I read a LOT of sci-fi/fantasy and I'm looking for a new amazing author. I started with the likes of Heinlein, Niven, and Card and have only expanded since then. In the last 10 years or so I've been reading a lot of paranormal sci-fi, and I enjoy it, I'm just looking for someone fresh, that maybe isn't quite as mainstream.
On Sun, 16 Sep 2012 23:30:38 -0700 (PDT), mysgydid
<mysgy...@gmail.com> wrote:
>I read a LOT of sci-fi/fantasy and I'm looking for a new amazing author. I started with the likes of Heinlein, Niven, and Card and have only expanded since then. In the last 10 years or so I've been reading a lot of paranormal sci-fi, and I enjoy it, I'm just looking for someone fresh, that maybe isn't quite as mainstream.
Charlie Stross (Laundry series, Glasshouse, Saturn's Children, Halting
State if that looks interesting - he's very varied)
China Mieville (Perdido St Station, Un Lun Dun for starters)
Lois Bujold (Vorkosigan series for intensely fun SF, Chalion/Sharing
Knife series are fantasy/indistinguishable-from-magic in turn)
Greg Egan (hard as Hal Clement SF, start off with his collection
Axiomatic)
Alastair Reynolds (Revelation Space series, or Blue Remembered Earth
for a starter - solid space opera)
Cheers - Jaimie
-- "A debugged program is one for which you have not yet found
the conditions that make it fail." - Jerry Ogdin
news:a257d603-39ff-4770-bd81-e6ee5345d216@googlegroups.com...
I read a LOT of sci-fi/fantasy and I'm looking for a new amazing author. I started with the likes of Heinlein, Niven, and Card and have only expanded since then. In the last 10 years or so I've been reading a lot of paranormal sci-fi, and I enjoy it, I'm just looking for someone fresh, that maybe isn't quite as mainstream.
> I read a LOT of sci-fi/fantasy and I'm looking for a new amazing author. I started with the likes of Heinlein, Niven, and Card and have only expanded since then. In the last 10 years or so I've been reading a lot of paranormal sci-fi, and I enjoy it, I'm just looking for someone fresh, that maybe isn't quite as mainstream.
> Any ideas?
I assume that you have tried:
1. Carrie Vaughn
2. Kim Harrison
3. Kelley Armstrong
4. Sarah Hoyt
5. Seanan McGuire
6. Julie Kenner
7. Wen Spencer
8. Laurell Hamilton
Whoa, there are no guys on that list.
SciFI is a definitely changing.
If looking for space opera, try:
1. David Weber
2. John Ringo
3. Allen Steele
4. S. M. Stirling
5. Jon Varley
6. John Scalzi
7. Jack McDevitt
8. Vernor Vinge
> On 9/17/2012 1:30 AM, mysgydid wrote:
>> I read a LOT of sci-fi/fantasy and I'm looking for a new amazing author. I started with the likes of Heinlein, Niven, and Card and
>> have only expanded since then. In the last 10 years or so I've been reading a lot of paranormal sci-fi, and I enjoy it, I'm just
>> looking for someone fresh, that maybe isn't quite as mainstream.
>> Any ideas?
> I assume that you have tried:
> 1. Carrie Vaughn
> 2. Kim Harrison
> 3. Kelley Armstrong
> 4. Sarah Hoyt
> 5. Seanan McGuire
> 6. Julie Kenner
> 7. Wen Spencer
> 8. Laurell Hamilton
> Whoa, there are no guys on that list.
> SciFI is a definitely changing.
> If looking for space opera, try:
> 1. David Weber
> 2. John Ringo
> 3. Allen Steele
> 4. S. M. Stirling
> 5. Jon Varley
> 6. John Scalzi
> 7. Jack McDevitt
> 8. Vernor Vinge
Lynn McGuire <l...@winsim.com> writes:
>On 9/17/2012 1:30 AM, mysgydid wrote:
>> I read a LOT of sci-fi/fantasy and I'm looking for a new amazing author. I started with the likes of Heinlein, Niven, and Card and have only expanded since then. In the last 10 years or so I've been reading a lot of paranormal sci-fi, and I enjoy it, I'm just looking for someone fresh, that maybe isn't quite as mainstream.
>> Any ideas?
