How I read ebooks
Posted on August 19, 2006 - Filed Under books, ebooks, fiction, howto, sf | 8 Comments
Well, it appears the link from Boing Boing to my article about locating DRM-free ebooks may have brought a little bit more traffic here than normal (click on the thumbnail for a close-up). As a result there are a lot of good comments about other places to get your scifi than the 5 I mentioned. [...]
Read More..>>5 excellent places to find DRM-free science fiction
Posted on July 27, 2006 - Filed Under DRM, ebooks, fiction, sf | 64 Comments
I’m a science fiction reader these days, and it has been a long time since I have read a real fiction book - I much prefer the convenience of always having a book with me that ebooks provide. So I have decided to let you know five excellent places to find DRM-free reading material, from [...]
Read More..>>Jim Baen: October 22, 1943 - June 28, 2006
Posted on June 29, 2006 - Filed Under DRM, books, sf | 1 Comment
Jim Baen, the pioneer of sensible (non-DRM) electronic books has passed away. Read David Drake’s obit.
Read More..>>Ender’s Shadow - Orson Scott Card
Posted on February 27, 2006 - Filed Under books, listing, sf | Leave a Comment
So, edgio has gone live. Looks interesting. Here’s where I try and get rid of a book using said service. I may even get to be the first Australian listing.
Anyway I have a paperback copy of Ender’s Shadow by Orson Scott Card that I no longer need. In the spirit of testing out edgio, I [...]
Read More..>>A Scanner Darkly
Posted on February 21, 2006 - Filed Under movies, sf | Leave a Comment
A Scanner Darkly looks like it will be a pretty cool movie. The animation looks awesome. Now I’ll have to read the book. Link to trailer.
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