Re: What's to read?

2009-09-25 Thread Max Battcher
kananda...@aol.com wrote: OK Max, you are going to chuckle, guess what one of the other 2 Pratchetts I downloaded was? Already a good chunk of the way through Thief of Time, not as good as Night Watch to me, but it is good enough to pass some flight time. Like I said, I got a h

Re: What's to read?

2009-09-25 Thread Kanandarqu
Max wrote- >Some Pratchett fans that particularly hate *Night Watch* would be amazed >that you find *Night Watch* "lighter" reading, but perhaps you lucked >out by skipping *Thief of Time*, first. You might find *Night Watch* to >be a subtly different beast if you re-read it after *T

Re: What's to read?

2009-09-24 Thread Jim Sharkey
kananda...@aol.com wrote: > One recent read question (blending threads)- finally tried my first > Pratchett book- Night Watch. I found it to be "lighter" and a good > brain break, but I am not sure if there is any particular "order" to > things. Is there another book related to

RE: What's to read?

2009-09-23 Thread Pat Mathews
d the fool thing on my desktop. Sigh. Hardly worth the effort. (Someone being sententious abotu the function of Art.) http://idiotgrrl.livejournal.com/ From: kananda...@aol.com Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:34:56 -0400 Subject: Re: What's to read? To: brin-l@mccmedia.com

Re: What's to read?

2009-09-23 Thread Max Battcher
kananda...@aol.com wrote: > One recent read question (blending threads)- finally tried my first Pratchett book- Night Watch. I found it to be "lighter" and a good brain break, but I am not sure if there is any particular "order" to things. Is there another book related to Vetin

Re: What's to read?

2009-09-23 Thread Kanandarqu
Pat wrote: I have a Sony 505. The books on my reader are on my reader and on my desktop, not on my account on someone else's server. If anyone wants to delete them [think 1984] or whatever, they have to physically steal my reader and then delete the book. I own them outright. Nobody el

Re: What's to read?

2009-09-22 Thread John Williams
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 11:19 PM, Doug Pensinger wrote: > I think the reason you're still waiting for Brin's books is also the > answer to you're question about the number of titles available. > They're probably negotiating with a lot of authors for the rights or > dealing with copyright issues.

Re: What's to read?

2009-09-21 Thread Doug Pensinger
John wrote: > > But hopefully none of that is necessary in the future. I just want to see > the book selection increase. It still boggles my mind why so few books > released before the Kindle, but in the last 30 years or so, have come out in > Kindle or other e-book formats. Someone must have a di

Re: What's to read?

2009-09-21 Thread Doug Pensinger
Pat wrote: > I have a Sony 505. The books on my reader are on my reader and on my > desktop, not on my account on someone else's server. If anyone wants to > delete them [think 1984] or whatever, they have to physically steal my > reader and then delete the book. I own them outright. Nobody else

Re: What's to read?

2009-09-21 Thread John Williams
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 2:30 PM, Pat Mathews wrote: > I have a Sony 505. The books on my reader are on my reader and on my > desktop, not on my account on someone else's server. If anyone wants to > delete them [think 1984] or whatever, they have to physically steal my > reader and then delete t

RE: What's to read?

2009-09-21 Thread Pat Mathews
ights in the copies I own except, in this state, if I had a legally married spouse. (Community property state). No one gonna take my 505 away http://idiotgrrl.livejournal.com/ > Subject: Re: What's to read? > From: lear...@mac.com > Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:12:46

Re: What's to read?

2009-09-21 Thread Chris Frandsen
On Sep 21, 2009, at 1:48 AM, Doug Pensinger wrote: BTW, I can't recommend the Kindle enough. T I am using the Kindle app on the iphone and just finished a Baxter SciFi/Alternate history book. Best electronic book interface I have seen so far! learner

What's to read?

2009-09-20 Thread Doug Pensinger
I just finished reading a bio of the Sun King, Louis XIV of France. I was inspired to read it after having read The Three Musketeers which actually took place during the reign of 14's father (maybe) Louis XIII and by Stephenson's Baroque Cycle which I actually finished a few years ago. TTM was a