What printed Book do you want as an ebook? - Page 4

zelda_pinwheel · 05-14-2008, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by MaggieScratch

I second, or third, whatever number we're on, the Dorothy L. Sayers e-books. I'd love to have the complete Lord Peter Wimsey, especially the ones with Harriet Vane. I have them all in paperback, but as Zelda said, I'm happy to make shelf room by replacing them with e-versions.

just so you know, Sayers' work is now in PD in countries where the law is life + 50 years. so with a bit of luck, we might conceivably find them in a nearish future on PG... fingers crossed... alternately, if you know someone with a good scanner and OCR system set up, maybe we could make our own...

Sparrow · 05-14-2008, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

just so you know, Sayers' work is now in PD in countries where the law is life + 50 years. so with a bit of luck, we might conceivably find them in a nearish future on PG...

LibriVox has the etext of 'Whose Body?' with an audio version.
"LibriVox recordings are Public Domain in the USA...."

http://librivox.org/whose-body-by-dorothy-l-sayers/

zelda_pinwheel · 05-14-2008, 01:44 PM

Whose Body has been in the PD for a while already, so texts of it are easy to find. we have it here in fact. but it's the only one i've found so far. i'm hoping for the others.

thanks for the audio info.

bbusybookworm · 05-14-2008, 06:43 PM

Hmm, Would love to See Agatha Christies Full catalog available as ebooks. Currently only 2 that are out of copyright are available.

Same for Enid Blyton's collection. I grew up reading them and would love to reread them if they were easily and cheaply available as ebooks.

Patricia · 05-14-2008, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by bbusybookworm

Hmm, Would love to See Agatha Christies Full catalog available as ebooks. Currently only 2 that are out of copyright are available.
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They are all all widely available. You just have to pay for them because all but two are in copyright.

bbusybookworm · 05-14-2008, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

They are all all widely available. You just have to pay for them because all but two are in copyright.

Can you tell me which online book store has them?

I checked on Fictionwise and only saw The pocket essentials Agatha Christie.

tompe · 05-14-2008, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MaggieScratch

I second, or third, whatever number we're on, the Dorothy L. Sayers e-books. I'd love to have the complete Lord Peter Wimsey, especially the ones with Harriet Vane. I have them all in paperback, but as Zelda said, I'm happy to make shelf room by replacing them with e-versions.

I would also like these Sayers books. Also all books by Georgette Heyer and Anthony Price since I regularly re-read these books.

bbusybookworm · 05-14-2008, 08:08 PM

Duh Just realised that I was searching the Title on Fictionwise, and as such was not seeing all the books.

But I still have to say that I wish the price were a little better.

I Already own Paperback copies of most if not all, as well as Hardbacks of my favourites.
And As I Purchased them in India, The Price of the Ebook version is equal to if not more then what I originally paid for the hardbacks (UK Editions, priced cheaper )

Lobolover · 05-30-2008, 01:25 PM

De La Mare's non kid stories .

HarryT · 06-01-2008, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by bbusybookworm

Duh Just realised that I was searching the Title on Fictionwise, and as such was not seeing all the books.

But I still have to say that I wish the price were a little better.

I've just bought a number of Agatha Christie books from Fictionwise for US$3.82 each (that's with "club" discount and 25% off from their sale). That's £1.92 each at current exchange rates, which compares rather favourably with the current UK paperback price of £6.99 - slightly over a quarter of the price of the paperback.

Really, how much "better" would you like the price to be? HarperCollins (the UK publisher of Agatha Christie) do seem to be pretty good with prices for their eBooks.

Mindy · 06-01-2008, 09:12 AM

All the old 'Point Fantasy' books that I read growing up that seem to be hard to come by even as paperbooks these days; stuff like 'Brog the Stoop', 'Dragon Search' & 'Dragonsbane' etc. And Deric Longden's 'The Cat Who Came in from the Cold' (some of which may be available, I'm only just starting to look at wishlists)

electristan · 06-01-2008, 09:54 AM

I've been looking for the Regeneration Trilogy by Pat Barker. lately i just have not been able to get enough information and story's from the first world war. Any other WWI books you guys can recommend would be great

richyhu · 06-01-2008, 10:00 AM

Like the original poster I am a big fan of Latin American literature and would love to see some Vargas Llosa & Garcia Marquez available in ebook format. Would also love to see the Edith Grossman translation of Don Quixote.

