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Close your eyes and imagine you’re on a beach straight out of one of those rum adverts. You’re in a tropical paradise surrounded by sun, sea and sand. You stretch out on your towel, liberally applying suntan lotion and reach into your bag for a good read. Out comes something the shape and size of a hardback, but instead of pages it has a screen.
You idly page through the scores of novels you downloaded from the Net before you came on holiday. And you idly rub your shoulder, reflecting on all the weight you didn’t have to lug through the airport because you weren’t carrying 20 different books. You select John Grisham’s latest lawyer tale, roll over on your front and begin to read. Five minutes later, thoroughly bored by legal blandness, you flip over to some Scottish swearing courtesy of Irvine Welsh. That’s better. Not so much a page turner as a real screen scroller…
This is the reading utopia promised by the en masse arrival of ebooks, heralded as the greatest revolution since the advent of the paperback. Most online book sellers enable you to download books or periodicals from the Net for a fee. They offer illuminated screens for night time reading and the ability to bookmark pages, make notes in the margin and search the complete text. No more pencil scribbles or dog-eared pages. Most are in Abobe’s PDF (Acrobat) format.
Already some of you will be squirming in your seats. Reading novels off a screen? Ridiculous. Who’d want to take a glorified laptop to the beach or in bed with them when they want a good read? The idea of reading a novel by Dickens from a screen is mad.
Maybe. But there’s a distinct method in the madness of the ebook manufacturers. The reason why they have emerged, is the ever increasing prevalence of the Net. Reading has become sexy again, thanks to the Web which, despite all the whiz-bang grooviness of animations and streaming audio, still remains a medium primarily of text and pictures.
People who complain about children not reading books forget that they’re spending an increasing amount of time online, reading Web pages, sending email and using search engines, all of which develop literacy. Thanks to the Net, more and more people are becoming used to the idea of reading from a screen, and computer monitors have come on in leaps and bounds in the last few years.
As such, the arrival of the ebook is the natural extension of this secret love affair with the screen. It’s easy to see why the ebook manufacturers are initially targeting students, academics and business people as their main audiences.
There’s also a distinct similarity between paperless books and the MP3 music format. Both technologies revolve around a different perspective of books and records. While we’re currently used to the idea of a record or book containing a particular chunk of information, technology is changing this.
The ebook and MP3 are moving towards the concept of the book and music player as simply containers for content, whether it’s literary or musical. You buy the device, then plug in only the titles or tracks you want.
Save trees, hug an ebook.
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Ultimate Blogs: Masterworks from the Wild Web (Vintage Original) $2.00 “What are you working on?”“An anthology of blogs.”“I didn’t know you had a blog.”“I don’t. It’s an anthology of other people’s blogs.” “How do you find good blogs?”“I read. I surf. I look at blog contests. I follow links. I ask people about the blogs they like.” “Is a good blog hard to find?”“Yes. Very.”A Book of Blogs? WTF!!Sarah Boxer, a former New York Ti… |
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Cyberspaces Of Their Own: Female Fandoms Online (Digital Formations, V. 25) $26.95 Cyberspaces of Their Own interrogates the social and spatial relations of the rapidly expanding virtual terrain of media fandom. For the first time, issues of identity, community and space are brought together in this in-depth ethnographic study of two female internet communities. Members are fans of the American television series The X- Files and the Canadian series Due South. Forging links betwe… |
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Oxford Literacy Web Non-Fiction Year 5 Guided Reading Cards-Communications: Web Guided Reading These time-saving laminated cards provide teaching ideas for using Year 5 Web Non-Fiction Communication books for guided reading in the Literacy Hour. They highlight key teaching points and learning objectives at text, sentence, and word level, and give strategies for teaching guided reading using the series. The full NLS range is covered and assessment suggestions are given…. |
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First a little about me. I drive a truck for a living, picking up and delivering refrigerated freight all over the lower 48 states. Driving 8 to 11 hour per day gets very tedious. It is not boring as there is always some thing or some one getting crazy to keep you on your toes. I own well over 150 audio books, mostly Graphic Audio format. The Graphic Audio format I refer to is basically every thing that a move has except the picture. That is to say they include sound effects.
Ok, now for the book, Rogue Angel number 1 Destiny. The heroine in this book is Annja Creed an archaeologist and researcher for a TV show Chasing History Monsters. Through a twist of fate she finds herself heir to Joan of Arc’s mystic sword. She finds herself involved in countless adventures involving ancient treasures all over the globe.
Even though this series of books, currently up to #14, is action adventure. The author keeps a historic base through out the stories. The stories are fiction with enough reality to be believable. The author keeps you guessing what is going to happen next. The historic references are real, sometimes mythology although some would say that is historic also.
This is not a super hero type book, as Annja is not sure she believes that the sword she now has is real or not.
