Why I still don't have an eReader
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trystinnI'm the kind of person who finds an author, whom hopefully I enjoy, then I'll go feasting through their older titles until I've completely caught up, then continue on as the author publishes. I RELISH this. To do this, I go through local used bookstores, troll Paperbackswap & Ebay, check out yard sales, etc. and pick them up cheap. This doesn't work well with eReaders.
For example, right now I am absolutely hip deep in Lois McMaster Bujold. Specifically, her Miles Vorkosigan series (what can I say, I'm a sucker for a Space Navy series, which this isn't quite but close enough) and the Challion (not as much as the Vor series) trilogy, the Sharing Knife trilogy (too fluffy-feely for me) doesn't do it for me. *shrug*
So here we go:
Curse of Challion - available on Kindle for $8, available used $0.01 - $1.90.
Memory - not available on Kindle, picked it up locally at a used bookstore for a few bucks.
Cryoburn - not available on Kindle, placed a hold at the local library.
Brothers in Arms - not available on Kindle, picked up on Paperbackswap for a few bucks.
Mirror Dance - not available on Kindle, picked up on Paperbackswap for a few bucks.
Borders of Infinity - not available on Kindle, picked up locally at a used bookstore for a few bucks.
Maybe I've chosen a bad set for the example, given publisher peculiarities - but Bujold is an acknowledged master of modern publishing, having won multiple writing awards in her genres. Shouldn't her works be available or at least prioritized for digitalization? I could go with a few other, more popular (acknowledging that I read fairly esoteric old sci/fi) authors, but I like my adventures in obscure books. I like reading them in the tub and I like loaning them out afterward. Fairly odd me and all that.
So nothing is available electronically (at a reasonable price), even the brand new $25 hardcover. I get that much of these are older titles, but isn't the whole point of the eReader the convenience, i.e. that I don't have to troll multiple websites, stores and libraries to find books? Maybe I'm wrong and its only for current and uber-classic titles. Not impressed yet.
For example, right now I am absolutely hip deep in Lois McMaster Bujold. Specifically, her Miles Vorkosigan series (what can I say, I'm a sucker for a Space Navy series, which this isn't quite but close enough) and the Challion (not as much as the Vor series) trilogy, the Sharing Knife trilogy (too fluffy-feely for me) doesn't do it for me. *shrug*
So here we go:
Curse of Challion - available on Kindle for $8, available used $0.01 - $1.90.
Memory - not available on Kindle, picked it up locally at a used bookstore for a few bucks.
Cryoburn - not available on Kindle, placed a hold at the local library.
Brothers in Arms - not available on Kindle, picked up on Paperbackswap for a few bucks.
Mirror Dance - not available on Kindle, picked up on Paperbackswap for a few bucks.
Borders of Infinity - not available on Kindle, picked up locally at a used bookstore for a few bucks.
Maybe I've chosen a bad set for the example, given publisher peculiarities - but Bujold is an acknowledged master of modern publishing, having won multiple writing awards in her genres. Shouldn't her works be available or at least prioritized for digitalization? I could go with a few other, more popular (acknowledging that I read fairly esoteric old sci/fi) authors, but I like my adventures in obscure books. I like reading them in the tub and I like loaning them out afterward. Fairly odd me and all that.
So nothing is available electronically (at a reasonable price), even the brand new $25 hardcover. I get that much of these are older titles, but isn't the whole point of the eReader the convenience, i.e. that I don't have to troll multiple websites, stores and libraries to find books? Maybe I'm wrong and its only for current and uber-classic titles. Not impressed yet.
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Date: 2010-10-26 05:38 pm (UTC)I also like to collect certain authors, like Trista, and I cant seem to get rid of a book, unless I dont like it at all.