Thai Spice Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 16 minutes ago, galenkia said: Agree with you about pricing,ebooks are well over priced at nearly the same price as hardbacks on release. Agreed, was really surprised by this when I started to look into Ebooks. Specially as I am not a fan of Ebooks, and the only reason I would buy them was if they were very, very cheap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Thai Spice said: Agreed, was really surprised by this when I started to look into Ebooks. Specially as I am not a fan of Ebooks, and the only reason I would buy them was if they were very, very cheap. I like ebooks as you can download them instantly and I only usually read books once. Would like to see new ebook price's drop as there's no manufacturing or delivery costs Especially in today's environmental conscious society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 2 hours ago, galenkia said: Sometimes Amazon discounts books for a short period,so I put books on my wishlist and see if they drop in price. Agree with you about pricing,ebooks are well over priced at nearly the same price as hardbacks on release. Someone who reads a lot like yourself , should think about signing up for Kindle Unlimited, two months free at the moment then £7.99 a month , like belonging to a online library 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycoll Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 This. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemondropkid Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Excellent detective thriller set in 1930's Berlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 I just read this in two evening sessions(ok there's f**k all else to do)....can't recommend it highly enough.The story of Oleg Gordievsky and how he spied for MI6 whilst working as a high ranking KGB officer.Some interesting stuff about UK union leader Jack Jones and former Labour leader Michael Foot in there as well. Interesting in that if Foot had won the 1983 general election then MI6 planned to inform the Queen before he became PM that he had once been a paid KGB agent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycoll Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 20 hours ago, Lemondropkid said: Excellent detective thriller set in 1930's Berlin I had just started to reread all the Bernie Gunther series and then all the libraries closed because of the Pangolins curse. Curses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemondropkid Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 1 hour ago, andycoll said: I had just started to reread all the Bernie Gunther series and then all the libraries closed because of the Pangolins curse. Curses. We should swap books, I'm also reading the Jackson Lamb series, by Mick Heron- London Rules will be the next one up for me. Really enjoying the Bernie Gunther series, for me you can see Phillip Kerr improve as a writer from his first to his third book, after that they are all excellent so far. Also starting to go back through the Easy Rawlins books, by Walter Mosely-they are brilliant. Have so much time to read amd tucking into it at present. Non-fiction for the morning and afternoon, and some escapism for the evening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Our library is less than a five minute walk from us so I've never bothered with ebooks but it's shut so.... Downloaded the Kindle app onto my ipad(which I very rarely use) & then had to log in to Amazon(which I also rarely use).They sent me an OTP which was ok but then they wanted the name on my account.I tried 3 different versions of my name & then got blocked & told to contact customer support. So after 90 minutes & talking to four different people via chat on the Amazon site I gave up & went to bed.Why the fcuk do they make it so difficult? Gonna try Apple books now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycoll Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 15 hours ago, Lemondropkid said: We should swap books, I'm also reading the Jackson Lamb series, by Mick Heron- London Rules will be the next one up for me. Really enjoying the Bernie Gunther series, for me you can see Phillip Kerr improve as a writer from his first to his third book, after that they are all excellent so far. Also starting to go back through the Easy Rawlins books, by Walter Mosely-they are brilliant. Have so much time to read amd tucking into it at present. Non-fiction for the morning and afternoon, and some escapism for the evening Big Easy Rawlins and Mouse fan to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycoll Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 15 hours ago, coxyhog said: Our library is less than a five minute walk from us so I've never bothered with ebooks but it's shut so.... Downloaded the Kindle app onto my ipad(which I very rarely use) & then had to log in to Amazon(which I also rarely use).They sent me an OTP which was ok but then they wanted the name on my account.I tried 3 different versions of my name & then got blocked & told to contact customer support. So after 90 minutes & talking to four different people via chat on the Amazon site I gave up & went to bed.Why the fcuk do they make it so difficult? Gonna try Apple books now. If your a library member you can borrow ebooks through them for free. It is what I am doing now. Not a complete selection but enough to go on with 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 7 hours ago, andycoll said: If your a library member you can borrow ebooks through them for free. It is what I am doing now. Not a complete selection but enough to go on with Cheers I'll have a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 10 hours ago, andycoll said: If your a library member you can borrow ebooks through them for free. It is what I am doing now. Not a complete selection but enough to go on with Nice one mate,now reading my first book. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Sapiens How man had a simple life as a hunter/gatherer, learned how to think, & then f***d it all to hell... It's just as good the second time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Latest Michael Connelly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Any one of us who thinks we are having a tough time should read this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Started this yesterday, latest book in the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Halfway through this & it's the best book I've read for a long time,made all the better because it's true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycoll Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Just finished this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycoll Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Read this one last week. Interesting if you ever watched the TV Series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemondropkid Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Just finished the 7th installment of the Bernie Gunther series, excellent. From Book 4 onwards they are highly recommended- could be read as a stand-alone but better from the start. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycoll Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Just rereading this one in honour of tomorrow the 25th being ANZAC Day. Not my favorite author but still a good reminder of the senseless waste of life the First World War was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Just finished this,the story of the women who delivered aircraft to the RAF in WWII,they flew all sorts from Tiger Moths to Lancasters.B-17's & Spitfires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Reading this at the mo,true story of experiences in Afghanistan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maipenrai Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 On 4/18/2020 at 9:11 AM, coxyhog said: Halfway through this & it's the best book I've read for a long time,made all the better because it's true. This man is a wonderful author - not only does he make the history come alive in his books, but he also has a great tongue-in-cheek sense of humour; check out "Josiah The Great, the true story of the man who would be king" if you haven't already read it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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