The main character has the same daily problems as everyone else. She lives in a loft apartment in New York City, and lives on a budget like normal people do. Her boyfriend is a NYC cop, he is unaware of her ability with Joan of Arc’s sword.
A simple drivers review of audio books I like and a day to day diary of my travels/job. I drive in all of the lower 48 states. I have been married for 38 years to a wonderful East Texas girl. We live in East Texas, the company I work for is in Mississippi. I am a Vietnam vet. I served 7 years in the Army (First Calvary Division 1/7 Calvary). I am what Rednecks call a Jack of all Trades but a Master of none.
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The History of English Literature (Naxos AudioBooks Histories series) $16.37 Perry Keenlyside tells the remarkable story of the world’s richest literary resource. The book covers the story-telling, the poetry, the growth of the novel and the great histories and essays which have informed the language and the imagination wherever English is spoken…. |
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Winter’s Heart (The Wheel of Time, Book 9) $69.95 Is Robert Jordan still doing the Light’s work? Even loyal fans have to wonder. (And if you’re not a fan yet, you’ll have to read the previous 6,789 pages in this bestselling series to understand what all the fuss is about.) Everyone’s in agreement on the Wheel of Time’s first four or five volumes: They’re topnotch, where-have-you-been-all-my-life epic fantasy, the best in anybody’s memo… |
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War and Peace (Abridged 4 CDs) $15.05 Tim Pigott-Smith reads Tolstoy’s War and Peace. There are four audio CD’s in a plastic case…. |
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Over 600 Audiobooks on 8 DVD’s from Www.DVDAudiobooks.com … |
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Best of Jack London $29.95 BEST OF JACK LONDON (AUDIOBOOK) (AUDIO BOOK)… |
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The Rembrandt Affair (Gabriel Allon) $14.00 Determined to sever his ties with the Office, Gabriel Allon has retreated to the windswept cliffs of Cornwall with his beautiful Venetian-born wife, Chiara. But once again his seclusion is interrupted by a visitor from his tangled past: the endearingly eccentric London art dealer Julian Isherwood. As usual, Isherwood has a problem. And it is one only Gabriel can solve.In the ancient English city o… |
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The Screwtape Letters: First Ever Full-cast Dramatization of the Diabolical Classic (Radio Theatre) $23.14 From the award-winning audio drama team that brought you Radio Theatreâs Amazing Grace and The Chronicles of Narnia. In his enduringly popular masterpiece The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis re-imagines Hell as a gruesome bureaucracy. With spiritual insight and wry wit, Lewis suggests that demons, laboring in a vast enterprise, have horribly recognizable human attributes: competition, greed, a… |
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Great American Stories: Ten Unabridged Classics $17.97 These ten classic stories from four of America’s greatest authors of the 19th and early 20th century were selected for their literary importance as well as their dramatic oral qualities. The stories include Mark Twains “The One-Million Pound Bank Note,” “A Visit to Niagara,” and “A Mysterious Visit;” Stephen Cranes “The Blue Hotel;” Ambrose Bierces “The Eyes of the Panther;” and Jack London… |
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Fiction books include a wide range of books belonging to various sub – genres that may include novels about romance, mystery, science and adventure. Fiction books are written with the objective of inculcating certain values and principles and hence they may contain a writer’s social message. Very often, these books deal with real life situations that are described in an awe-inspiring manner. These books may contain some fantasy elements and have life – like plots with an interesting array of characters.
Some of the famous fiction books include “God’s Spy”, “Gone with the Wind”, “The Jules Verne Collection”and “Glasses & Garters.” Notable fiction books include works by versatile writers like Juan Gomez Jurado, Margaret Mitchell and Sir Arthur Canon Doyle. “God’s Spy” is one of the most renowned books is an exciting fast-paced thriller debut work by Spanish writer, Juan Gomez Jurado. The novel is set in the Vatican city during the conclave to elect a new Pope following the demise of Pope John Paul II in the year 2005. The novel opens with the cold-blooded murder of two cardinals who had been planning to join the conclave. Other notable themes in the novel include the sex abuse scandal of the revered Catholic church and the transfer of priests to other parishes. This novel is quite racy as it comes packed with fast-paced actions. The book has found appeal with a lot of readers on account of its characters that they can easily relate with.
Fiction books include some of the “hot” bestsellers of all times. For instance, American writer, Margaret Mitchell’s timeless classic, “Gone with the Wind” which continues to capture the imagination of readers around the world with it’s unique plot and character cast. The book is set in the Old South against the backdrop of American Civil War and Reconstruction. This critically acclaimed book has an adaptation film with the same name to its credit. The film, “Gone with the Wind” like the novel retells the story of the American Civil War and its aftermath from the vantage point of a white Southerner.
In this context, one cannot forget one of the most amazing flesh and blood characters like Sherlock Holmes, who is hailed as the famous and unforgettable “fictional detective“ of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries a fictional creation of Sir Arthur Canon Doyle. These fiction books and many more come with the promise of true entertainment and delight for every modern reader.
