Liseuseification

AprilHare · 07-02-2010, 07:18 PM

Being very pleased with my liseuse, I am thinking of helping to liseuseify my fellow man - after all, everyone should have access to good e-books!
Can anyone recommend a good way to promote and otherwise achieve near-complete liseuseification by, say, 2020?

happy_terd · 07-02-2010, 07:33 PM

*holds kenny back*

ardeegee · 07-02-2010, 11:36 PM

AprilHare: a glutton for dark chocolate and punishment.

AprilHare · 07-03-2010, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by ardeegee

AprilHare: a glutton for dark chocolate and punishment.

I suffer for my liseuse... and my chocolate!

dreams · 07-03-2010, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by AprilHare

<snip>and my chocolate!

Did someone mention chocolate?

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Very dark, of course.

AprilHare · 07-03-2010, 03:30 AM

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Did someone mention chocolate?
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Very dark, of course.

Of course I mentioned dark chocolate! Liseuses and chocolate - the ultimate combination!

TGS · 07-03-2010, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by AprilHare

Being very pleased with my liseuse, I am thinking of helping to liseuseify my fellow man - after all, everyone should have access to good e-books!
Can anyone recommend a good way to promote and otherwise achieve near-complete liseuseification by, say, 2020?

It's an admirable aspiration and I wish you well but here's a bit of a problem. I'm about to move house and over the years I have reduced my paper books down to about 500. I consider myself pretty much liseusified - I use my liseuse every day and rarely resort to paper books - and I was thinking maybe now is the time to just get rid of the this rump of dead trees. Trouble is, I don't think I can do it. This is only partly rational - some of the 500 paper books are reference and academic books that I might use at some point - but most are novels. For example I have the last 8 novels of Iris Murdoch in hardback, they take up an inordinate amount of space, I shall likely never read them again, (apart from The Sea, The Sea), I could get them as ebooks. Why don't I get rid of them - being hardback I could probably get as much for them at the English Bookshop where I live in Denmark. as the ebooks would cost. I don't know why I won't get rid of them but I won't.

Maybe liseusification can happen alongside the continued existence of paper books - I hope so. Maybe paper books will become a bit like vintage cars - nobody would buy a vintage car simply as a means of transport, but there are people who see something of value in just having and maintaining vintage cars.

Moejoe · 07-03-2010, 04:24 AM

I am 100% liseuseified, no paper books at all now

In fact, I've gone from paper book collector to loathing the damn things. They're so old fashioned and ridiculous for delivering information in the digital age. I'd say we'll still have some die hard collectors around in 2020, but paper books won't be anything but an antique toy or decoration beyond that.

Then again, I did think ePub would win the format war and that's looking doubtful now. So take my predictions with a grain of salt.

astra · 07-03-2010, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by AprilHare

Being very pleased with my liseuse, I am thinking of helping to liseuseify my fellow man - after all, everyone should have access to good e-books!
Can anyone recommend a good way to promote and otherwise achieve near-complete liseuseification by, say, 2020?

You don't like peaceful life. It is boring.
Petty instigator you are, you know it. You know what you are doing. One hot topic is closed, so let's open another one and do it again.

Good luck.

TGS · 07-03-2010, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by astra

You don't like peaceful life. It is boring.
Petty instigator you are, you know it. You know what you are doing. One hot topic is closed, so let's open another one and do it again.

Good luck.

GeoffC · 07-03-2010, 05:53 AM

May I wish peace and goodwill amongst all ....

Dark Chocolate too ....

HarryT · 07-03-2010, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by astra

You don't like peaceful life. It is boring.
Petty instigator you are, you know it. You know what you are doing. One hot topic is closed, so let's open another one and do it again.

Good luck.

That was rather uncalled-for, astra. Please let's not cause trouble about peoples' personal choice of vocabulary yet again.

Thank you.

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Sweetpea · 07-03-2010, 06:17 AM

I must say, I completely agree with astra. This'll be the first thread I'll be ignoring.

HarryT · 07-03-2010, 06:21 AM

Ignoring it is the best idea if you find it disturbing.

Iphinome · 07-03-2010, 06:49 AM

hmmm toute le monde liseuseified.... I guess a few more years till they're so cheap most people have 2 or 3 laying around the house.

07-02-2010, 07:18 PM	#1
AprilHare Wizard Posts: 2,981 Karma: 11862367 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T2	Liseuseification Being very pleased with my liseuse, I am thinking of helping to liseuseify my fellow man - after all, everyone should have access to good e-books! Can anyone recommend a good way to promote and otherwise achieve near-complete liseuseification by, say, 2020?

07-02-2010, 07:33 PM	#2
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	holds kenny back

07-02-2010, 11:36 PM	#3
ardeegee Maratus speciosus butt Posts: 3,292 Karma: 1162698 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-350	AprilHare: a glutton for dark chocolate and punishment.

07-03-2010, 04:24 AM	#8
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	I am 100% liseuseified, no paper books at all now In fact, I've gone from paper book collector to loathing the damn things. They're so old fashioned and ridiculous for delivering information in the digital age. I'd say we'll still have some die hard collectors around in 2020, but paper books won't be anything but an antique toy or decoration beyond that. Then again, I did think ePub would win the format war and that's looking doubtful now. So take my predictions with a grain of salt.

07-03-2010, 05:53 AM	#11
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	May I wish peace and goodwill amongst all .... Dark Chocolate too ....

07-03-2010, 06:17 AM	#13
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	I must say, I completely agree with astra. This'll be the first thread I'll be ignoring.

07-03-2010, 06:21 AM	#14
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Ignoring it is the best idea if you find it disturbing.

07-03-2010, 06:49 AM	#15
Iphinome Paladin of Eris Posts: 3,119 Karma: 20849349 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: USAland Device: Kindle 10	hmmm toute le monde liseuseified.... I guess a few more years till they're so cheap most people have 2 or 3 laying around the house.

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