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wachuko · 08-23-2009, 03:47 PM

Buying and downloading books... got my new Sony PRS-505 reader...

Here is the list of my first set of eBooks!! So far I have:

From Daniel Silva (alread read The Messenger, Moscow Rules, The Defector):
1. The Kill Artist
2. The English Assassin
3. The Confessor

From James Patterson:
1. Maximum Ride
2. Run For Your Life
3. Sail

From Michael Connelly:
1. The Poet
2. The Narrows

Any recommendations are welcomed!!

Verencat · 08-23-2009, 04:17 PM

I did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I succeeded!!!!!!!!
I converted my first book, and I put it on my SD card, and Pengy reads it perfectly!!!!

Woot Woot!!!

FYI, that book is Justine ou les Malheurs de la Vertu, by the Marquis de Sade - had to choose something rememberable!

dreams · 08-23-2009, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Verencat

I did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I succeeded!!!!!!!!
I converted my first book, and I put it on my SD card, and Pengy reads it perfectly!!!!

Woot Woot!!!

FYI, that book is Justine ou les Malheurs de la Vertu, by the Marquis de Sade - had to choose something rememberable!

YEA! Vcat.

I guess this mean I'm going to have to give it a try sometime. Maybe this winter when I can't be outside.

Verencat · 08-23-2009, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by wachuko

Buying and downloading books... got my new Sony PRS-505 reader...

Here is the list of my first set of eBooks!! So far I have:

Any recommendations are welcomed!!

You should visit this forum and consider going through the wonderful selection of free books we have here!

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreams

YEA! Vcat.

I guess this mean I'm going to have to give it a try sometime. Maybe this winter when I can't be outside.

If I can do it, it's easy for you!

zelda_pinwheel · 08-23-2009, 07:27 PM

i'm listening to some interviews i recorded of my grandmother telling me about her childhood and her life during the war. hearing the stories of the adventures (and misadventures) she had sometimes i'm amazed she survived it. the expression "i've always depended on the kindness of strangers" comes to mind ; she was really lucky, she met so many kind people who helped her out. she was quite young during those years, not even 20 years old, and more often than not she was all alone. i try to imagine being in situations like that ; i really don't know if i could have managed it.

TallNHairyDave · 08-23-2009, 07:48 PM

Thinking about going to bed.

Started the day with a trip to the recycling center to get rid of the remains of one of our old sofas that I dismantled last night (it was doing a god job of dismantling itself to be honest).

Then did the weekly shopping.

Then over to Ikea to buy the first two of the new bookcases (to replace two that are 20+ years old and falling apart) and some storage boxes, which I assembled.

Then took down the net curtain and old curtain rail in the lounge, replacing them with a venetian blind and a new curtain wire supporting a pair of sheer fabric curtains...

It's been all go this weekend!

nomesque · 08-23-2009, 07:53 PM

Work, work, work.

Gotta love writing software manuals while fictional characters dance intriguing scenarios in your head...

Moejoe · 08-23-2009, 08:01 PM

Eating crumpets with lashings of butter, drinking tea, considering going to bed early (but secretly knowing I won't)

ShortNCuddlyAm · 08-23-2009, 08:01 PM

Craving crumpets with lashings of butter...

zelda_pinwheel · 08-23-2009, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

Eating crumpets with lashings of butter, drinking tea, considering going to bed early (but secretly knowing I won't)

hm, that sounds like what i do nearly every night.

(now i wish i had crumpets and tea.)

ShortNCuddlyAm · 08-23-2009, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

considering going to bed early (but secretly knowing I won't)

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

hm, that sounds like what i do nearly every night.

So why is it that it seems like the Eurobean contingent on MR has more trouble getting to bed at a reasonable hour than I think anyone else?

(1am, guess where I should be?)

zelda_pinwheel · 08-23-2009, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

So why is it that it seems like the Eurobean contingent on MR has more trouble getting to bed at a reasonable hour than I think anyone else?

(1am, guess where I should be?)

something in the water ?

actually i think i'll blame the australians. they're setting a bad example for the rest of us.

nomesque · 08-23-2009, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

something in the water ?

actually i think i'll blame the australians. they're setting a bad example for the rest of us.

Good idea! All that sun in the middle of the night, it's indecent.

Not to mention wandering around in bikinis all day. Night. Whatever.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-23-2009, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nomesque

Good idea! All that sun in the middle of the night, it's indecent.

Not to mention wandering around in bikinis all day. Night. Whatever.

exactly !! sheesh. have you got no shame ??? (turn that sun off !)

nomesque · 08-23-2009, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

exactly !! sheesh. have you got no shame ??? (turn that sun off !)

Nahh, I prefer to flaunt my indecency in the light!

*flaunt*

*flaunt*

08-23-2009, 07:48 PM	#7266
TallNHairyDave The Yeti Posts: 82 Karma: 3502 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mitcham Device: iPhone 3gs	Thinking about going to bed. Started the day with a trip to the recycling center to get rid of the remains of one of our old sofas that I dismantled last night (it was doing a god job of dismantling itself to be honest). Then did the weekly shopping. Then over to Ikea to buy the first two of the new bookcases (to replace two that are 20+ years old and falling apart) and some storage boxes, which I assembled. Then took down the net curtain and old curtain rail in the lounge, replacing them with a venetian blind and a new curtain wire supporting a pair of sheer fabric curtains... It's been all go this weekend! Last edited by TallNHairyDave; 08-23-2009 at 07:58 PM.

08-23-2009, 03:47 PM	#7261
wachuko eBook Worm Posts: 205 Karma: 2745996 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Orlando, FL Device: Kindle Paperwhite/ Sony PRS-505/PRS-600 Silver/PRS-T1	Buying and downloading books... got my new Sony PRS-505 reader... Here is the list of my first set of eBooks!! So far I have: From Daniel Silva (alread read The Messenger, Moscow Rules, The Defector): 1. The Kill Artist 2. The English Assassin 3. The Confessor From James Patterson: 1. Maximum Ride 2. Run For Your Life 3. Sail From Michael Connelly: 1. The Poet 2. The Narrows Any recommendations are welcomed!!

08-23-2009, 04:17 PM	#7262
Verencat Wizard Posts: 2,615 Karma: 96491 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal, Qc Device: xxx	I did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I succeeded!!!!!!!! I converted my first book, and I put it on my SD card, and Pengy reads it perfectly!!!! Woot Woot!!! FYI, that book is Justine ou les Malheurs de la Vertu, by the Marquis de Sade - had to choose something rememberable!

08-23-2009, 07:27 PM	#7265
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	i'm listening to some interviews i recorded of my grandmother telling me about her childhood and her life during the war. hearing the stories of the adventures (and misadventures) she had sometimes i'm amazed she survived it. the expression "i've always depended on the kindness of strangers" comes to mind ; she was really lucky, she met so many kind people who helped her out. she was quite young during those years, not even 20 years old, and more often than not she was all alone. i try to imagine being in situations like that ; i really don't know if i could have managed it.

08-23-2009, 07:53 PM	#7267
nomesque Snooty Bestselling Author Posts: 1,485 Karma: 1000000 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ipswich, QLD, Australia Device: PRS-650	Work, work, work. Gotta love writing software manuals while fictional characters dance intriguing scenarios in your head...

08-23-2009, 08:01 PM	#7268
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	Eating crumpets with lashings of butter, drinking tea, considering going to bed early (but secretly knowing I won't)

08-23-2009, 08:01 PM	#7269
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Craving crumpets with lashings of butter...