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Sunday Night Links #9: 1 June 2008 « Vavcare Blog — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:32:10 +0000

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By: John B. Anderson

John B. Anderson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:41:03 +0000

I also was referred by Win XP news. I like your views Minus the PDF I preferred HTML reading… My reasoning is that Everything Reads HTML and it’s easier to format to my liking then PDF but everyone likes their standards.

http://www.baen.com/library/ (Love these guys “the Baen Free library”) – My first intro to E-Books I’ve bought several on Hardback because of it.

As with the Music industry and the Movie one will find out too… No one likes DRM it’s a pain for us to use. It limits what devices we can use our Media on. More problems are caused by DRM then fixed.

By: Barc

Barc — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:33:58 +0000

There are the individual publishers who publish multi-format. My own favorite, since I like SF & fantasy, is Baen Books ( http://www.baen.com ). Theirs are available in HTML format, Bookwise/Rocket, Mobi/Palm/Kindle, EPUB/Stanza, Microsoft Reader, Sony Digital Reader, and RTF.

Also of note is their Free Library, comprising a large number of backlist titles. And, yes, FREE!
http://www.baen.com/library/defaultTitles.htm

By: Rand Fazar

Rand Fazar — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:13:49 +0000

I got here from a ref from WXPNews (Sunbelt Software) and am glad I did. Your remarks are excellent and unfound by myself before this.
Thank you.
Also, could you please proofread your copy a little better? I’m one of those people who often don’t have to read something to see its mistakes. A blog/column on books really should have the mistakes down to max: 1 per issue.
Thanks again.

By: Kenneth H. Fleischer

Kenneth H. Fleischer — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:53:47 +0000

As an author, I DO have my novella, “Murfi,” available both as a “trade” paperback and as a .pdf download. There’s no DRM, and I have read that newer Kindles can use .pdf files.

I saw this revolution coming over a decade ago. And the problem is, indeed, publishers sticking to proprietary formats and DRM, a way of telling readers that the publishers don’t like them. I do like readers.

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By: Jodi

Jodi — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:28:56 +0000

Well said! Love the comment about the couch is OK, but a second purchase is required to read in the tub.

I like the mash-up, buy what you need idea too and I think that ebooks may turn out to be better for manuals, how-to guides, etc. Publishers will have to make their books an experience

However, for a curl up and read story, a paper book is still my preferred choice. It’s much easier to read, and I can lend it to someone, donate it to the library, or just admire the cover, when I’m finished.

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By: book lover

book lover — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:49:51 +0000

Great points Kassia.The Trendsspotting reports somewhat similar to your views – more on Kindle however.
“Amazon Kindle Buzz – Was that a Hype?”

http://www.trendsspotting.com/blog/?p=367

One comment that caught my attention there “Kindle’s doesn’t address any need that paperback and hardback books don’t already address perfectly well” – very true.What you say?

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mash suicide — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:56:37 +0000

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