LOVE IN DARK SETTINGS ¶ Bookshelf FAQ

¶ What types of payment can I use?

¶ What happens if I have problems ordering or reading the e-books?

¶ Do your e-books have Digital Rights Management (DRM)?

¶ How do I read ePub e-books?

¶ How do I download free ePub e-books from this site to my iPhone or iPod Touch?

¶ Which accessible formats are available for the disabled?

¶ How do I watch and download a booktrailer video?

¶ Do I have to read the rest of the series to understand a story that occurs in the middle of it?

¶ May I pass on these books and videos to other people?

¶ May I make fan works? May I make derivative works?

What types of payment can I use?

The HTML e-books, ePub e-books, and the audio books are distributed through Lulu.com. The audio books are free. For the HTML and ePub e-books, Lulu accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and PayPal, as well as debit and check cards, as long as they are connected with one of the credit card companies listed above.

What happens if I have problems ordering or reading the e-books?

For help in ordering Amazon Kindle editions, please contact Amazon's customer service for assistance.

If you have problems reading or accessing e-books or audio books, please e-mail Dusk Peterson.

Do your e-books have Digital Rights Management (DRM)?

How do I read ePub e-books?

METHOD #1: Read on the Web

Read the ePub e-book online through the free Bookworm online e-reader.

METHOD #2: Read through Firefox

Read the ePub e-book in your Firefox Web browser, either online or offline, through the free Firefox add-on EPUBReader.

METHOD #3: Unzip the HTML files

An ePub e-book is simply a zipped set of HTML files, with a few extra files added. If you have an upzipping program, you can unzip the ePub e-book in order to read the HTML files directly.

In Windows, the easy way to do this is to change the end of the file name from .epub to .zip. After that, click on the file name, and any unzipping software you have on your computer will begin the process of unzipping. Then extract all the files into a new folder.

Alternatively, right-click on the ePub file, choose "Open with," and choose your unzipping program. Then extract all the files into a new folder.

METHOD #4: Convert to other formats

The free e-reader Calibre will convert the ePub e-book into many formats. Some of these conversions may work better than the others.

The free e-reader Stanza (which is available as an iPod app, or in a desktop version for PC or Mac) will convert the ePub e-book into these formats. Some of these conversions may work better than the others.

METHOD #5: Read on your mobile device or e-reader device

Many mobile devices and e-reader devices will read ePub e-books – for example, you can read ePub e-books on an iPhone or iPod through the free Stanza app. (See also How do I download free ePub e-books from this site to my iPhone or iPod Touch?)

METHOD #6: Read on your computer

Some free e-reader software for Windows, Mac, and Linux will read ePub e-books.

How do I download free ePub e-books from this site to my iPhone or iPod Touch?

Which accessible formats are available for the disabled?

Audio – The audio book edition is read by Microsoft's computer synthesizer "Mary." Each audio book takes the form of an MP3 file. Nearly all audio players will play MP3 files; in addition, free audio players can be downloaded from the Web.

DAISY – The DAISY edition is available free from Bookshare.org. You do not need to be a member of Bookshare.org to download the edition, since it is covered under a Creative Commons license.

Electronic braille – Also called Web-braille. The electronic braille edition is available free from Bookshare.org. You do not need to be a member of Bookshare.org to download the edition, since it is covered under a Creative Commons license. The edition is in Grade 2 North American English braille (also called contracted braille).

Embossed braille – The embossed braille edition is available for a fee that covers the cost of embossing. You do not need to be a member of Bookshare.org to purchase this edition. The embossed braille edition is in Grade 2 North American English braille (also called contracted braille). More information from Bookshare.org about how to order embossed braille editions.

The following e-books are available in audio:

For adults and teenagers: Bard of Pain (free MP3 audio book).
For adults only: Leather, Licking, and Lawnmowers (free MP3 audio book).

Currently, the following e-book is available in braille and DAISY:

For adults and teenagers: Bard of Pain (free braille and DAISY editions).

The text of the accessible edition is identical to the e-book edition released to the general public, aside from minor formatting changes and information on accessibility. Note that online editions at this site are also accessible to the disabled, as are the HTML e-books and ePub e-books. Booktrailer videos for the books are accessible to the deaf, but not to the blind, since they feature captions rather than spoken narratives.

Accessible editions, online editions, and e-book editions are entirely flush left; that is, the texts, including the titles, start on the left-hand side of the page. In addition, centered markers showing scene breaks are presented in a form that can be read aloud by screen readers. In the accessible editions, the scene-break markers take the following form:

In the online editions and e-book editions, the scene-break markers take the following form:

In the audio book editions, scene breaks and chapter breaks are marked by a three-second pause. New paragraphs are marked by a one-second pause.

If you have problems downloading or reading any of the formats, please e-mail Dusk Peterson.
 

How do I watch and download a booktrailer video?

To watch, just click on the link to watch the trailer.

To download, follow the instructions next to the link for downloading. If the file you have downloaded doesn't open in your regular media player, here are some free players that you can use to play the video:

VLC Media Player. Plays FLV and MP4 files on Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and other platforms.

Wimpy Standalone FLV Player. Plays FLV files on Windows and Macintosh.

Martin Devisser's FLV Player. Plays FLV files on Windows.

With both FLV players, all that you need to do is drag-and-drop the file name onto the screen to start the video playing.
 

Do I have to read the rest of the series to understand a story that occurs in the middle of it?

Most of the stories in series are designed so that you don't need to have knowledge of what came before; any information you need is included within the story itself.

In a very few cases, a summary of previous events will be included at the beginning of the story. This is written in as entertaining a manner as possible, to prevent you from falling asleep during the summary.

A lot of these stories were written out of order, so there's no harm in you reading them out of order. However, you should be aware that later stories in a series often contain major spoilers for earlier stories.

May I pass on these books and videos to other people?

Please note that a few of the online works at this domain, which are by other authors and artists, are not covered by a Creative Commons license and therefore may not be passed on to other people. Just check the copyright notice at the bottom of the relevant page to be certain. However, you're welcome to link to those writings and artwork.

May I make fan works? May I make derivative works?

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