Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[Machka]

tikay

i no you talked about possibly getting a book reader to make life a bit easier

might be worth trying this

http://uk.nook.com/tablets/nook-simple-touch

heavily reduced to £29 got loads of very good reviews and cheap enough to never use again if its not for you

Thanks horsey, looks a bargain.

One irresolvable problem with these electric book thingies is that I have, and like to re-visit, a lot of antiquarian books, and these would not be available on Amazon or the like. They smell nice, too. Old books have such a lovely aroma.

Having said that, I used to be hugely opposed to I-pads, now I cannot live without one.

Project Gutenberg might host a lot of the older books and for free.

http://www.gutenberg.org/

According to the site they now hold over 42,000 free books with over 100,000 free ebooks available through their affiliate sites.

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Partners%2C_Affiliates_and_Resources


Personally I wouldn't touch an ebook reader - my physical books have never run out of battery power. 

Mind you, this is coming from someone who is semi tech savvy who has never owned a laptop, mp3 player, tablet device or ebook reader.

[Tal]

I adore having proper books.

I like finding early editions in bookshops and charity shops every now and then. Have found an early Jeeves and Wooster and an early Bond book. Nothing huge in value, but great to have and are unlikely to drop in value.

One of my little favourite finds I actually gave away as a present to my old chess coach when he retired. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Snobs It was a c.1910 edition, well bound and bible leaf paper.

I have a copy of Macbeth, with illustrations by Salvador Dali. It's something completely different.

There's a cracking shop in the mall in Venetian I stumbled across last year. This will be getting a visit again, although the bargains are much harder to come by. And those Yanks don't write like what we do.

[AndrewT]

Books lose their allure when you move house.

[tikay]

Books lose their allure when you move house.

Why so? Can you elaborate on that Mr T?

[Marky147]

Books lose their allure when you move house.

Why so? Can you elaborate on that Mr T?

At a guess because they have to move with you, and they're an enormous pain in the ass.

[77dave]

Do you get to play live much these days Tikay or is it just work, work, work?

[Royal Flush]

Tikay i don't understand, are you saying you are not enjoying sitting in the corner?

[RED-DOG]

A Kindle reader on my phone has me back on at least one book per week.

I can browse the biggest bookshop in the world any time I like and try before I buy.

I carry all my books with me all the time.

The book I'm currently reading is amazing.

[kinboshi]

Waits for Barry Carter to ask if it's his book...

[RED-DOG]

Waits for Barry Carter to ask if it's his book...

No, but I did buy an electronic copy of The Mental Game at a bargain price and read it on my Kindle app.

What's more, I can dip back into it at any time, even while I'm at the tables.

[Jon MW]

I adore having proper books.

I like finding early editions in bookshops and charity shops every now and then. Have found an early Jeeves and Wooster and an early Bond book. Nothing huge in value, but great to have and are unlikely to drop in value.

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Same here, I think my best find was a 20's edition of The Water Babies which isn't worth a huge amount but I picked it up for 20p so ihowever much it changes with fashion it's always worth many multiples more than it's purchase price

I also really like going contemporary book shopping, which I tend to do by looking at every single book available in a store (or 2) then going back and picking out the 3 or 4 which seem 'best' at that particular point in time.

But I also have a kindle. The e-ink means that it feels like reading a normal book (I'd avoid any application for a phone or tablet), and purely the advantage of saving so much space makes them just so handy.

I think I'd split books into a top category of antiquarian and 'special' books which I'd want to own the physical copies because the binding and illustrations and whatnot are so beautiful that the physical structure of the book is worth owning by itself; a middle (huge) category of books which I really like so I'd want to own the physical book for my collection and finally a lower category which is all the books which I'd like to read, but I'm not that fussed about - those are the books to go on my kindle.

[Rod Paradise]

One for you Tikay, checks the boxes - Old Photo, Old Geeky Technology.

Click to see full-size image.

It's the overhead railway at Damellington not far from me, which was used to transport coal from some of the many mines around the village. Eventually a railtrack was laid and i'm told the overhead was sold to Butlins in Ayr for a ride of some kind.

Mines are all shut now, and instead Damellington is ringed with open cast mines instead, changing the landscape forever.

[Tal]

The 1,000,000th JCB digger will be made today.

[doubleup]

I adore having proper books.

I like finding early editions in bookshops and charity shops every now and then. Have found an early Jeeves and Wooster and an early Bond book. Nothing huge in value, but great to have and are unlikely to drop in value.

I hope you don't just give the charity shop action when you find the nuts? 

[Tal]

I adore having proper books.

I like finding early editions in bookshops and charity shops every now and then. Have found an early Jeeves and Wooster and an early Bond book. Nothing huge in value, but great to have and are unlikely to drop in value.

I hope you don't just give the charity shop action when you find the nuts? 

"Dear Mr Tal

Your recent transactions have been referred to our Compliance Team, as they appear to relate to palpable errors.

Your account has been reviewed and will no longer be operational.

Thank you for your custom.

Yours sincerely

Age UK."