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alexandraerinAt the current time, the sample is only available in PDF. I have a working EPUB conversion, but EPUB both has more for me to learn and less to worry about in the finished product.
As mentioned in my previous post, I have also set up the pre-sale for the finished book, coming out March 14th (Edit: Address corrected). I'm not going to do much to publicize the previews or the sales at this point... those of you who are lurking my blog in the wee hours of the western hemisphere's morning are getting the earliest glimpse and the first crack at the Author Appreciation Editions. This will also give me a chance to tweak the format (font, margins, line spacing, etc.) if there are any real widespread problems reported. I can read it just on the three devices I've tested it on, but I know experiences can vary widely.
The next wave of attention will come when I update Tales of MU later today (tonight, probably). I'm not going to make any real attempt to let the world outside my usual audience, blog followers, and friends know about this until Monday, so you folks will have the weekend to snatch up the low numbered AAEs.
Feel free to leave feedback on the formatting on this post. I'm going to make a second post as a catch-all for that, later on when I start linking to the files from elsewhere. It's particularly the visual presentation and ease of reading that I'm interested in. If anything in the story itself seems off or wrong... i.e., a mistake or a confusing bit, I am very interested in knowing about that, too. I've revised this story more often and more carefully than most things that I write, and other eyes have gone over it quite carefully, but... things slip through.
I am interested in hearing what you like or don't like about the story, but that's for marketing and potential future storytelling purposes. My goal for a given story is to match it up to the people who want to read it, not to alter it to fit someone else's tastes. The long-term purpose of the free samples is going to be so that people can figure out for themselves if they want to read the whole story or not. If you are intrigued, read on. If you're bored, read off. If you're kind of on the fence, don't worry... this chapter is labeled a prelude because it serves as the foundation for what happens next, not the model for it. There's more action in the very next chapter.
Links:
Sans Serif.
Serif.Serif With Revised Spacing/Margins (Revision has been accepted, new version uploaded.)
(If you wish to download these to put them on your handheld devices and it keeps opening them in the web browser, right-click on the link and look for a "save" option.)
As mentioned in my previous post, I have also set up the pre-sale for the finished book, coming out March 14th (Edit: Address corrected). I'm not going to do much to publicize the previews or the sales at this point... those of you who are lurking my blog in the wee hours of the western hemisphere's morning are getting the earliest glimpse and the first crack at the Author Appreciation Editions. This will also give me a chance to tweak the format (font, margins, line spacing, etc.) if there are any real widespread problems reported. I can read it just on the three devices I've tested it on, but I know experiences can vary widely.
The next wave of attention will come when I update Tales of MU later today (tonight, probably). I'm not going to make any real attempt to let the world outside my usual audience, blog followers, and friends know about this until Monday, so you folks will have the weekend to snatch up the low numbered AAEs.
Feel free to leave feedback on the formatting on this post. I'm going to make a second post as a catch-all for that, later on when I start linking to the files from elsewhere. It's particularly the visual presentation and ease of reading that I'm interested in. If anything in the story itself seems off or wrong... i.e., a mistake or a confusing bit, I am very interested in knowing about that, too. I've revised this story more often and more carefully than most things that I write, and other eyes have gone over it quite carefully, but... things slip through.
I am interested in hearing what you like or don't like about the story, but that's for marketing and potential future storytelling purposes. My goal for a given story is to match it up to the people who want to read it, not to alter it to fit someone else's tastes. The long-term purpose of the free samples is going to be so that people can figure out for themselves if they want to read the whole story or not. If you are intrigued, read on. If you're bored, read off. If you're kind of on the fence, don't worry... this chapter is labeled a prelude because it serves as the foundation for what happens next, not the model for it. There's more action in the very next chapter.
Links:
Sans Serif.
Serif.
(If you wish to download these to put them on your handheld devices and it keeps opening them in the web browser, right-click on the link and look for a "save" option.)
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on 2011-02-11 11:27 am (UTC)I also think the word spacing in the serif version could be a bit tighter; the width of the font itself is fine, but I feel like my eyes have to make rather long jumps to get from word to word.
Re: layout
on 2011-02-11 11:30 am (UTC)I spent a lot of time focused on making them look good on an e-reader, but I'm sure more people still have computers than have e-readers. I'll be watching for other similar comments.
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on 2011-02-11 09:06 pm (UTC)Re: layout
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on 2011-02-11 11:33 am (UTC)As for the story, looks interesting! Looking forward to reading it.
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on 2011-02-11 05:00 pm (UTC)Got it working on my droid, as well; looks nice and clean. My only complaint is that the words are a little small when I view it vertically, and I dislike reading things viewed horizontally because I have to scroll so much. Don't know that there's much you'd be able to do about that, though.
I also preordered my AAE :D
Very excited about this. Loved the preview.
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on 2011-02-11 08:18 pm (UTC)Question on your Droid: which font style were you using? Neither's markedly bigger than the other but when I tested it on my Android-powered LG phone, I found that serif felt small and hard to read vertically but the san serif one was pretty comfortable vertical, and I wonder if your experiences are similar or different.
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on 2011-02-12 02:00 am (UTC)Of course all of this is just underscoring why the EPUB is an important format.
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on 2011-02-11 09:29 pm (UTC)(I know you said the margins are fine, but I pushed them in a little bit and I want to know if that wrecks anything for you.)
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on 2011-02-11 08:02 pm (UTC)Page nine, third paragraph: "There are some dangerous career..." Careers?
Page 22, second full paragraph:"...actually did get stop..." get *to stop?
This just a personal thing, but on page 16, last paragraph, I think "Being able to exert four times as much force with my legs doesn't equal being able to jump four times as high. Because my body mass is not that much higher than anyone else of my height and weight." could easily be combined into a much more elegant sentence. YMMV
Okay, actual feedback! Personally, I find the serif version much more attractive to the eye, although sometimes the spacing between words is oddly huge. Other times it's fine. I'm intrigued by the kayfabe conceit, can't wait for more.
On the litsnack site, in the terms and conditions page, the third paragraph has a typo: generalyl, instead of generally.
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