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[deborahjross]

Robin Hobb on Book View Cafe

And while we are on the subject of e-books, I want to mention a place that caters to lovers of e-books, with a generous supply of free samples of books. Book View Cafe is an enterprise that allows authors to put up their own e-books for sale, in a variety of DRM free formats. My hot tip: Try the first volume of Starfarers by Vonda McIntyre for free. And even if you do not have an e-book reader, take a moment to visit A Pillow Book for Cats by Ursula LeGuin.

Comments

[meirwen.livejournal.com]

I recently got a Nook, and downloaded a book from BVC. It was painless, and delight. I'd been visiting the site for awhile, but now it is even more seductive!

[deborahjross.livejournal.com]

So glad it's working for you! Was it easy to find out how to do it? Should the BVC webpage post instructions?

[meirwen.livejournal.com]

I found it the easiest non-proprietary ebook download ever. The BVC site told me which format to use for my Nook, so I just hooked it up, clicked "download" and about 45 seconds later it was done. There was a brief moment of panic when I couldn't find it on my Nook, but then I found the "downloads" folder, and there it was.

But, I play with a lot of tech, and a lot of different tech platforms, so I didn't need much "handholding" on it. I may not be the best answer source.