Oh, cool, some Wodehouse would be perfect for a bus ride.
Wash: I didn't think you were one for rituals and such. Mal: I'm not, but it'll keep the others busy for a while. No reason to concern them with what's to be done.
'Bushwhacked'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
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."
Connie Neil - Jan 19, 2011 11:35:57 am PST #13636 of 28288
brillig
Dana - Jan 19, 2011 6:05:08 pm PST #13637 of 28288
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Bah. My library's selection of ebooks is disappointing.
Sue - Jan 19, 2011 6:15:33 pm PST #13638 of 28288
hip deep in pie
My library is compatible with almost every other book format but the Kindle. Bah!
Did I mention my Kindle arrived Monday. I like it so far. I have to say, beyond the New Yorker, I am disappointed with content available in Canada. The Kindle store is trying to tell me that the free versions of Austen's Persuasion and Sense and Sensibility are not available in Canada due to copyright reasons. Come On!!!
Liese S. - Jan 19, 2011 7:44:45 pm PST #13639 of 28288
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, Kindle specifically does not work with libraries.
beth b - Jan 19, 2011 8:24:14 pm PST #13640 of 28288
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Kindle's choice
Sue - Jan 20, 2011 3:42:05 am PST #13641 of 28288
hip deep in pie
Stupid Kindle.
flea - Jan 20, 2011 3:56:03 am PST #13642 of 28288
information libertarian
Sue, is Project Gutenberg Canadian-Friendly?
Sue - Jan 20, 2011 4:42:42 am PST #13643 of 28288
hip deep in pie
I've downloaded a couple of books from there, but I haven't tried loading them on the Kindle. I know there are other resources for public domain stuff out there, it's just that not making PD stuff available internationally is BS.
Jessica - Jan 20, 2011 5:34:46 am PST #13644 of 28288
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
it's just that not making PD stuff available internationally is BS.
In the case of something as old as Jane Austen, yes, but generally speaking, "public domain" is not an international standard since each country has its own copyright laws.
Sue - Jan 20, 2011 5:38:41 am PST #13645 of 28288
hip deep in pie
Yes, and our copyright terms are shorter than the United States. Death of the creator + 50 years.