Re: [silk] Books and libraries

On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 6:09 AM, Charles Haynes wrote: > > On the other hand, those PocketBooks look nice... Kobo makes some nice looking devices too. Very-Kindlish. Haven't bothered to check how open they are -- any clue? -- b

Re: [silk] Books and libraries (OT)

On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 11:39:31AM +1100, Charles Haynes wrote: > I keep all my books in epub, but have considered getting a Kindle device. > Calibre will convert to un-DRMed Kindle format if you're willing to do a > bit of work. Last time I looked it was also possible to put an epub reader > on a

Re: [silk] Books and libraries

Kindle has cloud storage available so that you can download books only when you need them. There are also kindle apps for iPads and android tablets (which last do take sd cards) --srs (iPad) > On 10-Nov-2014, at 06:09, Charles Haynes wrote: > > I keep all my books in epub, but have considere

Re: [silk] Books and libraries

I keep all my books in epub, but have considered getting a Kindle device. Calibre will convert to un-DRMed Kindle format if you're willing to do a bit of work. Last time I looked it was also possible to put an epub reader on a rooted Kindle if you want to go that route. On the other hand, those Po

Re: [silk] Books and libraries

On Sun, Nov 09, 2014 at 12:31:55PM +0800, Chew Lin Kay wrote: > So many books to read, so little time! > > /ahem > > Popping up to say a) thank you for all the book recommendations that I will > now feel compelled to read, and b) on top of what Thaths said, an e-ink > device really is that much e

Re: [silk] Books and libraries

Thanks for the tip! I was very intrigued because on a recent vacation to Indonesia, a friend was able to purchase off the Amazon store while he isn't able to do so in Singapore. (I guess the other workaround is the thousands of books available for free download regardless of whether I can buy off t

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Chew Lin Kay wrote: Would buy one if I can figure out an easy way round the DRM issues in Singapore. Chew Lin If the DRM issue you are worried about is being able to buy from the Kindle Store in Singapore, there's a very easy workaround. Sign up for a free account at ComGateway or vPost and yo

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So many books to read, so little time! /ahem Popping up to say a) thank you for all the book recommendations that I will now feel compelled to read, and b) on top of what Thaths said, an e-ink device really is that much easier on the eyes--borrowed a Kindle, no problems reading in glare and in di

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That's a timely Q. I just finished reading "Feast of Roses" by Indu Sundaresan. It's the second book on Nur Jahan. The 1st is The Twentieth Wife and I haven't read that yet. A fascinating read and makes the Mughal era come to life. A formidable woman who was the power behind the throne of Jahangir

Re: [silk] Books and libraries

On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Venkatesh Hariharan wrote: > Dava Sobel's Longitude is a fascinating account of how longitude was fixed. > I never realized how challenging this task was. On that note, is an interesting rea

Re: [silk] Books and libraries

Dava Sobel's Longitude is a fascinating account of how longitude was fixed. I never realized how challenging this task was. On Nov 3, 2014 8:34 AM, "Thaths" wrote: > On Mon Nov 03 2014 at 1:21:36 PM Bharat Shetty > wrote: > > > That said, which has been the best historical fiction that one would

Re: [silk] Books and libraries

> On 05-Nov-2014, at 2:08 pm, Anil Kumar wrote: > > > >> On 03-Nov-2014, at 4:09 pm, Nikhil Mehra wrote: >> >> Just hearing that Eloor is still around is a massive nostalgia fix. Thanks! >>> On 3 Nov 2014 16:06, "Alok G. Singh" wrote: >>> >>> Bharat Shetty writes: >>> Anyone on this

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> On 03-Nov-2014, at 4:09 pm, Nikhil Mehra wrote: > > Just hearing that Eloor is still around is a massive nostalgia fix. Thanks! >> On 3 Nov 2014 16:06, "Alok G. Singh" wrote: >> >> Bharat Shetty writes: >> >>> Anyone on this lists borrow books regularly from libraries in >>> Bengaluru ? >

Re: [silk] Books and libraries

On Wed Nov 05 2014 at 1:46:20 PM Bharat Shetty wrote: > That said, I wonder what would one recommend as a nifty gadget to read > ebooks these days ? > I'm divided between Amazon's latest ebook reader - Kindle Voyage and > Google's Nexus tablet. > > If you want a single purpose device optimized fo

