Which paper books would you like to have as ebooks.

alanHd · 12-09-2012, 05:40 AM

Has the ttle says which books would you like to see as Ebooks.

Three titles from my childhood spring to mind.

The Space Mavericks - Michael Kring (cheesy but when your young i loved that, would have loved to have seen the series finished)
White Wing - Gordon Kendall
The Deepwater series - Ken Catran.

i could go on all day but those stand out for me.

Apache · 12-09-2012, 09:09 AM

Everything I have in my personal library. I know it won't happen. I have been collecting and rereading my books since the 1960's. I have thousands and most will never make it into ebook format. To many are obscure authors and titles that no one will want to republish. The majority are Science Fiction, Mystery and Western.
Apache

kennyc · 12-09-2012, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Apache

Everything I have in my personal library. I know it won't happen. I have been collecting and rereading my books since the 1960's. I have thousands and most will never make it into ebook format. To many are obscure authors and titles that no one will want to republish. The majority are Science Fiction, Mystery and Western.
Apache

This, exactly.

HomeInMyShoes · 12-09-2012, 09:22 AM

Almost nothing. I don't reread. Hitchhiker's would probably get a re-read and would be nice to have around in a pinch. But since when do I not have thousands of other books I want to read that I haven't read already?

kennyc · 12-09-2012, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Almost nothing. I don't reread. Hitchhiker's would probably get a re-read and would be nice to have around in a pinch. But since when do I not have thousands of other books I want to read that I haven't read already?

Some truth in that for me as well, but I will also say that I've (of late) been re-reading a few of my favorites and would love to have them available as ebooks....

SteveEisenberg · 12-09-2012, 09:54 AM

I've mentioned before Sir Winston Churchill's multi-volume, heavy, out of print, hard-to-find in public libraries, history of World War I, the World Crisis -- which I've read is better than his outstanding World War II history.

Justificaton for this post : A fresh search shows World Crisis volume 1 became available, this year, as an uncorrected Canadian optical character recognition scan, at archive.org:

http://archive.org/details/worldcrisis00chur

I think it's still under copyright in the US, and thus should only be downloaded by Americans (and Europeans?) when visiting Canada. But -- let's call it fair use -- I just peaked in a few spots, and find the volume of OCR errors is fewer than the norm. To me, it's readable.

However, if I understand Canadian copyright law correctly (highly questionable), they cannot upload any subsequent volumes, as they were published after 1923, and the Copyright Act of Canada came into effect in 1924.

In just over three years, all Churchill's works go into public domain in Canada, but I expect it will take years after that for volunteer proofreaders to fix the scan errors.

Yes, I am aware this post makes current copyright law look absurd

cfrizz · 12-09-2012, 09:55 AM

The Saint series by Leslie Charteris.

Anabran · 12-09-2012, 11:02 AM

I dont care about existing books but going forward I think the paper book should be phased out.

PurpleStar · 12-09-2012, 11:24 AM

I don't think paper books should be phased out at all. A lot of people can't afford fancy e-readers or have credit cards to buy the e-books, or even money to buy the e-books. What would happen to public libraries then, if paper books were gone?

kennyc · 12-09-2012, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by PurpleStar

I don't think paper books should be phased out at all. A lot of people can't afford fancy e-readers or have credit cards to buy the e-books, or even money to buy the e-books. What would happen to public libraries then, if paper books were gone?

Libraries would loan ebooks as they do now. And be much more efficient about it.

an ereader can be had for the cost of a couple of hardback books.

gift cards work great for those without a credit card.

BeccaPrice · 12-09-2012, 11:31 AM

Patricia Veryan's historical romances, particularly Mistress of Willowvale, but all her Sanguinet saga books too.

PurpleStar · 12-09-2012, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Libraries would loan ebooks as they do now. And be much more efficient about it.

an ereader can be had for the cost of a couple of hardback books.

gift cards work great for those without a credit card.

True. But you know there are those evil publishers don't want libraries around. I use gift cards myself. lol

Still, I think paper books should stick around for those that still wish to read them.

kennyc · 12-09-2012, 11:37 AM

Oh I love paper books as well, there are trade-offs to both e and p

IcecreamLtDan · 12-09-2012, 11:53 AM

I have a series of books I read as a kid that were the same way alanHD, the Symon Jade series "Starship Orpheus". They were indeed cheesy, space opera type books that I enjoyed back then. I still have the paperbacks, but would love to see it in ebook format. Alas, I highly doubt it will ever happen, but who knows. I do know that Symon Jade it the name used by a ghost writer, but I forgot where I read that at and don't remember the authors real name.

dandelioncottage · 12-09-2012, 01:09 PM

All of Margery Sharp, Elizabeth Goudge (esp. Linnets and Valerians), National Velvet, and some others I'm sure I'm forgetting.

