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Post by herron on Feb 6, 2015 22:08:02 GMT -5
I'm trimming my collection, too. Too hard to buy and process film anymore, and doing the B&W myself loses some of its glamour when I have to scan the negatives to make a print (sigh). All that's slowing me down is listing all the stuff that's gathering dust in my closet. I DO have a smartphone. It's smarter than I am, anyway. But I actually like Facetime with my grandson (he's 8 and has his own phone, and it's kind of neat to be able to see him while we talk, since he lives about 1200 miles away). I also use The Twitter and The Book of Face ... but only to try to sell the books I've written. They're in paperback and digital, too (so phil doesn't have to buy them in paper). ;-) Amazon UK Amazon USA |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2015 0:05:49 GMT -5
Mickey:
I have found that I am less of an old grouch since I quit taking life and myself too seriously.
And Ron, you are correct. The best thing about Facetime is grandchildren - even when they live 10 miles away.
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Post by philbirch on Feb 8, 2015 7:12:07 GMT -5
I'm trimming my collection, too. Too hard to buy and process film anymore, and doing the B&W myself loses some of its glamour when I have to scan the negatives to make a print (sigh). All that's slowing me down is listing all the stuff that's gathering dust in my closet. I DO have a smartphone. It's smarter than I am, anyway. But I actually like Facetime with my grandson (he's 8 and has his own phone, and it's kind of neat to be able to see him while we talk, since he lives about 1200 miles away). I also use The Twitter and The Book of Face ... but only to try to sell the books I've written. They're in paperback and digital, too (so phil doesn't have to buy them in paper). ;-) Amazon UK Amazon USA I actually still buy paper too much of it - I just don't keep them - or shouldn't. The purpose of my 'library' is to find new favourite authors. I am writing a couple of books so I'm very much aware of the effect that illegal downloading can have on an author. I'm still working on two of my books. One is almost done and its sequel is still in the detailed planning stage with a couple of chapters already written. Amazon only sell for the Kindle correct? I'm sending a PM. Facebook is ok to keep up to speed with the family. Some of my cousins are no longer distant strangers any more. I hate it but now I'm beginning to use it for my own purpose. |
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Post by Doug T. on Feb 8, 2015 13:55:23 GMT -5
I have a nice little tablet that I use all the time, but when it comes to needing some "me" time, I prefer a good, printed book, and a nice cup of tea. No tv, radio, phones, tablets, or any other background distractions allowed.
Right now I'm reading "The Lost City of Z" by David Grann. It's about the search for traces of Col. Fawcett and his obsession with finding a lost civilization in the Amazon. Good stuff!
Doug
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Post by philbirch on Feb 8, 2015 18:24:56 GMT -5
I've just read the last book by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö:'The Terrorists' last of a series of 10 novels. I'm looking at Amazon for (print) copies of their older stuff.
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Post by herron on Feb 8, 2015 19:00:21 GMT -5
I'm trimming my collection, too. Too hard to buy and process film anymore, and doing the B&W myself loses some of its glamour when I have to scan the negatives to make a print (sigh). All that's slowing me down is listing all the stuff that's gathering dust in my closet. I DO have a smartphone. It's smarter than I am, anyway. But I actually like Facetime with my grandson (he's 8 and has his own phone, and it's kind of neat to be able to see him while we talk, since he lives about 1200 miles away). I also use The Twitter and The Book of Face ... but only to try to sell the books I've written. They're in paperback and digital, too (so phil doesn't have to buy them in paper). ;-) Amazon UK Amazon USA I actually still buy paper too much of it - I just don't keep them - or shouldn't. The purpose of my 'library' is to find new favourite authors. I am writing a couple of books so I'm very much aware of the effect that illegal downloading can have on an author. I'm still working on two of my books. One is almost done and its sequel is still in the detailed planning stage with a couple of chapters already written. Amazon only sell for the Kindle correct? I'm sending a PM. Facebook is ok to keep up to speed with the family. Some of my cousins are no longer distant strangers any more. I hate it but now I'm beginning to use it for my own purpose. Amazon for the Kindle, or in paperback. My books are also available online from Barnes & Noble (paperback and for the Nook), but I'm not sure if that's just USA. Two of my books are also available digitally from the Apple iBookstore (iTunes). What are yours about? |
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Post by philbirch on Feb 9, 2015 6:44:48 GMT -5
Hi Ron, I use a Sony reader so its epub format.
I have had bad experience with Sony's heavy handed approach to copyright protection and have lost countless hours of (my own) music and interviews on minidisc due to changing my PC. They are locked into the disc and cannot be extracted without the original PC. Sony are no help.
The reader is a refreshing change as I can put what I want on it without Sony interfering. Kindle refuses to accept many files 'because it doesn't like them', if its not been bought through Amazon, you have problems. I have tried to make sample chapters of my book available for Kindle readers and it will not accept them. PITA!
This is why I buy print books. I'll find an epub version to keep in my library when the book goes.
Briefly my story is about a guy who has bad luck all his life. He decides to cheat on a Big Brother style tv show in an attempt to win £250,000. The story starts in the present and each chapter leads to a flashback of his earlier life and the bad luck he has then. Mostly people dying. Certain characters and objects are constant through his life. In the story you can see how our character develops from a child, a youth and how his experiences makes him the bitter, cynical person he becomes. The story ends suddenly. This leads into book 2 which follows on but is completely different. One or two characters from the first book are in it, but this is a story about discovery, life, death, God and beliefs. I think it has a surprise ending. Somewhere between chapters in the first book will be a third story - a kind of 'inbetweenquel' told separately. The one about Kurt Cobain that I mentioned before.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2015 20:09:48 GMT -5
The book publisher for whom I worked now automatically offers both a Kindle or EPub edition along with a printed edition. They also now offer digital versions of all the backlist books (some dating back to the 1930s). They have been selling print and digital books through Amazon almost since the company was founded. The majority of books still sell in print form as they specialize in nonfiction of the American West and are used in research.
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Post by philbirch on Feb 9, 2015 20:32:15 GMT -5
Thanks Wayne. Many publishers do that these days. It is relatively easy to convert books from one format to another but Kindle doesnt like it. I eventually used .txt but all the formatting was gone. Still, this is something I must think about when the book is finished.
This topic has changed into a discussion on writing books. Apologies on behalf of the others and myself, Doug, for hi-jacking your topic. I suggest any more conversation on this subject goes under 'Other interests'.
Phil
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