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[Liade]

Aleksandr wrote: "Liade - check in the group. I know people have conversions. :)"

I seem to need an invite to join :(

[Lenore]

Liade wrote: "I seem to need an invite to join :("

PM me your email address and I'll send you the mobi versions of the DC, Liade.

[Aleksandr]

Liade - I don't think you do. Just click on the "request to join" button, I'll approve you.

[Anne]

Aleksandr wrote: "Anne - I guess anybody's name can possibly mean something bad/negative in some language somewhere on the planet. I very much doubt that was the intention here. :)

Plainbrownwrapper - I think JoAn..."

I know, and after this I will definitely check out her writing. And as I said, it isn't fair to let something like that be a judge either, but there are so many books and many writers out there....

[Anne]

Johanna wrote: "Am I the only one around here who hasn't read Special Forces? There is a spoiler free Group Read for First Timers about to start (next Monday) over here:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1..."

I haven't either, but after reading Gold Digger, I have thought it is about time I did, so maybe I should head over to that place too.

[Aleksandr]

Anne - Absolutely! Sometimes you get so overloaded that every excuse works to narrow down the field. Though in JS's case, that would hit the wrong author. She's on the literary side of things (which not everybody likes), but I love her style/voice.

[Sarah]

Liade wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Am I the only one around here who hasn't read Special Forces? There is a spoiler free Group Read for First Timers about to start (next Monday) over here:

http://www.goodreads.com/t..."

I'm new to it too, started reading the other night and now it's eating huge chunks of my time!
I'm reading it on my phone - there's an Adobe app for Android, and as long as I turn the phone so I'm reading in landscape the font is fine (for me anyway)

[Plainbrownwrapper]

Aleksandr wrote: "Plainbrownwrapper - I think JoAnne is an incredibly gifted stylist. I love her stuff, because she's one of those writers I can relax with and not expect to be jolted like biting on tinfoil at a bad (or awful) turn of phrase. "

Thanks for the note -- I'm a big fan of good prose!

[Aleksandr]

Plainbrownwrapper - Me too! So I cherish the authors who can deliver it.

[Anne]

Aleksandr wrote: "Plainbrownwrapper - Me too! So I cherish the authors who can deliver it."

Me three, It is always such a relief to read authors that you don't fear will let you down with bad writing that kicks you out of the story.

[Manda]

Johanna wrote: "Am I the only one around here who hasn't read Special Forces? There is a spoiler free Group Read for First Timers about to start (next Monday) over here:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1..."

I have just started Johanna, nice to know about the group read, most people I know are way ahead of me. Thank you for sharing.

[Johanna]

Liade, Anne, Sarah and Manda! It would be lovely to do the Special Forces group reading together. :) I assume that we are going to need all the peer support we can get while reading (I cheated a little and read the first two chapters today). I'm planning to give it a try anyway — the people in the group seem like a merry bunch. ;)

[Sarah]

I think I'm a little over a third of the way through - so hard to stop reading it!
And I seem to have joined the group a while back, handy :)

[Johanna]

Sarah wrote: "I think I'm a little over a third of the way through - so hard to stop reading it!
And I seem to have joined the group a while back, handy :)"

I don't think you'll have to stop reading. You can just share your thoughts with us afterwards. :)

[Sarah]

lol - more life getting in the way - pesky little things like needing to sleep and buy food :)
Really not a good book to read before bed, not unless you mind losing a few hours then wincing when you see the time!

[Johanna]

Sarah wrote: "lol - more life getting in the way - pesky little things like needing to sleep and buy food :)"

Oh, those. They are so overrated... ;)

[Lora]

Okay, so right now I happen to be reading The Dark Tide, but that is unimportant. I just ordered The Complete Brandstetter by Joseph Hansen and I was excited and needed to tell somebody! Woo!

[Becky]

Lora wrote: "Okay, so right now I happen to be reading The Dark Tide, but that is unimportant. I just ordered The Complete Brandstetter by Joseph Hansen and I was excited and needed to tell somebody! Woo!"

Oooh! Where did you find it? Every time I look it's insanely expensive.

