Torchwood Fanfic eBook Repository

[tonjavmoore]

I didn't know if one existed and I couldn't find one, so I started my own.  If you have an eBook reader and would like to have some eBooks of your favorites, read on.

I bought a Kindle last year.  I had read that you could put PDF files on it and read them fom there.  So I started doing that.  Oh, it was fantastic!  No longer bound to my computer chair!  I could read in bed.  I could read while waiting at the bus stop.  I could read while eating in a restaurant.  And I could do all that without killing a single tree.

Sadly, there's a big difference in quality between reading a PDF and reading an eBook on my Kindle.  I decided then to clean up my PDF files and change them into real eBooks.  I am in the process of doing so now with the help of some software called Calibre.  (If you have a reader, you'll want it; it's free and easy to use.)  As I was in the process, I wondered if anyone else had done this.  I was sure the idea didn't originate with me.  If someone else had already made an eBook of one of my favorites, I could just get that one and save myself some effort.  That's when I ran into the reality of not knowing where anyone would keep them so I could get them.

Thus was born the Fan Fiction eBook Repository.

It's still a baby site.  It will grow slowly as I have time to work on it.  If you'd like to help out, I'd love it.  More people means more stuff up faster.  I'm not an altruist.  I had this site on my hosting account and it wasn't doing anything, so I put Wordpress on it and began building.  What you see currently is what I've been able to get done this weekend.

So far what's up there is a small slice of the stuff from my Kindle.  I went nuts over my new toy and crammed anything I wanted on there.  I'm cleaning it up now.  As I clean it, I'll be adding new bits.  But, here's the thing: I only put stories on my Kindle that I like.

Not everyone likes the same things I like.  I'm strictly a Janto fangirl, so other pairings or them with other people is not on my radar (and not on my Kindle).  I'm sure there are lots of superbly written fics out there that are just not fitted for my taste.  I can't say for sure since I haven't read them, but I think it's a pretty safe assumption.  So, unless I get some input from others, those will never make it up to the repository. 

I was going to make it just for Torchwood, but some of my favorites write in other fandoms.  Why shouldn't I give those a home, too? So I made the site with the idea that other fandoms could start using it if they want.

You do not have to be a registered user of the site if you just want to download eBooks.  If you want to comment, you need to sign up.  This is not a forum for debate on the merits of a particular story, but if there's something not right about the eBook (I maybe misspelled a word in the title), then I would like to know about it.  Easiest way to do that is to comment on the post where I announce it, or send me a private message about it.

There is absolutely nothing on the site so far that is not available here.  The only difference is in the format.  If I put something up that you wrote and you are appalled, tell me and I will take it down.  This is not an archive like fanfiction.net.  It's a library.  For eBooks.  Just to enjoy.

I hope you will check it out.  Let me know what you think of both the idea and the site. 
 

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

That's a fantaistic idea. I love to read ff on my e-book reader and have a lot of them saved on my laptop.

*bookmarks page*
thanks
ran_aya

[badly_knitted]

Great idea! I just got an e-book reader for my birthday!

[speedbird]

Brilliant I'm all for it.

I have quite a few Torchwood fan fics converted to PDF for the Kindle 3 if you want them :) I'll have to do an author search for them so they can be credited to the right person but they there if you like :)

[(Anonymous)]

Admittedly, the Ebook Library (http://amalthia.mediawood.net/ebooks/index.php) does not carry any Torchwood stories yet, so yay for this! I haaaate how PDFs "work" on ereaders. Why can't everything be in nice epub/mobi files instead? ;)

[milady_dragon]

This is just a brilliant idea. I'm with you...downloading PDF's was what I got the Kindle in the first place, but they really aren't very pretty, are they?

[idamus]

I have a lot of Torchwood (Jack/Ianto and Gen) and a few Christian/Syed from Eastenders, I'd be happy to ask the authors for permission to change the format and post them on this site, but I'll only post if the authors agree

[missthingsplace]

I so want a Kindle and this would be fabulous when i finally get one :)

[tonjavmoore]

I'd rather ask permission than beg forgiveness, but for the start I wanted to get enough up there that people could see how the site was going to be structured. I grabbed some things at random and did those. If I offended anyone, I sincerely apologize. Enthusiasm gets the better of my common sense sometimes.

(Enthusiasm gets the better of my typing skills, too. Which is why I wanted to make sure people could warn me if I goofed in spelling.)

From now on, I will ask.

[tonjavmoore]

Thanks! I hope you will find it useful!

[tonjavmoore]

There is nothing like having an eReader. They don't replace books at all; they simply make it a lot easier to have them with you whenever you want them. I immediately put 27 books with fairy and folk tales on mine. I no longer have to twiddle my thumbs if I find myself waiting. I just haul out the Kindle and read. But, give up my books? No way.

Have fun with yours!

PS. Does this mean I have your permission to post your work? I have some. Yes, I'm a fan.

[tonjavmoore]

Great!