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Spoon Poster – Flyer for Transference Concert Tour $14.99 Spoon Concert Flyer… |
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Voice Activated R2-D2 by Collectibles Today $199.95 Collectible Voice Activated R2-D2 Robot! Electronic R2-D2(R) Robot from The Star Wars(R) Movies Responds to Your Commands – A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a small droid named R2-D2 rolled onto movie screens and into the hearts of loyal fans of all the Star Wars(R) movies. Delivering important messages, deciphering complex security and weapons systems, and just being a loyal companion … |
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Star Wars Collectible Stained-Glass Wall Decor Art by The Bradford Exchange $169.95 First-Ever Star Wars Stained-Glass Art Panorama Illuminates the Epic Intergalactic Adventures of a Science Fiction Legacy! – George Lucas’ epic vision of space carried us from the sand-swept plains of Tatooine to the frightening corridors of the Death Star. Now three classic episodes from his legendary film franchise come to life in this First-Ever Star Wars stained-glass art panorama, officially … |
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Space Buddies (BD Live) [Blu-ray] $5.49 Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 02/03/2009… |
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Hermie: A Common Caterpillar $3.55 So what’s so bad about being a common caterpillar? Just ask Hermie-or his friend, Wormie-and they’ll tell you. No splashy stripes. No stand-out spots. Not even a cool house like the snail or supe… |
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The Science Fiction Album $23.69 … |
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Birds of a Different Feather & for a Decent Living [VHS] $13.00 These original stories, based on the Deaf experience, are compelling works of ASL literature and comprise our first set of the ASL Literature Series. The videotape of these two stories is available as a literature Collector’s Edition for your appreciation of ASL storytelling. Ben Bahan’s fable, “Bird of a Different Feather,” explores the differences of a bird within a family of eagles. Rather tha… |
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Star Trek: The Movie Collection (6pc) [VHS] $19.95 Devoted Star Trek fans will surely cite the “even number” rule in evaluating the Original Crew Movie Collection, but all six of these films qualify as rousing entertainment. Undeniably, the even-numbered films in Paramount’s lucrative Trek franchise tended to be the best, as demonstrated by the superiority of The Wrath of Khan, The Voyage Home, and The Undiscovered Country. And yet each film has s… |
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1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 [VHS] $22.98 … |
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The Terminator [Blu-ray] $7.99 A cyborg is sent back from the future, where computers rule the world, to eliminate the woman who will be the mother of the man who leads a resistance… |
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How do you get a science fiction book published?
My boyfriend has already written a science fiction book and is attempting to publish it. I’ve seen some places that state a literary agent is necessary on many occasions or the publisher won’t even look at it. Is this true? If not how do you know which publisher to go to? Any recommendations or advice for a young first time science fiction writer?
My advise is that he go to writer’s workshops at SF conventions or if he can afford it, Clarion Workshop. This way he will meet authors, editors, publishers, and agents.
He should subscribe to Locus Magazine and get to know the people in the SF field that he will be selling to.
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20,000 Leagues SCIENCE FICTION Shower CURTAIN Nemo NU $19.30 Show off your love of classic science Fiction with this fun shower curtain inspired by the novel “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”. Pretend you’re in the “Nautilus” trying to avoid the giant squid. Totally cool. PVC free |
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December 1954 Galaxy Science Fiction Space Santa Vintage Science Fiction and Fantasy Sci Fi Book Cover Art Poster … |
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HP Lovecraft The Doom That Came to Sarnath Vintage Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Cover Art Poster … |
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Baby Einstein: Baby Neptune – Discovering Water $13.49 Set to classical music, babies are introduced to all aspects of water in their world from bath time to seas, rivers and lakes…. |
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Eragon (Widescreen Edition) $3.38 Movie DVD… |
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Lord of the Flies: Essential Art House $12.21 Civilization is slowly stripped away after some English school boys crash land on an island and find themselves without adult supervision…. |
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Star Wars Trilogy [VHS] $8.99 Star Wars Trilogy [VHS]… |
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Star Wars – Episode I, The Phantom Menace [VHS] $1.66 “I have a bad feeling about this,” says the young Obi-Wan Kenobi (played by Ewan McGregor) in Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace as he steps off a spaceship and into the most anticipated cinematic event… well, ever. He might as well be speaking for the legions of fans of the original episodes in the Star Wars saga who can’t help but secretly ask themselves: Sure, this is Star Wars, bu… |
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Asteroid (1997) [VHS] $9.98 … |
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Farscape – Season 4, Collection 1 $2.05 In its fourth season, Farscape is as much dramatic and romantic fun as it’s ever been and it’s even more stylish than ever before. A pity, then, that this season is also the show’s last, following its abrupt cancellation by the Sci-Fi Channel. If at times the tone seems a little lighter here than in its gloriously doom-laden predecessor, that is because its story arc is the first half of what was … |