What books to buy?

JSWolf · 05-09-2007, 06:04 PM

I still have my $50 credit with the Sony Connect store. What books should I purchase? I'm going to be looking this weekend to see what I want. But any recommendations would be good. Thanks!

dhbailey · 05-09-2007, 06:18 PM

How could we possibly know which books you like?

Take the time to look around in the various categories you like to read. The Connect Bookstore is not the most intuitive place to look around in, so be patient.

Enjoy the reader! and don't forget the wealth of books which have been made ready on the subforum here, ready for downloading and reading, free!

JSWolf · 05-09-2007, 06:27 PM

I know of the free books. But I need to use up my credit before it expires.

TheMooch · 05-09-2007, 06:49 PM

LOL, why buy? Check the Uploads forum. There's TONS of good books in there!

NatCh · 05-09-2007, 07:01 PM

Okay, JSWolf, I like mostly SciFi and Fantasy genre's myself, so salt to taste:

I can recommend the books they have by Michael Stackpole, if you like fantasy. I haven't read any of his Mechwarrior offerings, and they do have a couple of his Star Wars books, which are what got me reading his others, as I recall.

Anne McCaffrey is a favorite of mine.

Elizabeth Moon has a few titles in Connect.

Thomas Harlan's Wasteland of Flint is an intriguing concept, though I found his style a bit dry.

Orson Scott Card's Enchantment and Hart's Hope are good, especially the former.

Okay, that's about all I've got off the top of my head, and I need to run off now, but that's a good few for you to consider, I s'pose.

Leaping Gnome · 05-09-2007, 07:18 PM

Check out the Book Recommendations forum here. There are some recs in there.

Azayzel · 05-10-2007, 04:50 AM

If you like Star Wars, they have the New Jedi Order: Joiner King trilogy in a set that you can pick up pretty cheap. I also chose Stone Maiden, by an author I never heard, since it was cheap; turned out to be a pretty good fantasy novel. Oh yeah, one more set you can pick up if you like fantasy; His Dark Materials trilogy, by Philip Pulman, is great too! There's actually a movie in the works based off of the first in the series, The Golden Compass.

Whatever you get, I'm sure you'll find something you like and best of all you have nothing to lose, since it's free.

scottcstoness · 05-10-2007, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I still have my $50 credit with the Sony Connect store. What books should I purchase? I'm going to be looking this weekend to see what I want. But any recommendations would be good. Thanks!

If you like non-fiction, I can highly recommend 1491 by Charles C. Mann, I enjoyed Evolution by Edward J. Larson as a good layman's summary, and The Wisdom of Crowds by James Suriewicki had some interesting elements to it, though it was a bit of a slow starter for me.

ylsul · 05-10-2007, 01:26 PM

I bought the Frank McCourt bundle (Angela's Ashes and 'Tis). Its pretty good.

beelzebozo · 05-29-2007, 06:28 PM

This is what I got:
World War Z by Max Brooks
Freakonomics (rev ed) by Steven D. Levitt
God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens
unSpun by Brooks Jackson

Roy White · 05-29-2007, 09:54 PM

I downloaded the Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. Fantasy in the tradition of Tolkien. Excellent writing. Hardly any 'horror' in these books. I've been intending to buy them at Borders but the 18 to 35 dollare price tags have held me back. I got em for around 5 to 7 bucks each with free credit.

Reading them now.

JSWolf · 05-30-2007, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roy White

I downloaded the Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. Fantasy in the tradition of Tolkien. Excellent writing. Hardly any 'horror' in these books. I've been intending to buy them at Borders but the 18 to 35 dollare price tags have held me back. I got em for around 5 to 7 bucks each with free credit.

Reading them now.

I've read books 1 & 2. Quite good. Have to get my *ss in gear and get onto #3. But that means reading *GASP!* a paper book!

Roy White · 05-30-2007, 10:01 PM

Thats a negatory my friend. All 7 books are on the connect sony site! I've got them all on my reader! If you have free money from your 50 bucks left go get em!

JSWolf · 05-30-2007, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roy White

Thats a negatory my friend. All 7 books are on the connect sony site! I've got them all on my reader! If you have free money from your 50 bucks left go get em!

