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Post by vampyre on Jan 23, 2010 9:23:55 GMT -5
Oh, Vampy, you have AFRAID by my buddy, Jack Kilborn AKA J.A. Konrath. I loved that book...he nailed the people and town life of northern Wisconsin perfectly. It was a pretty good read considering I don't usually care for horror any more in my old age. OK, I've read it now and it was really good. Gorey, violent and scary. It'd be a pretty good movie but as is would get an NC-17 unless they toned it down.
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Post by debim on Jan 23, 2010 10:17:22 GMT -5
You should try his mysteries..his protagonist is a Chicago police detective named Jacqueline Daniels (AKA Jack Daniels...which makes me LMAO!). The book titles are all named after drinks. He is fairly amusing most of the time...I have been entertained, anyway. I think Miki met him at RT, he is a party animal. Off topic soooooo to get back on...I bet his book titles are available for the Kindle.
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Post by vampyre on Jan 23, 2010 13:04:53 GMT -5
I am pretty sure they are since Afraid was. so much to read, so little time. It's a good thing I am a slob and don't mind a messy house and dirty dishes.
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Post by vampyre on Mar 18, 2010 1:04:19 GMT -5
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Post by ailishsmom on Apr 9, 2010 19:03:36 GMT -5
Got a question for the Kindle-ites. Is the Kindle version of a book exactly the same as the non-digital version? For example, would the text on page whatever be the same in either version?
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Post by vampyre on Apr 10, 2010 10:41:22 GMT -5
There is no difference in word content if that is what you mean but Kindles do not have page numbers like books do. This is because they have a choice of 6 font sizes from about A to A(not exact but close). This means that if i am reading with my font set on 1, I can get a lot more on the page than I can if I am using font 6. to make up for this they use a location system. What may be page 47 to a book may be location 123-147 on a Kindle or 123-130 depending on the font size. Looking at this picture, at the bottom of the kindle screen you can see the location numbers, progress bar and percentage read. My kindle is older. it doesn't do the percent thing but the rest is there.
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Post by ailishsmom on Apr 10, 2010 22:08:38 GMT -5
Thanks Vampy. I was wondering if using Kindle for PC and getting the e-versions would help with continuity reading notes and such. I downloaded the app to try it, but it doesn't even have a word search option, so that doesn't do me any good.
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Post by vampyre on Apr 10, 2010 22:26:12 GMT -5
Kindles have a search function built in. PC Kindle reader will probably get it eventually.
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Post by lurker on Apr 10, 2010 23:43:43 GMT -5
This is because they have a choice of 6 font sizes from about A to A(not exact but close). Do they have font size "eh" for the Canadians?
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Post by vampyre on Apr 11, 2010 5:39:58 GMT -5
Canadians can read?
they just started selling Kindles in Canada and other countries just recently. Up to now, the Kindles wireless service only worked in the USA.
The new Kindles work in over 100 countries, even up there.
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Post by debim on Apr 11, 2010 9:06:49 GMT -5
I finally got to hold a Kindle 2 yesterday. One of my patients had one with her. Very cool indeed. I am still torn between the Kindle and the Nook. Arrgh! I suppose it will come down to whichever one I can get me the books cheaper.....
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Post by vampyre on Apr 11, 2010 9:11:24 GMT -5
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Post by Raven on Apr 11, 2010 19:12:04 GMT -5
Debi, I can bring info on the nook to RT. We have a pamphlet that is the exact size of the device. I'm pretty sure they're roughly the same size. I believe the nook is the heaviest by a tiny bit. However, it's the only one that has lending technology. Which means if you know anyone else who either has a nook or has downloaded the B&N e-reader app to their computer, iPhone or Blackberry, you can loan them any e-book from your nook to their device for 14 days. It's also the only one with a replacable battery. You can recharge it by plugging it into the wall just like the others, yes. But you can buy an extra battery for a long trip or a day at the beach and just pop it in for those times you aren't near a plug. And, of course, it's the only one with that beautiful color touch screen! That's back-lit like a computer screen and will shut itself off after a few seconds to save your eyes and your battery. The screen that you read is e-ink technology, and NOT touch screen. Those screens STILL baffle me. You can load pictures and mp3 files onto it as well, but I assume the Kindle is the same. As far as cheaper, e-books are cheaper than paper books. *sigh* When playing with the nook, I've found many that are actually free. nook owners are treated to a few free e-books just for buying. (At least 2- one Jane Austen and Dracula, I think.) But when you click on "Shop" and go browsing, you'll find listed among the prices many will say "Free". The publisher will say Google Books or something like that. I don't know that it's a B&N exclusive, though. Vampy, you ever come across that? I've just got a personal beef with Amazon after all that shit with Macmillan. They can't just pull books and get away with it, IMO. *pees on them* In case you forgot or didn't know: bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/amazon-pulls-macmillan-books-over-e-book-price-disagreement/smarterware.org/2506/amazon-pulls-already-purchased-books-from-kindle
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Post by vampyre on Apr 11, 2010 20:02:41 GMT -5
I don't understand what means exactly.
There are lots of free books available Kindles and other ereaders. Just about any book published before 1923 can be found on line for free.
The closet thing Kindles have to sharing is any book I own can be shared with up to 5 other Kindles on my account. I do this with my sister.
The nook is about 2 ounces heavier than the Kindle and is slightly taller. It's battery doesn't quite last as long as the Kindles because of the tough screen selector thing.
Kindles will play MP3s and even can play recorded books, K2s also have a text to speech function, That's the only thing the K2 has that I'd really like my Kindle to have.
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Post by Raven on Apr 11, 2010 20:18:08 GMT -5
Here's what I meant. When shopping for e-books on the nook, the titles for the book will be featured on the right. The prices are on the right. So the right hand column of prices might read like this: $9.99 $9.99 $5.79 $9.99 FREE $3.49 $5.39 FREE Most books aren't over $9.99 I thought you could shop for new e-books right from your Kindle. Do you have to go to Amazon.com to do it? With nook, you can shop from your nook as long as you're within 3G or Wi-Fi coverage -OR- from bn.com For more info: www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index.aspYou can browse for e-books there, and see prices and availability. That should help you decide. You could look there and at Amazon to compare! But there's no need to wait for shipping if you've got a B&N near you. Most stores have the nook in stock now. And all Booksellers have been trained on how to use it. So you should be able to walk into any store and buy one today. There's DEFINITELY supposed to be a demo model for you to play with. So go to the Customer Services desk and mess around with it before you make up your mind for sure. I like having one to play with and a person to ask questions about it beforehand. That's how I buy cameras and shit. Even if I know I'm going to buy it online, I go to BestBuy or whatever and play with the demo models, ask questions and do my homework first. I might even bring a notepad to write shit down. *is nerd* FYI: I've had most people complain that they don't like the Sony e-Reader. So I wouldn't recommend that one. And I hear the iPad still had kinks to work out, like it overheats in the sun. So if you're lusting after one of those, wait. Wait. They've got some stuff to fix first. From talking to customers and techies, it sounds like the Kindle2 and nook are the best e-book readers on the market for the money right now.
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