MobileRead Forums
Register Guidelines E-Books Today's Posts Search

Go Back   MobileRead Forums > Search Forums
Reload this Page Search Results

Welcome to the MobileRead Forums.

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features.

By joining our free community today, you will have fewer ads, access to post topics, communicate privately with other members, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features.

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please feel free to contact us contact us.

The MobileRead Team

Notices

Page 1 of 2 1 2
Showing results 1 to 25 of 37 - Search took 0.00 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: grzzly
Forum: Reading Recommendations 01-14-2011, 08:03 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,079
Posted By grzzly
I'm actually Enders Game right now (don't want to...

I'm actually Enders Game right now (don't want to read only Discworld for the remainder of the year ;)) and it's just that great book to lose yourself in. I almost finished it and started yesterday...
Forum: Reading Recommendations 01-10-2011, 06:36 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,079
Posted By grzzly
Thanks, I'll definitely get into the other stuff...

Thanks, I'll definitely get into the other stuff later, too.

The only thing that is bad about the books is that people look at me weird when I start laughing out loud while I'm reading.
Forum: Reading Recommendations 01-09-2011, 06:02 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,079
Posted By grzzly
Discworld

Whoever it was that recommended the Discworld novels to me, thank you so much.

They are absolutely awesome. I literally can't stop reading them anymore.
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-17-2010, 03:38 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,682
Posted By grzzly
The easier solution is manybooks.net...

The easier solution is manybooks.net (www.manybooks.net), gutenberg.org (www.gutenberg.org) and mobileread.com (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/ebooks.php?forumid=128) ;)
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-16-2010, 08:52 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,023
Posted By grzzly
Is it really that bad for you guys? I mean I have...

Is it really that bad for you guys? I mean I have it too, but I don't really notice it that much. Maybe the page turn is a fraction of a second slower when in sunlight (haven't had the problem in...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-15-2010, 07:52 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 14,822
Posted By grzzly
HarryT gave me the awesome hint to hit a letter...

HarryT gave me the awesome hint to hit a letter and press enter in the main menu. It gets you to the letter. Don't know if you knew that but that reduces 40 clicks to maybe 5 :)
Forum: Reading Recommendations 09-15-2010, 04:58 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 17,643
Posted By grzzly
I like easy reads. I looked into it a little more...

I like easy reads. I looked into it a little more now and it sounds interesting. I think I'll give it a try soon :)


My 5. I didn't really check if they are available as ebooks.

1. Faust -...
Forum: Reading Recommendations 09-14-2010, 12:45 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 19,883
Posted By grzzly
Well if you told me one romance to read that I...

Well if you told me one romance to read that I might give it a chance :)

The problem I have with romances is that they are often the same. I mean there only is so much you can get out of two...
Forum: Reading Recommendations 09-14-2010, 12:23 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 19,883
Posted By grzzly
Could well be, I don't consider myself well read...

Could well be, I don't consider myself well read compared to most people here, but then these authors are hiding well from me :)
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-14-2010, 08:04 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,868
Posted By grzzly
It would still interest me if other people have...

It would still interest me if other people have the same hallucinations as me ^^
Forum: Reading Recommendations 09-14-2010, 08:02 AM
Replies: 170
Views: 19,883
Posted By grzzly
I barely read any books by women at all now that...

I barely read any books by women at all now that I come to think of it. Not that I would avoid them on purpose, but I actually hardly have any in my bookshelf or in my database. Also, when I think of...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-14-2010, 12:35 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,868
Posted By grzzly
Could it be you are reading in direct sunlight or...

Could it be you are reading in direct sunlight or in warm conditions? I don't know if I am imagining it, but it seems to me the page turns are slower in direct sunlight. If this is what you are...
Forum: Reading Recommendations 09-13-2010, 03:20 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 17,643
Posted By grzzly
Would you mind telling me what you like about...

Would you mind telling me what you like about them so much? I heard about them before, but I never really bothered getting into them, discarding them as too geeky-fantasy-strange. Can you dispel my...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-09-2010, 07:59 PM
Replies: 43
Troubleshooting Sorting Options
Views: 7,407
Posted By grzzly
You are awesome! Why did I never get that idea...

You are awesome! Why did I never get that idea before?

By the way, how often do you guys go into the menus? I mean, yeah it is not optimal, but come on. I made a list of books I wanna read in near...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-07-2010, 07:29 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,182
Posted By grzzly
Is there any other store that could sell them if...

Is there any other store that could sell them if not Amazon?

@carld
It would fit. Germany does appear to be more frightened of copyright infringement than other countries, especially the US....
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-07-2010, 04:36 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,182
Posted By grzzly
But how far is Germany behind the rest of the...

But how far is Germany behind the rest of the world when it comes to ebook distribution then? Who is distributing the book in Germany if not Amazon? Anyone at all?
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-07-2010, 04:23 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,182
Posted By grzzly
Can someone please explain the exact reason why I...

Can someone please explain the exact reason why I can't buy some ebooks in Europe? It annoys me so incredibly much! I want to buy a product and am not allowed to. This one included. Why?

I have...
Forum: Reading Recommendations 09-07-2010, 03:10 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,918
Posted By grzzly
Thank you gerge I will definitely have a look...

Thank you gerge I will definitely have a look into those.

You may be right as to the popular books. Harry Potter for example I could imagine being read years from now also, considering the ongoing...
Forum: Reading Recommendations 09-07-2010, 11:35 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,918
Posted By grzzly
Can you give me a couple of examples? Or a source...

Can you give me a couple of examples? Or a source where I can find them? Bestseller lists really don't help that much.
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-07-2010, 08:39 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,886
Posted By grzzly
But calibre really does a great job converting. I...

But calibre really does a great job converting. I converted some plain text pdfs (with good text information i.e. no faulty recognitions of text) and they became perfect mobi files.
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-07-2010, 08:24 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,886
Posted By grzzly
Yes, that works just fine with calibre. But...

Yes, that works just fine with calibre. But beware of footnotes. They are obviously formatted into the text.
Forum: Reading Recommendations 09-07-2010, 07:33 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,918
Posted By grzzly
A little bit of philosophizing: Modern Classics

While going through all the "classics" of the recent past I realized that there are not really any great books that were written in the past, say ten to twenty years, or were there? Maybe I am just...
Forum: Reading Recommendations 09-06-2010, 10:07 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,813
Posted By grzzly
I feel sorry that you didn't have a teacher that...

I feel sorry that you didn't have a teacher that could bring the greatness of classics across to you. I read many classics in school and enjoyed most of them. Others (like Madame Bovary for instance)...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-04-2010, 01:55 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 20,651
Posted By grzzly
I don't know if anyone posted this before but...

I don't know if anyone posted this before but this tells you aaall about Lithium ion batteries

http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone.htm
Forum: Amazon Kindle 09-01-2010, 05:33 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,808
Posted By grzzly
Quite honestly, I don't see much point in 3G at...

Quite honestly, I don't see much point in 3G at all. Since I have my Kindle I haven't had the Wifi on once. Oh yeah, once to try it out, then it went off again.

It really depends on your usage. If...
Showing results 1 to 25 of 37
Page 1 of 2 1 2

 
Forum Jump

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:24 PM.

Contact Us - FAQ - Guidelines - Privacy - Top

MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.