Fan Fiction e-books

[slyprentice]

I've been wandering around the internet today  - my stomach ulcer gave me hell last night so I wasn't in any condition to do anything other than lay around like a very painful lump - and I stumbled across the Ebook Library, which is a site for fan fiction authors to upload their fan fiction in various formats so those of us with ebook readers (me!) can read it on the go. If you haven't visited there, you really need to. It's a absolutely wonderful place.

I'm thinking about uploading my fiction there just as soon as I figure out how to direct link to my divshare account. Everyone else on the site has a click/download method going on and I can only figure out how to link them to the web page to download the stuff. Why does linking have to be so complicated?

In any case, I'm kind of hoping that a few authors out there on my friends list *cough*hint*cough* would consider having their fan fiction done up in e-book format. Ever since I got my Sony Reader (a gift from my awesome sister), I've been ebook-ing my favorite fan fiction like mad. Having that site just made my life that much easier. 

The only thing I'm having issues doing - as far as ebook-ing - is figuring out how to insert a table of contents that is accurate. I'm using a portable version of MS Windows 2007 for the computer I ebook on and every time I try to create a table of contents (for personal use, I put several stories in one ebook) that has the correct page number for which page each story is on. I'll have to keep working with it, I guess.

Other than that, everything works out nicely. I just finished doing a love Magnificent 7 e-book for myself with multiple stories - all Chris/Ezra - with lovely art and book covers. Too bad Sony Reader only shows pictures black and white. Oy vey.

Anyhow, if you haven't been over there, run now. It really made my day.

Comments

[amalthia]

Hey, I kind of ran across your post and I can totally help you with the table of contents if you'd like?

Um I don't have 2007 word but I imagine it's similar to 2003 Word.

Which PRS do you have? I have the 505 but either one reads LRF files. :)

And honestly I'm uploading 99.9% of the stories. If you'd like access to the public account to upload your stories let me know and I'll email you the information you need and the code to paste into the story box.

my email is amalthia at gmail.com

I'm really glad the archive made your day and I'd love to see your stories on the site! :)

also, I'll try and explain the table of contents via email.

[slyprentice.livejournal.com]

Oh, awesome, thank you! I'll e-mail you now :)

[amalthia]

just wanted to let you know that if you've emailed me I haven't received your email yet.

p.s.

[amalthia]

do you have Calibre? it's the program I'm using to convert html files to LRF. At the moment none of the RTF files with a Table of Contents will work on the Sony ebook readers. :( But LRF's will work.