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Offline The Chief

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Arthur C. Clarke Novels Now Available in E-Book
« on: December 29, 2012, 04:11:19 PM »
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One of the most significant figures in the world of science fiction, writer Arthur C. Clarke, has been digitized. Thirty-five titles by Clarke, including the 2001: A Space Odyssey, will be released in digital format for the first time in the U.S. The availability comes with an announcement made by independent e-book company RosettaBooks.


Read more: http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/arthur-c-clarke-novels-now-in-e-book-form/
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Re: Arthur C. Clarke Novels Now Available in E-Book
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2012, 04:37:06 PM »
Anything that gets people reading Clarke is a good thing. I don't have a reader, but have his complete works on paper and a lot on audio.
(See my signature.)   ;D
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Re: Arthur C. Clarke Novels Now Available in E-Book
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2012, 04:11:23 PM »
When I was an adolescent, around 10 or 12 years old, I discovered Clarke, Asimov and Heinlein - it changed my world.
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Re: Arthur C. Clarke Novels Now Available in E-Book
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2012, 04:44:42 PM »
I received a Kindle Fire from my daughters for Christmas. For a guy who really stays way behind the curve this requires some serious hands-on learning time and future commitment.

At 61 I have been conditioned to read from paper; books and magazines. I'm even re-thinking the print edition gift subscriptions that made this year.

Out of respect for the technology and certainly for Arthur C. Clarke I need to up my game. 2013; here I come.
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Re: Arthur C. Clarke Novels Now Available in E-Book
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2012, 07:34:38 PM »
Quote from: The Chief on December 30, 2012, 04:11:23 PM
When I was an adolescent, around 10 or 12 years old, I discovered Clarke, Asimov and Heinlein - it changed my world.

Mine too.  ;D
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Re: Arthur C. Clarke Novels Now Available in E-Book
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2012, 07:44:01 PM »
 :D  I was still reading Zane Grey at that time  :D
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Re: Arthur C. Clarke Novels Now Available in E-Book
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2012, 07:58:03 PM »
I am most proud  to be part of that era.
 Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clark, Harlan Ellison and others were my world.

I was a "geek" way back in the 1960s and did not realize it.

I was eating up all this stuff and just now getting to say (online) what an profound influence that it had upon my life.

No shame here.

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« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2012, 08:10:59 PM »
Amazing Stories  is supposed to be published again, in 2013, as an online magazine.  ;D ;D
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Re: Arthur C. Clarke Novels Now Available in E-Book
« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2012, 03:38:14 AM »

There are more and more 'old' books coming to the stores. That is wonderful. I saw that diesel-ebooks has 10 books of Arthur C. Clarke.

There are still odd issues with respect to international availability of e-books.  I bought 5 books from Julian May yesterday at diesel-ebooks. Kobobooks could not deliver them due international restrictions.  I could also buy those books in the Netherlands, but it would have cost me about 30 Euro more which is 6 Euro per book. There is a Dutch law imposing a minimum price for books, but that does not apply to e-books.

I may do so more shopping because I saw a lot of Larry Niven books as well and I also stumbled on www.jackvance.com where e-versions of all his  books can be bought and they are DRM free.
 

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Re: Arthur C. Clarke Novels Now Available in E-Book
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2013, 06:45:38 AM »
Quote from: Old-Polack on December 30, 2012, 07:34:38 PM
Quote from: The Chief on December 30, 2012, 04:11:23 PM
When I was an adolescent, around 10 or 12 years old, I discovered Clarke, Asimov and Heinlein - it changed my world.

Mine too.  ;D

Me too.
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Re: Arthur C. Clarke Novels Now Available in E-Book
« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2013, 04:58:48 PM »
Quote from: MGBguy on December 30, 2012, 07:58:03 PM
I was a "geek" way back in the 1960s and did not realize it.


Heh, heh... I was talking early 1950s....   ;D ;D ;D
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