Which unavailable book do you want most? - Page 2

ShortNCuddlyAm · 07-15-2009, 07:11 PM

All of Thomas Pynchon's books, in addition to those I voted for.

Donnageddon · 07-15-2009, 07:36 PM

I would take it as a signal that we are finally arriving at the maturity of ebooks, when we can get something of Isaac Asimov's non fiction science books. As an example I would love to see Quasar, Quasar, Burning Bright available as an ebook.

And for a real challenge: Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 3D Ed

Now that would be a good sign!

Talldog · 07-15-2009, 07:47 PM

All of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe books (4 are available, but hard to find).
Dashiell Hammett - The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man
Erle Stanley Gardner - all of the Perry Mason books
Watership Down

And of course, all of the Harry Potter books.

pwalker8 · 07-15-2009, 10:07 PM

There are so many ebooks that I want that it's hard to pick just one. Actually, quite a few of my old favorites are already in ebooks since I read a lot of SF, especially Baen SF. Now that Tolkien's major books are available, the Harry Potter books is up there. There are also several older books, or more obscure books that I would like - Pratt & DeCamp's Complete Enchanter stories, Brian Dailey's books, some early Larry Bond and Harold Coyle books.

One feature that I am surprised that Amazon hasn't implemented is an author wish list. Just let me know anytime a new books by any author by this name comes out. I would wager that they would increase sales by a significant percentage.

susan_cassidy · 07-15-2009, 11:48 PM

Daithi mentioned "The Nine Taylors". I'd actually like to have all of the Dorothy Sayers "Lord Peter Wimsey" books for Kindle. "Whose Body" and "Clouds of Witness" are available, but not the rest.

Also, all of Robert Heinlein would be nice.

pdurrant · 07-16-2009, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Daithi

I'll be damned, I didn't know it had a different name in the UK. Here in the states they changed the name to sorcerer's stone for some reason.

Yes, they changed the title and edited the text to "Americanize", not only in spelling but one or two idioms.

But only on the first books, as far as I know.

Sparrow · 07-16-2009, 05:32 AM

Bertrand Russell's 'History of Western Philosophy'.

A non-fiction book that would work well on an ereader (no diagrams or maps).
A great read - fascinating and educational. Also, a book that you can dip in and out of, so would be great to have permanently loaded.

montsnmags · 07-16-2009, 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparrow

Bertrand Russell's 'History of Western Philosophy'.

A non-fiction book that would work well on an ereader (no diagrams or maps).
A great read - fascinating and educational. Also, a book that you can dip in and out of, so would be great to have permanently loaded.

http://www.mobipocket.com/en/eBooks/...p?BookID=81987
(exy)

http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/b6...-Russell/?si=0
(slightly less exy with rebate/club)

Cheers,
Marc

Sparrow · 07-16-2009, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by montsnmags

http://www.mobipocket.com/en/eBooks/...p?BookID=81987
(exy)

http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/b6...-Russell/?si=0
(slightly less exy with rebate/club)

Cheers,
Marc

Excellent!

I was only looking for freebie versions before (not that I'm tight or anything

).

I'm tempted, but they aren't cheap and it's a shot in the dark hoping the formatting is ok and it's been properly proofed - but it's such a great book.

Off for a dither.

montsnmags · 07-16-2009, 06:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparrow

Excellent!

I was only looking for freebie versions before (not that I'm tight or anything

).

That's only how I knew it existed in non-freebie form (not that I'm tight or anything

).

Quote:

I'm tempted, but they aren't cheap and it's a shot in the dark hoping the formatting is ok and it's been properly proofed - but it's such a great book.

Off for a dither.

The Mobipocket link has a sample in their format, though I haven't had a chance to look at it yet. To be honest, as it's something I think I'd find to be a permanent "reference" after reading it - something I would want sitting in the Billys - I'll probably buy it in pbook form first anyway.

Sparrow · 07-16-2009, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by montsnmags

The Mobipocket link has a sample in their format, though I haven't had a chance to look at it yet. To be honest, as it's something I think I'd find to be a permanent "reference" after reading it - something I would want sitting in the Billys - I'll probably buy it in pbook form first anyway.

Got it! Formatting looks fine.

I have the same pback edition - but it's a bit bulky for lugging about. Considering it's a book for life, not just a one-off read, I think I can justify the expense.

zelda_pinwheel · 07-16-2009, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patricia

I too would love to have all of Edmund Crispin's work. To be honest, I don't particularly like The Moving Toyshop, but am very fond of all the others.

me too. i bought "The Case of the Gilded Fly" (it's the first Gervase Fen mystery, i thought i'd read them in order) based on one review alone : it said Edmund Crispin was the heir to John Dickson Carr and Groucho Marx, and i thought "now there is an author i will love." but to be honest i'm having a hard time getting through it because... it's in paper.

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Originally Posted by Talldog

Dashiell Hammett - The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man
Erle Stanley Gardner - all of the Perry Mason books

oh, two more of my favourites !!! i'll second those. particularly as my paperback of "the thin man" is in a lamentable state. and probably older than i am. and all those dusty old ES Gardner (and AA Fair, let's not forget him !) paperbacks are taking up a LOT of space on my shelves !

Quote:

Originally Posted by susan_cassidy

Daithi mentioned "The Nine Taylors". I'd actually like to have all of the Dorothy Sayers "Lord Peter Wimsey" books for Kindle. "Whose Body" and "Clouds of Witness" are available, but not the rest.

