Is it? Yes, it's yet another Poll!

[andpuff]

So, let's say that there were to be e-books (for an ish definition of books) of about 40,000 words, which breaks down to around five to eight stories depending on the length of the stories included, how should I chose the stories? If I have enough stories in a specific mythos, that's an easy group, but I have a lot of stories that stand

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One size fits all, doesn't

[apostle_of_eris]

I can't imagine a single organizing principle which would be universal.
One collection might be genre-specific; another might want to show chronological development; another might be locale, or mood, or your favorite color; another might be things requested specificly for other peoples' anthologies (I don't know if you have some, but I know it happens).
etc.

[robin_june]

Story chronology (versus publication date chronology where it varies from the story one), if you please. Unless the stories aren't linked by story. In that case, could the description / blurb / intro / framing material specify which organizational paradigm was used?

I read ebooks on a Mac laptop, which means that autorun.exe functions that organize individual stories & books are so much bypassed deadwood for me, and I have to suss out my own order with only a few aids from the publisher.

[tarkrai]

Completely unrelated to anything in this thread.

I was in London last week for work.

As I stepped onto the bus and waved my Oyster card at the yellow spot on the wall, I happened to glance to my right to see a 20-something-ish lady, sitting in the front seat, her nose in a book.

While reading on public transport in the UK isn't at all unusual, seeing her engrossed within the first third of Blood Price definitely was... :)

And I thought of you, obviously. :)

[andpuff]

Yay! It's always wonderful to be book spotted! Thanks Steve!

[trektone]

Would you put your new Valor story here for free if we promise to buy an official copy when it comes out?

[andpuff]

Um... no. But you knew that. :)

[krisw]

I will read them however they're arranged and be happy, though I could have left off the stop faffing around on LJ portion of the option as I also enjoy reading your posts =)