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02-27-2010, 11:30 AM
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'07 to '12:2 wipers to 1?
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e-books
anyone have any suggestions for good e-books? I say e-books because not all regular books are available in electronic formats.....yet.
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02-27-2010, 10:07 PM
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der Zeck
Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006
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wife has 15,000 on DVD for her Kindle
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02-27-2010, 10:29 PM
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'07 to '12:2 wipers to 1?
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Lol, don't have a kindle. Got an e-reader for free on my phone
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02-27-2010, 10:37 PM
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It would help if you let us know what genres you enjoy.
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02-27-2010, 11:24 PM
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'07 to '12:2 wipers to 1?
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just really wondering what is good to read now that I have an easier way to do it. |
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02-27-2010, 11:36 PM
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Steals terrorist's lunch
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Here is my bookshelf list from eReader, in no particular order. I'm obviously into Sci/Fi and Fantasy. While I liked them all some are definitely better than others. For example, with the Dune books don't expect the quality of writing that you got from Frank Herbert... his son just isn't up to it.
First King of Shannara [Shannara Epic Book 1] by Terry Brooks Origin [Manifold Series Book 3] by Stephen Baxter Space [Manifold Series Book 2] by Stephen Baxter The Elfstones of Shannara [Shannara Epic Book 3] by Terry Brooks The Sword of Shannara [Shannara Epic Book 2] by Terry Brooks The Wishsong of Shannara [Shannara Epic Book 4] by Terry Brooks Time [Manifold Series Book 1] by Stephen Baxter Armageddon's Children [Genesis of Shannara Series Book 1] by Terry Brooks Coraline by Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer Humans: The Neanderthal Parallax by Robert J. Sawyer Hybrids: The Neanderthal Parallax by Robert J. Sawyer Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman Space Trails by Darrell Bain American Gods by Neil Gaiman The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge by Vernor Vinge Darwin's Children by Greg Bear Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear Lost in Space by Greg Klerkx Space Stations and Graveyards by Jason Brannon & Eric S. Brown & John Grover Judas Unchained by Peter F. Hamilton Orbit by John Nance Across a Billion Years by Robert Silverberg Magic Time by Marc Zicree The Labyrinth Key by Howard V. Hendrix Morning Child and Other Stories by Gardner Dozois Interface by Neal Stephenson & J. Frederick George The Cobweb by Neal Stephenson & J. Frederick George A Second Chance at Eden [A Collection of Night's Dawn Stories] by Peter F. Hamilton Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton Burn by Jonathan Lyons Legacy by Greg Bear The Naked God [Night's Dawn Book 3] by Peter F. Hamilton The Neutronium Alchemist [Night's Dawn Book 2] by Peter F. Hamilton A Clash of Kings [A Song of Ice and Fire #2] by George R.R. Martin A Storm of Swords [A Song of Ice and Fire #3] by George R.R. Martin Broken Angels [Takeshi Kovacs Series Book 2] by Richard K. Morgan Altered Carbon [Takeshi Kovacs Series Book 1] by Richard K. Morgan Forty Signs of Rain by Kim Stanley Robinson The Martians by Kim Stanley Robinson Dune: The Machine Crusade by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson The Zenith Angle by Bruce Sterling The Reality Dysfunction [Night's Dawn Book 1] by Peter F. Hamilton Nebula Awards Showcase 2003 by Nancy Kress Science Fiction: The Best of 2002 by Robert Silverberg & Karen Haber All Tomorrow's Parties by William Gibson Dune: The Butlerian Jihad by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson The Year's Best Science Fiction (2001) by Gardner Dozois Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson Beholder's Eye [Web Shifters #1] by Julie E. Czerneda Dune: House Corrino by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson Hidden in Sight [Web Shifters #3] by Julie E. Czerneda Dune: House Atreides by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson Dune: House Harkonnen by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson Star Wars: A Forest Apart by Troy Denning The Furthest Horizon by Gardner Dozois Assumed Identity by David Morrell The Year's Best Science Fiction (1997) by Gardner Dozois
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02-28-2010, 08:15 AM
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Akiba Otaku
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Can't you just use a torrent program to download some, like Bit Comet and use a torrent search site like BT Junkie? That is how I got most of my audio books, besides Librivox which is a free public domain site. I have seen Word and PDF formats for books as well as audio books.
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02-28-2010, 10:30 AM
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Everyone gets paid, I pay a fair price and get a good interface and great customer service. I feel no desire to pirate the books.
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02-28-2010, 11:13 AM
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Akiba Otaku
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not when audio books cost $200
i'd rather go public domain. I dont need a Hollywood star to read it out, just regular folks who enjoy the books are good enough. And when you are paying to take care of you parents money saved anywhere is a blessing. |
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02-28-2010, 11:24 AM
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Steals terrorist's lunch
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I hear you regarding audio books, but we're talking about ebooks here, which are a whole different animal.
To indulge the audio book theme a bit, I check them out from our local public library system, rip them to MP3 and play them for my carpool. It takes us about a month to go through a novel. I find this to be less hassle than P2P.
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02-28-2010, 11:28 AM
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Akiba Otaku
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I could see that. I had thought about getting a Kindle. But I did not like the idea of emailing books to myself. They were a bit cheaper than I currently pay, but I don't read that much. maybe a book a month or two. Working nights reading more than often puts me to sleep rather than keeping me awake.
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02-28-2010, 12:06 PM
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'07 to '12:2 wipers to 1?
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thanks for the suggestions!
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02-28-2010, 12:40 PM
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Kickin' Yaris
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One of the things that i like about my Kindle is that if i have trouble sleeping, (which is more often than i care to admit), I can by a new book at 2 am. I've also found a lot of public domain books that I've always wanted to read are free on Kindle and many other e-book sites. Some people feel that the 9.99 price for new "hardcover" books is too much- me, meh, I've bought books for less, and I've bought books for more- it really depends on who the author is and what the book is-- Remember most students buy "textbooks" for college classes that are in the hundreds--certainly not worth the price when you consider the "duration of use" and the "narrowness of topic"
BTW- just finished "Fight Club" -two thumbs up! |
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