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Yes, Amazon broke something it seems. (Probably deliberately, tbh.)
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I read the first two books of Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive and boy howdy do they suck Sanderson's poetry alone would, in a better world, be punished with some form of public flogging The bit about the slave race (who are black) being secret vessels of the world-ending dark lord or whatever, and their subsequent revolt being apocalyptic, is truly remarkable. A-grade racecrafting edit: do not loving tell me that on page 872 of book five it explains this in a way to not be comically racist chernobyl kinsman fucked around with this message at 05:48 on Sep 18, 2022 |
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chernobyl kinsman posted:I read the first two books of Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive and boy howdy do they suck welcome back to the book barn
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A human heart posted:"yeah, and then i sat in a booth and read a book out for 40 hours. it was really dull and nothing else happened." I auditioned to read, or at least read certain characters' dialogues, a book once in another life, and can confirm
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Hey there, I don't know where to ask this so I figured I would try here. I downloaded a free audiobook and added it to my Spotify account. Now I want Spotify to treat it as a podcast instead of a song so that if I need to stop it, it won't start back at the beginning. I've tried googling it and all I'm getting is how to upload a podcast to Spotify for download.
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BigRed0427 posted:I downloaded a free audiobook and added it to my Spotify account. Why use Spotify when there are better audiobook players out there?
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Armauk posted:Why use Spotify when there are better audiobook players out there? What are they, incidentally?
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Sep 23, 2022 18:21
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Pretty sure even something like VLC or any regular degular mp3 player will support resume on pause
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Rand Brittain posted:What are they, incidentally? On android, I like Smart Audiobook Player. On iphone, the options aren't great. Apple really doesn't want you to just play mp3s. You can add the book with itunes and sync it with your phone or run a plex server, put your books on it and then use Prologue to play them. On windows, Music Bee is a good option. VLC doesn't keep track of where you left off unless you save a bookmark. On linux Cozy is terrific.
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I'm looking to get a replacement e-reader for my ancient Kindle. It would probably have to be anothe4r Kindle because I've bought quite a few e-books at Jeff Bezos' Evil Emporium since it's by far the most convenient way of getting them where I live. Anyhow, any tips on good ones or what features are good/useless? Basically all I need is for it to not hurt my eyes and last for a decent while.
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anilEhilated posted:I'm looking to get a replacement e-reader for my ancient Kindle. It would probably have to be anothe4r Kindle because I've bought quite a few e-books at Jeff Bezos' Evil Emporium since it's by far the most convenient way of getting them where I live. Anyhow, any tips on good ones or what features are good/useless? Basically all I need is for it to not hurt my eyes and last for a decent while. i like my kobo (i don't even remember the model, the cheapest one), it's very similar in form factor to the kindle but the company seems ever so slightly less evil
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anilEhilated posted:I'm looking to get a replacement e-reader for my ancient Kindle. It would probably have to be anothe4r Kindle because I've bought quite a few e-books at Jeff Bezos' Evil Emporium since it's by far the most convenient way of getting them where I live. Anyhow, any tips on good ones or what features are good/useless? Basically all I need is for it to not hurt my eyes and last for a decent while. I'll probably be in the minority but since getting a Kindle Oasis I can't imagine going back to a plastic Kindle. It's so much better built and feels amazing in the hand. High quality physical page-turn buttons which I hugely prefer to screen-tap or the mushy pseudo-physical buttons on my previous Kindle Paperwhite. You can adjust the light temperature and intensity, my old Kindle's light was much too blue. The difference in the hand is like a high end iPhone vs a $200 plastic case Android. But it starts at $249 for the 8 gb version, so it's much pricier than the mainstream Paperwhite. regulargonzalez fucked around with this message at 20:51 on Sep 23, 2022 |
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Rand Brittain posted:What are they, incidentally? For iOS: MP3AudiobookPlayer (the paid version is worth it) BookPlayer (free)
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I'll check out some of these options! The main problem with VLC is that the Android version doesn't support chapters and therefore using M4B files with it is a pain.
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anilEhilated posted:I'm looking to get a replacement e-reader for my ancient Kindle. It would probably have to be anothe4r Kindle because I've bought quite a few e-books at Jeff Bezos' Evil Emporium since it's by far the most convenient way of getting them where I live. Anyhow, any tips on good ones or what features are good/useless? Basically all I need is for it to not hurt my eyes and last for a decent while. The new Oasis might get announced on September 28th. Might be worth keeping an eye out? Also old versions will probably be available for cheaper. regulargonzalez posted:I'll probably be in the minority but since getting a Kindle Oasis I can't imagine going back to a plastic Kindle. It's so much better built and feels amazing in the hand. High quality physical page-turn buttons which I hugely prefer to screen-tap or the mushy pseudo-physical buttons on my previous Kindle Paperwhite. You can adjust the light temperature and intensity, my old Kindle's light was much too blue. The difference in the hand is like a high end iPhone vs a $200 plastic case Android. Same
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Plus kindle will be recognizing the epub format soon.
