebody...
Robotech_Master
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Feb 12, 2009
3:41 pm
29866
PDF first choice, HTML second. In my opinion, as a reader/buyer, the ideal would be a ZIP file containing _both_ HTML and PDF versions. Stephen King's...
Daniel P. B. Smith
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Feb 12, 2009
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29867
From: "Robotech_Master" ... And at this point you are probably thinking 'why not do both'. I don't know about other programs, but PagePlus (Serif) saves as...
joseph harris
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Feb 12, 2009
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29868
From: "Daniel P. B. Smith" ... Daniel raises an excellent point about HTML. But it is extremely difficult to control uncontained text in dedicated readers...
joseph harris
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