>I assume that you have tried:
>1. Carrie Vaughn
>2. Kim Harrison
>3. Kelley Armstrong
>4. Sarah Hoyt
>5. Seanan McGuire
>6. Julie Kenner
>7. Wen Spencer
>8. Laurell Hamilton
In article <a257d603-39ff-4770-bd81-e6ee5345d216@googlegroups.com>, mysgydid <mysgy...@gmail.com> writes:
>I read a LOT of sci-fi/fantasy and I'm looking for a new amazing author. I
>started with the likes of Heinlein, Niven, and Card and have only expanded
>since then.
>Any ideas?
This list is only science fiction, as I read almost no fantasy.
Lois McMaster Bujold has a nice space opera/milsf series called, variously,
the "Wormhole Nexus" or the "Vorkosiverse". They include space mercenaries,
politics (both democratic and imperial), very interesting people (some
sympathetic, some not), a lot about the impact of biotech developments,
some torture, true love, honor, and trust.
Greg Egan, an Australian mathematician, has written a number of good
stand-alone novels, most of which involve speculation on computation
or quantum mechanics.
Alastair Reynolds writes dense doorstops set in a universe with
interstellar travel, but only STL. I didn't actually care for my
first encounter with him (_Revelation Space_), but all of his
subsequent works have been rewarding (if difficult).
My introduction to John Scalzi was _The Android's Dream_, which is a
comedic near-future look at implications of some advances in bio-tech.
Hello, Dolly! He also has a (non-comedic) series called "The Old Man's
War", which is quite good.
Neal Stephenson writes (or has written) cyberpunk for people who don't
like cyberpunk. His writing style drags the reader along, whether or
not they'r ready. He's also written a massive historical novel/series,
which I've never looked at. Don't confuse one for the other.
Charles Stross is a former denizen of this newsgroup. He has written books
in a wide variety of styles: cyberpunk, parallel worlds intrigue, space
opera (more or less), Cthulu meets James Bond, uploading and the Singularity.
Vernor Vinge is possibly the guy who came up with the concept of the
"Singularity" -- in the 1960s. Much of his work attempts to portray how
society will look after technology has changed it so much that it's
incomprehensible. (This is, of course, not possible, so there are
compromises.) He also has a strong libertarian bent.
(Since this is about the third time this question has come up since spring,
I'm going to save a copy this time, instead of recreating it de novo when
it comes up a fourth time.)
-- Michael F. Stemper
#include <Standard_Disclaimer>
Life's too important to take seriously.
>On 9/17/2012 1:30 AM, mysgydid wrote:
>> I read a LOT of sci-fi/fantasy and I'm looking for a new amazing
>author. I started with the likes of Heinlein, Niven, and Card and have
>only expanded since then. In the last 10 years or so I've been reading a
>lot of paranormal sci-fi, and I enjoy it, I'm just looking for someone
>fresh, that maybe isn't quite as mainstream.
>> Any ideas?
>I assume that you have tried:
>1. Carrie Vaughn
>2. Kim Harrison
>3. Kelley Armstrong
>4. Sarah Hoyt
>5. Seanan McGuire
>6. Julie Kenner
>7. Wen Spencer
>8. Laurell Hamilton
>Whoa, there are no guys on that list.
>SciFI is a definitely changing.
*cough* Jim Butcher *cough*
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>>I read a LOT of sci-fi/fantasy and I'm looking for a new amazing author. I
>>started with the likes of Heinlein, Niven, and Card and have only expanded
>>since then.
>>Any ideas?
>This list is only science fiction, as I read almost no fantasy.
>Lois McMaster Bujold ...
>Greg Egan ...
>Alastair Reynolds...
>My introduction to John Scalzi...
>Neal Stephenson...
>Charles Stross...
>Vernor Vinge...
(edited!)
Given our overlaps, I really need to read some Scalzi. Perhaps after
this Stross/Doctorow collab I have by my elbow, which I'll start into
once I've finished this Alastair Reynolds.
Cheers - Jaimie
-- "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him to use
the Net, and he won't bother you for weeks." - Phil Proctor
> On 9/17/2012 11:55 AM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>> On 9/17/2012 1:30 AM, mysgydid wrote:
>>> I read a LOT of sci-fi/fantasy and I'm looking for a new amazing
>>> author. I started with the likes of Heinlein, Niven, and Card and
>>> have only expanded since then. In the last 10 years or so I've been
>>> reading a lot of paranormal sci-fi, and I enjoy it, I'm just
>>> looking for someone fresh, that maybe isn't quite as mainstream.
