Puzzle Books

macshanemike · 06-25-2018, 03:39 PM

Hi All

Does anyone know where to get good Puzzle books?

I have a Kobo Aura One and want a few good puzzle books until they either give in and add puzzles on the E reader or add better books to the store

fjtorres · 06-27-2018, 07:42 AM

Stuff like this?
https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Puzz...e+books+kindle

I searched for "puzzle book kindle" at Amazon.com.
Perhaps a similar search on Kobo or other epub site might help.
(You won't find this exact one, though.)

If not... well, CALIBRE can convert most (but not all) Kindle ebooks to epub.

meeera · 06-27-2018, 08:11 AM

What do you mean by "puzzle book"? To me, that would be a book full of crosswords and acrostics and similar pencil puzzles.

drjenkins · 06-27-2018, 12:15 PM

Searching "puzzle books" on Google Play Books resulted in The Cat in the Hat, Alice in Wonderland, and no books of puzzles. Puzzling.

fjtorres · 06-27-2018, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meeera

What do you mean by "puzzle book"? To me, that would be a book full of crosswords and acrostics and similar pencil puzzles.

Riddles and logic puzzles count.
Check the one linked above. Might even try the sample.

Or, this:
http://www.newser.com/story/253686/t...ch-deeper.html

Or these:

https://www.riddles.com

There's plenty of casual games and apps in the field, too.

Some are text, some are graphical.

It's one area where interactive ebooks could thrive.

Deskisamess · 06-27-2018, 03:25 PM

Amazon used to offer Active Content...interactive games that could be used on an e-ink Kindle. They were dropped as the models improved. There were several. Like word games, and there was a solitaire game that was ok. I believed they were dropped with the 3rd gen Paperwhite, as I remember using them on my gen 2 Paperwhite.

I did like Thread Words, and have never been able to find any word game like it, on iOS or android.

fjtorres · 06-27-2018, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deskisamess

Amazon used to offer Active Content...interactive games that could be used on an e-ink Kindle. They were dropped as the models improved. There were several. Like word games, and there was a solitaire game that was ok. I believed they were dropped with the 3rd gen Paperwhite, as I remember using them on my gen 2 Paperwhite.

I did like Thread Words, and have never been able to find any word game like it, on iOS or android.

Some people miss them.
Many don't.

https://the-digital-reader.com/2018/...ps-on-kindles/

macshanemike · 06-28-2018, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fjtorres

Stuff like this?
https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Puzz...e+books+kindle

I searched for "puzzle book kindle" at Amazon.com.
Perhaps a similar search on Kobo or other epub site might help.
(You won't find this exact one, though.)

If not... well, CALIBRE can convert most (but not all) Kindle ebooks to epub.

This is the idea of what I am trying to find but it's very hard to get something for an e reader. It is rather stupid that publishers of puzzle books don't add books for e readers for us to enjoy, there is a market there just need them to catch up

These guys are huge:
https://www.puzzler.com

If we could those kinds of puzzles on e readers we would be happy

barryem · 06-28-2018, 07:48 PM

You might want to look for ebooks by Martin Gardner. He wrote a lot of books of really delicious puzzles back in his day. There are a number of these available for the Kindle.

Even better, in my rarely humble opinion, were H E Dudeney's books. Unfortunately I didn't find any e versions of those but they're all available as paperbacks. His puzzles are more interactive than Gardners and for those of you with a computer programming bent, a lot of them are best solved with programs. I've had hours and hours of fun based on his puzzles and learned a lot.

As I recall these guys were the puzzlers in Scientific American, Gardner first and then Dudeney, after Gardner died. But that's from memory and I'm not 100% sure I recall it correctly. I was never really a reader of that magazine (or any other) except occasionally.

Barry

Deskisamess · 06-28-2018, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macshanemike

This is the idea of what I am trying to find but it's very hard to get something for an e reader. It is rather stupid that publishers of puzzle books don't add books for e readers for us to enjoy, there is a market there just need them to catch up

These guys are huge:
https://www.puzzler.com

If we could those kinds of puzzles on e readers we would be happy

But they wouldn't be interactive. You could see them, but not fill them in. What would be the point?

