The GOT Book Club

[samcdavies94]

Does anyone on here use e-readers?

Is there any good ones that won't see me giving all my money to Bezos and instead another book store/ library?

(Kick me out if this is not the thread for this question. Ta!)

 

[summerisle]

Bought two paperbacks of Ray Bradbury short stories. Both published years' ago, yellowing pages, close type and that musty smell you get with old books. Fifteen stories in each book, 70 pence, a bargain.

 

[orly]

Does anyone on here use e-readers?

Is there any good ones that won't see me giving all my money to Bezos and instead another book store/ library?

(Kick me out if this is not the thread for this question. Ta!)

All El Snido Loco sees is Bozos

@the sniderman

 

[Philw]

Does anyone on here use e-readers?

Is there any good ones that won't see me giving all my money to Bezos and instead another book store/ library?

(Kick me out if this is not the thread for this question. Ta!)

There are plenty of Android e-readers out there, although don't know how good any of them. I actually have a Fire HD 7, and am borrowing an old Asus 7" tablet from work, which seems to be a lot quicker. I get a lot of my books through Google Play.

 

[TyphooToffee]

I'm reading Provenance , the story of the great art scam of the late 20th Century. It's a great read.

 

[stony]

Does anyone on here use e-readers?

Is there any good ones that won't see me giving all my money to Bezos and instead another book store/ library?

(Kick me out if this is not the thread for this question. Ta!)

I use a kindle paperwhite and it's brilliant. So handy to use I can't imagine going back to paper. One issue I do have with it though is that it stopped recognising my pc after it's first update. When I plug it in to a pc or laptop it charges up but doesn't appear on my pc, even as an unrecognised device. I've scoured the internet for a fix but can't one anywhere. It means I have to source all my books via Amazon and the hundreds of books stored on my pc are useless because I can't load them onto the kindle. The only advice I got from Amazon was to do a factory reset. All this did was wipe out the hundreds of books stored on my kindle with no means of putting them back again.

 

[degsy]

Does anyone on here use e-readers?

Is there any good ones that won't see me giving all my money to Bezos and instead another book store/ library?

(Kick me out if this is not the thread for this question. Ta!)

Join your local library, some have an e read facilities, overdrive is one of the apps...its a free app and free service

 

[degsy]

I'm reading Provenance , the story of the great art scam of the late 20th Century. It's a great read.

The bbc (?) Had a similar series, some right dodgy goings on - big names Lowrie etc big dosh, 70s sweeny type country house blaggers - everything

 

[degsy]

Bought two paperbacks of Ray Bradbury short stories. Both published years' ago, yellowing pages, close type and that musty smell you get with old books. Fifteen stories in each book, 70 pence, a bargain.

Top bloke Bradbury, grew up on him.

 

[random]

I use a kindle paperwhite and it's brilliant. So handy to use I can't imagine going back to paper.

Same here, I have spent equivalent of the weekly wage of a first team player on hardbacks & paperbacks over the years but the kindle is so much better, haven't purchased a 'real' book since I got it

Speaking of books just finished this





Been after a new Sci-Fi series to get into and this was surprisingly good

 

[stony]

Same here, I have spent equivalent of the weekly wage of a first team player on hardbacks & paperbacks over the years but the kindle is so much better, haven't purchased a 'real' book since I got it

Speaking of books just finished this

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Been after a new Sci-Fi series to get into and this was surprisingly good

I'll give that a look. Have you read Old Man's War? Excellent sci-fi novel.

 

[random]

I'll give that a look. Have you read Old Man's War? Excellent sci-fi novel.

Cheers for info, Not read it yet but its on the hard drive waiting in the 'to read' folder, so I will move it onto the kindle later today

 

[random]

I'll give that a look.

Doh ! took too long to edit previous post, On Basilisk Station can be had for free (officially) Here along with quite a few other books

 

[stony]

Cheers for info, Not read it yet but its on the hard drive waiting in the 'to read' folder, so I will move it onto the kindle later today

You won't be disappointed, it's a modern classic.

 

[Brownie]

Anyone read the jack ryan series ? Since tom clancy died and all these other fellas write them now they're pretty ordinary.

Mark Greaney is okay, everyone else is pap. Vince Flynn (who also died!) did similar stuff if you're looking for an alternative.