Hamstersoft ebook converter full

Hamstersoft is a software company that makes several free softwares. I like their hamstersoft ebook converter. Its free and easy to use. You can download the software on their website.


However, their style is that when you download the software, you cannot download the full software, you only download a small downloader software which in turn downloads the full software and installs it. This is OK for first world users with lots of fast internet but its not OK for third world users with intermittent or slow internet. I prefer to have a backup of all my software accessible off the net so I can install it in say a reformatted PC without a net connection, and it does save on bandwidth. I cant do that if the installation program is in itself a downloader. I contacted hamstersoft and they more or less said that they wont do it. However I was able to get my hands on the full version installer.

Download the full installer here.

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Apple raises ebook prices for everyone

I've never liked apple because of its unfair business practices and this is one example. Apple whether you like it or not is a major player here so you have a large incentive to toe their line.

This will only encourage piracy as it drives up book costs.

Oh, apple ebooks have DRM by the way.

in reference to:

"Apple requires that if you sell books through them that you absolutely cannot sell them for less through anyone else. To my understanding Amazon also requires this, so Apple and Amazon prices should be identical in the future, but Amazon doesn't force prices to end in .99. What this means is that an e-book that the author was quite happy to sell for $2.29 or $2.49 is now going to cost $2.99 from everybody."
- Slashdot Apple Story | Apple Raises E-book Prices For Everyone (view on Google Sidewiki)