Amazon did have "apps" called Active Content, on their early readers. They dropped support some years ago.

jselby · 06-28-2018, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barryem

Even better, in my rarely humble opinion, were H E Dudeney's books. Unfortunately I didn't find any e versions of those but they're all available as paperbacks.

I located this one:

536 Puzzles and Curious Problems
https://smile.amazon.com/Puzzles-Cur.../dp/B074G9ZG62

crich70 · 06-28-2018, 11:29 PM

Amazon does have apps for puzzles. One I play is WBCW (World's Biggest Cross Word). You can find it here.

meeera · 06-29-2018, 01:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crich70

Amazon does have apps for puzzles. One I play is WBCW (World's Biggest Cross Word). You can find it here.

That's not going to work on an Aura One, though.

To the OP: Do you have a tablet or phone? E-ink readers are generally geared toward text reading. Where interactive games are possible, the processing is generally slow, because they're also geared for very long battery life.

Deskisamess · 06-29-2018, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jselby

I located this one:

536 Puzzles and Curious Problems
https://smile.amazon.com/Puzzles-Cur.../dp/B074G9ZG62

It's not interactive according to reviews.

macshanemike · 06-29-2018, 06:14 PM

When it comes to being interactive it does not need to be fast just something to do. If you want to be fast then yeah use a phone or tablet. I like to the puzzles when I am going to bed or for something to do. Also is handy if you travel as an e reader is lighter than a book and often a tablet or phone can be distracting when you want to relax

06-25-2018, 03:39 PM	#1
macshanemike Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2018 Device: Kobo Aura One	Puzzle Books Hi All Does anyone know where to get good Puzzle books? I have a Kobo Aura One and want a few good puzzle books until they either give in and add puzzles on the E reader or add better books to the store

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06-27-2018, 08:11 AM	#3
meeera Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,659 Karma: 66420972 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles	What do you mean by "puzzle book"? To me, that would be a book full of crosswords and acrostics and similar pencil puzzles.

06-27-2018, 12:15 PM	#4
drjenkins Addict Posts: 250 Karma: 1702156 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle Voyage	Searching "puzzle books" on Google Play Books resulted in The Cat in the Hat, Alice in Wonderland, and no books of puzzles. Puzzling.

06-27-2018, 03:25 PM	#6
Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,609 Karma: 42697471 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 7+, iPad mini, 2021 iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8"	Amazon used to offer Active Content...interactive games that could be used on an e-ink Kindle. They were dropped as the models improved. There were several. Like word games, and there was a solitaire game that was ok. I believed they were dropped with the 3rd gen Paperwhite, as I remember using them on my gen 2 Paperwhite. I did like Thread Words, and have never been able to find any word game like it, on iOS or android.

06-28-2018, 07:48 PM	#9
barryem Wizard Posts: 2,459 Karma: 68781975 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas Device: Paperwhite 4	You might want to look for ebooks by Martin Gardner. He wrote a lot of books of really delicious puzzles back in his day. There are a number of these available for the Kindle. Even better, in my rarely humble opinion, were H E Dudeney's books. Unfortunately I didn't find any e versions of those but they're all available as paperbacks. His puzzles are more interactive than Gardners and for those of you with a computer programming bent, a lot of them are best solved with programs. I've had hours and hours of fun based on his puzzles and learned a lot. As I recall these guys were the puzzlers in Scientific American, Gardner first and then Dudeney, after Gardner died. But that's from memory and I'm not 100% sure I recall it correctly. I was never really a reader of that magazine (or any other) except occasionally. Barry

06-28-2018, 11:29 PM	#12
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Amazon does have apps for puzzles. One I play is WBCW (World's Biggest Cross Word). You can find it here.

06-29-2018, 06:14 PM	#15
macshanemike Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2018 Device: Kobo Aura One	When it comes to being interactive it does not need to be fast just something to do. If you want to be fast then yeah use a phone or tablet. I like to the puzzles when I am going to bed or for something to do. Also is handy if you travel as an e reader is lighter than a book and often a tablet or phone can be distracting when you want to relax

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