>>> Any ideas?
>> I assume that you have tried:
>> 1. Carrie Vaughn
>> 2. Kim Harrison
>> 3. Kelley Armstrong
>> 4. Sarah Hoyt
>> 5. Seanan McGuire
>> 6. Julie Kenner
>> 7. Wen Spencer
>> 8. Laurell Hamilton
>> Whoa, there are no guys on that list.
>> SciFI is a definitely changing.
>> If looking for space opera, try:
>> 1. David Weber
>> 2. John Ringo
>> 3. Allen Steele
>> 4. S. M. Stirling
>> 5. Jon Varley
>> 6. John Scalzi
>> 7. Jack McDevitt
>> 8. Vernor Vinge
>> And there are no ladies on that list.
>> Lynn
> 5. Jon Varley is John Varley
If you're looking for a Jon add walter jon williams but definitely retain John Varley. In fact pop him to the top of the list at 1a right next to 1b Joe Haldeman.
> In article <a257d603-39ff-4770-bd81-e6ee5345d216@googlegroups.com>, mysgydid <mysgy...@gmail.com> writes:
>> I read a LOT of sci-fi/fantasy and I'm looking for a new amazing author. I
>> started with the likes of Heinlein, Niven, and Card and have only expanded
>> since then.
>> Any ideas?
> This list is only science fiction, as I read almost no fantasy.
> Lois McMaster Bujold has a nice space opera/milsf series called, variously,
> the "Wormhole Nexus" or the "Vorkosiverse". They include space mercenaries,
> politics (both democratic and imperial), very interesting people (some
> sympathetic, some not), a lot about the impact of biotech developments,
> some torture, true love, honor, and trust.
> Greg Egan, an Australian mathematician, has written a number of good
> stand-alone novels, most of which involve speculation on computation
> or quantum mechanics.
> Alastair Reynolds writes dense doorstops set in a universe with
> interstellar travel, but only STL. I didn't actually care for my
> first encounter with him (_Revelation Space_), but all of his
> subsequent works have been rewarding (if difficult).
> My introduction to John Scalzi was _The Android's Dream_, which is a
> comedic near-future look at implications of some advances in bio-tech.
> Hello, Dolly! He also has a (non-comedic) series called "The Old Man's
> War", which is quite good.
> Neal Stephenson writes (or has written) cyberpunk for people who don't
> like cyberpunk. His writing style drags the reader along, whether or
> not they'r ready. He's also written a massive historical novel/series,
> which I've never looked at. Don't confuse one for the other.
> Charles Stross is a former denizen of this newsgroup. He has written books
> in a wide variety of styles: cyberpunk, parallel worlds intrigue, space
> opera (more or less), Cthulu meets James Bond, uploading and the Singularity.
> Vernor Vinge is possibly the guy who came up with the concept of the
> "Singularity" -- in the 1960s. Much of his work attempts to portray how
> society will look after technology has changed it so much that it's
> incomprehensible. (This is, of course, not possible, so there are
> compromises.) He also has a strong libertarian bent.
> (Since this is about the third time this question has come up since spring,
> I'm going to save a copy this time, instead of recreating it de novo when
> it comes up a fourth time.)
I blame B&N cutting their book, including SF books,
inventory by 2/3 in the last two years. Unless you
are David Weber, Laurell Hamilton or a few others,
B&N no longer carries books older than 3 or 4 years.
Of course, there is the ever present rumor that
B&N will shut down their brick and mortar stores
and go virtual.
> Lynn McGuire <l...@winsim.com> writes:
>> On 9/17/2012 1:30 AM, mysgydid wrote:
>>> I read a LOT of sci-fi/fantasy and I'm looking for a new amazing author. I started with the likes of Heinlein, Niven, and Card and have only expanded since then. In the last 10 years or so I've been reading a lot of paranormal sci-fi, and I enjoy it, I'm just looking for someone fresh, that maybe isn't quite as mainstream.
>>> Any ideas?
>> I assume that you have tried:
>> 1. Carrie Vaughn
>> 2. Kim Harrison
>> 3. Kelley Armstrong
>> 4. Sarah Hoyt
>> 5. Seanan McGuire
>> 6. Julie Kenner
>> 7. Wen Spencer
>> 8. Laurell Hamilton
On Monday, September 17, 2012 8:59:06 PM UTC+1, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> I blame B&N cutting their book, including SF books, inventory
> by 2/3 in the last two years. Unless you are David Weber,
> Laurell Hamilton or a few others, B&N no longer carries books
> older than 3 or 4 years. Of course, there is the ever present
> rumor that B&N will shut down their brick and mortar stores
> and go virtual.
