tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55853002024-03-05T21:42:19.684-08:00PDA FictionWhat's new, what's available - what you need to know to enjoy reading on a PDA.
There's lots interesting ebook information on the web that's outside the scope of <a href="http://www.pdafiction.com">PDA Fiction</a>. If you love to read - you might find some new material here.Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comBlogger566125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1213336930706967632007-07-13T19:05:00.001-07:002008-12-11T05:41:54.384-08:00ELEGANT EBOOKSElegant Ebooks is now available for purchase.If you use Del.icio.us or Squidoo or Digg or Reddit, I'd really appreciate it if you could take a minute to go to the book's site and click on the Del.icio.us etc links at the top of the page.http://elegantebooks.ghostleg.com/Of course, you need an account to recommend Elegant Ebooks, so if you don't have an account and you click on the Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-26336048939186955082007-03-06T08:54:00.000-08:002008-12-11T05:41:55.950-08:00Mind MappingIf you use mind mapping software - or if you've been curious about it, but have been put off by the high price tag - there are two new entries worth a look: one free and one free just for today.Mindomo is a web-based mindmapping tool, still in beta. With a broadband internet connection, it is very snappy. I didn't notice any appreciable speed difference between the web-based Mindomo Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1171126865595646552007-02-10T08:44:00.000-08:002007-02-10T09:02:30.563-08:00TOP 25 DOWNLOADS FOR FEB 1- 8, 20071. JA Zollicoffer - Blue Silence - eReader2. JA Zollicoffer - Generations 2 - eReader3. ScribingBard52 - Reading Her Scrolls… Again - eReader4. JA Zollicoffer - Generations 1 - eReader5. Kandis Glasgow - Make Me Quiver - eReader6. S. Derkins - Shoot The Sun - eReader7. K Alexander - The Official Guide to Rescuing and Maintaining Damsels in Distress - eReader8. Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1171091033017637642007-02-09T22:58:00.000-08:002007-02-09T23:05:11.713-08:00Download Formats - Feb 1-9, 2007What ebook formats are people reading at PDAFiction? The exact numbers vary slightly from week to week, but the overall proportions are fairly stable.Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1158986197697500112006-09-22T21:32:00.000-07:002006-09-22T21:36:37.696-07:00Recent Updates and Editions - Additional FormatsShadow12 weeksBorder Collie/ Lab/??Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1158985600636288692006-09-22T21:26:00.000-07:002006-09-22T21:31:04.330-07:00MobiPocket Makes Creator FreeAmazon bought Mobipocket some time ago. Last month, Amazon stopped carrying PDF and LIT ebooks, and began redirecting all their ebook traffic to the Mobipocket site.As part of this new regime, Amazon has made the Mobi Creator software free.That's both the Home and Professional editions - free. They are now rolled into one application, just called "Creator." When you Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1156614806434783072006-08-26T10:53:00.000-07:002006-08-26T10:55:35.896-07:00Recent Updates and AdditionsRascal - 8 Weeks OldBorder Collie/Australian Shepherd/?Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1151385814791508892006-06-26T21:48:00.000-07:002006-06-26T22:23:34.850-07:00AOLOK, OK, I know. AOHell, Friends Don't Let Friends Do AOL, Training Wheels, blah blah blah. I know.But the thing is, sometimes you are going out of town for a few days and that 90 Day Free Trial seems like a good idea. Trust me on this -- it is not.My lover was going to a convention in Las Vegas and thought she might need dial up internet access. So she decided to try AOL's 90 Day Free Trial. Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1151184170039230122006-06-24T14:22:00.000-07:002006-06-24T14:36:58.626-07:00Easy Aucton PhotographyI'm the editor of a new ebook called Easy Auction PhotographyIt's an illustrated guide (over 150 color photos) to online product photography. If you sell online, on eBay or anywhere else, this book might be just what you need. If you'd like to support PDA Fiction and get something at the same time (sort of like a PBS Pledge Drive) - this book could be the way to do that.I Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1150659724041181352006-06-18T12:34:00.000-07:002006-06-18T12:42:04.066-07:00Fictionwise ResolutionIt took over a month to get some resolution from Fictionwise on the scrambled eBook.They immediately confirmed that the eBook was unreadable, that it wasn't my fault, and that I needed a replacement. Then they did nothing.I complained.They said, well, you can have a refund if that's your attitude.I said, "Please, just replace the book. This can't be hard. Cancel the last Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1146374350651860352006-04-29T21:58:00.000-07:002006-04-29T22:21:04.650-07:00Don't Waste Your Money on eBooksI've been a Fictionwise customer for many years. I'm a Buywise Club member. I spend far too much money on books.But I've pretty much had it with ebooks. They are over-priced and non-transferable - and half of what I want to read isn't available as an ebook, anyway.And when something goes wrong - your books just vanish.On Monday, Jonathan Kellerman's latest novel, Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1146078066755658162006-04-26T12:01:00.000-07:002006-04-26T12:01:06.866-07:00Get a Yahoo Mail Beta InviteHere's a tip from MobileRead Network for Yahoo Mail Readers.Yahoo Mail beta is Yahoo's answer to Gmail: webmail like desktop mail - thanks to Ajax. Normally it's hard to get an invite, but here is a how-to get yourself invited immediately (I just got invited, see screenshot):How to change your content preference:1 