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wyndslash · 04-29-2012, 09:30 PM

these blurbs are a bit too weird for me...or maybe it's because of the language employed

Blue Tyson · 04-29-2012, 09:31 PM

A couple have made the Top 100 it seems - at least the Australian version, including the Runyon I picked. So that is cool for Prologue. And the free Gault was in the Top 100 Free.

Synamon · 04-29-2012, 09:40 PM

You didn't get Fell Back? The middle of the Fell trilogy?

I have acquired so much reading material in the past couple of months that I can't get excited about this deal. I bought Intimate Victims by Vin Packer, Killing Cousins and Skuldoggery (who could resist that one?) by Fletcher Flora to try.

AnemicOak · 04-29-2012, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Synamon

I have acquired so much reading material in the past couple of months that I can't get excited about this deal.

I know what you mean. I'm still trying to decide if I'm going to grab any of them or not. I used to be a big fan of lines like Hard Case Crime, so these should be something I'm jumping all over, but I'm not.

Blue Tyson · 04-29-2012, 09:44 PM

Missed that one! It was 2 a.m. when I was doing it, so will check it out now.

melmac · 04-29-2012, 09:50 PM

Anyone know how long this will run for? I don't have time to look through them now.

AnemicOak · 04-29-2012, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by melmac

Anyone know how long this will run for? I don't have time to look through them now.

Today only. Which should mean until Midnight Pacific Time since that's the time zone Amazon is based in.

ATDrake · 04-30-2012, 03:20 AM

Well, I just went and bought the lot of these, and have 135 132 more books to read at some point.

I did get 40% into the freebie Gault book and it's interesting enough that I'm willing to pay 99 cents a pop for decent-quality known-reputation backlist pour encourager les autres sales/discount pricing in the future for when Prologue release the planned sci-fi/fantasy pulps.

And frankly, retro-50s Americana is practically like an alien world anyway. I think I need footnotes for some of the slang and references.

melmac · 04-30-2012, 06:17 AM

Darn it missed it prices have now gone up

Dr. Drib · 04-30-2012, 07:01 AM

I only bought two, although I wanted all of them.

There was no member here who came forth to gift me $100

Don

ATDrake · 04-30-2012, 07:07 AM

Don't expect much sympathy from this direction. I just paid $130 USD out of my own pocket for a genreful of stuff I'm not sure I'll even like all that much, given that I vastly prefer sleuthy historical mysteries to crime thrillers and find even police procedurals a bit iffy on the enjoy-o-meter.

But our fluctuating petro-dollar is in a good place now above par and I figure it goes toward the good cause of encouraging decent, low-cost reprints of older stuff which will eventually include some old-school sf/fantasy content.

I'd offer to loan all these to you at some point, but apparently Amazon doesn't allow Canadians to do the Kindle lending thing.

ETA: I'll mention since it was asked up thread that all of these are Mobi under 400kb and the mega-filesizes are probably due to Amazon probably counting new release stuff as combo Mobi+KF8+maybe-source-files now.

Dr. Drib · 05-01-2012, 03:48 PM

I love these old '50s novels, as they seem to harken back to an earlier time. Also, I'm a fan of those original covers.

Don

Dr. Drib · 05-01-2012, 03:52 PM

Anyone have trouble converting and then opening this title, using calibre:

"Start Screaming Murder," by Talmage Powell.

It converts to epub, but will not open.

HISTORY:

It opens in calibre (v0.8.16).

It will NOT open using Sony Reader (current version.)

It WILL open using nook, but immediately closes.

Don

04-30-2012, 03:20 AM	#38
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Well, I just went and bought the lot of these, and have 135 132 more books to read at some point. I did get 40% into the freebie Gault book and it's interesting enough that I'm willing to pay 99 cents a pop for decent-quality known-reputation backlist pour encourager les autres sales/discount pricing in the future for when Prologue release the planned sci-fi/fantasy pulps. And frankly, retro-50s Americana is practically like an alien world anyway. I think I need footnotes for some of the slang and references. Last edited by ATDrake; 04-30-2012 at 06:18 AM. Reason: Turns out 2 were geo-restricted and 3 out from a different publisher, from the looks of it.

04-30-2012, 07:07 AM	#41
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Don't expect much sympathy from this direction. I just paid $130 USD out of my own pocket for a genreful of stuff I'm not sure I'll even like all that much, given that I vastly prefer sleuthy historical mysteries to crime thrillers and find even police procedurals a bit iffy on the enjoy-o-meter. But our fluctuating petro-dollar is in a good place now above par and I figure it goes toward the good cause of encouraging decent, low-cost reprints of older stuff which will eventually include some old-school sf/fantasy content. I'd offer to loan all these to you at some point, but apparently Amazon doesn't allow Canadians to do the Kindle lending thing. ETA: I'll mention since it was asked up thread that all of these are Mobi under 400kb and the mega-filesizes are probably due to Amazon probably counting new release stuff as combo Mobi+KF8+maybe-source-files now. Last edited by ATDrake; 04-30-2012 at 07:18 AM. Reason: Not the dreaded Topaz format. At least, none that I spotted the file extension for thus far.

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04-29-2012, 09:30 PM	#31
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	these blurbs are a bit too weird for me...or maybe it's because of the language employed

04-29-2012, 09:31 PM	#32
Blue Tyson Blue Captain Posts: 1,595 Karma: 5000236 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G,Huawei Ideos X3,Kobo Mini	A couple have made the Top 100 it seems - at least the Australian version, including the Runyon I picked. So that is cool for Prologue. And the free Gault was in the Top 100 Free.

04-29-2012, 09:40 PM	#33
Synamon Lunatic Posts: 1,691 Karma: 4386372 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Land of the Loonie Device: Kindle Paperwhite and Keyboard, Kobo Aura, iPad mini, iPod Touch	You didn't get Fell Back? The middle of the Fell trilogy? I have acquired so much reading material in the past couple of months that I can't get excited about this deal. I bought Intimate Victims by Vin Packer, Killing Cousins and Skuldoggery (who could resist that one?) by Fletcher Flora to try.

04-29-2012, 09:44 PM	#35
Blue Tyson Blue Captain Posts: 1,595 Karma: 5000236 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G,Huawei Ideos X3,Kobo Mini	Missed that one! It was 2 a.m. when I was doing it, so will check it out now.

04-29-2012, 09:50 PM	#36
melmac Wizard Posts: 1,399 Karma: 5573651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Perth AU Device: Sony PRS650, Sony T3, Kobo Forma	Anyone know how long this will run for? I don't have time to look through them now.

04-30-2012, 06:17 AM	#39
melmac Wizard Posts: 1,399 Karma: 5573651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Perth AU Device: Sony PRS650, Sony T3, Kobo Forma	Darn it missed it prices have now gone up

04-30-2012, 07:01 AM	#40
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,461 Karma: 59592133 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	I only bought two, although I wanted all of them. There was no member here who came forth to gift me $100 Don

05-01-2012, 03:48 PM	#42
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,461 Karma: 59592133 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	I love these old '50s novels, as they seem to harken back to an earlier time. Also, I'm a fan of those original covers. Don

05-01-2012, 03:52 PM	#43
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,461 Karma: 59592133 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	Anyone have trouble converting and then opening this title, using calibre: "Start Screaming Murder," by Talmage Powell. It converts to epub, but will not open. HISTORY: It opens in calibre (v0.8.16). It will NOT open using Sony Reader (current version.) It WILL open using nook, but immediately closes. Don

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