Hey! What's the most RECENT ebook you bought?

Dr. Drib · 10-12-2009, 08:58 PM

I just now bought "Shantaram," by David Gregory Roberts, available from Amazon. This is a HUGE adventure novel that will soon be released as a movie.

I refuse to read it, though, until I finish "Lords of Discipline," by Pat Conroy.

AnemicOak · 10-12-2009, 09:02 PM

My most recent purchase was the November webscription...

Torch of Freedom by David Weber and Eric Flint
Exodus: The Ark by Paul Chafe
The Cobra Trilogy by Timothy Zahn
Carnifex by Tom Kratman
The Tau Ceti Agenda by Travis S. Taylor
Laugh Lines by Ben Bova
The Compleat Bolo by Keith Laumer
The Sharp End by David Drake

My most recent single book purchase was Verdant Skies by Steve Jordan.

poohbear_nc · 10-12-2009, 09:04 PM

"Zombie Raccoons and Killer Bunnies" - a compilation of SS with alien/possessed/zombie animals as the protagonist - couldn't resist the title. Everything from Super Squirrels to alien bats. Fun fast read.

Superlucky · 10-12-2009, 09:24 PM

Man this place makes me feel boring. I just bought Rapt by Winnifred Gallagher (I'm obsessed with consciousness) and - God, this is embarrassing - Mackenzie Phillips's memoir High on Arrival. So far its really terrible and I deserve that.

pilotbob · 10-12-2009, 09:27 PM

Most recently I bought _Flashforward_ the MRBC book selection for October.

My next purchase will probably be _Gibraltar Stars_ cause I read the first two so long again and can't wait to see how it ends. Then, I will probably buy _The Pillars of the Earth_ FTW.

BOb

Dr. Drib · 10-12-2009, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

"Zombie Raccoons and Killer Bunnies" - a compilation of SS with alien/possessed/zombie animals as the protagonist - couldn't resist the title. Everything from Super Squirrels to alien bats. Fun fast read.

This is my kind of nonsense.

From whom did you buy it? ADDED: Just found it on Amazon. This looks wonderful !

Don

WT Sharpe · 10-12-2009, 10:04 PM

Today I purchased The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett for the Barnes & Noble eReader (for PC). It's my first experience with both Pratchett and the B&N eReader. Several folks here at MobileRead Forms had suggested Pratchett to me as a writer very much in the vein of the late Douglas Adams. It was wayspooled who suggested The Color of Magic.

acprinter · 10-12-2009, 10:48 PM

My latest purchases were The Colour of Magic, The Light Fantastic, Equal Rites, and Mort all by Terry Pratchett.

lilac_jive · 10-12-2009, 10:48 PM

Hrmm, I bought a few but my mind is drawing a blank. I know I bought "Guinea Pig Diaries" by A.J. Jacobs, "A Wicked Lord at the Wedding" by Jillian Hunter...Oh and I got that Women Sleuth's bundle (great deal, 3 books for $6!), oh and "The Earl Claims his Wife" by Cathy Maxwell. I feel like there was something else...

I also (at the same time) got some books from MR, but since I didn't buy them I won't post them here

ficbot · 10-12-2009, 11:38 PM

I just bought the new book by Audrey Niffenegger. I was waiting for it to hit the best-seller list so I could get 100% rebate on it at Fictionwise

BenG · 10-13-2009, 01:15 AM

Ten Little New Yorkers by Kinky Friedman.
I've got 10 or so of the Kinkster's earlier novels to read before I get to that one. Unfortunately most are only available as tree-books. I'm currently reading Greenwich Killing Time.

Sparrow · 10-13-2009, 03:09 AM

Having previously read 'Refuge', I recently downloaded everything else from Richard Herley's site.
I made a donation for them so I guess that could count as a purchase.

Sweetpea · 10-13-2009, 05:06 AM

Even though I told myself I wouldn't buy books this month, I've bought two within a week...

Mercedes Lackey's Reserved For The Cat and Gwenhwyfar

Flashingblade · 10-13-2009, 06:25 AM

For me it was "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson.