I'm not sure what you're blaming B&N for - is it the difficulty for a reader of finding an amazing new author?
Books go "out of print" from the publisher, even while a series is incomplete. Are you complaining that B&N drops 'em sooner,
and doesn't bring 'em back again if the publisher does?
I guess J.R.R. Tolkien may be also on the list of tolerated authors from antiquity? After all, they're doing his stuff in
movies. Of course the movie makers have to do a lot of work to improve the stories.
Is B&N more tolerant of old material in its cyberbook business?
> On Monday, September 17, 2012 8:59:06 PM UTC+1, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>> I blame B&N cutting their book, including SF books, inventory
>> by 2/3 in the last two years. Unless you are David Weber,
>> Laurell Hamilton or a few others, B&N no longer carries books
>> older than 3 or 4 years. Of course, there is the ever present
>> rumor that B&N will shut down their brick and mortar stores
>> and go virtual.
> I'm not sure what you're blaming B&N for - is it the difficulty
> for a reader of finding an amazing new author?
> Books go "out of print" from the publisher, even while a series
> is incomplete. Are you complaining that B&N drops 'em sooner,
> and doesn't bring 'em back again if the publisher does?
No, that B&N literally cut the space for the section in half or more, and therefore, assuming similar layout of the section, only half as many books will be in the section, which means half as many authors displayed.
> I guess J.R.R. Tolkien may be also on the list of tolerated
> authors from antiquity?
No, it's on the list of "has been selling well for decades, sold even better after the movies, guaranteed income".
> Is B&N more tolerant of old material in its cyberbook business?
eBooks cost effectively nothing to maintain in stock, so yes, of course. The only possible limit is storage space and that's been getting cheaper and cheaper.
>On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:13:49 +0000 (UTC), mstem...@walkabout.empros.com (Michael Stemper) wrote:
>>In article <a257d603-39ff-4770-bd81-e6ee5345d216@googlegroups.com>, mysgydid <mysgy...@gmail.com> writes:
>>>I read a LOT of sci-fi/fantasy and I'm looking for a new amazing author. I
>>>started with the likes of Heinlein, Niven, and Card and have only expanded
>>>since then.
>>>Any ideas?
>>Lois McMaster Bujold ...
>>Greg Egan ...
>>Alastair Reynolds...
>>My introduction to John Scalzi...
>>Neal Stephenson...
>>Charles Stross...
>>Vernor Vinge...
>Given our overlaps, I really need to read some Scalzi. Perhaps after
>this Stross/Doctorow collab I have by my elbow, which I'll start into
>once I've finished this Alastair Reynolds.
Which Reynolds are you on at the moment?
Like I said, they're a slog for me, but a good slog. So, I've read about
one a year.
-- Michael F. Stemper
#include <Standard_Disclaimer>
Life's too important to take seriously.
>>>>I read a LOT of sci-fi/fantasy and I'm looking for a new amazing author. I
>>>>started with the likes of Heinlein, Niven, and Card and have only expanded
>>>>since then.
>>>>Any ideas?
>>>Lois McMaster Bujold ...
>>>Greg Egan ...
>>>Alastair Reynolds...
>>>My introduction to John Scalzi...
>>>Neal Stephenson...
>>>Charles Stross...
>>>Vernor Vinge...
>>Given our overlaps, I really need to read some Scalzi. Perhaps after
>>this Stross/Doctorow collab I have by my elbow, which I'll start into
>>once I've finished this Alastair Reynolds.
>Which Reynolds are you on at the moment?
_Terminal World_, but I don't recommend it much.
>Like I said, they're a slog for me, but a good slog. So, I've read about
>one a year.
Usually they're not a slog at all for me, I race through them with
great enjoyment. Some of his imagery and short stories have stayed
nailed in my head for years now. This is the first novel of his I've
not actively liked, having read through all his others pre-2009.
_TW_ started well with an /in media res/ where you had to work out
what's going on, but about a quarter of the way in fell flat on its
face with way too much "As you know, Bob" stuff going on, terrible
dialogue, inappropriate motivations/lousy characterisation (the kindly
mobster who'll do anything to help, being rescued rather than captured
due to authorial fiat, the kindly dictator who makes the rescuees his
best friends and tries to teach them about this thing called "science"
when the protag is a doctor who does everything evidence based,
changing motivations on a dime for no apparent reason, that sort of
thing), and just generally feels all Brain Eater. One out of five,
don't bother.
