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rjnagle · 05-01-2012, 02:20 PM

Hi, I just bought my nephew a Nook tablet. He's gotten started reading with Hunger Games, Star Wars, Harry Potter. I think he prefers sci fi and comics.

Can you recommend some titles that will keep him happy for a little while?

(I know about Cory Doctorow, etc).

As a general rule, I'm willing to spend no more than $5 for a title -- more or less.

Better yet would be a blog about YA or young sci fi fiction. The problem -- and don't we all know it -- is that many of the "classic" authors have only recently been converted into ebooks, most of whom are selling at 9$ and up... Which is silly, because older paperbacks of these titles still are around for 2 or 3 dollars.

I'll throw around some titles which I know would be good:

Mortal Ghosts http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/120
Machine of Death anthology http://machineofdeath.net/about/book (kind of gruesome, but thought-provoking).

Thanks for your help.

Robert

PS. Here's a link to the index of all the ebook recommendation threads. Really useful!
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=135136

05-01-2012, 02:20 PM	#1
rjnagle Zealot Posts: 126 Karma: 2167 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Device: ipad 1, Nook Simple Touch, Kindle 3, ebookwise 1150	free/cheap ebooks for 12 year old boy? Hi, I just bought my nephew a Nook tablet. He's gotten started reading with Hunger Games, Star Wars, Harry Potter. I think he prefers sci fi and comics. Can you recommend some titles that will keep him happy for a little while? (I know about Cory Doctorow, etc). As a general rule, I'm willing to spend no more than $5 for a title -- more or less. Better yet would be a blog about YA or young sci fi fiction. The problem -- and don't we all know it -- is that many of the "classic" authors have only recently been converted into ebooks, most of whom are selling at 9$ and up... Which is silly, because older paperbacks of these titles still are around for 2 or 3 dollars. I'll throw around some titles which I know would be good: Mortal Ghosts http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/120 Machine of Death anthology http://machineofdeath.net/about/book (kind of gruesome, but thought-provoking). Thanks for your help. Robert PS. Here's a link to the index of all the ebook recommendation threads. Really useful! https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=135136 Last edited by rjnagle; 05-01-2012 at 05:54 PM. Reason: added link to MR recommendation threads.