MobileRead June 2010 Mobile Read Book Club Vote - Page 7

WT Sharpe · 06-04-2010, 08:45 AM

I just finished The Thirty-Nine Steps. Those who haven't read it yet are in for a treat! It's a real page-turner!

Spoiler:

OK, let's start the discussion!

pilotbob · 06-04-2010, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thinkpadx

Frustrating to see a myriad of versions of the same book: The Thirty-Nine Steps on Amazon all ranging from $0 up to $9.99. I'm willing to pay if it means getting a well-formated proof read edition.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...+Steps&x=0&y=0

I got it for $0 at FeedBooks. You can d/l from feed books right to your Kindle.

BOb

kennyc · 06-04-2010, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I just finished The Thirty-Nine Steps. Those who haven't read it yet are in for a treat! It's a real page-turner!

Spoiler:

OK, let's start the discussion!

Damn, I opened that Spoiler and now you've completely ruined my reading experience.

I really was planning on reading this month's selection too.

pdurrant · 06-04-2010, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thinkpadx

Frustrating to see a myriad of versions of the same book: The Thirty-Nine Steps on Amazon all ranging from $0 up to $9.99. I'm willing to pay if it means getting a well-formated proof read edition.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...+Steps&x=0&y=0

I've just uploaded epub and mobipocket/kindle versions to Mobileread. These are using HarryT's text (which should be excellent), with curly quotes added, and simply formatted, with TOC.

Mobipocket: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85812

ePub: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85813

dreams · 06-04-2010, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I've just uploaded epub and mobipocket/kindle versions to Mobileread. These are using HarryT's text (which should be excellent), with curly quotes added, and simply formatted, with TOC.

Mobipocket: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85812

ePub: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85813

That was very nice of you to do for us. Thank you, pdurrant!

I'm going to start with the audio version from librivox until I can read the epub. Thank you, again (and HarryT for the base text

).

AnemicOak · 06-04-2010, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I've just uploaded epub and mobipocket/kindle versions to Mobileread. These are using HarryT's text (which should be excellent), with curly quotes added, and simply formatted, with TOC.

Mobipocket: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85812

ePub: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85813

I don't know if it's just me or not, but I'm seeing no file attached to those posts.

dreams · 06-04-2010, 07:56 PM

Nope, not just you. I don't see one either.

I didn't even check until you mentioned it. Since I wasn't going to start with the epub, I was going to wait to download it.

WT Sharpe · 06-04-2010, 08:15 PM

Nor here, but you can still download the Richard Hannay Omnibus.prc that was uploaded by HarryT. The first story is The Thirty Nine Steps by John Buchan.

Poppa1956 · 06-04-2010, 09:53 PM

I was able to d/l The Thirty-Nine Steps in epub from Feedbooks. It's relatively plain in format (No curly quotes, no drop caps, no offers for a luxury room in Cancun for only $39.99 per day), butr not too hard on the eyes and psyche.

JSWolf · 06-04-2010, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I've just uploaded epub and mobipocket/kindle versions to Mobileread. These are using HarryT's text (which should be excellent), with curly quotes added, and simply formatted, with TOC.

Mobipocket: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85812

ePub: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85813

I think you forgot to attach the ePub.

pdurrant · 06-05-2010, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I think you forgot to attach the ePub.

Well, not forgot, exactly. I definitely tried to upload them. But I did forget to make sure that they'd actually made it. They're both there now.

WT Sharpe · 06-05-2010, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Well, not forgot, exactly. I definitely tried to upload them. But I did forget to make sure that they'd actually made it. They're both there now.

Thanks for doing that for the folks here!

kennyc · 06-05-2010, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Well, not forgot, exactly. I definitely tried to upload them. But I did forget to make sure that they'd actually made it. They're both there now.

Thankeee!

JSWolf · 06-05-2010, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Well, not forgot, exactly. I definitely tried to upload them. But I did forget to make sure that they'd actually made it. They're both there now.

I did take a look at the contents of the ePub and noticed that the CSS has definitions for fonts that are not part of the ePub. Can we get the version that actually has those fonts?

pdurrant · 06-06-2010, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I did take a look at the contents of the ePub and noticed that the CSS has definitions for fonts that are not part of the ePub. Can we get the version that actually has those fonts?

No, that's just because I took the CSS defintions from somewhere else and didn't bother removing the unused stuff.

View Poll Results: June 2010 Mobile Read Book Club Vote
Thin Blood by MR member author Vicki Tyley	7	10.14%
Shutter Island by Dennis LeHane	14	20.29%
The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan	20	28.99%
Last Man Standing by David Baldacci	3	4.35%
Resurrection by Gabriel May	5	7.25%
Mystic River by Dennis Lehane	2	2.90%
Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell	4	5.80%
Casino Royale (1953) by Ian Fleming	6	8.70%
Killing Floor by Lee Child	2	2.90%
Dead(ish) by by MR member author Naomi Kramer	6	8.70%
Voters: 69. You may not vote on this poll

06-04-2010, 08:45 AM	#91
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I just finished *The Thirty-Nine Steps. Those who haven't read it yet are in for a treat! It's a real page-turner! Spoiler*: It's 160 pages. OK, let's start the discussion!

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dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,112 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Nope, not just you. I don't see one either. I didn't even check until you mentioned it. Since I wasn't going to start with the epub, I was going to wait to download it.

06-04-2010, 08:15 PM	#98
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Nor here, but you can still download the Richard Hannay Omnibus.prc that was uploaded by HarryT. The first story is The Thirty Nine Steps by John Buchan.

06-04-2010, 09:53 PM	#99
Poppa1956 Evangelist Posts: 487 Karma: 344188 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon, USA Device: Verizon Ellipsis Tablit w/Kindle and Nook apps.	I was able to d/l The Thirty-Nine Steps in epub from Feedbooks. It's relatively plain in format (No curly quotes, no drop caps, no offers for a luxury room in Cancun for only $39.99 per day), butr not too hard on the eyes and psyche.

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