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#142: Julie Sherman (julieswn) Tue 15 Nov 11 17:51

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:51:00 PST

We will be interviewing Cyrus Fahrivar about his book "The Internet of Elsewhere." Not completely sure of the date yet, but it might be as soon as Nov 28th. The books are in, if you would like to receive a free copy and then participate in the conversation, please email me at julieswan@aol.com. If you would like more info on Cyrus and his book, please check out <www.internetofelsewhere.com.> [Read entire topic]

#141: Jon Lebkowsky (jonl) Tue 8 Nov 11 09:22

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:22:00 PST

Novelist Lewis Shiner will be our guest December 22, discussing his latest novel _Dark Tangos_. You can download the book as a pdf: http://boingboing.net/2011/09/19/lewis-shiners-new-suspense-novel-dark-tangos-as-a-free-download-the-action-packed-ugly-history-of-argentina.html [Read entire topic]

#140: Andrew Alden (alden) Fri 28 Oct 11 20:42

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:42:00 PDT

Ah, OK, I remember who this guy is. Fradkin is one of my favorite authors, and Reuss is right down his alley. Email sent. [Read entire topic]

#139: jelly fish challenged (reet) Fri 28 Oct 11 09:07

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:07:00 PDT

And anyone who has been in our house has seen a Ruess print on the wall! [Read entire topic]

#138: David Gans (tnf) Fri 28 Oct 11 07:41

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:41:00 PDT

I am reading this book now. It's thoroughly researched and beautifully written, with Ruess's own words woven directly into the text (set off in italics). Ruess's story ends with a mystery, but it's not about that: it's about a young man who goes wandering in the west in the 1930s, with pencils and paintbrushes and a journal in hand.

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everett_Ruess>

<http://everettruess.net/> [Read entire topic]

#137: Julie Sherman (julieswn) Thu 27 Oct 11 17:54

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:54:00 PDT

Startingon Nov 10th we will be duscussing Philip Fradkin's book:

Everett Ruess His Short Life, Mysterious Death, and Astonishing Afterlife

More info at: <http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520265424>

If you would like a free (regular, hold it in your hands) book, please email me at julieswan@aol.com [Read entire topic]

#136: Gail Williams (gail) Wed 26 Oct 11 10:51

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:51:00 PDT

Free readers for kindle format: "The Best Reading Experience... Browser" -- that's their cloud subscription service) -- "PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, or Android Phone" <http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_ipad_mkt_lnd?docId=1000493771>

Free readers for nook format: "Your Library Everywhere: iPad iPhone Android NOOK PC Mac" http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/free-nook-apps/379002321/ [Read entire topic]

#135: Gary Lambert (almanac) Wed 26 Oct 11 08:48

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:48:00 PDT

Slippage. [Read entire topic]

#134: Gary Lambert (almanac) Wed 26 Oct 11 08:48

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:48:00 PDT

Both Amazon and B&N offer free readers that you can download to your computer, phone or tablet. If a user has the software on multiple devices it will sync between them so the books you get can be read on any or all of them. It'll even retain bookmarks while syncing so you can pick up in the same place. But, no, I don't think any of them have a print function. Kinda defeats the purpose of the e-book. [Read entire topic]

#133: brighter clouds ahead (noebie) Wed 26 Oct 11 08:41

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:41:00 PDT

amazon does have a free reader application available for download - not sure you can print anything out with it though [Read entire topic]