12-09-2012, 05:40 AM	#1
alanHd Addict Posts: 374 Karma: 1408579 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, Ipod Touch, Ipad Air	Which paper books would you like to have as ebooks. Has the ttle says which books would you like to see as Ebooks. Three titles from my childhood spring to mind. The Space Mavericks - Michael Kring (cheesy but when your young i loved that, would have loved to have seen the series finished) White Wing - Gordon Kendall The Deepwater series - Ken Catran. i could go on all day but those stand out for me.

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Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,132 Karma: 89858112 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	Everything I have in my personal library. I know it won't happen. I have been collecting and rereading my books since the 1960's. I have thousands and most will never make it into ebook format. To many are obscure authors and titles that no one will want to republish. The majority are Science Fiction, Mystery and Western. Apache

12-09-2012, 09:22 AM	#4
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Almost nothing. I don't reread. Hitchhiker's would probably get a re-read and would be nice to have around in a pinch. But since when do I not have thousands of other books I want to read that I haven't read already?

12-09-2012, 09:54 AM	#6
SteveEisenberg Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,032 Karma: 39379388 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: near Philadelphia USA Device: Kindle Kids Edition, Fire HD 10 (11th generation)	I've mentioned before Sir Winston Churchill's multi-volume, heavy, out of print, hard-to-find in public libraries, history of World War I, the World Crisis -- which I've read is better than his outstanding World War II history. Justificaton for this post : A fresh search shows World Crisis volume 1 became available, this year, as an uncorrected Canadian optical character recognition scan, at archive.org: http://archive.org/details/worldcrisis00chur I think it's still under copyright in the US, and thus should only be downloaded by Americans (and Europeans?) when visiting Canada. But -- let's call it fair use -- I just peaked in a few spots, and find the volume of OCR errors is fewer than the norm. To me, it's readable. However, if I understand Canadian copyright law correctly (highly questionable), they cannot upload any subsequent volumes, as they were published after 1923, and the Copyright Act of Canada came into effect in 1924. In just over three years, all Churchill's works go into public domain in Canada, but I expect it will take years after that for volunteer proofreaders to fix the scan errors. Yes, I am aware this post makes current copyright law look absurd

12-09-2012, 09:55 AM	#7
cfrizz Wizard Posts: 1,531 Karma: 34583358 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Quincy, MA Device: Samsung 54A, Kobo Libra H2O, Samsung S6 Lite	The Saint series by Leslie Charteris.

12-09-2012, 11:02 AM	#8
Anabran GUNDAM PILOT Posts: 227 Karma: 1110244 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: NEW York, NEW York Device: Kindle Fire	I dont care about existing books but going forward I think the paper book should be phased out.

12-09-2012, 11:24 AM	#9
PurpleStar Wizard Posts: 1,620 Karma: 11387182 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Clara 2E	I don't think paper books should be phased out at all. A lot of people can't afford fancy e-readers or have credit cards to buy the e-books, or even money to buy the e-books. What would happen to public libraries then, if paper books were gone?

12-09-2012, 11:31 AM	#11
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,145 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	Patricia Veryan's historical romances, particularly Mistress of Willowvale, but all her Sanguinet saga books too.

12-09-2012, 11:37 AM	#13
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Oh I love paper books as well, there are trade-offs to both e and p

12-09-2012, 11:53 AM	#14
IcecreamLtDan Groupie Posts: 178 Karma: 1928980 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: North Carolina Device: JetBook Lite, Kobo wireless, Kobo Glo	I have a series of books I read as a kid that were the same way alanHD, the Symon Jade series "Starship Orpheus". They were indeed cheesy, space opera type books that I enjoyed back then. I still have the paperbacks, but would love to see it in ebook format. Alas, I highly doubt it will ever happen, but who knows. I do know that Symon Jade it the name used by a ghost writer, but I forgot where I read that at and don't remember the authors real name.

12-09-2012, 01:09 PM	#15
dandelioncottage Abibliophobe Posts: 421 Karma: 4333638 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: iPad Mini 2 64 gb, Nook Glowlight, iPad 4 (128 gb)	All of Margery Sharp, Elizabeth Goudge (esp. Linnets and Valerians), National Velvet, and some others I'm sure I'm forgetting.

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