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« Reply #45 on: February 10, 2012, 04:05:21 PM » |
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As we're all nudging this morning, I'll mention again that I'd like an epub edition for the same reason as Dave, which sounded to be on the cards at the EGM in December.
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Hi Jay, Keep nudging. I'm exploring epub and pdf versions as we speak (type!) All the best, Cav |
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« Reply #46 on: February 10, 2012, 04:22:02 PM » |
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Haven't turned my Kindle on yet, but just checked my Kindle account online for pending deliveries. And there is one for "BFS JOURNAL WINTER 2011 2012", so looks as though it's worked. Thanks!
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« Reply #47 on: February 10, 2012, 05:11:25 PM » |
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Received the latest issue here too. Thanks, Cav. Not sure what went wrong last time, but it might just be that emailing docs to the Kindle for conversion doesn't work every time - every so often one bounces. If you do keep emailing them, it might be worth converting to mobi before emailing to avoid that. Would be nice to have proper contents, chapters etc too, but I know that involves a bit more work. Do let me know if you would like help with any of it. I now have copies of the Autumn 2011 journal and the 40th anniversary book in Kindle format, thanks to David J. Howe.
Would you be able to email those on to Cav, so that he can pass them on to other members? I'd quite like ebook versions of those too. |
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« Reply #48 on: February 10, 2012, 05:14:54 PM » |
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I now have copies of the Autumn 2011 journal and the 40th anniversary book in Kindle format, thanks to David J. Howe.
Would you be able to email those on to Cav, so that he can pass them on to other members? I'd quite like ebook versions of those too. No, David emailed them directly to me through Amazon (I had to add his address to my ok-for-Kindle email list). So they're tied to my Amazon account, and aren't generic Mobi versions. |
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« Reply #49 on: February 10, 2012, 05:19:17 PM » |
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Would be nice to have proper contents, chapters etc too, but I know that involves a bit more work. Do let me know if you would like help with any of it.
It's definitely an avenue I'm currently exploring. Of course this, and the epub, would involve more than just sending it automatically to a Kindle address. We would have to set up a new way of members getting their digital edition - Again something we're looking at. C |
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« Reply #50 on: February 10, 2012, 05:25:11 PM » |
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As for Full Fathom Forty - again watch this space!
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« Reply #51 on: February 10, 2012, 05:27:06 PM » |
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No, David emailed them directly to me through Amazon (I had to add his address to my ok-for-Kindle email list). So they're tied to my Amazon account, and aren't generic Mobi versions.
If you plug your Kindle into a computer with the USB lead, you can browse the files. They'll be in the Documents folder, and you can copy and paste them. I don't think there's any DRM on personal documents like this - I've pulled previous journal issues off the Kindle to tidy up the formatting - but I could be wrong... But if that's awkward, don't worry about it - sounds like Cav has it in hand anyway. |
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Stephen Theaker
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« Reply #52 on: February 10, 2012, 05:31:39 PM » |
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It's definitely an avenue I'm currently exploring. Of course this, and the epub, would involve more than just sending it automatically to a Kindle address. We would have to set up a new way of members getting their digital edition - Again something we're looking at.
You wouldn't *need* a new method of distribution (though you might well want one for other reasons) - you can email mobi files to the Kindle in the same way you're currently sending the (Word/rtf?) files. The epub wouldn't really require any more work, if you were happy to send out one that's as basic as the current Kindle versions - you could just run the existing Kindle version through Calibre and send them that. |
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« Reply #53 on: February 10, 2012, 08:27:44 PM » |
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You wouldn't *need* a new method of distribution (though you might well want one for other reasons) - you can email mobi files to the Kindle in the same way you're currently sending the (Word/rtf?) files.
The epub wouldn't really require any more work, if you were happy to send out one that's as basic as the current Kindle versions - you could just run the existing Kindle version through Calibre and send them that.
I think we're looking at slightly more advanced versions than the current Kindle versions, but it's all a work in progress at the moment. Hopefully I'll have more news soon. C |
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« Reply #54 on: February 11, 2012, 12:47:19 AM » |
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I don't seem to have got on the list to receive them as yet, not that you have our amazon address in any case. Should I hang on until you've had time to tweak them, or are the ones that are done as done as they're going to get?
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« Reply #55 on: February 11, 2012, 07:21:06 AM » |
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Would be nice to have proper contents, chapters etc too, but I know that involves a bit more work. Do let me know if you would like help with any of it.
It's definitely an avenue I'm currently exploring. Of course this, and the epub, would involve more than just sending it automatically to a Kindle address. We would have to set up a new way of members getting their digital edition - Again something we're looking at. C run the pdf master through a quick conversion tool. Edit and add TOC and chapter links using software of choice (sigil for example). That creates a bit more whiz bang epub that can then be converted to kindle using Amazon's own conversion tool. Mind you, I've been doing them for a couple of years so it's easy to make it sound simple  |
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« Reply #56 on: February 11, 2012, 12:01:22 PM » |
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Better to start with the original typeset files rather than a pdf (a lot of useful information gets lost in a pdf), but apart from that I agree. I've found that using epub as the lead format and editing in Sigil gets good results. (For work stuff, I mean - for TQF I'm still using Feedbooks.)
After I got the BFS Journal last night, I used Calibre to convert it to epub, used Sigil to add headings, contents, cover and metadata, then used Calibre to convert it back to mobi and email it to the Kindle. Took about ten or fifteen minutes.
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« Reply #57 on: February 11, 2012, 12:26:52 PM » |
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I'm pedantic, lol, i find calibre chucks in a load of unnecessary code but that's all behind the scenes. Dammit, Jim, I'm a designer not a coder! :-D
I bought a program that does the quick conversion from pdf pretty well which is good coz my clients differ in how they supply stuff to me.
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Stephen Theaker
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« Reply #58 on: February 11, 2012, 01:13:58 PM » |
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Starting from a pdf is like scanning - I'll do it when I have to - and if someone is willing to pay!
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« Reply #59 on: February 11, 2012, 02:20:27 PM » |
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I've never experienced anything that bad but I know what you mean... Like when clients embed a jpeg into an Illustrator file and call it an eps :-)
I'll get me coat...
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