Yes, that might be an issue in some minds, but there IS a free version from Kobo that is available in the US. And conversion is a non-issue. Though I admit, even though it's now on my Kindle, I'm going with the Ed Asner reading.

About availability in the US. Perhaps CRussel can confirm, but this looks to be it?

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1946/08/31/hiroshima


It's right out there on the Internet so I would assume that copying or downloading this would not be a copyright violation?

Yes, that's it. And you can certainly read it directly on that site. However, Condé Nast retains copyright:



Given their willingness at the time of the initial publication to allow others to reprint the article, I suspect one could get permission. But just because it's freely available doesn't mean you can reproduce it without that permission.

And really, it's easy available for free on Kobo, so why bother? (Add to Library and then it is a direct epub or pdf download, not DRM'd. )

Also worthy of note on The New Yorker's web site is this more recent article -- Hiroshima and the Inheritance of Trauma, by Sarah Stillman.

Just to be clear, I'll be reading Hiroshima regardless of what we decide to do here as the MobileRead Book Club. But I would really like to have us all read and discuss it. I think it's a worthy read, it's short, it's free, and it will provide the basis for an excellent discussion, IMHO.

Gene Wilder died yesterday. For me, he'll always be the definitive Willie Wonka for dramatizations of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

To be clear I was not suggesting copying and distributing that online source, nor turning it into an ebook and adding it to the MR Library. I'm sure the moderators would stop that. I'll just use it as a source to read on my computer since it's so short and convenient. It's been a while but last time I tried getting an ebook from Kobo it was not possible to get a DRM free epub download. This was over a year ago though.

I'd like to see it win for that reason as well. Even if it does not in the past with some success a separate thread to discuss an interesting book has been put up here.

Ever since the nominations were finalized, I've had a recurring thought. I finally googled today and found this reddit post, quite coincidentally posted exactly a year ago today.

Not just me, then.

Fair enough, and thank you for that clarity.

As for downloading a freebie from Kobo? I just did it. I clicked on the "Download" button from the link I provided, then "View in Library", then "Return to your old library" and finally Download ePub from the dropdown list. What's downloaded is the ePub itself, not an acsm file, since Adobe isn't involved in the transaction at all. :)

Interesting. Which simply reinforces my opinion that if I want to read Heart of Darkness, I'll read it. Instead of a children's version.

Wow! :thumbsup:

To be honest,that Reddit thread is pure crap. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a fun book to read and reading such nonsense into it is just crazy.

Not wow but nut job conspiracy theorists who have no idea what's going on.

Everyone should vote for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (ad no other book so it can win) for Gene Wilder.

Ok, I voted for it.

I did vote for more than that one though. ;)

The idea is to JUST vote for Charlie so it can win in honor of Gene Wilder.