What are your top 5 books most wanted as ebooks? - Page 4

AnemicOak · 07-25-2010, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by guyanonymous

I decided to do a quick (as in under 5 minutes) search of the underworld. It's a shame - as I was quickly able to find versions of most of the books mentioned here, many marked v1 or higher (meaning they've been proofed multiple times usually). The authors are missing out, and the readers who don't like the dark are missing out because they can't get a copy of some great readings.

It is a shame that there aren't versions of all of these books for sale.

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Originally Posted by afa

Off the top of my head, I can think of only two series, which, technically, makes it nine books.

The Black Company by Glen Cook
and
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever (First & Second) by Stephen R. Donaldson.

I wouldn't mind having the Black Company books myself.

wayspooled · 07-25-2010, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by darknessangel

Just one

Shibumi by Trevanian

Bought the paperback but it's falling literally appart and haven't been able to find it anywhere =/

GJMS

try www.abebooks.com There's a hardcover for 2.72 in very good condition from a 5 star bookseller. About 30 more hardcovers and 50 or so paperbacks. The higher rated booksellers tend to specify actual condition. Think they're usually nook and cranny collectors book dealers. You can specify various things in the advanced search. I use that because I like both bound and ebooks

bjones6416 · 07-25-2010, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by afa

...The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever (First & Second) by Stephen R. Donaldson.

Oh, yeah! It has been so many years since I read the Thomas Covenant books, but at the time I was completely drawn in to that world. Haven't thought about that series in quite a while....

dannylee · 07-26-2010, 05:03 AM

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Midnight's Children
Sophie's Choice
A passage to India
Woman in love

AnemicOak · 07-26-2010, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by dannylee

Midnight's Children
Sophie's Choice
A passage to India
Woman in love

FYI, these four are available as ebooks already.

beppe · 07-26-2010, 10:09 AM

Divina Commedia in Italian with the commentary of Natalino Sapegno. Without the commentary most of the fun is lost, it remains only the naked words, but not the why, the how, the background, the inner meanings, the good stuff. Practically useless. Many admire the commentary of De Santis. Good for them.

Ulysses with a good commentary. Similar reasons, although less critical.

Books of Thomas Mann, translated in English. Sorry, I do not read German.

PublicDomainiac · 07-26-2010, 10:37 AM

A Reader's Guide Book by May Lamberton Becker. It was published in 1924, with a reprint in 1926. From what I can figure out it should actually be in the public domain because I can't find a copyright renewal in the 1950's when it should have been done. Wish I had the time and know-how to convert it myself... Now, as to why.

May Lamberton Becker wrote a column about books and reading in the Literary Review of the New York Evening Post. She answered readers' questions about good books of various types, on various topics and for various purposes. This book seems to be a compilation of her columns, and includes titles suggested by her readers.

Being published in 1924, it's a terrific guide to books that are now in the Public Domain but just barely. Her writing style is very lively; it's not a dry bibliography. I've spent literally hours just exploring titles suggested in the first chapter. It's a real help to me, because I've never heard of a lot of these authors, and if I saw their name listed at places like ManyBooks.net, I wouldn't know whether to bother with them or not. Most of the ones that interest me are available for free on Amazon or at ManyBooks.

For now, you might be able to get hold of this title through inter-library loan, as I did; there are also a couple of copies for sale online.

Paegan2246 · 07-28-2010, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by bjones6416

Oh, yeah! It has been so many years since I read the Thomas Covenant books, but at the time I was completely drawn in to that world. Haven't thought about that series in quite a while....

Those books introduced me to the entire fantasy genre.

carld · 07-28-2010, 12:54 PM

I was surprised that Gaiman and Pratchertt's Good Omens isn't available as an ebook, at least not at Amazon or Fictionwise.

kcmay · 07-31-2010, 07:56 PM

I would love to see Lois McMaster Bujold's Miles Vorkosigan series in Kindle format!

bjones6416 · 07-31-2010, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by kcmay

I would love to see Lois McMaster Bujold's Miles Vorkosigan series in Kindle format!

