March 2nd - Product Placement?

JermCool · Post by **JermCool** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:49 pm

Kindle edition of "In the Name of the Wind" now download'd.

I love the Kindle.

Deacon · Post by **Deacon** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:59 pm

I've never owned a Kindle, but I think I still vastly prefer having a real book in my hands, something I can thumb through have the smell of the paper and ink waft up in my direction, something that doesn't run out of batteries and doesn't get you scolded by the flight attendants, something I can put on my book shelves after I'm done and keep for another 20 or 50 years, something I can freely lend to others or give away entirely, something I can forget about entirely and thus be delighted to discover in an old moving box, something with dog-eared pages and creased cover art that brings back so many memories.

I understand the utility of the Kindle, but I still prefer paper. If I weren't such a cheap bastard, I'd just buy both and see what happens.

Post by **Mae Dean** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:03 pm

Thanks to an amazing sale a few weeks ago, I'm now the proud owner of a Nook, and I LOVE the damn thing. I'm with you on the whole notion of paper and all, and I sure as hell like collecting books if for no other reason than to HAVE them, but I'm also pretty big on the e-book kick. What I'd like is something like current movie purchases are doing, where you get the physical copy and then the free digital download. It'd be tough because of the market fragmentation, but it'd sure be nice to be able to OWN the book, but read it on my nook.

It's nice for reading PDFs, though... and those ain't so hard to come by.

raptor9k · Post by **raptor9k** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:16 pm

Yeah, I have a rather large collection of ePubs on my Nook at the moment. It's so much easier than an actual book because you never have to worry about finishing a book and not having another to read immediately.

JermCool · Post by **JermCool** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:18 pm

I should rephrase. I don't have a Kindle. The missus has a Kindle. I get to read the books when she's done my downloading them to the Kindle app on my phone.

That's the part I love about the whole setup. I never get to touch the Kindle, but I can still read the books she buys for the thing. And if I feel like being an utter bastard, I open the book she's reading and start messing with her bookmarks.

BtEO · Post by **BtEO** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 1:53 am

JermCool wrote:Kindle edition of "In the Name of the Wind" now download'd.

I love the Kindle.

It's just "The Name of the Wind", hopefully you got the right book.

JermCool · Post by **JermCool** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 2:53 am

Er... Musta done. Unless the author wrote both books.

raptor9k · Post by **raptor9k** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:54 pm

Deacon wrote:He's coming to Houston this Sunday, but I really wish he would've come to Austin instead.

Ask and you shall receive?

AUSTIN, TX
April 15 at 7 PM
Barnes & Noble
10000 Research Blvd #158
Austin, TX 78759
Phone: 512-418-8985

Deacon · Post by **Deacon** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:25 pm

Now if he'd only come when I'm not half way around the world in Turkey...

Rorschach · Post by **Rorschach** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:41 pm

Good lord, Deacon. You're becoming quite the Willy Fog.
Enjoy Turkey. It's a country I know little about.

JermCool · Post by **JermCool** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:31 pm

All you'll ever need to know about Turkey.

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Deacon · Post by **Deacon** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 7:10 am

I'd declare war on those who wouldn't hit it.

Rorschach · Post by **Rorschach** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 7:23 am

Miss Turkey

I'd certainly be interested in a gobble.

Hey, that'd be funny if you were Scottish.

Arguably.

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