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  • 26 Feb 2014 03:33
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    Annie Hill wrote:As Amazon notoriously avoids paying any taxes, I would suggest that members in pursuit of ethical living buy the epub version from Bloomsbury rather than the one designed for Kindle.
    Hey I got a closet full of ethics and morals.  A set to fit any occasion ;)  The Nook version sample from Barnes and Noble seems to work OK.  There are highlighted links to illustrations and other chapters but the sample can't take you there.  Anyone have a nook version that does link?  Thanks.
    Update:  I downloaded the Barns and Noble Nook version of PJR.  Works great on my Samsung Note 8.  The embedded links to other sections of the book work and there is a back button to bring you back to your last reading.  
    Update 2: I stand corrected. The links work correctly sometimes and sometimes not. Sometimes there is a back button to return you to the section before the link and sometimes not. I will inform Barns and Noble. I guess the solution is to memorize the book.
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  • 25 Feb 2014 23:52
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    Note by Technical Forum moderator:  This post was copied here from the Technical Forum thread, Finding the Centre of Effort, originally posted by David Doran on 25/02/14 at 09:14.  Graham Cox)
     
    Corey, A word of warning, if I may. Before purchasing the downloadable copy of PJR, if you can, get a sample of the book and see if it works on whatever electronic device you are using. I was going to download a Kindle version. PJR has lots of diagrams but these rarely are on the same page as the text you are reading and entails a lot of flicking back and forward to study the diagram and corresponding text. Not sure how good the Barnes and Noble edition is for flicking back and forward, but the Kindle was too cumbersome, and too small. I bought the paper book in the end and even then it can sometimes be awkward tracking the diagram with the text which may be 2-3 chapters away. Your Barnes & Noble version may be fine. Just try and sample it first. Other than that, the paper is brilliant.

    Last modified: 25 Feb 2014 23:27 | Graham Cox
  • 07 Apr 2013 22:20
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    Tiller actually did have an arrangement to publish PJR, which explains all the Benford designs scattered through the second edition.  However, if they are as bad about paying the correct royalties via ex-Adlard Coles as they are to some of their other authors, I shouldn't be surprised if the rights have been withdrawn.

    British publishers change hands so often, that it's hard keeping track of them.  This doesn't help their authors, either!
  • 07 Apr 2013 20:22
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    Jeff McFadden wrote:My hard copy of PJR came from Tiller Pubs.  Are they out of the picture again and it's back in the original hands, or the bought-out descendant of the original hands?
    Jeff, I'm not fully up to speed with this but I think the original version was by Adlard Coles Nautical, who now appear to belong to Bloomsbury. Tiller were I think simply re-sellers though their site did and does give the impression that they (re)published it.
  • 02 Apr 2013 11:12
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    Brian Kerslake wrote:I guess it depends on how they had to compile the book. If they already had an electronic file then I'd agree that the cost seems high. If they didn't then creating one would have been pretty time consuming with all those illustrations. E books tend to be cheap when they're mainly text Getting illustrations in the right places and size can be a problem. The potential market is still small too. 
    I noticed that with the Strong Winds trilogy, some of the images overlay others.
  • 31 Mar 2013 18:51
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    My hard copy of PJR came from Tiller Pubs.  Are they out of the picture again and it's back in the original hands, or the bought-out descendant of the original hands?
  • 30 Mar 2013 15:47
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    I guess it depends on how they had to compile the book. If they already had an electronic file then I'd agree that the cost seems high. If they didn't then creating one would have been pretty time consuming with all those illustrations. E books tend to be cheap when they're mainly text Getting illustrations in the right places and size can be a problem. The potential market is still small too. 
  • 29 Mar 2013 22:17
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    I don't wish to sound like a miser but those prices seem rather high for the e-book version. It's not like they have to cover a print run.
  • 25 Mar 2013 21:44
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    As Amazon notoriously avoids paying any taxes, I would suggest that members in pursuit of ethical living buy the epub version from Bloomsbury rather than the one designed for Kindle.
  • 25 Mar 2013 18:02
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    I didn't, Chris, but thanks for the info. I'll add that link too and have added a link to your post for members who may not know that Amazon have Kindle apps for most computers.
    Last modified: 25 Mar 2013 18:05 | Deleted user
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