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December 2014- What are you reading?
A Rare Benedictine by Ellis Peters
~Susan~
~Unofficial Royalty~
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- Miss Moppet
- Bibliophile
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[quote=""Miss Moppet""]I should do that myself. Her others have gone on Kindle so hopefully it's just a matter of time.[/quote]
It certainly can't hurt anything, especially with Amazon getting into the publishing biz. I noticed a lot of older titles from the 70s and 80s now on Kindle via Amazon's Montlake Romance pub house, and they've put them up on KU at that. I'm not sure how they're getting the titles, not being that publisher/author rights savvy. Are they buying 'dead' inventory from the assets of Dorchester publishing? Diversion Books (don't know who owns them) is picking up a lot of older titles as well. Who would have thought we'd see Lily Cigar on Kindle, and a freebie at that?
It certainly can't hurt anything, especially with Amazon getting into the publishing biz. I noticed a lot of older titles from the 70s and 80s now on Kindle via Amazon's Montlake Romance pub house, and they've put them up on KU at that. I'm not sure how they're getting the titles, not being that publisher/author rights savvy. Are they buying 'dead' inventory from the assets of Dorchester publishing? Diversion Books (don't know who owns them) is picking up a lot of older titles as well. Who would have thought we'd see Lily Cigar on Kindle, and a freebie at that?
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be
I finished The Shrouded Walls by Susan Howatch. Pretty good gothic and mystery. If you like Victoria Holt, this would suit well. Now starting Gypsy Heiress by Laura London, one of those older romances now on Kindle, and thankfully the library picked it up. Just right for a rainy Saturday, so far that is.
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be
- MLE (Emily Cotton)
- Bibliomaniac
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- Joined: August 2008
- Interest in HF: started in childhood with the classics, which, IMHO are HF even if they were contemporary when written.
- Favourite HF book: Prince of Foxes, by Samuel Shellabarger
- Preferred HF: Currently prefer 1600 and earlier, but I'll read anything that keeps me turning the page.
- Location: California Bay Area
My Spanish needed a reminder, so I downloaded a kindle version of 'El Senor de los Anillos' (the Lord of the Rings). Unlike the 16th-century research documents I have to pore through, at least in this case I already KNOW what it says, which helps when I come across an odd saying where the words don't add up to the meaning. This will be a long slog, however.
- Miss Moppet
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[quote=""Misfit""] Diversion Books (don't know who owns them) is picking up a lot of older titles as well. Who would have thought we'd see Lily Cigar on Kindle, and a freebie at that?[/quote]
Your review might have had something to do with it. It just goes to show it's worth reviewing those old OOP titles, as they may later have a new lease of life via Kindle.
[quote=""MLE (Emily Cotton)""]My Spanish needed a reminder, so I downloaded a kindle version of 'El Senor de los Anillos' (the Lord of the Rings). Unlike the 16th-century research documents I have to pore through, at least in this case I already KNOW what it says, which helps when I come across an odd saying where the words don't add up to the meaning. This will be a long slog, however.[/quote]
Oh I do that too. I've got a German translation of HP and the Chamber of Secrets lying around somewhere.
Your review might have had something to do with it. It just goes to show it's worth reviewing those old OOP titles, as they may later have a new lease of life via Kindle.
[quote=""MLE (Emily Cotton)""]My Spanish needed a reminder, so I downloaded a kindle version of 'El Senor de los Anillos' (the Lord of the Rings). Unlike the 16th-century research documents I have to pore through, at least in this case I already KNOW what it says, which helps when I come across an odd saying where the words don't add up to the meaning. This will be a long slog, however.[/quote]
Oh I do that too. I've got a German translation of HP and the Chamber of Secrets lying around somewhere.
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, felt like something contemporary!
~Susan~
~Unofficial Royalty~
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- wendy
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[quote=""Susan""]Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, felt like something contemporary![/quote]
I thoroughly enjoyed both the book and the movie. What a great holiday gift to yourself!
I thoroughly enjoyed both the book and the movie. What a great holiday gift to yourself!
Wendy K. Perriman
Fire on Dark Water (Penguin, 2011)
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http://www.FireOnDarkWater.com
Fire on Dark Water (Penguin, 2011)
http://www.wendyperriman.com
http://www.FireOnDarkWater.com