Books You've Already Purchase from the Connect Store

Michele · 10-23-2006, 05:50 PM

Is anyone interested in sharing the titles you've purchased from the Connect site (with coupon or without)?

I think it'd be helpful to list books we've bought from the actual Connect site, in hopes of helping others become aware of offerings they might have missed due to miscategorizing errors and faulty search capabilities.

Ack! A typo in the thread title!

aleks · 10-23-2006, 05:58 PM

I like that idea. I plan to purchase some books once my wife brings the reader home nextg week.

Anyone else interested?

NatCh · 10-23-2006, 06:08 PM

Dragon's Fire -- Anne & Todd McCaffrey
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- Douglas Adams
The Restauraunt at the End of the Universe -- Douglas Adams
Life, the Universe and Everything -- Douglas Adams
The Speed of Dark -- Elizabeth Moon
Combo Book: Remnant Population & Trading in Danger -- Elizabeth Moon

aleks · 10-23-2006, 06:14 PM

Here are the books I will be purchasing:

Armageddon by Max Hastings
Flags of Our Fathers by Ron Powers & James Bradley
The Village by Bing West
Always Faithful by William W Putney

They are all military history related

Michele · 10-23-2006, 06:15 PM

Okay, I'll start.

Year's Best SF 7, when it cost $0.00

The Halloween Bundle, including the following by Kim Harrison:

Dead Witch Walking
Every Which Way But Dead
Good, Bad, and the Undead
Fistful of Charms
Dates from Hell

Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville

I already have the first four books by Kim Harrison in paperback, but I might be more likely to read them sooner if they're on my Reader. And I've bought and returned Perdido twice already, wanting very much to like it, but being put off by the gross-out factor. As my taste seems to darken over time, I may be ready to try it again. I've thought about what that says about our culture, or the genre, or about me.

Leaping Gnome · 10-23-2006, 06:43 PM

Greg Bear - Darwin's Radio/Darwin's Children (combo book)
Dan Simmons - Ilium
Neil Gaiman - Anansi Boys
Karen Traviss - Star Wars: Boba Fett A Practical Man

Also downloaded Adventures of Sherlock Holmes from Gutenberg.

Michele · 10-23-2006, 07:01 PM

ooh, combo...
Thanks for mentioning this, which was miscategorized by Connect as fantasy. Bear - fantasy?

kenbaldwin · 10-23-2006, 07:30 PM

So far:

Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville
The Baroque Cycle, by Neal Stephenson
Pattern Recognition, by William Gibson

griffbrad · 10-23-2006, 08:31 PM

The Peace War by Verner Vinge

Michele · 10-23-2006, 09:57 PM

I'm liking most of these books!

kenbaldwin, did you buy the Baroque Cycle books individually, or did you find a bundle somewhere? I could only find the individual books.

BuddyBoy · 10-23-2006, 11:51 PM

Catch Me if You Can - Frank W. Abignale Jr.
Freakenomics - Steven D. Levitt
Pompeii - Robert Harris
There's more I want, but I want to see a) if they adjust the out-of-whack prices and, b) if I can get my Canadian Visa with it's secondary US authorized address to work. Otherwise I'm going to have to go down to the local credit union and buy some prepaid visa cards on which I'll register a primary US address.

flumbo · 10-24-2006, 12:45 AM

Designated Targets -- John Birmingham
Dune Bundle

Dune: House Atreides -- Brian Herbert
Dune: House Corrino -- Brian Herbert
Dune: House Harkonnen -- Brian Herbert

Gunpowder Empire -- Harry Turtledove
World War Z -- Max Brooks -- I'm enjoying this one. Kinda a news accounting of the "Zombie War"

jpeacock · 10-24-2006, 01:08 AM

I kinda interpreted the $50 gc as "1/2 off $100"

1491 - Charles C. Mann
1776 - David McCullough
Adam Smith and teh Origins of American Enterprise - Roy C. Smith
Freakonomics - Steven D. Levitt
Parasite Rex - Carl Zimmer
The Physics of Superheroes - James Kakalios
A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson
The Wealth of Nations - Adam Smith

kenbaldwin · 10-24-2006, 10:35 AM

Quote:

kenbaldwin, did you buy the Baroque Cycle books individually, or did you find a bundle somewhere? I could only find the individual books.

I had to spring for them separately--and volumes 2-3 are kinda pricey ($16/ea).

Michele · 10-24-2006, 11:43 PM

I had bought a test-ebook (two books in one) in Secure MS Reader format, and was not happy with the results I got in converting it rtf (lost the italics and links). Oh well, it was a $5 experiment.

After an hour of going blind hunting for all the italics in both books, I broke down and essentially bought the books AGAIN, this time from the Connect site. Did I mention that I also have these in paperback? Yes, I've now bought them three times!

So now I've officially used up my $50 credit with my recent purchase, all written by Robin Hobb:

Assassin's Apprentice
Royal Assassin
Assassin's Quest
and...
The Tawny Man Bundle

This had better be nicely formatted!

10-23-2006, 05:50 PM	#1
Michele Addict Posts: 209 Karma: 999496 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: California Device: Kindle 3	Books You've Already Purchased from the Connect Store Is anyone interested in sharing the titles you've purchased from the Connect site (with coupon or without)? I think it'd be helpful to list books we've bought from the actual Connect site, in hopes of helping others become aware of offerings they might have missed due to miscategorizing errors and faulty search capabilities. Ack! A typo in the thread title! Last edited by Michele; 10-23-2006 at 06:17 PM.

