MobileRead Winter Contest - 3 PocketBooks and 15 E-Book Vouchers - Page 45

FlorenceArt · 12-11-2009, 09:22 AM

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Ouch! D***

Thanks, that's about how I felt. On the other hand, I'd been reading a series of freebies that were entertaining but not very well written, and getting tired of it. Now I'll have to go to the public library and pick up some (hopefully) well-written books for a change

And who knows, the Cybook came back from the dead once, maybe that will happen again

Ea · 12-11-2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Thanks, that's about how I felt. On the other hand, I'd been reading a series of freebies that were entertaining but not very well written, and getting tired of it. Now I'll have to go to the public library and pick up some (hopefully) well-written books for a change

That's the spirit! Hope you find some good books

When I used to go to the library regularly, I felt there were days when I could just hold out my arms and those interesting books would jump right down from the shelves.

JanuaryF · 12-11-2009, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Ea

When I used to go to the library regularly, I felt there were days when I could just hold out my arms and those interesting books would jump right down from the shelves.

Now THAT is a superpower I would love to have!

ShortNCuddlyAm · 12-11-2009, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Ea

That's the spirit! Hope you find some good books

When I used to go to the library regularly, I felt there were days when I could just hold out my arms and those interesting books would jump right down from the shelves.

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Now THAT is a superpower I would love to have!

I think I'd be mentioning the wobbly shelves to a librarian

FlorenceArt · 12-11-2009, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

I think I'd be mentioning the wobbly shelves to a librarian

Being buried under books... there are worse ways to die

Wetdogeared · 12-11-2009, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Being buried under books... there are worse ways to die

Being in an earthquake-prone zone, it is recommended that we secure all tall furniture, ie. bookcases, to the wall. This is something that we haven't yet done, so being buried under a pile of books is a distinct possibility.

omk3 · 12-11-2009, 10:44 AM

See, all those people talking about the smell of paper books, they never stop to consider the dangers of paper book ownership! You can never be buried under your ebook reader

ShortNCuddlyAm · 12-11-2009, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Being buried under books... there are worse ways to die

Heh - very true!

Wetdogeared · 12-11-2009, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by omk3

See, all those people talking about the smell of paper books, they never stop to consider the dangers of paper book ownership! You can never be buried under your ebook reader

Except maybe Zelda, who seems to have quite the collection of eBook readers on her bookshelf. Although I'm not sure how tall Zelda's bookshelf is.

Ea · 12-11-2009, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

I think I'd be mentioning the wobbly shelves to a librarian

How would wobbly shelves mean that only the interesting books fell into your arms? There's a flaw in your hypothesis...
No, it's all about having The Power.

David Munch · 12-11-2009, 07:04 PM

Yes, I think I got it! Only got 9 out of the 11 letters, and with some help from a friend, we figured it out.. Amazingly, it was the first book I thought of, but I thought it was called something else!

user_none · 12-12-2009, 11:30 AM

This contest was a blast. Thanks every who made it possible!

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How would wobbly shelves mean that only the interesting books fell into your arms? There's a flaw in your hypothesis...

It's now flawed if you are in the interesting book section.

Ea · 12-12-2009, 12:00 PM

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It's now flawed if you are in the interesting book section.

*G* I don't know how books are sorted in your local library, but here they're sorted alphabetically by author surname

ShortNCuddlyAm · 12-12-2009, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Ea

How would wobbly shelves mean that only the interesting books fell into your arms? There's a flaw in your hypothesis...
No, it's all about having The Power.

It would work in the reference section, if you were by shelves of books on a topic you were interested in. Probably wouldn't work so well in fiction though - then it's definitely down to the power!

David Munch · 12-13-2009, 12:50 PM

I'm wondering how many people actually send in their guess, and how many of those were correct.. Maybe one of the mods can elaborate?

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12-11-2009, 10:44 AM	#667
omk3 Wizard Posts: 1,454 Karma: 37243 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Europe Device: pocketbook 360, kindle 4	See, all those people talking about the smell of paper books, they never stop to consider the dangers of paper book ownership! You can never be buried under your ebook reader

12-11-2009, 07:04 PM	#671
David Munch Scholar Posts: 1,009 Karma: 3999312 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kobo Libra H2O + iPad Air 4	Yes, I think I got it! Only got 9 out of the 11 letters, and with some help from a friend, we figured it out.. Amazingly, it was the first book I thought of, but I thought it was called something else!

12-13-2009, 12:50 PM	#675
David Munch Scholar Posts: 1,009 Karma: 3999312 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kobo Libra H2O + iPad Air 4	I'm wondering how many people actually send in their guess, and how many of those were correct.. Maybe one of the mods can elaborate?