About half way through at the mo & enjoying it

Direct Ebooks · 10-13-2009, 06:25 AM

I have read Black Titan - The story of A.G Gaston in teh last week. Fantastic biography of one of America's first Black millionaires. Its set against teh backdrop of much of America's modern History - WW1 & 2, The civil rights movement etc. Fascinating book with many great business and life lessons.

I also read The Dark Tide by Andrew Gross who is one of James Pattersons regular co-authors. it's very much along pattersons lines - a rip-roaring roller coaster of a thriller. Well written and compelling stuff, although,will I remember it in six months? Probably not. Good read though, especially for 10$!

10-12-2009, 08:58 PM	#1
Dr. Drib Grand Wizard Posts: 5,269 Karma: 24659 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Borja (Lima), Peru Device: Sony 505, 600; Kindle2: USA and Int'l; Jetbook; Astak PP; PocketBk 360	Hey! What's the most RECENT ebook you bought? I just now bought "Shantaram," by David Gregory Roberts, available from Amazon. This is a HUGE adventure novel that will soon be released as a movie. I refuse to read it, though, until I finish "Lords of Discipline," by Pat Conroy. __________________ THE MICROWAVE OF HORROR: And so, Bob closed the door on the Microwave with finality, ending a 10-year history of debauchery in the hours when the dead walk the earth and stray cats ‘meow’ hideously in the chill of a cold winter night. The thing now lay upon his plate, small and helpless, unmoving, the substance black as a night bereft of stars. With disgust, he tossed the overcooked hamburger out the window, along with the mustard and buns. -- How he hated to cook!

10-12-2009, 09:02 PM	#2
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 2,597 Karma: 8713 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: Opus / Kindle 2 / Sony 505 / HTC Hero (Android Phone)	My most recent purchase was the November webscription... Torch of Freedom by David Weber and Eric Flint Exodus: The Ark by Paul Chafe The Cobra Trilogy by Timothy Zahn Carnifex by Tom Kratman The Tau Ceti Agenda by Travis S. Taylor Laugh Lines by Ben Bova The Compleat Bolo by Keith Laumer The Sharp End by David Drake My most recent single book purchase was Verdant Skies by Steve Jordan. __________________ ~Brian "The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. The trouble with most fiction is that you want them all to land in hell, together, as quickly as possible." - Mark Twain

10-12-2009, 09:04 PM	#3
poohbear_nc Compulsive Reader Posts: 946 Karma: 4810 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Kindle 1 & 2 & DX!	"Zombie Raccoons and Killer Bunnies" - a compilation of SS with alien/possessed/zombie animals as the protagonist - couldn't resist the title. Everything from Super Squirrels to alien bats. Fun fast read. __________________ "I read about that in a thing with actual pages in it. A quaint thing where you flip the paper over. A book. That was it" (Ford Prefect in And Another Thing) Now reading: The Great Hunt - Robert Jordan The Labours of Hercules - Agatha Christie Moby Dick - Herman Melville More Work for the Undertaker - Margery Allingham

10-12-2009, 09:27 PM	#5
pilotbob Grand Wizard Posts: 12,327 Karma: 38310 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Classic	Most recently I bought _Flashforward_ the MRBC book selection for October. My next purchase will probably be _Gibraltar Stars_ cause I read the first two so long again and can't wait to see how it ends. Then, I will probably buy _The Pillars of the Earth_ FTW. BOb __________________ It is desirable that we should have a supply of good books; we cannot have such a supply unless men of letters are liberally remunerated; and the least objectionable way of remunerating them is by means of copyright. -- Thomas Macaulay, 1841

10-12-2009, 10:04 PM	#7
WT Sharpe Nephilim Descendant Posts: 1,368 Karma: 10906 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tidewater, VA, USA Device: Kindle 2, Nook	Today I purchased *The Color of Magic* by Terry Pratchett for the Barnes & Noble eReader (for PC). It's my first experience with both Pratchett and the B&N eReader. Several folks here at MobileRead Forms had suggested Pratchett to me as a writer very much in the vein of the late Douglas Adams. It was wayspooled who suggested The Color of Magic. __________________ Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. —————— Dylan Thomas Last edited by WT Sharpe; 10-12-2009 at 10:06 PM.