10-23-2006, 07:01 PM	#7
Michele Addict Posts: 209 Karma: 999496 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: California Device: Kindle 3	ooh, combo... Thanks for mentioning this, which was miscategorized by Connect as fantasy. Bear - fantasy? Last edited by Michele; 10-23-2006 at 09:57 PM.

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10-23-2006, 05:58 PM	#2
aleks Connoisseur Posts: 89 Karma: 205 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Upstate NY Device: Rocket eBook & Sony Reader	I like that idea. I plan to purchase some books once my wife brings the reader home nextg week. Anyone else interested?

10-23-2006, 06:08 PM	#3
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Dragon's Fire -- Anne & Todd McCaffrey The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- Douglas Adams The Restauraunt at the End of the Universe -- Douglas Adams Life, the Universe and Everything -- Douglas Adams The Speed of Dark -- Elizabeth Moon Combo Book: Remnant Population & Trading in Danger -- Elizabeth Moon

10-23-2006, 06:14 PM	#4
aleks Connoisseur Posts: 89 Karma: 205 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Upstate NY Device: Rocket eBook & Sony Reader	Here are the books I will be purchasing: Armageddon by Max Hastings Flags of Our Fathers by Ron Powers & James Bradley The Village by Bing West Always Faithful by William W Putney They are all military history related

10-23-2006, 06:15 PM	#5
Michele Addict Posts: 209 Karma: 999496 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: California Device: Kindle 3	Okay, I'll start. Year's Best SF 7, when it cost $0.00 The Halloween Bundle, including the following by Kim Harrison: Dead Witch Walking Every Which Way But Dead Good, Bad, and the Undead Fistful of Charms Dates from Hell Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville I already have the first four books by Kim Harrison in paperback, but I might be more likely to read them sooner if they're on my Reader. And I've bought and returned Perdido twice already, wanting very much to like it, but being put off by the gross-out factor. As my taste seems to darken over time, I may be ready to try it again. I've thought about what that says about our culture, or the genre, or about me.

10-23-2006, 06:43 PM	#6
Leaping Gnome Evangelist Posts: 490 Karma: 1641 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Louisville Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	Greg Bear - Darwin's Radio/Darwin's Children (combo book) Dan Simmons - Ilium Neil Gaiman - Anansi Boys Karen Traviss - Star Wars: Boba Fett A Practical Man Also downloaded Adventures of Sherlock Holmes from Gutenberg.

10-23-2006, 07:30 PM	#8
kenbaldwin Connoisseur Posts: 74 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Sony PRS-500	So far: Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville The Baroque Cycle, by Neal Stephenson Pattern Recognition, by William Gibson

10-23-2006, 08:31 PM	#9
griffbrad Member Posts: 21 Karma: 14 Join Date: Sep 2006	The Peace War by Verner Vinge

10-23-2006, 09:57 PM	#10
Michele Addict Posts: 209 Karma: 999496 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: California Device: Kindle 3	I'm liking most of these books! kenbaldwin, did you buy the Baroque Cycle books individually, or did you find a bundle somewhere? I could only find the individual books.

10-23-2006, 11:51 PM	#11
BuddyBoy eBookin' Fool Posts: 310 Karma: 1008360 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, KK, iPad (Ex Prs 505, 500, Reb1100-2150, Rocket)	Catch Me if You Can - Frank W. Abignale Jr. Freakenomics - Steven D. Levitt Pompeii - Robert Harris There's more I want, but I want to see a) if they adjust the out-of-whack prices and, b) if I can get my Canadian Visa with it's secondary US authorized address to work. Otherwise I'm going to have to go down to the local credit union and buy some prepaid visa cards on which I'll register a primary US address.

10-24-2006, 12:45 AM	#12
flumbo I got nothin... Posts: 127 Karma: 302 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hawaii	Designated Targets -- John Birmingham Dune Bundle Dune: House Atreides -- Brian Herbert Dune: House Corrino -- Brian Herbert Dune: House Harkonnen -- Brian Herbert Gunpowder Empire -- Harry Turtledove World War Z -- Max Brooks -- I'm enjoying this one. Kinda a news accounting of the "Zombie War"

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10-24-2006, 01:08 AM	#13
jpeacock Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bellevue, WA Device: Sony Portable Reader	I kinda interpreted the $50 gc as "1/2 off $100" 1491 - Charles C. Mann 1776 - David McCullough Adam Smith and teh Origins of American Enterprise - Roy C. Smith Freakonomics - Steven D. Levitt Parasite Rex - Carl Zimmer The Physics of Superheroes - James Kakalios A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson The Wealth of Nations - Adam Smith

10-24-2006, 11:43 PM	#15
Michele Addict Posts: 209 Karma: 999496 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: California Device: Kindle 3	I had bought a test-ebook (two books in one) in Secure MS Reader format, and was not happy with the results I got in converting it rtf (lost the italics and links). Oh well, it was a $5 experiment. After an hour of going blind hunting for all the italics in both books, I broke down and essentially bought the books AGAIN, this time from the Connect site. Did I mention that I also have these in paperback? Yes, I've now bought them three times! So now I've officially used up my $50 credit with my recent purchase, all written by Robin Hobb: Assassin's Apprentice Royal Assassin Assassin's Quest and... The Tawny Man Bundle This had better be nicely formatted!