Comments on: E-book collection can grow like Topsy – too much to handle? http://www.teleread.org/2008/12/11/e-book-collection-can-grow-like-topsy-too-much-to-handle/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:28:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: DanielCoffey http://www.teleread.org/2008/12/11/e-book-collection-can-grow-like-topsy-too-much-to-handle/comment-page-1/#comment-1079543 DanielCoffey Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:49:45 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=14388#comment-1079543 Paul - I have a question for you... where did you manage to find your copy of Emma Bull, War for the Oaks? I know it was (briefly) given away free by Tor at the end of last year but that special offer has long since expired and I only found out about it yesterday. I would love to know where I can get my wife a copy of War for the oaks as it is one of her "desert island" books along with Jack the Giant Killer by De Lint. Paul – I have a question for you… where did you manage to find your copy of Emma Bull, War for the Oaks?

I know it was (briefly) given away free by Tor at the end of last year but that special offer has long since expired and I only found out about it yesterday. I would love to know where I can get my wife a copy of War for the oaks as it is one of her “desert island” books along with Jack the Giant Killer by De Lint.

]]> By: Jeff Garrity http://www.teleread.org/2008/12/11/e-book-collection-can-grow-like-topsy-too-much-to-handle/comment-page-1/#comment-992378 Jeff Garrity Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:25:08 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=14388#comment-992378 I'm the author of one of the books listed and as I watch the growing numbers of Mars Girl downloads from my own site (marsgirl.us), manybooks, feedbooks, mobileread and others, I wonder how many people are reading the book, or will eventually get around to reading it, and how many download the book but will never read it. I also wonder how many times files of Mars Girl are shared with others. I'm happy to see that the book has been downloaded thousands of times but I wonder if anyone has come up with a ratio of number of downloads per actual times read. I imagine that file sharing data is even harder to determine. Any ideas? Jeff Garrity I’m the author of one of the books listed and as I watch the growing numbers of Mars Girl downloads from my own site (marsgirl.us), manybooks, feedbooks, mobileread and others, I wonder how many people are reading the book, or will eventually get around to reading it, and how many download the book but will never read it. I also wonder how many times files of Mars Girl are shared with others. I’m happy to see that the book has been downloaded thousands of times but I wonder if anyone has come up with a ratio of number of downloads per actual times read. I imagine that file sharing data is even harder to determine. Any ideas?

Jeff Garrity

]]> By: Yoda47 http://www.teleread.org/2008/12/11/e-book-collection-can-grow-like-topsy-too-much-to-handle/comment-page-1/#comment-982690 Yoda47 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:56:02 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=14388#comment-982690 I have 354 ePub books loaded on my iPod right now. Never too much! ;) Also, I have them somewhat sorted on my computer to keep track of them, much like I do with my physical books on my bookshelves. Like Joscha said, it's easier to sort them in e format. I have 354 ePub books loaded on my iPod right now. Never too much! ;)

Also, I have them somewhat sorted on my computer to keep track of them, much like I do with my physical books on my bookshelves.

Like Joscha said, it’s easier to sort them in e format.

]]> By: Joscha http://www.teleread.org/2008/12/11/e-book-collection-can-grow-like-topsy-too-much-to-handle/comment-page-1/#comment-982369 Joscha Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:18:39 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=14388#comment-982369 Too much? Never. Like many people, I have several thousand p-books on my shelf. E-books are so much nicer to handle, find, sort, store. In fact, I want them ALL. Too much? Never.
Like many people, I have several thousand p-books on my shelf. E-books are so much nicer to handle, find, sort, store.

In fact, I want them ALL.

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