10-12-2009, 09:24 PM	#4
Superlucky Fanatic Posts: 539 Karma: 1944 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: PRS-505	Man this place makes me feel boring. I just bought Rapt by Winnifred Gallagher (I'm obsessed with consciousness) and - God, this is embarrassing - Mackenzie Phillips's memoir High on Arrival. So far its really terrible and I deserve that.

10-12-2009, 10:48 PM	#8
acprinter Zealot Posts: 110 Karma: 696 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Jackson, CA Device: Sony 505	My latest purchases were The Colour of Magic, The Light Fantastic, Equal Rites, and Mort all by Terry Pratchett.

10-12-2009, 10:48 PM	#9
lilac_jive Grand Wizard Posts: 5,252 Karma: 16786 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	Hrmm, I bought a few but my mind is drawing a blank. I know I bought "Guinea Pig Diaries" by A.J. Jacobs, "A Wicked Lord at the Wedding" by Jillian Hunter...Oh and I got that Women Sleuth's bundle (great deal, 3 books for $6!), oh and "The Earl Claims his Wife" by Cathy Maxwell. I feel like there was something else... I also (at the same time) got some books from MR, but since I didn't buy them I won't post them here __________________ Need something to read? Check out my blog, The Book Plate! http://bookplatereads.blogspot.com

10-12-2009, 11:38 PM	#10
ficbot Guru Posts: 887 Karma: 2958 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Sony 505, iPod Touch, Kindle	I just bought the new book by Audrey Niffenegger. I was waiting for it to hit the best-seller list so I could get 100% rebate on it at Fictionwise __________________ My ebook, music, video and digital media blog http://e-finds.blogspot.com/ Featuring freebies, reviews, links and more

10-13-2009, 01:15 AM	#11
BenG Redeye Posts: 816 Karma: 7769 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle DX	Ten Little New Yorkers by Kinky Friedman. I've got 10 or so of the Kinkster's earlier novels to read before I get to that one. Unfortunately most are only available as tree-books. I'm currently reading Greenwich Killing Time. __________________ Ben The Magicians by Lev Grossman Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer (audio)

10-13-2009, 03:09 AM	#12
Sparrow Bearing fardels. Posts: 3,280 Karma: 33029 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	Having previously read 'Refuge', I recently downloaded everything else from Richard Herley's site. I made a donation for them so I guess that could count as a purchase. __________________ "Men...no more dreamt of a seat in the House in order to benefit humanity than a child dreams of a birthday cake that others may eat it." Sir Lewis Namier

10-13-2009, 05:06 AM	#13
Sweetpea Wizard Posts: 4,096 Karma: 9260 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocket Loox 720; JoinTech JE100; Mini	Even though I told myself I wouldn't buy books this month, I've bought two within a week... Mercedes Lackey's Reserved For The Cat and Gwenhwyfar __________________ War of the Worlds Tour 2010 coming up!

10-13-2009, 06:25 AM	#14
Flashingblade Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 286 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Manchester - England Device: Sony PRS-505S	For me it was "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson. About half way through at the mo & enjoying it

10-13-2009, 06:25 AM	#15
Direct Ebooks Hibernian eBook Warrior Posts: 120 Karma: 204 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Cork, Ireland Device: Sony Reader	I have read Black Titan - The story of A.G Gaston in teh last week. Fantastic biography of one of America's first Black millionaires. Its set against teh backdrop of much of America's modern History - WW1 & 2, The civil rights movement etc. Fascinating book with many great business and life lessons. I also read The Dark Tide by Andrew Gross who is one of James Pattersons regular co-authors. it's very much along pattersons lines - a rip-roaring roller coaster of a thriller. Well written and compelling stuff, although,will I remember it in six months? Probably not. Good read though, especially for 10$!

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