Dr. Drib · 06-01-2008, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by richyhu

Like the original poster I am a big fan of Latin American literature and would love to see some Vargas Llosa & Garcia Marquez available in ebook format. Would also love to see the Edith Grossman translation of Don Quixote.

Here! Here! Yes, I too would love to find all of Mario Vargas Llossa's work available as ebooks, and that other guy, too.

Seriously, a Nobel Prize winner in Literature and very little available as an ebook??!!

...and Vargas Llossa, also a major contender for the Nobel...but moving beyond awards and critical perception, these two authors speak to generations of readers; they invite participation from their readers; and they celebrate the joys and damnations of life.

"The horror, the horror....."

Don

Mindy · 06-01-2008, 03:27 PM

Forgot the most obvious one!
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy with a function that makes your reader display 'Don't Panic' when it powers up!
(used to have that on an old palmtop)

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05-14-2008, 01:44 PM	#48
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?	Whose Body has been in the PD for a while already, so texts of it are easy to find. we have it here in fact. but it's the only one i've found so far. i'm hoping for the others. thanks for the audio info.

05-14-2008, 06:43 PM	#49
bbusybookworm Tech Junkie Posts: 1,027 Karma: 10080 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Earth Device: iPad, MotoXStyle, OnePlusOne	Hmm, Would love to See Agatha Christies Full catalog available as ebooks. Currently only 2 that are out of copyright are available. Same for Enid Blyton's collection. I grew up reading them and would love to reread them if they were easily and cheaply available as ebooks.

05-14-2008, 08:08 PM	#53
bbusybookworm Tech Junkie Posts: 1,027 Karma: 10080 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Earth Device: iPad, MotoXStyle, OnePlusOne	Duh Just realised that I was searching the Title on Fictionwise, and as such was not seeing all the books. But I still have to say that I wish the price were a little better. I Already own Paperback copies of most if not all, as well as Hardbacks of my favourites. And As I Purchased them in India, The Price of the Ebook version is equal to if not more then what I originally paid for the hardbacks (UK Editions, priced cheaper )

05-30-2008, 01:25 PM	#54
Lobolover Gorosei Posts: 421 Karma: 334 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Microsoft Word	De La Mare's non kid stories .

06-01-2008, 09:12 AM	#56
Mindy Away with the Faeries Posts: 483 Karma: 8459 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Sony PRS 650	All the old 'Point Fantasy' books that I read growing up that seem to be hard to come by even as paperbooks these days; stuff like 'Brog the Stoop', 'Dragon Search' & 'Dragonsbane' etc. And Deric Longden's 'The Cat Who Came in from the Cold' (some of which may be available, I'm only just starting to look at wishlists)

06-01-2008, 09:54 AM	#57
electristan newbie reader Posts: 102 Karma: 2122142 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oslo Device: reMarkable, Boox T68, Kobo Mini, Nook STR, Sony PRS-505	I've been looking for the Regeneration Trilogy by Pat Barker. lately i just have not been able to get enough information and story's from the first world war. Any other WWI books you guys can recommend would be great

06-01-2008, 10:00 AM	#58
richyhu Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 62 Join Date: May 2008 Location: London, UK Device: Sony PRS-505 (Blue), PRS-700, PRS-T1 (Black)	Like the original poster I am a big fan of Latin American literature and would love to see some Vargas Llosa & Garcia Marquez available in ebook format. Would also love to see the Edith Grossman translation of Don Quixote.

06-01-2008, 03:27 PM	#60
Mindy Away with the Faeries Posts: 483 Karma: 8459 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Sony PRS 650	Forgot the most obvious one! The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy with a function that makes your reader display 'Don't Panic' when it powers up! (used to have that on an old palmtop)

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