Comments on: I read a PBook by Cormac McCarthy http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/i-read-a-pbook-by-cormac-mccarthy/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:55:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tony Rabig http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/i-read-a-pbook-by-cormac-mccarthy/comment-page-1/#comment-637388 Tony Rabig Sat, 24 Nov 2007 21:25:34 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/23/i-read-a-pbook-by-cormac-mccarthy/#comment-637388 Sorry for the multiple posts -- hadn't read the FAQ yet. My bad. Bests, --tr Sorry for the multiple posts — hadn’t read the FAQ yet. My bad.

Bests,

–tr

]]> By: Tony Rabig http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/i-read-a-pbook-by-cormac-mccarthy/comment-page-1/#comment-637377 Tony Rabig Sat, 24 Nov 2007 21:13:53 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/23/i-read-a-pbook-by-cormac-mccarthy/#comment-637377 Re: ebook edition of The Road: If searching on "Road" or "McCarthy" is pulling up so many hits that you miss the listing, try searching on "Cormac." I just pulled up a listing for this title at EReader, BooksOnBoard, and Fictionwise with no trouble at all. Search for "Cormac" -- the title is available as an ebook. Bests, --tr Re: ebook edition of The Road:

If searching on “Road” or “McCarthy” is pulling up so many hits that you miss the listing, try searching on “Cormac.” I just pulled up a listing for this title at EReader, BooksOnBoard, and Fictionwise with no trouble at all. Search for “Cormac” — the title is available as an ebook.

Bests,

–tr

]]> By: Tony Rabig http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/i-read-a-pbook-by-cormac-mccarthy/comment-page-1/#comment-637376 Tony Rabig Sat, 24 Nov 2007 21:12:31 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/23/i-read-a-pbook-by-cormac-mccarthy/#comment-637376 Re: ebook edition of The Road: If searching on "Road" or "McCarthy" is pulling up so many hits that you miss the listing, try searching on "Cormac." I just pulled up a listing for this title at EReader, BooksOnBoard, and Fictionwise with no trouble at all. Search for "Cormac" -- The Road IS available as an ebook. Bests, --tr Re: ebook edition of The Road:

If searching on “Road” or “McCarthy” is pulling up so many hits that you miss the listing, try searching on “Cormac.” I just pulled up a listing for this title at EReader, BooksOnBoard, and Fictionwise with no trouble at all. Search for “Cormac” — The Road IS available as an ebook.

Bests,

–tr

]]> By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/i-read-a-pbook-by-cormac-mccarthy/comment-page-1/#comment-637359 Mike Cane Sat, 24 Nov 2007 20:45:06 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/23/i-read-a-pbook-by-cormac-mccarthy/#comment-637359 We're talking at cross purposes, it seems. You said you were buying the Cormac book in hardcover. I wondered why, after you lauded the Reader over reading print. Somehow the wires got crossed. Next time, let's do this wirelessly. We’re talking at cross purposes, it seems.

You said you were buying the Cormac book in hardcover. I wondered why, after you lauded the Reader over reading print.

Somehow the wires got crossed. Next time, let’s do this wirelessly.

]]> By: Tony Rabig http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/i-read-a-pbook-by-cormac-mccarthy/comment-page-1/#comment-637347 Tony Rabig Sat, 24 Nov 2007 20:22:08 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/23/i-read-a-pbook-by-cormac-mccarthy/#comment-637347 Re: ebook edition of The Road I just pulled up listings at EReader, BooksOnBoard, and Fictionwise with no trouble at all -- if searching on Road or McCarthy is pulling up so many hits that you miss the listing, search for "Cormac." It's there. Bests to all, --tr Re: ebook edition of The Road

I just pulled up listings at EReader, BooksOnBoard, and Fictionwise with no trouble at all — if searching on Road or McCarthy is pulling up so many hits that you miss the listing, search for “Cormac.” It’s there.

Bests to all,

–tr

]]> By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/i-read-a-pbook-by-cormac-mccarthy/comment-page-1/#comment-637246 Mike Cane Sat, 24 Nov 2007 17:09:20 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/23/i-read-a-pbook-by-cormac-mccarthy/#comment-637246 Yeah, I'm reading an NYPL paper copy. I searched for an ebook edition too. None available -- at least, uh, legally. Yeah, I’m reading an NYPL paper copy. I searched for an ebook edition too. None available — at least, uh, legally.

]]> By: Paul Biba http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/i-read-a-pbook-by-cormac-mccarthy/comment-page-1/#comment-637236 Paul Biba Sat, 24 Nov 2007 16:53:52 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/23/i-read-a-pbook-by-cormac-mccarthy/#comment-637236 Doesn't seem to be available as an ebook, but Fictionwise has it as a radio broadcast in MP3 form: Based on George R. Stewart's fascinating 1949 novel, Earth Abides, this radio drama was originally broadcast as part of the weekly Escape Radio Series in two segments on November 5th and 12th, 1950. Listen as Isherwood Williams suddenly finds himself alone in a world devastated by a plague?with only his hope and intelligence to guide him. (Published: 1950) Doesn’t seem to be available as an ebook, but Fictionwise has it as a radio broadcast in MP3 form:

Based on George R. Stewart’s fascinating 1949 novel, Earth Abides, this radio drama was originally broadcast as part of the weekly Escape Radio Series in two segments on November 5th and 12th, 1950. Listen as Isherwood Williams suddenly finds himself alone in a world devastated by a plague?with only his hope and intelligence to guide him. (Published: 1950)

]]> By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/i-read-a-pbook-by-cormac-mccarthy/comment-page-1/#comment-637200 Mike Cane Sat, 24 Nov 2007 16:00:08 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/23/i-read-a-pbook-by-cormac-mccarthy/#comment-637200 Hardcover copy?! After touting the Reader? It's not in e form yet? Funny you have just read a post-armageddon novel. I'm just reading Earth Abides: http://www.grasslimb.com/sallis/GlobeColumns/globe.06.earth.html (I haven't read that article myself yet in case it contains spoilers. YMMV.) Hardcover copy?! After touting the Reader? It’s not in e form yet?

Funny you have just read a post-armageddon novel. I’m just reading Earth Abides:

http://www.grasslimb.com/sallis/GlobeColumns/globe.06.earth.html

(I haven’t read that article myself yet in case it contains spoilers. YMMV.)

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