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anilEhilated posted:I'm looking to get a replacement e-reader for my ancient Kindle. It would probably have to be anothe4r Kindle because I've bought quite a few e-books at Jeff Bezos' Evil Emporium since it's by far the most convenient way of getting them where I live. Anyhow, any tips on good ones or what features are good/useless? Basically all I need is for it to not hurt my eyes and last for a decent while. You can download the Kindle app on any Android or iOS device and read all those books on them and/or you can use Calibre to deDRM them and read them on whatever, so Kindle isn't your only option. I read a lot of fancy pdfs so I went back to 10" Android tablets for my reading. Eink is better for a) long battery life b) reading outdoors in the sun glare and c) having a dedicated device that won't tempt you to play match-3 instead. A cheapo bang-for-buck Android tablet is better for flexibility, better UI and being able to do other poo poo on the device that will cost a similar amount of money to the eink device. Personally, I don't notice a difference in eye strain, but my eyesight is admittedly already pretty hosed.
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Megazver posted:You can download the Kindle app on any Android or iOS device and read all those books on them and/or you can use Calibre to deDRM them and read them on whatever, so Kindle isn't your only option. I read most of my books on my ipad, with the built in books app. Epub support, big as hell text, scroll through everything, keep books synced with phone. It all works. I have a paperwhite that I love the idea of, but in practice, I never use it. I don't think I've charged it in over a year. You can use the google play books app (can add your own books) on android and ios and keep everything synced between them too. Certainly for some people e-ink is preferred and I get that but just wanted to echo that the experience on a tablet is pretty great nowadays.
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What’a the best order to read Terry Pratchet’s Guards stuff? Sam Vines and Carrot are fun characters.
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I read them in a near random order when I was younger. Pratchett does a good job of reintroducing the characters in each book. So just grab whatever’s closest.
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LLSix posted:What’a the best order to read Terry Pratchet’s Guards stuff? Sam Vines and Carrot are fun characters. Publication order, IMO. You can read them in any order but each book builds on the preceding ones.
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And here I was wondering which order I wanted to read Banks' Culture novels.
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What is the best or most widely preferred electronic book reading device? Remarkable 2?
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lite_sleepr posted:What is the best or most widely preferred electronic book reading device? Remarkable 2? I think the Remarkable is mostly just good for writing. You want the Kindle Paperwhite/Oasis or some flavour of Kobo
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101 posted:I think the Remarkable is mostly just good for writing. Yes looks like it's terrific for notes, writing, or doodling dicks. I think I have a very early edition of a Paperwhite, but it's old and slow/laggy and has adds. Just really showing its age lite_sleepr fucked around with this message at 20:37 on Oct 6, 2022 |
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lite_sleepr posted:Yes looks like it's terrific for notes, writing, or doodling dicks. Amazon has a pretty sweet deal that might interest you. If you trade in an old Kindle (not sure how far back it goes, but it's pretty far) you get a bit of money for it based on the value but also 20% off a new Kindle regardless of age.
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lite_sleepr posted:What is the best or most widely preferred electronic book reading device? Remarkable 2? From literally this same page regulargonzalez posted:I'll probably be in the minority but since getting a Kindle Oasis I can't imagine going back to a plastic Kindle. It's so much better built and feels amazing in the hand. High quality physical page-turn buttons which I hugely prefer to screen-tap or the mushy pseudo-physical buttons on my previous Kindle Paperwhite. You can adjust the light temperature and intensity, my old Kindle's light was much too blue. The difference in the hand is like a high end iPhone vs a $200 plastic case Android. But it starts at $249 for the 8 gb version, so it's much pricier than the mainstream Paperwhite.
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regulargonzalez posted:From literally this same page Thanks for quoting from literally this same page. 101 posted:Amazon has a pretty sweet deal that might interest you. If you trade in an old Kindle (not sure how far back it goes, but it's pretty far) you get a bit of money for it based on the value but also 20% off a new Kindle regardless of age. That's rad! I traded my old paperwhite for the latest kindle oasis, and threw in a canvas cover! Should be here Saturday. E: woo boy did I get a lemon. Amazon sent a new one and it's pretty great so far. lite_sleepr fucked around with this message at 01:14 on Oct 11, 2022 |
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I'm currently reading Snow Falling on Cedars and getting pissed about how much it loving sucks.
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I think I got to the sex scene where the author clearly didn't know what "mono no aware" means and decided I'd gotten as much hate-reading comedy value as I was gonna get
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Gripweed posted:I'm currently reading Snow Falling on Cedars and getting pissed about how much it loving sucks. Switch it up and read something good. I recommend the Master and Margarita
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Gaius Marius posted:Switch it up and read something good. I recommend the Master and Margarita Unfortunately I have to read it for class. As soon as I'm done I'm going back to Warhammer novels.
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Tell me about your USMC Funko pops
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Two questions. Is there going to be a thread or a something for the new cormac McCarthy book coming out next week? Kinda hoping to internet discuss as I read. Second, not sure if this is :files: or not but is there a good way to get zlib epub books onto a kindle?
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Proust Malone posted:Two questions. Is there going to be a thread or a something for the new cormac McCarthy book coming out next week? Kinda hoping to internet discuss as I read. bruh this is a forum you can just make a thread
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Proust Malone posted:is there a good way to get zlib epub books onto a kindle? Calibre helps you do this.
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But Kindle’s mailing system now accepts epubs. So don’t convert them, just email them to your Kindle. They gave up on mobi a few months ago.
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