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Most (maybe all?) sequences are available in alternative formats here:
http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Sequences#Alternative_formats
There is also a huge single file version of all Eliezer's post up to end 2010 here:
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It is true, although I only see one version of what I did, and the formatting is kind of odd, but Jordan has put pretty much all of them into ebook format here. http://lesswrong.com/lw/319/print_ready_version_of_the_sequences/
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How To Actually Change Your Mind eBook (In Order)
Can it be made available in PDF?
Converted to PDF, although the table of contents doesn't work correctly, apparently Calibre doesn't do that.
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How To Actually Change Your Mind eBook (In Order)
mobi would be wonderful for kindle users.
Converted to mobi for Kindle users.
How To Actually Change Your Mind eBook (In Order)
Firstly, if this has already been created, then I apologize, but I couldn't find it and I looked.
I wanted to read the how to change your mind sequence on my eBook reader, but when I looked around the site I couldn't find any eBooks other than large ones with the blog posts in order of post date, which isn't really how the sequences are arranged. So I decided to copy and paste everything from the how to change your mind sequence into an eBook. Primarily for my personal use, but I figured that other people might be interested in it as well.
My version is in epub format, Calibre can convert to others, but if you'd like another format, let me know and I'll convert it.
I believe that I got all the basic HTML formatting down, like indention where was it in the main article and bullet points and suchlike. I didn't include hyperlinks, as most eReaders can't open them.
The table of contents is arranged exactly like the subsequences are in the sequence.
I've tested it in Calibre and on my Sony PRS 505 (which is quite old at this point), but everything seemed to work everywhere I tested it.
If you find any errors, or have any suggestions, please let me know.
It's not a super deep book*, but it is very gripping, and more character-oriented than you might expect given the premise. The viewpoint character is a convincing 16-year-old. For me, the book is one of the most memorable fictional depictions of grit I've seen, right up there with Gattaca and The Shawshank Redemption**. (Disclaimer: I've read the book several times, but the most recent time was five or ten years ago.)
* But much deeper than Dragon Ball Z from what I've seen. :-)
Edit: Here's Orson Scott Card giving a glowing review to Singularity and some other Sleator books. This contains a spoiler for Singularity! -- although vg'f n cybg cbvag lbh pbhyq cebonoyl thrff tvira gung jr'ir nyernql gnyxrq nobhg gur gjva cnenqbk.
** Edit 2: The Count of Monte Cristo deserves a place on this list too.
That sounds like an interesting book, thanks for the recommendation. It's going on my to-read list.
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Hello everyone. I've been lurking around this site for a while now. I found this site from HPMOR, as I'm sure a lot of people have. The fanfic was suggested to me by one of my friends who read it.
Random cliffnotes about myself. I'm a highschool senior. I'm a programmer, been programming since I was 10, it's one of my favorite things to do and it's what I plan on doing for my career. I love reading, which I would imagine is a given to most people here. I've always been interested in how the universe and people work, and I want to know the why of everything I can.
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What is your favorite way of making eBooks in different formats? I can imagine two solutions:
a) Make the eBook in one format, and then use some applications to automatically convert it to the remaining formats. Possible disadvantage: if the latter formats allow some features that the original format does not support, the converted versions will not use them.
b) Write the eBook in some format-independent language, such as TeX or DocBook, and then compile it to all formats.
I don't have much experience with eBooks, so I don't know what kinds of formats are there, what are their features, and what convertors/compilers exist.
I made it in a program called eCub, which compiles .html files to a .epub file, which I then converted to other formats in Calibre.