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Bunni Menizah
Bunni Foo foo
Join date: 4 Dec 2008
Posts: 216
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02-16-2009 08:46
Bare with me; a little prep explanation is in order.
IRL, I am a writer. I write a series of ebooks for a small publishing house in the states. I'd like to give out a few chapters of of a new book I'm working on for some feedback to interested parties.
My question is this: is there a way up sell .pdf, .doc, or .docx files in SL?
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Ghosty Kips
Elora's Llama
Join date: 2 May 2008
Posts: 2,386
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02-16-2009 08:51
From: Bunni Menizah Bare with me; a little prep explanation is in order.
IRL, I am a writer. I write a series of ebooks for a small publishing house in the states. I'd like to give out a few chapters of of a new book I'm working on for some feedback to interested parties.
My question is this: is there a way up sell .pdf, .doc, or .docx files in SL? Not directly. You'd have to link to a source outside of SL for those. Inworld, you can get .wav files, .tga or .jpg images ... and I think that might be it. edit: there are other options for distributing text inworld, such as notecards, prims scripted to 'recite' text, or images that have text on them (and must therefore be rezzed to be read).
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Bunni Menizah
Bunni Foo foo
Join date: 4 Dec 2008
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02-16-2009 08:55
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Czari Zenovka
I've Had it With "PC"!
Join date: 3 May 2007
Posts: 3,688
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02-16-2009 08:59
Books I've seen in SL are usually done with the THinC books, but the text still has to be done in some kind of a photoshop or similar program then imported, as far as I know. I LOVE books and would love to see more in SL. I just received a notecard from a new bookseller in world. I dropped the card on you so maybe that would be a place to start.
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Ephraim Kappler
Reprobate
Join date: 9 Jul 2007
Posts: 1,946
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02-16-2009 09:05
From: Bunni Menizah Bare with me ... I am a writer. Shouldn't you be more careful with your spelling in that case? As in 'bear with me'? Ephraim Kappler chuckles: unless of course you're inviting us all to get naked with you? |
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Scott Savira
Not Scott Saliva
Join date: 10 Aug 2008
Posts: 357
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02-16-2009 09:21
I find the idea of books and magazines in SL to be interesting too. However... I hate staring at a fuzzy page for 5 minutes waiting for it to rez on my HUD.
It makes me ponder why we cling to mediums that are ill-suited to the platform when so much more is possible. We are drawn to things that are familiar I suppose?
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Bunni Menizah
Bunni Foo foo
Join date: 4 Dec 2008
Posts: 216
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02-16-2009 12:42
From: Ephraim Kappler Shouldn't you be more careful with your spelling in that case? As in 'bear with me'?
Ephraim Kappler chuckles: unless of course you're inviting us all to get naked with you? Heh. That's what spell check is for!!! *silence* You're right, I should have caught that. I agree about the 'fuzzy' thing.....I an't wait to get off work and look at that norecard! I'll let you guy know how it turned out if I get anything going. |
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Bunni Menizah
Bunni Foo foo
Join date: 4 Dec 2008
Posts: 216
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02-17-2009 07:48
From: Czari Zenovka Books I've seen in SL are usually done with the THinC books, but the text still has to be done in some kind of a photoshop or similar program then imported, as far as I know. I LOVE books and would love to see more in SL. I just received a notecard from a new bookseller in world. I dropped the card on you so maybe that would be a place to start. It didn't have a landmark and they wouldn't show up in a search. Any other ideas? |