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Fat Abe · 09-18-2010, 10:40 PM

Good news: Limbo by Bernard Wolfe is back in print as of Sept. 22, 2010, according to Amazon.com. Bad news: we are still waiting for a digital edition. This is a disarming book, in more ways than one. My original copy, which dates back to 1952, is falling apart. It needs a shot in the arm.

jabberwock_11 · 09-19-2010, 12:14 AM

My all time favorite book is, sadly, still not available anywhere in any format (other than paper, of course). Bringing Out the Dead by Joe Connelly.

MartinParish · 09-21-2010, 09:45 PM

TEXTBOOKS! They're seldom available for Kindle and they cost an arm and a leg. It's a farce.

clockworkzombie · 09-21-2010, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by jeffcobb

I would love to have the entire Casca: The Eternal Mercenary series in ebook form...this has been one of my favorite series written by Barry Sadler (yes that Barry Sadler, who wrote the song The Green Beret)....no luck so far..

http://www.cascalonginus.com/news

EBooks to be published
21 April 2010

The entire Casca series is to be published this coming summer in ebook format. The publisher has secured a contract and work is ongoing to design new covers for the first 24 books in time for their release. This site will be able to sell these new ebooks when they are released. Keep an eye out here for further news.

No further news since then, looking forward to it though as my part of Australia only sold the first 3.

For myself All the EE Doc Smith books, the Pyramid press versions as the Panther versions are abridged, all of the Heinlein books too.

matthewcplourde · 09-22-2010, 10:32 AM

Evolution by Stephen Baxter

Cyclops · 09-22-2010, 11:56 AM

Harry Harrison's Stainless Steel Rat books-all of them!

Cyclops · 09-22-2010, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by matthewcplourde

Evolution by Stephen Baxter

Yea and maybe his early work, Raft etc.

MrPLD · 09-22-2010, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Cyclops

Harry Harrison's Stainless Steel Rat books-all of them!

I can second that - oh sure, I'm nearly 40 years old but I have to say I'm a sucker for easy-reading sci-fi. I still remember reading them back in the late 80's at school when ever I could. Sadly I've only got one such book left on my shelf these days, the rest have long since vanished through too many house moves.

Paul.

Cyclops · 09-22-2010, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MrPLD

I can second that - oh sure, I'm nearly 40 years old but I have to say I'm a sucker for easy-reading sci-fi.
Paul.

Hey I'm 43, I dont intend growing up gracefully

MrPLD · 09-22-2010, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyclops

Hey I'm 43, I dont intend growing up gracefully

Better hide those Archie comics too

Sandra Edwards · 09-22-2010, 01:09 PM

Asimov's Nightfall.

Cyclops · 09-22-2010, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandra Edwards

Asimov's Nightfall.

The original story as it was in Astounding or the later novel with Silverberg, which I also enjoyed?

HistoryWes · 09-22-2010, 01:30 PM

My biggest disappointment is that I am not able to download the works of Richard Adams, specifically Watership Down, Maia, and Shardik.

Freeshadow · 09-22-2010, 01:51 PM

the sad thing about harrisons SSR is that they are even on-paper next to not available

whitearrow · 09-22-2010, 02:14 PM

Books about the US space program:

Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey by Michael Collins.

Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon by Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton.

Lost Moon by Jim Lovell

Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts by Andrew Chaikin.

Apollo: The Race to the Moon by Charles A. Murray & Catherine Bly Cox

Genesis: The Story of Apollo 8 by Robert Zimmerman

A couple of the more recent memoirs (Gene Kranz, Gene Cernan) are available for Kindle. The rest, nada, which is a real shame.

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09-18-2010, 10:40 PM	#46
Fat Abe Man Who Stares at Books Posts: 1,824 Karma: 10606722 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: 50th State, USA. Also, PA, NY, CA, and elsewhere. Device: All of the Above	Good news: Limbo by Bernard Wolfe is back in print as of Sept. 22, 2010, according to Amazon.com. Bad news: we are still waiting for a digital edition. This is a disarming book, in more ways than one. My original copy, which dates back to 1952, is falling apart. It needs a shot in the arm.

09-19-2010, 12:14 AM	#47
jabberwock_11 Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 1591305 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Savannah, GA USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, Aluratek Libre Pro	My all time favorite book is, sadly, still not available anywhere in any format (other than paper, of course). Bringing Out the Dead by Joe Connelly.

09-21-2010, 09:45 PM	#48
MartinParish Author of 2184 Posts: 61 Karma: 810 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle	TEXTBOOKS! They're seldom available for Kindle and they cost an arm and a leg. It's a farce.

09-22-2010, 10:32 AM	#50
matthewcplourde Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 500532 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: iPad	Evolution by Stephen Baxter

09-22-2010, 11:56 AM	#51
Cyclops Only need one eye to read Posts: 796 Karma: 6277024 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Darlington, England Device: Kobo Touch N905C, Sony PRS-300, Nintendo DSi XL,	Harry Harrison's Stainless Steel Rat books-all of them!

09-22-2010, 01:09 PM	#56
Sandra Edwards Queen of Procrastination Posts: 1,884 Karma: 1802 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Nevada Device: K2, K3, Fire	Asimov's Nightfall.

09-22-2010, 01:30 PM	#58
HistoryWes Teacher/Novelist Posts: 632 Karma: 2274466 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nevada Device: Nook STR, iPad	My biggest disappointment is that I am not able to download the works of Richard Adams, specifically Watership Down, Maia, and Shardik.

09-22-2010, 01:51 PM	#59
Freeshadow temp. out of service Posts: 2,815 Karma: 24285242 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Duisburg (DE) Device: PB 623	the sad thing about harrisons SSR is that they are even on-paper next to not available

09-22-2010, 02:14 PM	#60
whitearrow Guru Posts: 808 Karma: 2260766 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Kindle Oasis 2	Books about the US space program: Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey by Michael Collins. Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon by Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton. Lost Moon by Jim Lovell Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts by Andrew Chaikin. Apollo: The Race to the Moon by Charles A. Murray & Catherine Bly Cox Genesis: The Story of Apollo 8 by Robert Zimmerman A couple of the more recent memoirs (Gene Kranz, Gene Cernan) are available for Kindle. The rest, nada, which is a real shame.