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Abebooks.com has a pretty active discussion forum. I only lurk in the BookSleuth section though, so I couldn't speak to how thoughtful and informed the discussions are.
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Cap. Monocle posted:Thanks guys. These gave me some good ideas. Not going to be copying anything onto vellum though. I sort my fiction alphabetically by author. Non-fiction gets sorted by topic [not a source of confusion because there are very few non-fiction books about wizards who are also romantic time-travellers who solve true crimes in space]. Either way, I always leave a little bit of space at one end of the bookshelf or the other, temporarily filled with a bookend or tchotchke or something, so if I buy more books I have wiggle room.
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Aug 20, 2010 09:05
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Merope posted:Interesting but don't ring a bell. Story A reminds me of a short story that I'm pretty sure was in a collection written or edited by Mercedes Lackey. A guy notices that a piece of cardboard blowing along the road is actually moving against the wind. It turns out to be a weird creature from Native American legend that mimics other creatures/things. It lives off roadkill on the sides of the road. It somehow realizes he knows what it is, and it severs the brakes on his car, killing him. Maybe?
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Sep 2, 2010 12:26
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Juanito posted:That's awesome. I believe that the cover goes back to the publisher for partial credit or something like that.. I don't think they just rip off the front to damage it. Originally the idea was to send the cover back to the publisher as proof that you completely destroyed the book rather than selling it or giving it away. Maybe this still happens sometimes but I've never worked anywhere that actually does this; the covers get ripped off and tossed in one garbage can and the books go in another (to be surreptitiously fished out after work by savvy employees, typically).
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Mar 22, 2011 07:35
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My local 24-hour Walmart sometimes starts stocking new releases at about 11:30 PM the night before, even if it's not a major "midnight release" deal. I often stop by on my way home from work (2nd shift) if there's something I've been waiting for. Doesn't happen 100% of the time, it just depends when their night stockers get around to the boxes of books. But if you have any 24-hour stores nearby, it might not hurt to check. Or just wait until morning. :edit: Some publishers are apparently really lax about enforcing release dates so you'll see books out a few days early. But with a major author or a highly-anticipated release it gets less likely.
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Jul 12, 2011 09:41
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spixxor posted:Wasn't there a thread about good YA books? I can't seem to find it. Both are relatively light in terms of being a quick read. Discworld is much lighter in terms of humor.
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Jul 22, 2011 07:51
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spixxor posted:
A lot of people (including me) prefer reading them in publishing order because it lets you see the evolution of the writing style and the gradual introduction of new countries/species. Others prefer to read the storyline of one group (e.g. wizards, witches, or Watch) all the way through rather than jumping around. It's really all about personal preference.
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Jul 24, 2011 12:41
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I think you hit the nail on the head that it's from your hands. I dunno about you, but I hold paperbacks in my left hand, with my left thumb along the side of the page to hold it open and maybe my left pinkie propping open the other side. If I had, say, oily hands due to hot summer weather, I'd expect exactly that wear pattern from my thumb as I progressed through the book. On the other side it would be less because it's the back of my pinkie, mostly fingernail, touching that page. Might also be a bit of shadow as the pages will never lay quite as flat once a book has been read.
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Jul 31, 2011 00:28
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Prof_Beatnuts posted:Anything, work, class, games, tv, porn. Personally, I go for a variety of low-key instrumental music. I find if I'm listening to popular music, I start to actually listen to it more than focusing on my reading. I have a few movie soundtrack albums specifically for drowning out distractions so I can read on the bus or wherever. You can also get albums of just ocean waves or white noise.
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Sep 25, 2011 07:21
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The book has a lot of passages that aren't directly related to the musical (or most non-musical movie versions). E.g. a long chapter about the history of the sewers of Paris and a lot of political commentary that some people find boring. If you like 19th century literature in general, and you want to really immerse yourself in the setting I'd say go for it. If you're just looking to revisit the characters, you might start with the abridged version. You can always go back and read the full version later if you want.
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Wade Wilson posted:gently caress that, I want to find out if this thing belongs in a museum or something. Try checking out abebooks.com; you can search for other copies of the book and/or post about it in the discussion forum.
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