El Tigre Chino Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Where do you guys recommend buying books online from? I ordered a couple of hardcovers from amazon (cloudtail?) and they got delivered with visibly damaged spines and edges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 Where do you guys recommend buying books online from? I ordered a couple of hardcovers from amazon (cloudtail?) and they got delivered with visibly damaged spines and edges. That's not good, I buy from Amazon but they don't have all the hardcovers.Check Bookdepository. Free international shipping, and they have everything! UK prices for hardcovers though, but if you keep an eye on it deals come by.Sent from my Mi A2 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Tigre Chino Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, Chirag2001 said: That's not good, I buy from Amazon but they don't have all the hardcovers. Check Bookdepository. Free international shipping, and they have everything! UK prices for hardcovers though, but if you keep an eye on it deals come by. I'm convinced it's because of how they store / inventory their products, especially the obscure books. I received two used hardcovers by third party sellers off amazon itself, except for very minor bumps on the edges they were shipped & delivered in great condition. Will check out Bookdepository, Thanks. Btw aren't UK rates better than Indian ones though, looking for deluxe / hardbound editions of graphic novels mainly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 (edited) I use only kindle for reading books these days, gone are the days of lugging around heavy boxes of books to make space for new books or dusting off the shelves.... I can't think of a better device made for reading, tried pdfs on tab / laptop etc, but nothing comes close to kindle in terms of reading long novels. The difference in price of hardcover/paperback to kindle edition also works in its favor. speaking of long novels, haven't been getting much time to read oathbringer, which i started around 20 days back i guess.... got distracted with some non-fiction ones. 1. What successful people do before breakfast - Bought this after liking the author's talk on TED (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3kNlFMXslo) , but the book is not really well written and just glosses over the topic, seems very hastily written. 2. Zero to one - seems interesting, but still early in the book , to review it. Also, next on my non-fiction reading list is No rules rules (based on netflix/founder reed hastings) Edited November 1, 2020 by Ne0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 45 minutes ago, El Tigre Chino said: Will check out Bookdepository, Thanks. Btw aren't UK rates better than Indian ones though, looking for deluxe / hardbound editions of graphic novels mainly. Bookdepository should have whatever you need. Prices are usually alright. Paperbacks are generally cheaper in India than UK. I get all the obscure ones on there as well, and new releases which we may not get in India except on kindle. Plus free shipping 34 minutes ago, Ne0 said: I use only kindle for reading books these days, gone are the days of lugging around heavy boxes of books to make space for new books or dusting off the shelves.... I can't think of a better device made for reading, tried pdfs on tab / laptop etc, but nothing comes close to kindle in terms of reading long novels. The difference in price of hardcover/paperback to kindle edition also works in its favor. +1. I have read on iPad before, and it does work pretty fine, but they were all short reads. Kindle is hands down one of the best purchases I've ever made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Tigre Chino Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 50 minutes ago, Ne0 said: I use only kindle for reading books these days, gone are the days of lugging around heavy boxes of books to make space for new books or dusting off the shelves.... 8 minutes ago, Chirag2001 said: Kindle is hands down one of the best purchases I've ever made. +1 on the Kindle train, especially for long reads. I read multiple books in parallel over a couple of months which gets a lot easier when you can just switch books in a couple of taps. I've recently gotten into collecting the physical / special editions of books that I really like, but those are rare and few. For graphic novels though I still prefer the physical full size copies. Speaking of reads, I recently completed Sleeping with the Devil (Link), informative read on the Saudi crude oil dealings, the royal family, Washington & the eventual effects / side effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realsoccerdude111 Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 (edited) Ive had mostly good experience with Cloudtail,NSP retail and amazing books sellers from flipkart. I need a suggestion for my next book : Either Book thief or 1Q84 by Murakami? btw who is more into mystery,suspense,thriller and classics here? i figure lot of people are into fantasy.. Edited November 1, 2020 by realsoccerdude111 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, El Tigre Chino said: I've recently gotten into collecting the physical / special editions of books that I really like, but those are rare and few. I've always been collecting as a kid, and I read mostly