Color of Magic, (Kindle/B&N 99 cent Spotlight ebook/Kobo US)

wandalynn · 11-02-2011, 09:37 PM

The Color of Magic, the first book in the Discworld series is 99 cents this month at B&N.

ETA: price matched for Kindle

birdbrainbb · 11-02-2011, 11:48 PM

This is such a good price for a Discworld book! I already have this in paper, but maybe I'll buy an ebook copy as well...

monkeyluis · 11-03-2011, 12:14 AM

.99 for Amazon. Wanted to share link.

http://www.amazon.com/Color-Magic-Bo...0293568&sr=1-2

hemisphire · 11-03-2011, 04:40 PM

Now at Kobo too.

khalleron · 11-03-2011, 05:17 PM

Bought! Thank you!

carpetmojo · 11-03-2011, 06:54 PM

Soooo boring - £3.80 & £3.65 in UK ..........

Why not spread the joy around, I wonder ?
If it makes commercial sense to do it in one market, why not in another ?

Anyway, I think it's mean

And it's not just this offer, I hasten to add, happens all the time.

PeterT · 11-03-2011, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hemisphire

Now at Kobo too.

Not in Canada

JoeD · 11-03-2011, 07:48 PM

As another poster notes, not matched in the UK store

Hopefully they match it, wouldn't mind giving discworld a try for that price.

khalleron · 11-03-2011, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeD

As another poster notes, not matched in the UK store

Hopefully they match it, wouldn't mind giving discworld a try for that price.

The first few books are not very good - better to start with a later, better one and then backtrack.

TheLongshot · 11-04-2011, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by khalleron

The first few books are not very good - better to start with a later, better one and then backtrack.

I don't know if I'd say it isn't very good, just different than what Discworld morphed into. Even Pratchett doesn't recommend it as a starting point.

The good thing about Discworld is that you can start just about anywhere. I tend to read them in random order, in that whatever I pick up from my wife's collection, I read.

Kevin8or · 11-04-2011, 03:18 PM

I started the first one yeeears ago and set it aside. I'm curious, which title do you (or Pratchett?) recommend as an entry point?

TheLongshot · 11-04-2011, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin8or

I started the first one yeeears ago and set it aside. I'm curious, which title do you (or Pratchett?) recommend as an entry point?

Depends on what track you want to start with:

Anhk-Morpork Watch - Guards, Guards
Witches of Lancre - Wyrd Sisters
Death - Mort (Tho I also find Hogfather easy to get into as well)
Rincewind - Interesting Times (tho, admittidly, I haven't read a lot of those books.)
Moist von Lipwig - Going Postal

Then there are the Tiffany Aching books, which are mostly their own thing and should be read in order ("Wee Free Men", being the first book.)

Personally, I find the Watch books are the best ones, IMO, but tastes vary.

Eskarina · 11-04-2011, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin8or

I started the first one yeeears ago and set it aside. I'm curious, which title do you (or Pratchett?) recommend as an entry point?

I started with the first one many, many years ago too and have pretty much read them in order. I wouldn't recommend starting with the first one though. Here's a nice illustrated guide:

http://www.lspace.org/books/reading-...r-guide-20.jpg

ETA: As TheLongshot said, where you start depends on your taste. There are laugh-out-loud moments in all the books but some of the later ones also contain some underlying seriousness beneath the humor. I can't really say which were my favorites but I remember being moved by Small Gods, Feet of Clay and Jingo.

khalleron · 11-04-2011, 04:33 PM

The first one I read was 'The Truth', which I think was a great starting point because the world is fully developed, but since The Truth has its own characters independent of any of the other mini-arcs in the series, you don't need to have read any previous books to 'get' it.

'Going Postal' would also be a good start for much the same reasons.

The earliest book I would recommend would be 'Equal Rites'.

Kevin8or · 11-04-2011, 04:41 PM

Added to TBR: Guards! Guards! Thankyou for the guidance, everyone. Great picture, Eskarina. :-)

11-02-2011, 09:37 PM	#1
wandalynn Addict Posts: 351 Karma: 805324 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Baja Arizona Device: nook, Aluratek Libre	Color of Magic, (Kindle/B&N 99 cent Spotlight ebook/Kobo US) The Color of Magic, the first book in the Discworld series is 99 cents this month at B&N. ETA: price matched for Kindle

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carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	Yet again..... Soooo boring - £3.80 & £3.65 in UK .......... Why not spread the joy around, I wonder ? If it makes commercial sense to do it in one market, why not in another ? Anyway, I think it's mean And it's not just this offer, I hasten to add, happens all the time.

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birdbrainbb Addict Posts: 287 Karma: 2191035 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Anaheim, CA Device: Kindle Oasis, Kindle Paperwhite 5	This is such a good price for a Discworld book! I already have this in paper, but maybe I'll buy an ebook copy as well...

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monkeyluis Banned Posts: 725 Karma: 656644 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Central Florida Device: iPad "3", Kindle Touch, Kindle Fire, iPhone 4S	.99 for Amazon. Wanted to share link. http://www.amazon.com/Color-Magic-Bo...0293568&sr=1-2

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hemisphire Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 181357 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kobo, HP Pre2, Touchpad	Now at Kobo too.

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khalleron Kate Posts: 1,700 Karma: 3605799 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oregon, United States Device: MeeBook, Kobo Libra Colour	Bought! Thank you!

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JoeD Guru Posts: 895 Karma: 4383958 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: na	As another poster notes, not matched in the UK store Hopefully they match it, wouldn't mind giving discworld a try for that price.

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Kevin8or Guru Posts: 977 Karma: 43409226 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bay Area, CA Device: Kindle 3	I started the first one yeeears ago and set it aside. I'm curious, which title do you (or Pratchett?) recommend as an entry point?

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khalleron Kate Posts: 1,700 Karma: 3605799 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oregon, United States Device: MeeBook, Kobo Libra Colour	The first one I read was 'The Truth', which I think was a great starting point because the world is fully developed, but since The Truth has its own characters independent of any of the other mini-arcs in the series, you don't need to have read any previous books to 'get' it. 'Going Postal' would also be a good start for much the same reasons. The earliest book I would recommend would be 'Equal Rites'.

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