Forum: News
02-26-2008, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,598
Sorry, mate, you're quite wrong there. They're...
Sorry, mate, you're quite wrong there. They're not naked at all, and I hear a couple have even been issued with mopeds.
:offtopic: I know.
Back on it, I think Australia and indeed the whole of...
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Forum: Reading Recommendations
02-26-2008, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,605
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Forum: Reading Recommendations
02-25-2008, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 7,179
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Forum: Workshop
02-25-2008, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,929
How geeky are you? You have to be somewhat...
How geeky are you? You have to be somewhat technical to use it, but EMACS is the daddy of all text-manipulation programs. It has its own macro language that you can use to accomplish just about...
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Forum: Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links)
02-25-2008, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 8,432
I stand corrected. I thought the Kindle didn't...
I stand corrected. I thought the Kindle didn't have a USB connection - that you had to get Amazon to load your content for you, for a fee.
Sorry if I misunderstood! I'm quite happy with my PRS-500...
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Forum: Reading Recommendations
02-25-2008, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 7,179
I've kicked things off there...
I've kicked things off there (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=153240#post153240) with a review of "A Room with a View". I started a thread for it, but it might be better to have a...
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Forum: Reading Recommendations
02-25-2008, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,605
Book review: E. M. Forster, A Room with a View
This book was featured recently on BBC Radio Four's "Book at Bedtime", read by the excellent Juliet Stevenson (for people outside Britain, this is a nightly 15-minute reading, usually of a book...
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Forum: Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links)
02-25-2008, 10:01 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 8,432
Razi, if you read the article carefully you'll...
Razi, if you read the article carefully you'll see he's not exactly against publishers, it's just that they've got rather too powerful. I like paper-based books, leastways if they're well made. I'm a...
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Forum: Reading Recommendations
02-24-2008, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 7,179
carandol, am I right in thinking this has been...
carandol, am I right in thinking this has been prompted by that essay on the Richard Herley site? He makes some good points about the publishing business. My sister used to date a writer (no names),...
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Forum: Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links)
02-24-2008, 04:59 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 8,432
My pleasure, carandol. I only found it when...
My pleasure, carandol. I only found it when following up a blog post. I finished the first book (The Stone Arrow) yesterday, in fact it kept me up 'til after 1 o'clock. It's pretty neat - vivid, like...
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Forum: Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links)
02-23-2008, 06:08 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 8,432
Shareware ebooks
I came across this:
www.richardherley.com
where an author has posted his books as shareware. They go back quite a long way, so maybe they're out of print. The reviews, if true, are quite...
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Forum: Workshop
02-17-2008, 07:23 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,075
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Forum: News
02-11-2008, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 13,077
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Forum: Sony Reader
02-27-2007, 08:25 AM
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Replies: 84
Views: 17,598
I have the brown leather cover. It's very nice,...
I have the brown leather cover. It's very nice, not bulky at all, but I'm afraid of getting it marked. I keep it away from wet hands and food! Though I did get some marmalade on it and was able to...
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Forum: Sony Reader
01-31-2007, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 69,044
Sony have seen the light in another area, too....
Sony have seen the light in another area, too. Their latest MiniDisc Walkman, the MZ-RH1, can be used to extract ATRAC files from MDs and save them in other formats like mp3. Until now, MD has been a...
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Forum: Sony Reader
01-31-2007, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 69,044
Thanks, Bob. Even as it is, this guide is a big...
Thanks, Bob. Even as it is, this guide is a big advance on trying to figure things out for yourself.
If people haven't already got a copy, I can recommend OpenOffice.org, and not just for creating...
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Forum: Workshop
01-24-2007, 05:13 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,009
Good stuff, Mogui!
I'm afraid my computer...
Good stuff, Mogui!
I'm afraid my computer abilities are stuck somewhere around 1990, so BASIC is my tool of choice. But I do like EMACS, which I used way back to do some heavyweight editing of...
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Forum: Workshop
01-23-2007, 08:25 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,009
BASIC program for smart quotes
I have been reformatting Gutenberg texts, and wanted to change straight quote marks (CHR$34 and CHR$39) to the curly ones (ASCII codes vary).
I do not have MS Word on my PC, only OpenOffice and...
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Forum: Introduce Yourself
01-17-2007, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,785
Thanks for the welcome! This seems like a very...
Thanks for the welcome! This seems like a very friendly place. The Wiki looks just the thing, and my lady friend (who brought back the Reader) is a US citizen, so no worries about Christmas presents...
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Forum: Introduce Yourself
01-16-2007, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,785
Hello from the UK
Hello from deepest Hampshire in England! I have just got hold of a Sony Reader -- imported for me by a friend who's just back from the U.S. This site persuaded me to ask her to get it for me.
I'm...
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