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Post by BlueAndGold on Jan 18, 2021 13:47:13 GMT
It took me years before I gave into making an ebook, for the same reasons as yourself. Then I gave in. Best thing I ever did. Millions of people around the world have no money for shipping, but they want to read your book.
I agree Mag2024 . Many people around the world would buy BlueAndGold's very good poetry in ebook format. BlueAndGold , I hope you decide to make an ebook of your work and make it available to the public. I (like the person you know.) have great difficulty with printed books (much as I prefer them) and have to manage with"that silly old kindle." I been waitin' a little a long time for that book. I'm in a country mood this rainy homesick morning. 😊 With the internet dropping every three seconds. 🤪
Really? Which book?
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Post by BlueAndGold on Jan 18, 2021 13:52:29 GMT
Another issue I have with E-books is that "flowing text" thing. When I format a verse I want it to stay that way, and not flow. When I insert an image I want it to stay where I put it. Lulu can't even get formatting right with their "Share Your Scare" books. (Well, in fairness, after e-mails pointing out the obvious they eventually get it right. They have to be watched like a hawk.)
I cannot trust that the art won't be ruined by some E-Thing running on the wrong platform. Perhaps prose books are fit for e-publication. I just don't see it with formatted lines and paragraphs or double pages. |
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Post by Ken on Jan 18, 2021 14:04:24 GMT
As I have said elsewhere and repeatedly over the years an eBook has to be designed for each platform and as much attention given to the design as one would give to the layout in a printed book.
Although what you ask can be done eBooks are not really the right vehicle and not for you.
eBooks and especially Kindles are best suited to story books.
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Post by BlueAndGold on Jan 18, 2021 14:13:01 GMT
Thank you, Ken.
That's what I figured.
It looks like a big plate of worms because it IS a big plate of worms.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2021 15:17:17 GMT
Thank you, Ken. That's what I figured. It looks like a big plate of worms because it IS a big plate of worms. I wrote you a long response to the other post then it disappeared. Text will not move if it has a style. Do it. You will not regret it. No can of worms. Easy, and I swear, epub will be welcomed everywhere. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2021 15:20:07 GMT
I been waitin' a little a long time for that book. I'm in a country mood this rainy homesick morning. 😊 With the internet dropping every three seconds. 🤪
Really? Which book?
The science poetry. The expensive one. I'll read it while I sit on the bench in the sun, with my dogs next to me. Must be an ebook cause I have acquired a lot of stuff since being here, and I must be moving on. A good place to heal, though.😉 Thank God. |
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Post by BlueAndGold on Jan 18, 2021 18:00:58 GMT
Ah, Maggie. I'm glad you're getting better. They say Mediterranean air is good for you.
SPACE: An Odyssey in Rhyme is a verse-novel. It is science fiction. There is very little science and a whole lot of novel! 202,000 words. That's about umpteen gazillion rhyming pairs, give or take. It takes me about 30 solid hours to read it.
Castle's Keeper: A Song of Love and Justice might be more to your liking. It's a medieval romance fantasy of about 73,000 words. An 8-hour read.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2021 21:00:17 GMT
Ah, Maggie. I'm glad you're getting better. They say Mediterranean air is good for you.
SPACE: An Odyssey in Rhyme is a verse-novel. It is science fiction. There is very little science and a whole lot of novel! 202,000 words. That's about umpteen gazillion rhyming pairs, give or take. It takes me about 30 solid hours to read it.
Castle's Keeper: A Song of Love and Justice might be more to your liking. It's a medieval romance fantasy of about 73,000 words. An 8-hour read.
I read the Faerie Queen in one night, cramming for an exam. It was so long ago I may even have the title wrong. Point is, I read long verse, one bite at a time. I may want it to remember poetry, revive my mind and my skills. Either of the two is fine with me. Thank you, Blue, for the prayers. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2021 4:40:50 GMT
A good place to heal, though.😉 Thank God.I'm glad to hear that you're slowly healing in the cradle of Western Civilization, Mag2024. 
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2021 5:45:21 GMT
A good place to heal, though.😉 Thank God.I'm glad to hear that you're slowly healing in the cradle of Western Civilization, Mag2024. View Attachment Thank you, Larika. 😊 Healing quickly. Almost 100 percent there.😉😊 |
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