Sign up at the site and I'll tell you how to get them up there!

[tonjavmoore]

I got fed up with it after I developed a bruise from resting my Kindle on its side against my arm because it was too awkward to read the PDF right way up. Yep, it happened.

I highly recommend Calibre to help. You can get it here:

http://calibre-ebook.com/

[tonjavmoore]

I have bruised myself reading PDFs. Really. I told myself it was stupid to worry about a little thing like that, but the more I did, the more annoyed I got. That's when I went surfing and lucked onto Calibre.

http://calibre-ebook.com/

Now, I'm in the process of cleaning my Kindle up, changing all the many PDFs I have to eBooks. What a relief to read them that way!

[tonjavmoore]

I won't exactly say it's a life-changing experience. I'll just say I'm reading a lot more (including the complete works of Jules Verne) now that I don't have to lug 40 pounds of books with me to do so. It's not a replacement for the books I have on my shelves, but it's really really nice.

I hope you get one soon!

[idamus]

I wasn't offended, some of my PDFs are from friends who has allowed me to make them for personal use, so I need to ask if it'll be OK to do this, the ones the authors made and put up in their journal are probably OK to change, but I'll ask in general in my journal for permission to repost their work.
I don't know when I'll have time to convert what I have, if you think it'll be faster I can send the PDFs to you?
Oh and I was trying out the downloads, the link for yours, mine and ours is broken

[tonjavmoore]

You can send me the PDFs. They will go into the to-be-converted queue. I fixed the link for Yours, Mine, and Ours. Yep, I can't type.

Sigh.

Thanks for checking.

[badly_knitted]

I would be flattered and honoured *blushes*

I'd never give up 'real' books, but I have way, way, way too many and I'm having to through out a lot because of space issues - but a lot of them are available in e-book format, so I'm replacing some and keeping others - best of both worlds!

[idamus]

I've sent a few of my favorites, I don't think there'll be any issues with posting these, but I'll let you know if I hear anything different :)

e-book and pdf

[blood_red_ruby]

i don't have an e-book reader but would be interested in pdf's, do you have an repository of pdf's or can you make them yourself like with an e-book, i have several pdfs of differnt fandoms as they are easier for me to read and use, i'd really be intereasted in any that you know of or even how to make the yourself if you know how to. i know archive of our own you have the option to download pdf as well as other formats, plus reel torchwood and tardis big-bang. but they are the only ones and i am running out of janto things to read. Thanks, hope it's ok to ask you and love your stories too.
Ruby

[speedbird]

I've joined as 'iantolove' :)

[speedbird]

It's a bit of a convoluted process but I put a document in Open Office, enlarge the font to about '18' then save it. I re-open it in the larger font then export the document as a PDF file. So far I've had no formatting problems and the fics are easy to read :)

[tonjavmoore]

I saw you!

You're an editor now.

[speedbird]

Ooooh cool :)

Actually I'm just wondering if it's worth making a post for authors in the various LJ comms to say yes or no to their stories being put on the site. As near as I can tell as long as the authors are asked they're quite happy about it and beats trying to ask all of them individually :)

[tonjavmoore]

Yes, I tried that, too. It still doesn't give you the the flexibility to use the bookmarking and note features. eBooks are still better.

[sbs_01]

I use calibre to create epub files for my ebook readers on my Ipad (mostly Torchwood). As I didn't want to go through the hassle of creating PDF files, I used my computer's word processor and created Rich Text Files (.rtf). I converted these RTF files into epub using calibre and they turn out quite well.

Thought I'd just pass this along in case anyone wanted to use this method.

[missthingsplace]

Okay, this is probably a silly question and me being dumb but ... i have downloaded Kindle on my laptop, how do i download the fics to my laptop and get them into Kindle?

Thanks :)

[tonjavmoore]

Not a silly question. I didn't know the answer. I had to resort to my favorite site for how to do geeky things.

Go here:

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/13169/add-mobi-ebooks-to-kindle-for-pc/

It has simple drag-and-drop instructions for adding MOBI books to your Kindle for PC reader.

As an alternative, you can download the free MobiPocket reader. It's setup for MOBI files.

http://www.mobipocket.com/en/downloadsoft/productdetailsreader.asp

To download the fics in the repository, just click on the link. You'll be asked to save the file.

Happy reading!

Re: e-book and pdf

[tonjavmoore]

There are now some PDFs up on the site. I've been doing a lot of behind the scenes stuff that you can't see, but I'm hoping to get more fics uploaded as soon as I can. From this point on, I'll be putting up the PDFs as wells as the MOBI format. Just take a wander through.

And thank you! I just put up When Everything Changed yesterday.

[tonjavmoore]

That's a great hint! I'm going to put that on the website. Thanks!

[missthingsplace]

Thank you, i shall give it a go later after work :)

[marilla_pm67]

I'll thank you for doing this archive, because there I could Dl fictions I've read over at LJ..

Thanks.

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