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Christmas Reading (sort of)
In the spirit of the season, I though I might take this opportunity to recommend my favorite novel centered around the winter solstice holiday season: Hogfather by Sir Terry Pratchett. It takes place...
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Graphic Guide to the Discworld
As many of my friends and family are probably all too aware, I am a big fan of Sir Terry Pratchett and his “Discworld” books. These books are not so much a series, as they are a collection of...
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For the Geometry Geeks
Okay, so this does not really have anything to do with Kindles and only marginally with e-books, but… I was re-reading The Color of Magic (book #1 in Terry Pratchett’s “Discworld” collection) as one...
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‘Making Money’ on Sale for $4.99
I just noticed (thanks, Sharon!) that Terry Pratchett’s Making Money is currently on sale at Amazon for only $4.99. (Most of the “Discworld” catalog is priced around the $7.99 price point.) As you...
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Decisions, Decisions: E-Book or Paper?
Crivens! A new Discworld novel is coming out on October 11th! I currently own every other Discworld book (maybe 3 dozen now?) as well as several other books by Sir Terry in paper versions. As I much...
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Living Life on the Edge (for Me)
I just did something rebellious for me — almost scandalous: I have now purchased two non-free Kindle e-books in succession, without … wait for it … reading the samples first. Okay, now that you’ve come...
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‘Snuff’: Good but not Great
I finished reading Snuff, the latest installment in Terry Pratchett’s “Discworld” series, about a week ago. Due both to life getting in the way plus wanting to let this one sink in before writing a...
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Discworld on 99 Cents a Day
Well, at least for the first day, and assuming you’re a fast reader. Anyway, I just noticed that Amazon has a new Kindle edition of the first book in Terry Pratchett‘s “Discworld” series, The Color of...
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Pratchett Fans Save Money vs. Rowling Fans
As an interesting result of Harper -Collins discontinuing the use of the “agency model” for e-book pricing on Amazon, the newly released Dodger, by Terry Pratchett, is being sold for $9.99 despite...
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Sir Terry’s Back in Stride with “Dodger”
After the relative disappointment that was The Long Earth (which may have suffered from being a collaboration that just didn’t work), Terry Pratchett seems to be back in fine form with his latest...
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