'BBC Book List Challenge' on Facebook

2011-03-31 06:57:08

#51

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6859

Jay wrote:
Uzique wrote:
'reading' to me is about more than consuming the text-in-itself, though... it's about sitting down in an armchair, or outside in the sun, with a drink and some music... leafing through a book, flicking over pages. sitting and peering at a screen defeats the entire magic of wrapping yourself away in isolation with a good book.
Total fucking bollocks.

Translation: "What I care about is the image I project, not the contents"

the image i project? really? sat in my back garden that's completely out of sight, with no immediate neighbours?

my image? sat in the library, alone, with my ipod on?

my image? lay in bed at night, with maybe my girlfriend next to me sleeping?

yeah i just like to be SEEN with books

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2011-03-31 06:57:54

#52

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5747|London, England

ghettoperson wrote:
Jay wrote:
ghettoperson wrote:
Whilst on the subject of books, what do you guys think about Kindles? I'd much rather have a physical collection of books, but it also seems like a really cheap and easy way to acquire a lot of books. Just because I'm going to have a lot of spare time on my hands this summer, so I may as well do some reading.
I like my kindle, but not everything is in digital format as of yet. Unless you're trying to build a library or something, it's a lot more convenient. And if you are trying to build a library, it's a fantastic way to weed out the rubbish before you go and lay out money on hardcovers that you may not like.
Yeah that's kind of how I was thinking about it. For the moment it gives me access quickly and cheaply to a ton of books, and then once I'm not moving around once a year and am a little more stable I can rebuy everything in paper.

There are hundreds of free classics available on Amazon to download as well. That alone pretty much offsets the price.

I will warn you though, some e-books are priced higher than their paperback version.

"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat

2011-03-31 06:58:14

#53

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6859

why yes that's right, lady, i DO happen to be reading a 2004 EDITION of WAR AND PEACE by PENGUIN CLASSICS, available perhaps at an antique bookdealer near you for a most AFFORDABLE price. wanna get a drink?

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2011-03-31 07:00:06

#54

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7038

Does the wifi on Kindle allow you to use it as a regular webbrowser, or is it only to access the Amazon book store?

2011-03-31 07:02:33

#55

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6859

books only afaik

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2011-03-31 07:12:49

#56

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5747|London, England

ghettoperson wrote:
Does the wifi on Kindle allow you to use it as a regular webbrowser, or is it only to access the Amazon book store?

Yeah, you can use it as a browser but it's... wonky. Everything will be in black and white and there is no mouse, just arrow keys. So it's probably the last possible device I would use for surfing but it can do it in a pinch.

"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat

2011-03-31 08:16:02

#57

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7038

Just watched a video of it and it looks sufficient. I may be tempted to get the 3G version then, since there's no subscription fee.

2011-03-31 08:17:28

#58

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6927|Long Island, New York

ghettoperson wrote:
Does the wifi on Kindle allow you to use it as a regular webbrowser, or is it only to access the Amazon book store?

i think there's a pic Kmar posted of him reading BF2s on his kindle... looks meh

2011-03-31 08:33:42

#59

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5747|London, England

Here, just took a pic.

https://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb139/winterkiss42/IMAG0149.jpg

"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat

2011-03-31 08:39:38

#60

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|7016|UK

4 ... hadn't even heard of most of them

2011-03-31 08:40:59

#61

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5747|London, England

liquidat0r wrote:
4 ... hadn't even heard of most of them

I highly recommend the works of Jane Austen.

If you have a vagina and live in the 1700s.

"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat

2011-03-31 08:45:58