Dorothy Sayers is in the public domain in Australia now, I'm rather surprised the rest of her books haven't popped up on PG Australia yet. we've got "Strong Poison" and a couple of short stories here as well, for those of you in Life+50 countries.

my own list, besides those above, would include tons of french authors, like Fred Vargas, Boris Vian, Raymond Queneau, Léo Malet, Muriel Barbery, and also authors like Alessandro Baricco ("Novecento, pianiste", "les châteaux de la colère", "City"... all of them, really. in french please), Tonino Benacquista, Ionesco...

there are plenty more but i'll stop there so as not to depress myself any further.

montsnmags · 07-16-2009, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparrow

Got it! Formatting looks fine.

I have the same pback edition - but it's a bit bulky for lugging about. Considering it's a book for life, not just a one-off read, I think I can justify the expense.

I did the same with Clive James' Cultural Amnesia - I bought both (and I should give Clive and his publishers a bit of kudos for going DRM-free).

I've got Bertrand Russell's on my shortlist of pbooks to buy next time I'm in Brisbane. I haven't even one-off read it yet, but it's a TBR queue-jumper.

Daithi · 07-16-2009, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparrow

Bertrand Russell's 'History of Western Philosophy'.

A non-fiction book that would work well on an ereader (no diagrams or maps).
A great read - fascinating and educational. Also, a book that you can dip in and out of, so would be great to have permanently loaded.

I just bought History of Western Philosophy about a week ago on Amazon, but haven't started reading it yet. It's not too bad pricewise on Amazon either $15.

Daithi · 07-16-2009, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Talldog

All of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe books (4 are available, but hard to find).
Dashiell Hammett - The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man.

I love the Thin Man movies and would certainly buy the book if it were available --

Nora: Is that my drink?
Nick: What are you drinking?
Nora: Rye.
Nick: [Gulp] Yes, that was your drink.

View Poll Results: Which unavailable ebook do you want most?
Watership Down (1972) by Richard Adams	11	7.69%
The Last Unicorn (1968) by Peter S. Beagle	5	3.50%
Fahrenheit 451 (1953) by Ray Bradbury	30	20.98%
The Martian Chronicles (1950) by Ray Bradbury	7	4.90%
Master and Commander (1969) by Patrick O'Brian	9	6.29%
Ender's Game (1985) by Orson Scott Card	12	8.39%
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) by Arthur C. Clarke	11	7.69%
The Name of the Rose (1980) by Umberto Eco	13	9.09%
The Sound and the Fury (1929) by William Faulkner	3	2.10%
As I Lay Dying (1930) by William Faulkner	6	4.20%
Magician: Apprentice (1982) by Raymond Feist	10	6.99%
The Diary of a Young Girl (1947) Anne Frank	10	6.99%
The Maltese Falcon (1930) by Dashiell Hammett	8	5.59%
Stranger in a Strange Land (1961) by Robert A. Heinlein	10	6.99%
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966) by Robert A. Heinlein	9	6.29%
Catch-22 (1961) by Joseph Heller	18	12.59%
The Haunting of Hill House (1959) by Shirley Jackson	3	2.10%
Finnegans Wake (1939) by James Joyce	5	3.50%
To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) by Harper Lee	20	13.99%
One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez	4	2.80%
Rebecca (1938) by Daphne Du Maurier	9	6.29%
Lolita (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov	11	7.69%
Atlas Shrugged (1957) by Ayn Rand	11	7.69%
Interview with the Vampire (1976) by Anne Rice	6	4.20%
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (1997) by J.K. Rowling	33	23.08%
The Satanic Verses (1988) by Salman Rushdie	8	5.59%
The Catcher in the Rye (1951) by J.D. Salinger	12	8.39%
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971) by Hunter S. Thompson	6	4.20%
The Once and Future King (1958) by Terence Hanbury White	5	3.50%
Other -- tell us in your post.	35	24.48%
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07-15-2009, 07:11 PM	#16
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	All of Thomas Pynchon's books, in addition to those I voted for.

07-15-2009, 07:36 PM	#17
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	I would take it as a signal that we are finally arriving at the maturity of ebooks, when we can get something of Isaac Asimov's non fiction science books. As an example I would love to see Quasar, Quasar, Burning Bright available as an ebook. And for a real challenge: Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 3D Ed Now that would be a good sign!

07-15-2009, 07:47 PM	#18
Talldog Addict Posts: 293 Karma: 1431716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Connecticut Device: Kindle Paperwhite, KDX Graphite, Surface Pro	All of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe books (4 are available, but hard to find). Dashiell Hammett - The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man Erle Stanley Gardner - all of the Perry Mason books Watership Down And of course, all of the Harry Potter books.

07-15-2009, 10:07 PM	#19
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	There are so many ebooks that I want that it's hard to pick just one. Actually, quite a few of my old favorites are already in ebooks since I read a lot of SF, especially Baen SF. Now that Tolkien's major books are available, the Harry Potter books is up there. There are also several older books, or more obscure books that I would like - Pratt & DeCamp's Complete Enchanter stories, Brian Dailey's books, some early Larry Bond and Harold Coyle books. One feature that I am surprised that Amazon hasn't implemented is an author wish list. Just let me know anytime a new books by any author by this name comes out. I would wager that they would increase sales by a significant percentage.

07-15-2009, 11:48 PM	#20
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	Daithi mentioned "The Nine Taylors". I'd actually like to have all of the Dorothy Sayers "Lord Peter Wimsey" books for Kindle. "Whose Body" and "Clouds of Witness" are available, but not the rest. Also, all of Robert Heinlein would be nice.

07-16-2009, 05:32 AM	#22
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	Bertrand Russell's 'History of Western Philosophy'. A non-fiction book that would work well on an ereader (no diagrams or maps). A great read - fascinating and educational. Also, a book that you can dip in and out of, so would be great to have permanently loaded.