READ 100 BOOKS IN 2011 - Page 30

JSWolf · 02-07-2011, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by DHNightshadow

I am way behind. I did fine first, but my reader is new and shiny, and there are so much interesting e-books out, and so many free e-books to check out. And new indie autors with interesting books, and you have to look on all the boards, so you don't miss a free interesting book.
And then I have to convert my fanfiction (the best of them). Very interesting with calibre but I had to practice first, and I did make mistakes and have to convert again, to get the right result.
But I'll try this month, and get more books to read (will read them myself, not get more books to read maybe).

Buttons as in many buttons? What's that? Oh right, no touch screen.

DixieGal · 02-07-2011, 10:37 AM

I've gotten sidetracked. Had another retina hemorrhage last Wednesday, so I can only look at the screen for a few mins before the one working eye gets strained. The blood is clearing quickly this time, and in fact, I didn't even call my retinologist. After 14 surgeries and many smaller hemorrhages, I feel qualified to judge the severity. Hell, I keep telling them that I can run the equipment if the tech wants a break.

I was in the middle of last week's freebie Who Wrote the Book of Love, which is really cute so far. Now I am listening to the audiobook Fledgling by Octavia Butler. It puts me to sleep very quickly.

Nyssa · 02-07-2011, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Nyssa

Thank you for confirming.

That matches my findings.
I tried a few books and the range was between 11.39 locations per page and 11.98.
I have a lot of public domain books with no page number listing, so, a "page to location" conversion is quite helpful.

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Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

You're quite welcome. I have a lot of indies that have no paper version available to check, so I have the same issue sometimes.

And after all of that, Amazon announces this today: Early Preview of Free Software Update for Kindle

Which includes:

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-- Real Page Numbers - Our customers have told us they want real page numbers that match the page numbers in print books so they can easily reference and cite passages, and read alongside others in a book club or class. Rather than add page numbers that don't correspond to print books, which is how page numbers have been added to e-books in the past, we're adding real page numbers that correspond directly to a book's print edition. We've already added real page numbers to tens of thousands of Kindle books, including the top 100 bestselling books in the Kindle Store that have matching print editions and thousands more of the most popular books. Page numbers will also be available on our free "Buy Once, Read Everywhere" Kindle apps in the coming months.

pilotbob · 02-07-2011, 05:28 PM

Now the question is, which print edition are they going to use for the page numbers? Paperback, hard cover, large type, illustrated?

BOb

Nyssa · 02-07-2011, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Now the question is, which print edition are they going to use for the page numbers? Paperback, hard cover, large type, illustrated?

BOb

If I were to make an assumption, I would say paperback as that is the most commonly purchased. However, for newer books, hard covers usually come out many months before the paperback edition, so if they wanted to have the info ASAP, it would make sense for them to use the hardcover number. Then if they wanted to keep it standard across the board they would have to use all hard cover numbers. Of, course this is again an assumption, and we all know what happens with those.
I can not see them using "specialty" editions like Illustrated or large print.

tmurphy · 02-07-2011, 11:36 PM

Just finished Action Trumps Everything, a book about entrepreneurship and achieving one's dreams, and absolutely loved it.

I'd highly recommend that you check out the book, written by Leonard A. Schlesinger, president of Babson College and past CEO of the Limited brands.

http://www.actiontrumpseverything.com

JSWolf · 02-12-2011, 04:52 PM

I just finished Maskerade which is a Discworld novel. Didn't care for it all that much. It was slow and well, not all that funny. That makes #9.

Crusader · 02-13-2011, 03:23 AM

Just finished The Silent War, which makes it book number 23 for this year. Seems I'm on a reading roll, so I have to make the best of it while it lasts.

rogue_librarian · 02-18-2011, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I just finished Maskerade which is a Discworld novel. Didn't care for it all that much. It was slow and well, not all that funny. That makes #9.

I agree, it's one of Pratchett's weaker ones. I suppose it could be funny if you're a bit of an opera buff, alas, I'm not. Just finished Unseen Academicals, the latest (for now) installment in the Discworld series and enjoyed it a lot.

I'm now in the middle of "How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming" and am enjoying it very much, too. It offers a bit of an insight into astronomy (plus lots of other stuff) without overwhelming the layman.

lene1949 · 02-21-2011, 01:42 AM

I have just finished The Stand by Stephen King - all 27,000 locations of it... No way I'm going to get even close to 100 books this year... as I have several other very long ones to read....

MrsJoseph · 02-22-2011, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by lene1949

I have just finished The Stand by Stephen King - all 27,000 locations of it... No way I'm going to get even close to 100 books this year... as I have several other very long ones to read....

I loved The Stand! :-) I hope you enjoyed it as well.

lene1949 · 02-22-2011, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph

I loved The Stand! :-) I hope you enjoyed it as well.

Oh, yes... I enjoyed it very much, even though I found it hard to follow in certain instances: The length between POVs. I had to go keep on going back to find out who this or that person was...

I have no doubt that I'll be reading this book again. I'm sure I'll get more out of it a second time around.

MrsJoseph · 02-23-2011, 03:44 PM

I had to read it a few times but I enjoyed each one. :-)

Hamlet53 · 02-24-2011, 05:59 PM

Wrong thread.

mandm156 · 02-27-2011, 06:36 PM

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02-07-2011, 11:36 PM	#441
tmurphy Avid Reader Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: United States Device: None	Action Trumps Everything Just finished Action Trumps Everything, a book about entrepreneurship and achieving one's dreams, and absolutely loved it. I'd highly recommend that you check out the book, written by Leonard A. Schlesinger, president of Babson College and past CEO of the Limited brands. http://www.actiontrumpseverything.com

02-12-2011, 04:52 PM	#442
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,757 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I just finished Maskerade which is a Discworld novel. Didn't care for it all that much. It was slow and well, not all that funny. That makes #9. Last edited by JSWolf; 02-12-2011 at 04:57 PM.

02-24-2011, 05:59 PM	#449
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	Wrong thread. Last edited by Hamlet53; 02-24-2011 at 06:19 PM. Reason: wrong thread

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pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	Now the question is, which print edition are they going to use for the page numbers? Paperback, hard cover, large type, illustrated? BOb

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