What printed Book do you want as an ebook? - Page 15

HarryT · 08-13-2009, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by corroonb

They've been mentioned already but I would love to see the first two Gormenghast novels. They're among the best written books I've ever read. Peake was a remarkable stylist. The third is quite odd and not up to the standard of the previous two and it's also obviously unfinished.

Almost certainly because the author was seriously mentally ill when he wrote it.

corroonb · 08-13-2009, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Almost certainly because the author was seriously mentally ill when he wrote it.

I'm aware of that. He had Parkinson's.

HarryT · 08-13-2009, 11:17 AM

What I'd like to see as an eBook is the "Oxford Classical Dictionary". Not everyone's cup of tea, I know, but it's my most-used reference book, and the printed version of it is enormous.

corroonb · 08-13-2009, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

What I'd like to see as an eBook is the "Oxford Classical Dictionary". Not everyone's cup of tea, I know, but it's my most-used reference book, and the printed version of it is enormous.

Are you a classicist?

I used to use it regularly when I was studying Latin and Greek. It's very expensive to buy though.

Without a search function it would be difficult to use in ebook format.

HarryT · 08-13-2009, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by corroonb

Are you a classicist?

A strictly amateur one, yes. I read Latin and Greek for fun.

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I used to use it regularly when I was studying Latin and Greek. It's very expensive to buy though.

It is indeed, but it's something which lasts a lifetime, so for me it was well worthwhile.

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Without a search function it would be difficult to use in ebook format.

A good hyperlinked index would be nearly as good.

poohbear_nc · 08-13-2009, 12:35 PM

I would love to see Chambers Dictionary available (for the Kindle) - I read a lot of older literature, esp. British, and Chambers has much better coverage for older, continental usage of words & phrases. It was originally listed by Amazon as going to be available for Kindle, but was then withdrawn. I had planned to replace my K default dictionary with it.

HarryT · 08-14-2009, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

I would love to see Chambers Dictionary available (for the Kindle) - I read a lot of older literature, esp. British, and Chambers has much better coverage for older, continental usage of words & phrases. It was originally listed by Amazon as going to be available for Kindle, but was then withdrawn. I had planned to replace my K default dictionary with it.

The Chambers dictionary is available as a Mobipocket dictionary; I have it on my CyBook Gen3 and my iRex DR1000.

Do you not have, say, a mobile (cell) phone which supports Mobipocket Reader? You could always install it on that.

poohbear_nc · 08-14-2009, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

The Chambers dictionary is available as a Mobipocket dictionary; I have it on my CyBook Gen3 and my iRex DR1000.

Which explains probably why it was withdrawn from Amazon - evil DRM restrictions strike again!

geneven · 08-16-2009, 06:32 PM

Kazuo Ishiguro's books seem woefully un-Kindelized. My unusual favorite is The Unconsoled, but even Remains of the Day (yeah, the one with Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson in the movie) isn't out in e-format, though the excellent and more recent Never Let Me Go is.

I'm a fan of LONG books, so I would definitely like to see Dumas Malone's 6 or so vols on the life of Thomas Jefferson in ebook form -- fat chance!

I like India books, am glad to see that the amazing Shantaram is available for Kindle, but what about The Far Pavillions? What about Jewel in the Crown?

I was recently looking for John Dos Passos books, couldn't find any in e-format.

No books by B. Traven appear to have been Kindelized. He wrote Treasure of the Sierra Madre, among other classics. Look him up in Wikipedia for his intriguing story.

And Anthony Powell's Dance to the Music of Time series? Haven't seen it in e-land.

Juliette · 09-27-2009, 05:58 AM

Not everything has been published YET on ebook form... and some books, as we know, have been published just into one of the formats.

Do you have any author/book/series you'd like to be able to read into your ereader/liseuse but never found?

Sweetpea · 09-27-2009, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Juliette

Not everything has been published YET on ebook form... and some books, as we know, have been published just into one of the formats.

Do you have any author/book/series you'd like to be able to read into your ereader/liseuse but never found?

The series by Auel, Sarabande and Gear are on the top of my wish list. All the books by some well-known Dutch writers (mostly children and juvenile books) such as Thea Beckman, Evert Hartman and Jan Terlouw. All the books by Walter Farley. The series by Mary Stewart...

