Ok, here are my LendMe books.
Note: if you have a B&N account, but not a Nook, you can lend and read, too.
Catching Fire – Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games – ibid
Graceling – Kristin Cashore
Bonds of Justice – Nalini Singh
Archangel's Kiss - ibid
Bullet – Laurell K. Hamilton (I was weak.)
Phoenix and Ashes – Mercedes Lackey
Under Heaven – Guy Gavriel Kay
Dead in the Family – Charlaine Harris
Dead and Gone - ibid
A Catch of Consequence – Diane Norman
A Murderous Procession – Ariana Franklin
Grave Goods – ibid
The Serpents's Tale – ibid
Mistress of the Art of Death – ibid
Bone Magic – Yasmine Galenorn
Demon Mistress – ibid
Thorn Queen – Richelle Mead
Succubus Shadows – ibid
Silver Borne – Patricia Briggs
Alien Taste – Wen Spencer
(xposted with Literary)
All of this talk makes me actually want to open the sony e-reader that I got for Christmas. It seems like it would be a good gift for me, but I like paper. And I like owning books, it's why I don't generally go to the library. If I read a book and I like it, I generally want to own it. But, if I've already read it, I don't want to spend money on it. So, I'd rather buy it and roll the dice. My issues, let me show you them.
Mac problem - just want to know if anyone else has experienced this. Computer is a 2004 G5.
Yesterday, out of the blue, the monitor wouldn't power up. I experimented a little and discovered that it will only work if none of the "extra" cables (USB/Firewire) are plugged in.
Anyone else had this happen, and if so, was it the monitor or the computer? (i.e., bad cables or bad ports)
I do have another monitor I can plug in to test, but it's heavy and I'm pregnant and I hate crawling under the desk.
Also, DAMN YOU PEOPLE AND YOUR POCKET FROG RECS. All my free time is now spent breeding frogs on my phone.
(Username is Alterjess if anyone wants to trade.)
jessica,
we have a google docs set of spreadsheets going. I'll add you to our communication group via profile addy.
yes, it is a disorder.
Barnes & Noble:
Okay, I have the following (it's a short list). If you express interest, I'll contact you at profile addy and do my thing.
Shatter - Michael Robotham
This is Where I Leave You - Jonathan Tropper
The Brass Verdict - Michael Connelly
Road Dogs - Elmore Leonard
Hollywood Moon - Joseph Wambaugh
Grr. I just noticed that there's a Nook app for Android, and realised I couldn't download it. Because it's for Android 1.6. And I have 1.5. Which sends me bouncing around the web, and apparently the Cliq goes EOL Monday. And they haven't committed to a 2.x upgrade date yet!
I'm pissed beyond belief at being so behind the curve on the OS here. My purchase decision was based largely on provider and keyboard availability (I think it came down to two phones), but I still feel shafted. It's not the first app I've not been able to install, and I'm sure it won't be the last.
All of this talk makes me actually want to open the sony e-reader that I got for Christmas. It seems like it would be a good gift for me, but I like paper. And I like owning books, it's why I don't generally go to the library. If I read a book and I like it, I generally want to own it. But, if I've already read it, I don't want to spend money on it. So, I'd rather buy it and roll the dice. My issues, let me show you them.
I can relate to this. I felt the same way. But for stuff like "Hunger Games" and "Shit My Dad Says" and "The Passage", I know I don't want to own the hard copies (and the library wait list is too long for my impatient self). And so many of the books I treasure in my collection (classics) are available free on the Kindle. So I can own the lovely books, but if I hanker for Dickens on the road, it's 1 minute to download all of "David Copperfield" and I don't have to lug it around.
If nothing else, does the Sony eReader offer samples? Just that alone (being able to download the first few chapters of a given book) can be awesome. You can just use it for that and you'll know if you want to buy the book. I read the sampe for the new Henry Aaron biography and could tell immediately that I want to own the actual book.
I was pretty shocked at how much I enjoy reading on the Kindle. I don't miss the "book" feel nearly as much as I thought I would.