physical. Two bookshelves filled to the brim. But now I have too many that I don't read and its just not feasible for me to have so many. So removing a lot of books from my shelves. Hence don't buy physical anymore, unless they're absolute favourites like Sanderson books. I rely on kindle, and quite a bit of audiobooks over this past year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 I need a suggestion for my next book : Either Book thief or 1Q84 by Murakami?Haven't read any Murakami, but I fairly enjoyed The Book Thief. Sent from my Mi A2 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realsoccerdude111 Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 Yeh book thief seems nice..Awesome pic.. Murakami is amazing..he writes amazing books with a very mild touch of meta and mystic.. Try Kafka on the shore, Norwegian woods,One birthday girl,Winding up bird chronicle by him..killing commandatore is nice too.. Murakamis reputation is slightly like Kojimas reputation in gaming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 1 hour ago, realsoccerdude111 said: Ive had mostly good experience with Cloudtail,NSP retail and amazing books sellers from flipkart. I need a suggestion for my next book : Either Book thief or 1Q84 by Murakami? btw who is more into mystery,suspense,thriller and classics here? i figure lot of people are into fantasy.. I was more into thrillers/mysteries, into fantasy mostly recently.... If you like thrillers try novels from Frederick Forsyth (day of the jackal, fourth protocol etc).... Mostly set during cold war era .... if you want to go still back there's Alistair McLean (guns of navarone etc)- set mostly during ww2 !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realsoccerdude111 Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 Tried most of Frederick Forsythe work love The Icon. He writes more of espionage. Love Daniel Silva,Ludlum and somenken follets works too. Guns of Navarone is a very good movie (i preferred the movie). It reminds me bit of a stealth mission from MGS or Sniper elite series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 Finished The Eye of the World (WoT 1) a couple days back. Now reading Loveboat Taipei. Will finish to read Rhythm of War from 17th. Might post my thoughts under spoiler tags here for EoTW later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 (edited) So, anybody read 'rhythm of war', now that it's out? I'm still in book 3, might buy this after in done with this book. Just curious to know the initial impressions (pls keep it spoiler free), if anyone read it already ? Edited November 21, 2020 by Ne0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted November 22, 2020 Report Share Posted November 22, 2020 20 hours ago, Ne0 said: So, anybody read 'rhythm of war', now that it's out? I'm still in book 3, might buy this after in done with this book. Just curious to know the initial impressions (pls keep it spoiler free), if anyone read it already ? Currently reading, haven't finished yet. Its a busy week up ahead or I'd just binge and finish the book. Liking it quite a bit so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CtrlAltDev93 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 I came here looking to ask your opinions on getting a Kindle, but I see some positive comments already. Now my question is if it's worth getting the latest (10th gen) version of either Kindle or Kindle Paperwhite. I've seen the 7th gen versions go for cheap so does that work just fine or is there a significant benefit to the latest version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Bird Bird Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 Ready Player Two getting f**kall reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realsoccerdude111 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 Can all the readers name their top 7 authors and top 7 books of all time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmage Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 20 hours ago, CtrlAltDev93 said: I came here looking to ask your opinions on getting a Kindle, but I see some positive comments already. Now my question is if it's worth getting the latest (10th gen) version of either Kindle or Kindle Paperwhite. I've seen the 7th gen versions go for cheap so does that work just fine or is there a significant benefit to the latest version? Go for cheaper ones bro. They do the job perfectly fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realsoccerdude111 Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) 23 hours ago, realsoccerdude111 said: Can all the readers name their top 7 authors and top 7 books of all time? Not following my own advice xD Ill start with mine.(Not neccesarily in preffered order) Authors - Agatha christie,Douglas preston - Lincoln Child, Daniel Silva, P.G Wodehouse,Haruki Murakami,Munshi Premchand,Ludlum Books - And then there were none by Agatha Christie The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand The Ice limit by Douglas preston/Lincoln child Kafka on the shore by Murakami Jeeves/Ukridge stories collection by Wodehouse The Hitchikers guide to galaxy by Douglas Adams Name of the rose by Umberto Eco Edited December 3, 2020 by realsoccerdude111 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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