[Plainbrownwrapper]

Becky wrote: "Oooh! Where did you find it? Every time I look it's insanely expensive."

I got my copy used off of Amazon. I think it was $25 total, if I'm remembering correctly. No more than that, anyway.

[Antonella]

Becky wrote: "Every time I look it's insanely expensive. "

But it used to be insanely cheap (and insanely small written)!
Maybe we are talking about a different edition?

[Lora]

Same edition. 1200 insanely small type pages. DH just bought himself a Harley, so $115 for a "like new" used book didn't seem quite as painful. I've wanted it for a really long time.

[HJ]

Antonella wrote: "Becky wrote: "Every time I look it's insanely expensive. "

But it used to be insanely cheap (and insanely small written)!
Maybe we are talking about a different edition?"

I was just thinking - hope Lora has either very good eyesight or strong glasses, because I found it so hard to read (physically) that I never got very far.

[Lora]

Oh, it was through Amazon.

[Lora]

Magnifying glasses ARE cheap. LOL! Trying to find all the individual books would have made me nuts.

[Becky]

If the print is really small I might be better off getting the individual books. Plus, I bet the collection is a brick, and my wrists really don't like that. Hmmm.

It gave me a bit of a giggle that most of the books listed as Customers Also Bought on the Brandstetter page were Josh's.

[Plainbrownwrapper]

Dang, I can't believe the price is so high now. I need to start treating my copy better -- it's just been banging around the house. I checked the price, and when I bought it last December it was $31.19 including shipping!

[Antonella]

Lora wrote: "Same edition. 1200 insanely small type pages. DH just bought himself a Harley, so $115 for a "like new" used book didn't seem quite as painful. I've wanted it for a really long time."

Wow, that's dedication to m/m!

I bought mine in October 2009, and it was very cheap then.

[Lora]

I haven't actually recieved my copy, so I can't testify as to how tiny the print really is--I do have decent vision for reading (at least so far) and I figure I will be able to manage it.

I figure the price isn't really all that bad when you figure it is 12 books (shh! I am trying to justify this!) and that is only about $10 a book. Besides, the price keeps going up on it, so chances are, if I want to resell it at a later date, I can recoup some of the purchase price. And I have saved (please, keep the snickering to a minimum) tons of money by reading ebooks for the past 4 years.

Heck, I can't even keep a straight face trying to justify it.

[Antonella]

Hi, Lora!

You really don't have to justify anything here!

As Charlie Cochrane nicely said in her welcoming speech to the UK GLBT Meet in Brighton: ''It's great to be here, in a place where we don't have to explain/justify ourselves for what we write and what we read'' (more or less, I didn't record it ;-).

[Liade]

Aleksandr wrote: "Liade - check in the group. I know people have conversions. :)"

OK, I seem to be a member of this group now. But at first glance there's no indication whatsoever where to look for these converted files. Do I have to ask/search for answers in threads with intimidating four figure numbers of posts?

Hey, I don't want to appear overly grumpy, but it seems to me that information like that could easily be made available on the group's front page.

[HJ]

Plainbrownwrapper wrote: "Dang, I can't believe the price is so high now. I need to start treating my copy better -- it's just been banging around the house. I checked the price, and when I bought it last December it was $3..."

I bought my Complete Brandstetter second-hand on Amazon three years ago for what I now realise was an absolute bargain price! Couldn't believe the prices when I checked just now.

[Liade]

Hj wrote: "Plainbrownwrapper wrote: "Dang, I can't believe the price is so high now. I need to start treating my copy better -- it's just been banging around the house. I checked the price, and when I bought ..."

I have that copy as well - but with the minuscule font you definitely have to add the price of the top quality glasses necessary to read it!

[Lenore]

Liade wrote: "OK, I seem to be a member of this group now. But at first glance there's no indication whatsoever where to look fo..."

Hi Liade. Like I said this morning, you can PM me your email address and I'll forward you the mobi files.

[Liade]

Lenore wrote: "Liade wrote: "Aleksandr wrote: "Liade - check in the group. I know people have conversions. :)"

OK, I seem to be a member of this group now. But at first glance there's no indication whatsoever wh..."