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On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Bharat Shetty wrote: > Atta Galatta sounds interesting and I must go > there to see if there are any Kannada books that I can get. One half of the couple that runs it is on this list (trying to shame him into posting) :) Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ p

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On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 7:35 AM, Shoba Narayan wrote: > > > > > Message: 12 > Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2014 16:09:19 +0530 > From: Nikhil Mehra > To: Intelligent Conversation > Subject: Re: [silk] Books and libraries > Message-ID: > < > caabxohj7

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> Message: 12 Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2014 16:09:19 +0530 From: Nikhil Mehra To: Intelligent Conversation Subject: Re: [silk] Books and libraries Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Just hearing that Eloor is still around is a massive nostalgia fix. Thanks! I too go

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Just hearing that Eloor is still around is a massive nostalgia fix. Thanks! On 3 Nov 2014 16:06, "Alok G. Singh" wrote: > Bharat Shetty writes: > > > Anyone on this lists borrow books regularly from libraries in > > Bengaluru ? > > I still frequent Eloor (Infantry Road). They are a bit old-scho

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Bharat Shetty writes: > Anyone on this lists borrow books regularly from libraries in > Bengaluru ? I still frequent Eloor (Infantry Road). They are a bit old-school and not as easy as Just Books but if you like that sort of thing, it's a good nostalgia fix. -- Alok This is NOT a repeat.

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> > > That said, which has been the best historical fiction that one would > recommend to me ? > > Have you read the Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson yet? Eight volumes, collected in three books, happily skirts the line between historical fiction and SFF, and is both informative and rollicking at t

Re: [silk] Books and libraries

For whatever it's worth (and it's not much) I named the protagonist of my 1st novel (Acts of the Apostles) "Nick Aubrey" because I was deeply immersed in reading the Patrick O'Brien Aubrey/Maturin novels at the time I was writing my book and "Nick Aubrey" is as close as I could get to O'Brien's

Re: [silk] Books and libraries

I use JustBooks. Not as good as a bookstore, but decent enough. Good for all the thrillers that I used to buy, but now just borrow. On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 7:51 AM, Bharat Shetty wrote: > > Anyone on this lists borrow books regularly from libraries in Bengaluru ? > >

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On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Thaths wrote: > > A few historical non-fiction books I read recently and really enjoyed: > > 1. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus > > 2. 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created > > 3. A Strange Kind of Paradise: India Through Foreign Eyes

Re: [silk] Books and libraries

Antony Beevor's ww2 history, all what looks like 1000+ pages of it. Still plowing through it but it looks like a stupendous read On November 3, 2014 8:34:56 AM Thaths wrote: On Mon Nov 03 2014 at 1:21:36 PM Bharat Shetty wrote: > That said, which has been the best historical fiction that

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On Mon Nov 03 2014 at 1:21:36 PM Bharat Shetty wrote: > That said, which has been the best historical fiction that one would > recommend to me ? > > Non-fiction recommendations are also welcome. A few historical non-fiction books I read recently and really enjoyed: 1. 1491: New Revelations of

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Fully agreed. I have the entire set (also in pdf format besides paperback) and have reread the canon maybe over a dozen times so far. It reads like dickens would if he ever turned his hand to naval fiction. And I know ex Navy types and people who have actually built and crewed replica 19th cen

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In terms of historical fiction, two words leap to mind: Aubrey and Maturin. Which is to say, a very long and pretty well 100% excellent series in the British Naval Fiction genre by Patrick O'Brian. On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 6:21 PM, Bharat Shetty wrote: > I was curious about these questions of lat

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-- B On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 7:51 AM, Bharat Shetty wrote: > I was curious about these questions of late: > > Anyone on this lists borrow books regularly from libraries in Bengaluru ? > Are there any ebook lending libraries around in Bengaluru ? > Sorry, scratch the ebook library thing which happ

[silk] Books and libraries

I was curious about these questions of late: Anyone on this lists borrow books regularly from libraries in Bengaluru ? Are there any ebook lending libraries around in Bengaluru ? That said, which has been the best historical fiction that one would recommend to me ? Non-fiction recommendations ar