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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2014 8:07:32 GMT
I have just found out that getting a Kindle will be a total waste of time. Gordon, the free app and the Kindle work very differently and the app is very restrictive compared to the Kindle itself. If you have a UK Amazon account it doesn't matter where your Kindle is when you buy Kindle edition ebooks, I have been in China and bought books that show up on the Kindle almost instantly. You can do this via the Kindle itself (using Wi-Fi) or via the Kindle store online. When you buy a book it automatically syncs with your Kindle (as long as it's connected to a network), or if you have multiple Kindles you select where to send it at the time of purchase. I would suggest getting one and trying it out, if you don't like it, send it back for a refund. Comparing the app readers to a Kindle itself is like comparing apples to oranges - the apps to be blunt are crap compared to the real thing. Thanks Tim, I may do that. Much as I enjoy all the books that I have kept - had a giant clear out when we moved here - there are only so many times you can reread stuff. Its a bit like having the same tune running through your head in the end. Talking of which.........I keep waking up to the sound of the Skye Boat Song, won't bloody stop. Whats worse is that its always the Kenneth McKellar version.  |
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Post by Chris on Dec 31, 2014 10:02:04 GMT
Skye Boat Song is legendary. I refuse to hear a bad word said about it!  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2014 10:38:55 GMT
Skye Boat Song is legendary. I refuse to hear a bad word said about it! But its that McKellar bloke!!! If it was the McCalmans or something it wouldn't be so bad  |
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Post by Chris on Dec 31, 2014 17:46:17 GMT
Nope. No excuses. Celebrates one of the greatest hero stories ever told. Don't care about the abject failure,it's Hogmanay.  |
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Post by Chris on Dec 31, 2014 17:51:34 GMT
Sorry,Hugmany
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2015 16:38:01 GMT
The book I downloaded for the Kindle reader was 'Paul of Dune' yet another in the series by Frank Herbert's son and Kevin Anderson. We agreed before that these books lack the sheer power of the originals but this one sinks even lower and is clearly just a filler to milk the cash cow. They seem to be inserting stories between every other book in order to 'flesh out the Dune universe'
I'm only a little way in and will no doubt read the rest just to see what happens but it has saved me the bother of getting any more. I have the same problem with Anne McCaffrey. She isn't yet dead but is already trying to hand the Pern universe over to her son Todd. He just doesn't have the necessary skill to make me believe in what he writes.
The originals create a totally believable world, peopled by believable characters. This is the real art of science fiction. We know it ain't true and almost certainly can't be true but we can suspend belief.
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Post by MartinT on Jan 1, 2015 17:23:46 GMT
It hardly ever works. I hope no-one ever tries it with Iain Banks. Recreating his Culture novels with their guile, shock violence, rich characters, humorous situations and laugh-out-loud moments would be impossible for anyone else to carry off.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2015 18:17:36 GMT
It hardly ever works. I hope no-one ever tries it with Iain Banks. Recreating his Culture novels with their guile, shock violence, rich characters, humorous situations and laugh-out-loud moments would be impossible for anyone else to carry off. I'm sure we must have discussed this before. I just can't get into the Culture novels at all. I've tried several times but they just don't draw me in. The principle remains however and you are right. It just seems like an attempt to cash in. |
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Jan 1, 2015 18:59:34 GMT
It hardly ever works. I hope no-one ever tries it with Iain Banks. Recreating his Culture novels with their guile, shock violence, rich characters, humorous situations and laugh-out-loud moments would be impossible for anyone else to carry off. +1. |
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Post by MartinT on Sept 23, 2015 15:28:28 GMT
I've not read it yet, but I noticed The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz in Waterstones today, continuing the Millennium trilogy by Stieg Larsson. Has anyone read it and, if so, is it any good?
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Post by Tim on Sept 23, 2015 16:31:44 GMT
I've not read it yet, but I noticed The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz in Waterstones today, continuing the Millennium trilogy by Stieg Larsson. Has anyone read it and, if so, is it any good? Not read it personally, but my friend has and he's a big fan of the MT - he wasn't impressed and said it lacked the tension and rawness of the first three. Give it a go and let us know  Reading this at the moment;  Everyone should read it IMO, unless you're vegan of course and if you are, you have my admiration. |
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Post by MartinT on Sept 23, 2015 16:34:32 GMT
Thanks, Tim. I've ordered it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2015 17:05:19 GMT
For the third time 'Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep' Philip K.Dick..
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Post by steveeb on Sept 23, 2015 18:08:11 GMT
I've not read it yet, but I noticed The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz in Waterstones today, continuing the Millennium trilogy by Stieg Larsson. Has anyone read it and, if so, is it any good? Next on my list but could be another example of not living up to the original author. There's still some afters regarding Stieg's legacy and his wife, who was closest to the originals, was not allowed to continue what I think were outlines for 10 books in total. Let's hope it works out. Just read two crackers from established authors. I've read all their books and these are certainly among their best. Both police thrillers and each make you want to do them in one sitting. Stephen King - Mr Mercedes Karin Slaughter - Cop Town |
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Post by MartinT on Sept 23, 2015 18:13:51 GMT
Thanks, Steve.
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Post by Chris on Sept 23, 2015 19:23:28 GMT
Forgot about this thread - right,I know he's a wanker but the books awrite - Ross Kemp(cringe) - Warriors,Britains fighting heroes. Tales of the bravest men. Not high brow but interesting and a good read.
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Post by Slinger on Sept 23, 2015 22:13:38 GMT
If you enjoyed the first part of Midwinter Of The Spirit on telly tonight then you really should read Phil Rickman's series of "Merrily Watkins" books. If you didn't enjoy it you should still read the books as they're tons better (so far) than the T.V. version.
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Post by MartinT on Sept 24, 2015 10:17:03 GMT
For the third time 'Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep' Philip K.Dick.. Have you tried We Can Remember it for you Wholesale, Minority Report and The Simulacra? Great books. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2015 18:20:47 GMT
Martin
I have 'The Preserving Machine' Bookwhich has the first one, I have 'Simulacra' & also 'Minority Report' the last one is a 60's Re-Issue..
One of my hobbies is collecting SF Paperbacks from the '60's.
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Post by MartinT on Sept 24, 2015 20:14:19 GMT
One of my hobbies is collecting SF Paperbacks from the '60's. It's Leslie Charteris 'The Saint' books from the late 1920s onwards that I collect. Really excellent reads, right up there with Fleming but were never as successful. Forget all the TV series, which were crap. |
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