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View Poll Results: Which sci-fi book shall we read for May's discussion? | |||
In Times Like These: A Time Travel Adventure by Nathan van Coops | 8 | 42.11% | |
Balance of Trade (Liaden Universe #3) by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller | 5 | 26.32% | |
Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky | 6 | 31.58% | |
The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependency #1) by John Scalzi | 4 | 21.05% | |
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury | 9 | 47.37% | |
Kirinyaga by Mike Resnick | 3 | 15.79% | |
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 19. You may not vote on this poll |
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05-02-2017, 10:44 AM | #31 |
Bah, humbug!
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The expense is absurd, but it is a good book. I just wish something less familiar had won, though. On the plus side, it should make for a good discussion.
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05-02-2017, 05:36 PM | #32 | |
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05-02-2017, 05:48 PM | #33 | |
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I'm curious to see how well it holds up, among other considerations. It goes without saying that it's a book that should be read, even if it proves to be a chestnut (and I doubt it will). |
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05-02-2017, 06:52 PM | #34 |
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I don't think that I've ever voted for the top two finishers before!
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05-03-2017, 12:18 AM | #35 |
Bah, humbug!
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The bad news is that there's a waiting list at my library for the ebook. The good news is that the audiobook was available and I was able to download it to my Overdrive app. The further bad news is that I now have only 7 days to listen to it, so I'd better get started.
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05-03-2017, 12:19 PM | #36 |
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I am #6 on 7 copies so I may not have it quite in time but shouldn't be much later.
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05-03-2017, 01:46 PM | #37 |
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#7 on the list, one copy available. No chance at all that I'll get it in time. And $12 USD for a book I don't particularly want to read is not encouraging.
Good news is, there are two audio versions at the library, both currently available to borrow. One of them actually sounds like a good narration, at least on a quick sample. But I have so many books in my audio queue ahead of it... Maybe. I'll at least borrow the MP3s for the one that sounds possible. |
05-03-2017, 02:08 PM | #38 |
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I see Tim Robbins is the narrator of the version at Hoopla. I'd expect him to be good and it's rated 4.4 stars at Audible. Since it's only 5 hours long and available on demand, I'll wait until closer to the discussion date before listening.
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05-03-2017, 02:30 PM | #39 |
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The library doesn't have the Tim Robbins version, but does have one read by Christopher Hurt that sounded possible. Wouldn't be WhisperSync'd, of course, even IF i were willing to spend $12 USD for it.
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05-03-2017, 06:16 PM | #40 |
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I am seeing Fahrenheit 451 on Kobo for $3.61 and in iTunes for $1.99. These are not the expensive Simon & Schuster 60th Anniversary edition which is all I could find at Amazon, BN, and is what is available in overdrive. I have never bought an iBook before but for $1.99 - I hit the buy button. Seems to be nicely formatted but has no copyright or publisher info in the book itself. Umm? The store description does say it is a paper book but you must have iBooks to read. Strange.
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05-03-2017, 06:44 PM | #41 |
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@Mims: I don't check the iBook version, but I strongly suspect the cheap Kobo version is an illegal copy. S&S owns the copyright, and the 60th Anniversary one is theirs. Any others are undoubtedly bogus and should not be bought.
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05-03-2017, 07:34 PM | #42 |
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I am very careful about books I buy at Amazon, kobo, and BN because I have found they are very careless in vetting their books. I was surprised when my purchase went through because I expected that it was not meant for US store and was an edition available elsewhere. Didn't expect this with Apple.
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05-05-2017, 10:40 AM | #43 |
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I had a look on Kobo US and the price is $11.99 and it's from S&S.
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05-05-2017, 10:46 AM | #44 |
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I checked last night, and my mass market paperback is listed at $6.99, but I got it for $1 used.
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05-08-2017, 06:54 PM | #45 |
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Before I came here, I posted in another thread that I have reported the questionable book to Apple and am awaiting their final response.
Just checked Kobo and I am still seeing the $3.16 book there. I'm in the US (little US FLAG showing at the top of the page) and signed in to my account. Wonder why I'm seeing it and JSWolf isn't. |
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