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Watership Down (1972) by Richard Adams | 11 | 7.69% | |
The Last Unicorn (1968) by Peter S. Beagle | 5 | 3.50% | |
Fahrenheit 451 (1953) by Ray Bradbury | 30 | 20.98% | |
The Martian Chronicles (1950) by Ray Bradbury | 7 | 4.90% | |
Master and Commander (1969) by Patrick O'Brian | 9 | 6.29% | |
Ender's Game (1985) by Orson Scott Card | 12 | 8.39% | |
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) by Arthur C. Clarke | 11 | 7.69% | |
The Name of the Rose (1980) by Umberto Eco | 13 | 9.09% | |
The Sound and the Fury (1929) by William Faulkner | 3 | 2.10% | |
As I Lay Dying (1930) by William Faulkner | 6 | 4.20% | |
Magician: Apprentice (1982) by Raymond Feist | 10 | 6.99% | |
The Diary of a Young Girl (1947) Anne Frank | 10 | 6.99% | |
The Maltese Falcon (1930) by Dashiell Hammett | 8 | 5.59% | |
Stranger in a Strange Land (1961) by Robert A. Heinlein | 10 | 6.99% | |
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966) by Robert A. Heinlein | 9 | 6.29% | |
Catch-22 (1961) by Joseph Heller | 18 | 12.59% | |
The Haunting of Hill House (1959) by Shirley Jackson | 3 | 2.10% | |
Finnegans Wake (1939) by James Joyce | 5 | 3.50% | |
To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) by Harper Lee | 20 | 13.99% | |
One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez | 4 | 2.80% | |
Rebecca (1938) by Daphne Du Maurier | 9 | 6.29% | |
Lolita (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov | 11 | 7.69% | |
Atlas Shrugged (1957) by Ayn Rand | 11 | 7.69% | |
Interview with the Vampire (1976) by Anne Rice | 6 | 4.20% | |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (1997) by J.K. Rowling | 33 | 23.08% | |
The Satanic Verses (1988) by Salman Rushdie | 8 | 5.59% | |
The Catcher in the Rye (1951) by J.D. Salinger | 12 | 8.39% | |
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971) by Hunter S. Thompson | 6 | 4.20% | |
The Once and Future King (1958) by Terence Hanbury White | 5 | 3.50% | |
Other -- tell us in your post. | 35 | 24.48% | |
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07-15-2009, 05:56 PM | #1 |
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Which unavailable book do you want most?
As far as I know, none of these books are available in an authorized ebook format.
I'm also sure I left off some pretty big name books that deserve a slot in this poll, but polls here are limited to 30 entries max, so if I left off your favorite -- my apologies. |
07-15-2009, 06:12 PM | #2 |
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i'd quite like a legitimate copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, but since that's not an option....
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A couple notes:
One of the books that didn't make the poll was The Daughter of Time (1951) by Josephine Tey. This book is actually available on Amazon for $3.99 I believe, but I have a feeling that this book is not legitimate. However, this is only a feeling and I don't know for sure. One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez did make the list even though it is available on Amazon for $0.99 -- I'm virtually certain this version is not legitimate as the title and authors names are both misspelled. Here are a few more titles not available as ebooks that didn't make list and probably should have (but then who do I take off the list to make room?). On a Pale Horse (1983) by Piers Anthony The Moving Toyshop (1946) by Edmund Crispin The Belgariad, Vol. 1 (1982) by David Eddings (they have vol. 2 -- go figure) "A" is for Alibi (1983) by Sue Grafton A Wizard of Earthsea (1968) by Ursula K. Le Guin Cop Hater (1956) by Ed McBain Deep Blue Good-by (1964) by John D. Macdonald A Canticle for Leibowitz (1959) by Walter M. Miller Jr. Ringworld (1970) by Larry Niven Midnight's Children (1980) by Salman Rushdie Contact (1985) by Carl Sagan The Nine Tailors (1934) by Dorothy L. Sayers Too Many Cooks (1938) by Rex Stout |
07-15-2009, 06:23 PM | #4 |
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Stranger In A Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein is available in most formats, but not for the Kindle.
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07-15-2009, 06:30 PM | #6 |
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Not on the list and I'm probably the only one that cares but would love to have all the Margaret George books (I'm reading Cleopatra in a pbook right now and how I long for an electronic copy). I would also love to have the Edward Rutherfordton books (sarum, london etc), and all the Michener books. Leon Uris and Anya Seton would also be nice.
The thing that bugs me about the availability of ebooks is that if it hasn't been published within the last 1.5 years *OR* one of the "great works of literature", then there is little hope of seeing it in electronic format. |
07-15-2009, 06:32 PM | #7 |
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The Larousse Gatronomique. The penultimate encyclopedia of cookery, I just wish it was available in ANY digital form.
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I've never read the book, but I'd like to read it, and it's one of the books I selected in the poll. |
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...and A Canticle for Leibowitz (1959) by Walter M. Miller Jr.
I saw this recommended here on the forums, clicked over to Amazon, but no dice! |
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I too would love to have all of Edmund Crispin's work. To be honest, I don't particularly like The Moving Toyshop, but am very fond of all the others. |
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Philosopher's Stone is the correct historical title, but I'd guess the reference would go right past American audiences, and they changed it to something more "magicy."
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07-15-2009, 06:51 PM | #14 |
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There is a very large list in the Please request this book at Amazon/Sony (more than those listed in the first post can be found later in the thread). I admit I've given up because the list is too long and tiring.
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