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Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.

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There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."

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§ ita § - Jan 13, 2011 1:50:05 pm PST #13588 of 28283
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

they just cancelled a bunch of orders

Amazon wants you to honour your stance. Don't fight it.

I hadn't realised how many free books I'd downloaded. I'm a crazy person. It's not like I've started reading any of the hundred+ that are lying there.

But, you know, if I ever need the Yellow Fairy Book, I know where it is.

Kat - Jan 13, 2011 4:32:35 pm PST #13589 of 28283
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

ita, did you know that the LAPL allows you to download free books too. For a short period of time, that is (like 21 days). I've been using lots of those books too.

Liese S. - Jan 13, 2011 4:33:45 pm PST #13590 of 28283
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Amazon wants you to honour your stance. Don't fight it.

Right? So much for you, Amazon.

I ended up signing up with the Philadelphia library to get my library books. I don't have my credentials yet, but when I do, whoo, library books on my nook.

§ ita § - Jan 13, 2011 4:51:21 pm PST #13591 of 28283
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'm missing something obvious, Kat. I'm puttering around NetLibrary, and although it says I limited my list to downloadable books, it's bringing up an Opera-unfriendly viewer. I created a NetLibrary account and everything, and no book is showing me check out and download options.

Can you tell me a title you downloaded?

Kat - Jan 13, 2011 5:27:20 pm PST #13592 of 28283
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

I don't use NetLibrary but Overdrive because I also get audio stuff for school. A Title I just downloaded was Very LeFreak.

§ ita § - Jan 13, 2011 6:08:36 pm PST #13593 of 28283
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Aha. Thanks. Will try.

Kat - Jan 13, 2011 6:54:36 pm PST #13594 of 28283
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

If it doesn't work, ita, I'll try to recreate the steps I took. It was a pain the ass to get everything to work but now it's kinda great.

§ ita § - Jan 14, 2011 6:17:44 am PST #13595 of 28283
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I think I got it working, Kat, but damn that was a lot of steps. And installs. And glayvin.

Now I just have to remember to read those damned books. The selection was irritatingly low. Most of the stuff I wanted wasn't available. The artificial restriction on resources is annoying, although I understand it's not financially viable to have infinite copies.

Kat - Jan 14, 2011 8:04:24 am PST #13596 of 28283
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

They make it painfully difficult, don't they?

I'm on a lot of waiting lists for books there. They have some stuff I'm excited about. And yes, the resource restriction blows.

BUT it means I don't have to go to a branch to get books and I like that. And free.

megan walker - Jan 14, 2011 2:00:44 pm PST #13597 of 28283
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Just a reminder if you are participating in the Great Unread challenge, you should check in with your progress: Because Atheism Has No Holidays.

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