I know this is a sticky question.. What does everyone here think if I was to download the Dark Tower books and format thema nd put them on my Reader since I do own the paperback editions? I cannot justify buying the ebooks when I already have the paperbacks. my $50 credit is going to books I do not have in any form.

NatCh · 05-30-2007, 11:49 PM

Hey, I just noticed they have a Dean Koontz book on the Connect front page. I don't read him personally, but I know a lot of others enjoy his work, and I don't think they've had any from him before this.

05-09-2007, 06:04 PM	#1
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05-09-2007, 06:18 PM	#2
dhbailey Guru Posts: 604 Karma: 733 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: HP iPAQ211 / PRS 500, 700 and 505	How could we possibly know which books you like? Take the time to look around in the various categories you like to read. The Connect Bookstore is not the most intuitive place to look around in, so be patient. Enjoy the reader! and don't forget the wealth of books which have been made ready on the subforum here, ready for downloading and reading, free!

05-09-2007, 06:27 PM	#3
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,784 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I know of the free books. But I need to use up my credit before it expires.

05-09-2007, 06:49 PM	#4
TheMooch Member Retired Posts: 102 Karma: 226 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Jose, CA Device: PRS-500 Sony eReader	LOL, why buy? Check the Uploads forum. There's TONS of good books in there!

05-09-2007, 07:01 PM	#5
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Okay, JSWolf, I like mostly SciFi and Fantasy genre's myself, so salt to taste: I can recommend the books they have by Michael Stackpole, if you like fantasy. I haven't read any of his Mechwarrior offerings, and they do have a couple of his Star Wars books, which are what got me reading his others, as I recall. Anne McCaffrey is a favorite of mine. Elizabeth Moon has a few titles in Connect. Thomas Harlan's Wasteland of Flint is an intriguing concept, though I found his style a bit dry. Orson Scott Card's Enchantment and Hart's Hope are good, especially the former. Okay, that's about all I've got off the top of my head, and I need to run off now, but that's a good few for you to consider, I s'pose.

05-09-2007, 07:18 PM	#6
Leaping Gnome Evangelist Posts: 490 Karma: 1641 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Louisville Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	Check out the Book Recommendations forum here. There are some recs in there.

05-10-2007, 04:50 AM	#7
Azayzel Cache Ninja! Posts: 643 Karma: 1002300 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan Device: PRS-500, HTC Shift, iPod Touch, iPaq 4150, TC1100, Panasonic WordsGear	If you like Star Wars, they have the *New Jedi Order: Joiner King* trilogy in a set that you can pick up pretty cheap. I also chose *Stone Maiden, by an author I never heard, since it was cheap; turned out to be a pretty good fantasy novel. Oh yeah, one more set you can pick up if you like fantasy; His Dark Materials* trilogy, by Philip Pulman, is great too! There's actually a movie in the works based off of the first in the series, *The Golden Compass*. Whatever you get, I'm sure you'll find something you like and best of all you have nothing to lose, since it's free.

05-10-2007, 01:26 PM	#9
ylsul Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 53 Join Date: Mar 2007	I bought the Frank McCourt bundle (Angela's Ashes and 'Tis). Its pretty good.

05-29-2007, 06:28 PM	#10
beelzebozo Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Diego, CA Device: PRS-500	This is what I got: World War Z by Max Brooks Freakonomics (rev ed) by Steven D. Levitt God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens unSpun by Brooks Jackson

05-29-2007, 09:54 PM	#11
Roy White Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 7696 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Turner, Oregon Device: Sony Reader	I downloaded the Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. Fantasy in the tradition of Tolkien. Excellent writing. Hardly any 'horror' in these books. I've been intending to buy them at Borders but the 18 to 35 dollare price tags have held me back. I got em for around 5 to 7 bucks each with free credit. Reading them now.

05-30-2007, 10:01 PM	#13
Roy White Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 7696 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Turner, Oregon Device: Sony Reader	Thats a negatory my friend. All 7 books are on the connect sony site! I've got them all on my reader! If you have free money from your 50 bucks left go get em!

05-30-2007, 11:49 PM	#15
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Hey, I just noticed they have a Dean Koontz book on the Connect front page. I don't read him personally, but I know a lot of others enjoy his work, and I don't think they've had any from him before this.