Log in to Yahoo Mail2 Click Options3 Select Account Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1141943680400404532006-03-09T14:33:00.000-08:002006-03-09T14:38:11.423-08:00Chapter 8 of How To Make An EbookChapter 8 - Plain Text, MakeDocW & Project Gutenberg is now availableDanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1141516540414744892006-03-04T15:55:00.000-08:002006-03-04T15:55:40.486-08:00Chapter 7 Is AvailableChapter 7 of the How To Make Ebooks for PDAFiction manual is now posted. You can download the PDF for Chapter 7 directly here. (Please right click and save as...)There is a video demonstration here (requires Flash player)The entire project can be found here.Coming up - more video demonstrations, Plain Text, a special section devoted to working with Project Gutenberg files, Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1141280131712540972006-03-01T22:11:00.000-08:002006-03-01T22:15:31.730-08:00How To Make An Ebook : Chapter 6The sixth chapter of How To Make An Ebook is now available for download.It covers EditPad Lite as an HTML editor and using ReaderWorks Standard to create ebooks for Microsoft Reader.There is also an accompanying Flash video tutorial that covers Search & Replace in EditPad Lite.Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1141073974997167142006-02-27T12:52:00.000-08:002006-02-27T13:00:35.793-08:00How To Make an EbookThe manual for making eBooks to read on PDAs is coming along. You can download and read the first five chapters.These are draft chapters. Expect changes, alterations, deletions, additions. They are also large PDF fles. Please RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE AS. Do not open in your browser.Chapter 1: Initial Formatting (~2.75 MB PDF)Chapter 2: iSilo and iSilo X (~1.25 MB)Chapter 3: Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1140316860480154312006-02-18T18:41:00.000-08:002006-02-18T18:41:00.550-08:00MobiPocket Reader Pro - Now FreeAccording to this post on the Mobi Support Forum, the Prop version of the mobi reader (formerly $20) is now free.Here's the download link: http://www.mobipocket.com/en/DownloadSoft/DownLoadReaderStep1.aspI haven't tried this yet - but I'll report any problems I encounter, if there are any.Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1139505664383594102006-02-09T09:21:00.000-08:002006-02-09T09:34:19.346-08:00Toshiba Tablet PC for $850Holy smoke! The Toshiba Satelitte R10 is on sale for just $850.ooToshiba is now shipping (or at least advertising) the new, dual core M400 - so perhaps they are just clearing the shelves. But it is nice to see a Tablet PC at a reasonable price.Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1139129434769814432006-02-05T00:50:00.000-08:002006-02-05T00:50:35.370-08:00CNN.com - Betty Friedan, philosopher of modern-day feminism, dies - Feb 4, 2006Betty Friedan died today. Sarah Aldridge died in January. Soon - too soon - the pioneers of the Second Wave will all be gone.Fight for your rights every day - don't let their work die as well.Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1139088723211107532006-02-04T13:32:00.000-08:002006-02-04T13:34:49.970-08:00 Ready Kids: Learn About RexOK - the American government is officially insane.That crack about human-animal hybrids in the State of the Union speech was bad enough -- Bush made little Xenon cry and he'll be sorry -- but what the hell is with the gay mountain lion?This Brokeback Mountain Lion is the new mascot of the Department of Homeland Security. Honest (and it cost over $9 million)I feel Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1137897527421155292006-01-21T18:38:00.000-08:002006-01-21T18:40:22.586-08:00Laurel Hester Wins Against Ocean CountyLaurel Hester, who is dying of cancer, [has won her fight] to leave her pension benefits to her partner, Stacie Andree. Without them, Laurel feared Stacie would lose their home after Laurel died.More hereDanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1137203589250188482006-01-13T17:53:00.000-08:002006-01-13T17:53:09.356-08:00Fictionwise Awards for 2005Fictionwise is offering a 40% Micropay rebate on the top selling books of 2005Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1136769615855988872006-01-08T17:20:00.000-08:002006-01-08T17:27:42.203-08:00State of War by James Risen on Sale at eReader.com State of WarThe Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administrationby James RisenSale Price: $14.99 Publisher's Burb:With relentless media coverage, breathtaking events, and extraordinary congressional and independent investigations, it is hard to believe that we still might not know some of the most significant facts about the presidency of Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1136430651296035142006-01-04T19:10:00.000-08:002006-01-04T19:44:07.380-08:00Sony Ebook ReaderThe new Sony ebook reader has now been officially announced.Rather hilariously, when one follows the link for where to buy it, a Sony Style page comes up, announcing, "The requested product is no longer available." Long on hype, short on shelf life?I hope the reader works better than the web site (which is slow and annoying)Details are still sketchy, while Sony gets everything upDanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585300.post-1135954702666509852005-12-30T06:58:00.000-08:002005-12-30T07:23:56.236-08:00Free eBooks - Along Came a Spider by James PattersonI thought this might be the first ebook promo where I never downloaded a single title. But, finally, today's ebook caught my eye.I haven't exactly been dying to read Along Came A Spider, but at least it is worth the 2 seconds the download takes.This has got to be the worst series of books eReader has ever offered!Danyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681501576414162909noreply@blogger.com