How do YOU find good e-books? - Page 3

Ransom · 07-05-2011, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by amward

You could always pretend you didn't know what it was and ask her about it. Or if that's too obvoius ask what sort it is and why she likes it.

Yeah, but...but that wouldn't tell me what type of woman she is. You can't tell a book by its Nook. I might start a conversation with her only to find out that she reads Danielle Steel and Jackie Collins!

Ransom · 07-05-2011, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by astra

and it is one of the most important Pros of the ebook readers

I'm sure all the hermits of the world like it. Me--not so much.

stonetools · 07-05-2011, 01:40 PM

Just to give an example of how to use multiple recommendation engines:
I followed an earlier poster's suggestion of checking out the ManBooker Prize finalists. I found a book I was interested in and browsed over to Amazon to check out the reviews. I then added the book to my wish list . I then looked at the " People who bought this also bought" list generated by amazon , and by the time I was done, I had added 5 books to my wish list. Before I buy, i'll probably look at what Goodreads says about these books, and I'll probably end with even more recommendations and suggestions.
Following on the manBooker prize suggestion, a good idea would be to check the National book Awards and Pulitzer Prize finalist lists. Off to do that now...

Namekuseijin · 07-05-2011, 01:59 PM

how I have always used to
flipping a few pages should do

stonetools · 07-05-2011, 02:28 PM

And I'm back. Added six more to the wish list, again using a mix of the finalists and the Amazon recs.

amward · 07-05-2011, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Ransom

Yeah, but...but that wouldn't tell me what type of woman she is. You can't tell a book by its Nook. I might start a conversation with her only to find out that she reads Danielle Steel and Jackie Collins!

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07-05-2011, 01:40 PM	#33
stonetools Wizard Posts: 2,016 Karma: 2838487 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Washington, DC Device: Ipad, IPhone	Just to give an example of how to use multiple recommendation engines: I followed an earlier poster's suggestion of checking out the ManBooker Prize finalists. I found a book I was interested in and browsed over to Amazon to check out the reviews. I then added the book to my wish list . I then looked at the " People who bought this also bought" list generated by amazon , and by the time I was done, I had added 5 books to my wish list. Before I buy, i'll probably look at what Goodreads says about these books, and I'll probably end with even more recommendations and suggestions. Following on the manBooker prize suggestion, a good idea would be to check the National book Awards and Pulitzer Prize finalist lists. Off to do that now...

07-05-2011, 01:59 PM	#34
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	how I have always used to flipping a few pages should do

07-05-2011, 02:28 PM	#35
stonetools Wizard Posts: 2,016 Karma: 2838487 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Washington, DC Device: Ipad, IPhone	And I'm back. Added six more to the wish list, again using a mix of the finalists and the Amazon recs.

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