And the list goes on and on and on and on...

Juliette · 09-27-2009, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

The series by Auel, Sarabande and Gear are on the top of my wish list. All the books by some well-known Dutch writers (mostly children and juvenile books) such as Thea Beckman, Evert Hartman and Jan Terlouw. All the books by Walter Farley. The series by Mary Stewart...

And the list goes on and on and on and on...

Yes, too little in children's lit is awailable...

I could add Westall's Machine Gunners series

zelda_pinwheel · 09-27-2009, 08:12 AM

my wish list is really long, and has mostly (but not exclusively) french authors since there are not many french ebooks available yet. a few of the authors i wish for :

Boris Vian (the day his books are available, i will buy all of them, even though i already have them in paper)
Léo Malet (same)
Fred Vargas (i keep hoping for her next one to be released as an ebook... fingers crossed...)
Daniel Pennac
Romain Gary / Emile Ajar
...

Juliette · 09-27-2009, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

my wish list is really long, and has mostly (but not exclusively) french authors since there are not many french ebooks available yet. a few of the authors i wish for :

Boris Vian (the day his books are available, i will buy all of them, even though i already have them in paper)
Léo Malet (same)
Fred Vargas (i keep hoping for her next one to be released as an ebook... fingers crossed...)
Daniel Pennac
Romain Gary / Emile Ajar
...

BORIS VIAN, YESSSS!!!

above all because most of his books are a mess to track here.

zelda_pinwheel · 09-27-2009, 08:20 AM

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BORIS VIAN, YESSSS!!!

above all because most of his books are a mess to track here.

ha, great to see another fan !!! he's brilliant, isn't he ? i love his music as well.

08-16-2009, 06:32 PM	#219
geneven Member Retired Posts: 124 Karma: 340 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Nokia N800, N810, Kindle 2	Kazuo Ishiguro's books seem woefully un-Kindelized. My unusual favorite is The Unconsoled, but even Remains of the Day (yeah, the one with Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson in the movie) isn't out in e-format, though the excellent and more recent Never Let Me Go is. I'm a fan of LONG books, so I would definitely like to see Dumas Malone's 6 or so vols on the life of Thomas Jefferson in ebook form -- fat chance! I like India books, am glad to see that the amazing Shantaram is available for Kindle, but what about The Far Pavillions? What about Jewel in the Crown? I was recently looking for John Dos Passos books, couldn't find any in e-format. No books by B. Traven appear to have been Kindelized. He wrote Treasure of the Sierra Madre, among other classics. Look him up in Wikipedia for his intriguing story. And Anthony Powell's Dance to the Music of Time series? Haven't seen it in e-land. Last edited by geneven; 08-25-2009 at 02:45 AM.

09-27-2009, 05:58 AM	#220
Juliette I eat books Posts: 601 Karma: 5124 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Milan, Italy Device: Gen3 PRS-505 PRS-600 PB360 PB302 K2 Opus BebookMini OnyxBoox K3 KDXG	Ebook Wishlist Thread Not everything has been published YET on ebook form... and some books, as we know, have been published just into one of the formats. Do you have any author/book/series you'd like to be able to read into your ereader/liseuse but never found?

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08-13-2009, 11:17 AM	#213
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,556 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	What I'd like to see as an eBook is the "Oxford Classical Dictionary". Not everyone's cup of tea, I know, but it's my most-used reference book, and the printed version of it is enormous.

08-13-2009, 12:35 PM	#216
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,579 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I would love to see Chambers Dictionary available (for the Kindle) - I read a lot of older literature, esp. British, and Chambers has much better coverage for older, continental usage of words & phrases. It was originally listed by Amazon as going to be available for Kindle, but was then withdrawn. I had planned to replace my K default dictionary with it.

09-27-2009, 08:12 AM	#223
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?	my wish list is really long, and has mostly (but not exclusively) french authors since there are not many french ebooks available yet. a few of the authors i wish for : Boris Vian (the day his books are available, i will buy all of them, even though i already have them in paper) Léo Malet (same) Fred Vargas (i keep hoping for her next one to be released as an ebook... fingers crossed...) Daniel Pennac Romain Gary / Emile Ajar ...

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