So if you've seen the iPad stuff you know they have an iBooks store to go along with it. Quite intriguing. I remember a discussion about Kindle in some other thread, cba to find it, so I'm putting this here.

Any thoughts/opinions on iPad's iBooks vs Kindle? I wouldn't want to pay $200+ for an electronic personal library, but $500+ for a pretty neat laptop along with the electronic personal library sounds good.

But then when iPad comes out the price of the Kindle might drop to something pretty affordable as well, and really what good is a laptop if you can't play Crysis on it maxed out, amirite?

'Course, the iPad does have all that other stuff, so maybe it's not exactly fair to compare the two? 

Kindle is a different experience due to the e-ink screen. It's very different from reading off of an LCD screen like the iPad. It depends on whether or not you like reading on LCD screens. Reading forums and such is one thing but books are another. You're basically staring into a flashlight for hours.

The Kindle has the same eye strain as reading paper.

So if books are your primary concern, I would recommend a Kindle. But of course there are many shades of grey here. 

by China Mi�ville. A review:
http://sfreviews.net/mieville_kraken.html
I won't read the review as I hate spoilers but the first few lines piqued my interest. He/she is a lovecraft fan anyway. 

Yeah looking forward to Kraken. His last book was nice (the City and the City), but The Scar is still my favorite from him. 

I didn't know he'd done anything since Iron Road. Someone update me. 

updates Shambler to version -0.0.0.13 --- already broken :( 

that's interesting? 

/me googles kurzweilian 

i've never read this masterpiece before, but it got me totally. i'm in the middle of the fifth part - song of susannah and i can't stop reading. highly recommended. 

i liked the first 4 or 5 the most. by the end, the story felt like it was moving too far away from the original content. obviously, it's an epic story, so that's to be expected to an extent, but it would have as if all the swords were replaced with ducks in the third lotr book or something. 

just picked up 'a game of thrones' (first in the 'a song of ice and fire' series). only started, but it's solid so far. i'd venture to say it might be better than wheel of time, but i haven't read enough yet to be sure. 

i'm sorry - song of susannah is number six. stephen king is real king... his imagination has no limits. i've heard about plans to make a movie based on dark tower series. i'm afraid it will be disaster. 

i'm afraid it will be disaster.
i would be surprised if it wasn't.

honestly, the books are way too big to put on screen. some of the books would have to be split into two films themselves.

it might be possible to make an adaptation out the first book with bits of the second though. 

i'm afraid it will be disaster.
i would be surprised if it wasn't.


miracles sometimes happen :-) 

it looks and sounds interesting, i'm just-a wondering.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Iron_Heel 

I think Song of Ice and Fire is way better than any Wheel of Time stuff, it's alot less cheesy and the characters are just much more interesting. Oh and it's not stealing 90% of it's content from other novels. 

well, good to know i've got a good book ahead of me then. 

Struggled to get through the first book. Dunno what it is about him but really not an inspiring writer. 

I like Stephen King a lot but I never got into The Dark Tower. I'd recommend It or Salem's Lot from the top of my head. 

Yase!