I have all of those on my Kindle. ??

Thinking back, I must have bought them from Fictionwise a while back, and they were in non-DRM mobi, which works just fine on the Kindle. If not, they're probably on Baen. They are around, in non-DRM format, for sure.

kcmay · 07-31-2010, 08:16 PM

Wow! Thanks for the tip. I will hunt them down.

SeaBookGuy · 09-25-2010, 11:10 PM

Old Filth by Jane Gardam - its sequel The Man in the Wooden Hat has been recorded on audio, but neither seems to be out as an ebook (yet).

doreenjoy · 10-06-2010, 07:43 AM

I have to revive an old thread to respond to this:

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Originally Posted by cearbhallain

Mockingbird and The Man Who Fell To Earth by Walter Tevis

I'd pay big bucks for anything by Tevis...probably even his grocery lists are worth reading.

jbjb · 10-07-2010, 12:12 PM

"Heavy Weather" by P.G. Wodehouse.

Most of the rest of Wodehouse is widely available in various formats, so I don't understand why this one has fallen through the cracks.

/JB

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07-26-2010, 05:03 AM	#49
dannylee Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: california Device: Sony PRS	The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Midnight's Children Sophie's Choice A passage to India Woman in love

07-26-2010, 10:09 AM	#51
beppe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,161 Karma: 81026524 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Italy Device: Kindle3, Ipod4, IPad2	Divina Commedia in Italian with the commentary of Natalino Sapegno. Without the commentary most of the fun is lost, it remains only the naked words, but not the why, the how, the background, the inner meanings, the good stuff. Practically useless. Many admire the commentary of De Santis. Good for them. Ulysses with a good commentary. Similar reasons, although less critical. Books of Thomas Mann, translated in English. Sorry, I do not read German.

07-26-2010, 10:37 AM	#52
PublicDomainiac Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: none	A Reader's Guide Book by May Lamberton Becker. It was published in 1924, with a reprint in 1926. From what I can figure out it should actually be in the public domain because I can't find a copyright renewal in the 1950's when it should have been done. Wish I had the time and know-how to convert it myself... Now, as to why. May Lamberton Becker wrote a column about books and reading in the Literary Review of the New York Evening Post. She answered readers' questions about good books of various types, on various topics and for various purposes. This book seems to be a compilation of her columns, and includes titles suggested by her readers. Being published in 1924, it's a terrific guide to books that are now in the Public Domain but just barely. Her writing style is very lively; it's not a dry bibliography. I've spent literally hours just exploring titles suggested in the first chapter. It's a real help to me, because I've never heard of a lot of these authors, and if I saw their name listed at places like ManyBooks.net, I wouldn't know whether to bother with them or not. Most of the ones that interest me are available for free on Amazon or at ManyBooks. For now, you might be able to get hold of this title through inter-library loan, as I did; there are also a couple of copies for sale online.

07-28-2010, 12:54 PM	#54
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I was surprised that Gaiman and Pratchertt's Good Omens isn't available as an ebook, at least not at Amazon or Fictionwise.

07-31-2010, 07:56 PM	#55
kcmay Addict Posts: 363 Karma: 500001 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Kindle2	I would love to see Lois McMaster Bujold's Miles Vorkosigan series in Kindle format!

07-31-2010, 08:16 PM	#57
kcmay Addict Posts: 363 Karma: 500001 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Kindle2	Wow! Thanks for the tip. I will hunt them down.

09-25-2010, 11:10 PM	#58
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,015 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	Old Filth by Jane Gardam - its sequel The Man in the Wooden Hat has been recorded on audio, but neither seems to be out as an ebook (yet).

10-07-2010, 12:12 PM	#60
jbjb Somewhat clueless Posts: 739 Karma: 7747724 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, iPhone 6 Plus	"Heavy Weather" by P.G. Wodehouse. Most of the rest of Wodehouse is widely available in various formats, so I don't understand why this one has fallen through the cracks. /JB