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[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

Wow! You US people are lucky! That would be so awesome.

[Dawn]

Wouldn't it! I keep checking since features do usually get released to the rest of the world eventually but it's been a very long wait so far so I'm not holding my breath ;-)

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

Just like your American Netflix!

[Cupcakes & Machetes, Hybrid Creature]

Well. When that feature is made available to everybody else, I am happy to share my books. :)

How is Netflix different? Or you don't have it at all yet?

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

Hybrid Creature (devours books instead of brains) wrote: "Well. When that feature is made available to everybody else, I am happy to share my books. :)

How is Netflix different? Or you don't have it at all yet?"

I think Netflix has different content depending on your location, not sure if that's what Lancer is referring to, but I've read about it elsewhere. It goes both ways though, there are something available in countries other than the US that are not available in the US.

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

Yes I was referring to the content. Being in Canada we have different content than the American Netflix. We do have the option to trick devices to think they are in the states but you either have to go through a tedious process every week or two to keep this happening, or pay another 6-8$ a month for a program that will do it for you automatically.

I've gone through the process to access American Netflix and having seen both versions the American version has much more and much better content. Whether it's more numerous recent movies or more seasons of shows there is a big difference.

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

Yay Bands of Mourning arrived today! Need to read Shadows of Self though!!

[Dawn]

At least in the UK we have the BBC. Can't beat it :-)

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

Kirsty wrote: "Yay Bands of Mourning arrived today! Need to read Shadows of Self though!!"

I'm tearing through Throne of Glass so I can get to my copy

[Rinn, (Retired mod) Captain of the SSV Normandy]

Yep, US Netflix has a LOT more content - and strangely, I think, a lot more BBC shows? When I was living in the Netherlands, Dutch Netflix had waaay more BBC/ITV shows than the UK, and even had the latest series of Doctor Who one week after it had finished airing. It's all to do with licensing rights etc. And most countries have Netflix now, I think a lot of smaller European countries got it last year (I remember a Belgian friend eagerly awaiting its arrival :P).

The red on this map is where you can get Netflix... so yeah, it's almost global!

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

It would be nice if the licensing etc could be arranged that everyone had the same content but I can see that being difficult

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

Just preordered Calamity too. Gonna have a backlog of Sanderson. UNHEARD OF!

[Tyler]

Just picked up" anne mccaffrey harper hall trilogy" so im exited ..looks like a fun 3 books to read

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

Tyler wrote: "Just picked up" anne mccaffrey harper hall trilogy" so im exited ..looks like a fun 3 books to read"

Menolly was my introduction to Pern, absolutely loved the fire lizards and then with the rest of the books the dragons. It's sad that she's no longer around to keep writing, her son just doesn't do it justice

[Tyler]

I realy wanted to get into the world of pern for a wile and when i saw this at my local store i grabed all 3. now i got a project for the weekend =)

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

Still sticking to my resolution - no books bought other than Sanderson and books for Ivy!

Bought Mistborn: Secret History yesterday :)

[Jilly]

I just bought Grave Visions. I'm so excited, I've waited years for this book!

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

My bank blocked my card based on a book purchase being odd behaviour. Are they feckin kidding me. After mortgage and food books are my third biggest expense. I am going to shout at some poor bank worker down the phone tomorrow on that one. Dumb asses.It was a John Scalzi book so maybe some puppies work in the bank.

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

I'm excited, tomorrow there is a used book sale at the mall near me and since I only have one class tomorrow I'm taking a day off to get there right as it begins. If not the used book store owners snatch up everything decent before anyone else has a chance.

But not this year!

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Good man . Get in there

[Veronica]

That sounds like my personal version of heaven.

I picked up The Lives of Tao last night.

[Paul]

That is a great book Veronica.

Take a trolley Lancer

That is really annoying Paul; they sound like a bunch of bankers

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

Kirsty wrote: "Still sticking to my resolution - no books bought other than Sanderson and books for Ivy!

Bought Mistborn: Secret History yesterday :)"

I started this today, didn't get real far, but I like the insight into what is is portraying :)

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Total bankers .

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

I got Lives of Tao for Christmas. Looking forward to it after enjoying Time Salvager

[Veronica]

I'm looking forward to reading it, Paul...uh, both Pauls. I read the first page at the store and it seemed promising.

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

It sounds really good all right

[Paul]

The series is very good Veronica

[Veronica]

I didn't even know it was a series (hadn't looked it up on GR yet). Nice!

[Rinn, (Retired mod) Captain of the SSV Normandy]

AHHHH Tao is SO good! :D

[Veronica]

Rinn wrote: "AHHHH Tao is SO good! :D"

Ah, yes, I think I recall seeing your high rating come across my updates feed and that's why the title pinged in my brain when I spotted it at the bookstore. :-)

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

So I decided to take the day off since I only had one class and didn't really need to go because it was the big used book sale at the mall near where I live and I ended up with a pretty good haul. I honestly could have spent hundreds of dollars but I don't have the shelf space. I should have taken Paul's advice and taken a cart of some sort. So here is what I ended up with:

Hardcovers:

Red Country
The Warded Man
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Stranger in a Strange Land

Paperbacks:
The Colour of Magic
The Long Earth
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
The Fionavar Tapestry
Storm Front
Grave Peril
Assassin's Apprentice
Royal Assassin
Assassin's Quest

all together I paid 34$ Canadian so I am very happy right now!

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Great haul . A few books in there I've really enjoyed

[Shannon]

Looks like a great haul and for the price that is very awesome.

[Veronica]

Wow, that IS a good haul. Well done! I've only read three of those (The Warded Man and the Harry Dresden books) but the rest are on my TBR list.

[Rinn, (Retired mod) Captain of the SSV Normandy]

Today I received... this review copy :D :D :D :D

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Aaaaaahhhhhhh. I'm extremely jealous .

[Shawnie]

Ooohhh. He's signing near me Tuesday night. I'm thinking about going, but it's late in the evening on a work night. I wish I didn't have to worry about details like that. LOL

[Whitney]

I've been stressed about my work in my program so I brought a few books and also a funny bookmark. :)

A is for Alibi
Rebecca
Hardwired
Continuing Korean: Includes CD-ROM of Audio Recordings

[Paul]

Great haul Lancer. Lucky you Rinn

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

Great haul Lancer! Some good titles there.

And Rinn.... so lucky! :D

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

I think I would be hard pressed not to trade the entire haul for Rinns copy of morning star though..

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

I'm jealous of it but as I have a signed copy on the way I think I'll get over it :-)

[Dawn]

If anyone is in London or Birmingham Pierce Brown has book signings for Morning Star on the 20th and 25th Feb. respectively at Waterstones.

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Goldsboro in London have him in on the 23rd as well which will be a bit more intimate than Waterstones

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

I see I am now faced with the issue of what to read next. It was always a problem but I just went from having 10 or so possible next books to closer to 35. Sigh

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

A painful position but better than no choices.

[Paul]

The Warded man?

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

That's very true.

The Warded Man will be soon but I think there I'm going g to go through the few that I had set aside to read next prior to buying the bunch that it did.

[Paul]

Reasonable haul this weekend from the library:
Clay by Melissa Harrison
Wild Coast: An exploration of the places where land meets sea Marianne Taylor
Where I'm Reading From: The Changing World of Books by Tim Parks
For the Love of Radio 4 An Unofficial Companion by Caroline Hodgson

and bought

Feet in the Clouds: A Tale of Fell-Running and Obsession by Richard Askwith
Armada by Ernest Cline (Signed copy too!)
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett (I have a copy so this is going to a friend)