I must have missed your post this morning!?

[Sara]

Johanna wrote: "Am I the only one around here who hasn't read Special Forces? There is a spoiler free Group Read for First Timers about to start (next Monday) over here:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1..."

I started reading it, but I fell by the wayside. Shall I pretend I haven't read any of it yet and join in?

[Lenore]

Liade wrote: "I must have missed your post this morning!?"

Check your inbox, Liade.

[Johanna]

Hambel wrote: "I started reading it, but I fell by the wayside. Shall I pretend I haven't read any of it yet and join in?"

LOL. Let's pretend together... I'm currently reading chapter 3. ;)

[Liade]

Lenore wrote: "Liade wrote: "I must have missed your post this morning!?"

Check your inbox, Liade."

Arrived ok, thanks a lot!

[Sara]

Johanna wrote: "Hambel wrote: "I started reading it, but I fell by the wayside. Shall I pretend I haven't read any of it yet and join in?"

LOL. Let's pretend together... I'm currently reading chapter 3. ;)"

:D

[Lora]

Becky wrote: "If the print is really small I might be better off getting the individual books. Plus, I bet the collection is a brick, and my wrists really don't like that. Hmmm.

It gave me a bit of a giggle t..."

I just checked ebay and the 12 individual Brandstetter books (all paperback, non-matching) are for sale in a lot for $34.99. So if you were looking...

[Becky]

Lora wrote: "Becky wrote: "If the print is really small I might be better off getting the individual books. Plus, I bet the collection is a brick, and my wrists really don't like that. Hmmm.

It gave me a bit..."

Hey, thanks!

[Aleksandr]

Thank you, Lenore! Much appreciated! :)

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

I'm finishing Maurice, liking it and enjoying a bit the historical period, it forces dynamics that are a bit different, because the social class comes into play in the mind of the characters. Let's see how the last 15% will play out.

Slightly different: where else are you reading?
Well, I entered Amazon.it yesterday and they were selling the Kindle Paperwhite. I've been coveting it since when it appeared in the US, so I made myself an early Christmas present. Delivery from November 22nd on :D

[Aleksandr]

Ohhhh. I'm torn between a Kindle Touch and a Kindle Fire (HD). If I could find any way to sell the idea to my guy (who correctly reminds me every day I already have an iPad and my Kindle Keyboard is perfectly fine) ...

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

The Kindle Fire is too much like a tablet, I think, so I'd buy something else first, but also my eyes work better with black and white. I'm very curious about this new Paperwhite screen, because it is lighted but it shouldn't strain the eyes. I've been very happy in that regard with my Kindle 2nd generation, but I can't read in the dark :)

I'm not going to abandon my first Kindle because the new one doesn't have text-to-speech, which is a great feature when I have migraines.

[Lenore]

No prob, Aleks.

And my Kindle keyboard is perfectly fine as well but I couldn't resist the Paperwhite's awesomeness. Already pre-ordered it! Roll on October 25!

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Do you think they heard our protests, Lenore? And why do you get it a month before me??!! :D

[Lenore]

Emanuela ~plastic duck~ wrote: "Do you think they heard our protests, Lenore? And why do you get it a month before me??!! :D"

:) They sure as hell heard my cries of frustration!
And I'm not sure why I'm getting it sooner.

[HJ]

I am strugging to resist the lure of the Paperwhite, because I simply don't need it. My old Kindle keyboard is absolutely fine. But the Paperwhite is so shiny and pretty! (Even if/or maybe because I do think of the early-flowering narcissus every time I see the name...) I'm using the fact that I couldn't play audiobooks on it to help fight the temptation.

I read that Amazon sell the Paperwhite at cost because they make their money out of the fact that Kindle owners read four times as many books than they did before owning one, while continuing to buy print books too. Interesting - I wonder why? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-...

[Aleksandr]

Okay, I wasn't aware that they do the Paperwhite in the UK, too. Damn, that's a shiny piece of tech. I think I'll get one (not that the guy would notice) for Xmas. :)