Anyone else get that with this book?
Cheers - Jaimie
-- "The polar opposite of cinnamon is frogs." -- Mandy, in "Mandy the Merciless"
In article <99sg585rjrhnbtlnocu22bdamngad5n...@4ax.com>, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jai...@sometimes.sessile.org> writes:
>On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:37:18 +0000 (UTC), mstem...@walkabout.empros.com (Michael Stemper) wrote:
>>In article <oaoe581mtobscuaf61b90s6mqnh0to8...@4ax.com>, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jai...@sometimes.sessile.org> writes:
>>>Given our overlaps, I really need to read some Scalzi. Perhaps after
>>>this Stross/Doctorow collab I have by my elbow, which I'll start into
>>>once I've finished this Alastair Reynolds.
>>Which Reynolds are you on at the moment?
>_Terminal World_, but I don't recommend it much.
Okay, thanks for the warning. It doesn't appear to be part of the
Inhibitors series, so avoiding it shouldn't be too tough.
-- Michael F. Stemper
#include <Standard_Disclaimer>
Life's too important to take seriously.
>>>>Given our overlaps, I really need to read some Scalzi. Perhaps after
>>>>this Stross/Doctorow collab I have by my elbow, which I'll start into
>>>>once I've finished this Alastair Reynolds.
>>>Which Reynolds are you on at the moment?
>>_Terminal World_, but I don't recommend it much.
>Okay, thanks for the warning. It doesn't appear to be part of the
>Inhibitors series, so avoiding it shouldn't be too tough.
Yep - it's a standalone, no loss skipping it.
Cheer - Jaimie
-- A: Think about it. Come on, you can figure it out.
A:>> When half the group posts top and the other half posts bottom.
Q:>>> What's even more annoying than topposting?
Q:> Why would that be annoying?
> On Monday, September 17, 2012 8:59:06 PM UTC+1, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>> I blame B&N cutting their book, including SF books, inventory
>> by 2/3 in the last two years. Unless you are David Weber,
>> Laurell Hamilton or a few others, B&N no longer carries books
>> older than 3 or 4 years. Of course, there is the ever present
>> rumor that B&N will shut down their brick and mortar stores
>> and go virtual.
> I'm not sure what you're blaming B&N for - is it the difficulty
> for a reader of finding an amazing new author?
> Books go "out of print" from the publisher, even while a series
> is incomplete. Are you complaining that B&N drops 'em sooner,
> and doesn't bring 'em back again if the publisher does?
> I guess J.R.R. Tolkien may be also on the list of tolerated
> authors from antiquity? After all, they're doing his stuff in
> movies. Of course the movie makers have to do a lot of work to
> improve the stories.
> Is B&N more tolerant of old material in its cyberbook business?
They certainly have some terminal stupiditys in their system.
They wont accept orders unless you have a US address credit card.
And even with the free ebooks, you STILL have
to have a US address credit card to get them.
On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 07:44:50 -0400, "Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)"
<seaw...@sgeinc.invalid.com> wrote:
> eBooks cost effectively nothing to maintain in stock, so yes, of >course. The only possible limit is storage space and that's been getting >cheaper and cheaper.
But they do cost something to buy, edit, & sell.
-- "In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace to the legislature, and not to the executive department."
> Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor) <seaw...@sgeinc.invalid.com> wrote
>> eBooks cost effectively nothing to maintain in stock, >> so yes, of course. The only possible limit is storage >> space and that's been getting cheaper and cheaper.
> But they do cost something to buy, edit, & sell.
Yes, but the point is that once you have done that, there isnt the same incentive to flush them from the inventory to make space for new ones etc.
Its less clear how much damage the current approach
of free ebooks does to the sales of other ebooks, just
because some like me can find enough of the free ones
worth reading so we don't bother to pay for the non
free ones as often as we would otherwise do.
On 2012-09-18 20:52:56 +0000, Howard Brazee <how...@brazee.net> said:
> On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 07:44:50 -0400, "Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)"
> <seaw...@sgeinc.invalid.com> wrote:
>> eBooks cost effectively nothing to maintain in stock, so yes, of
>> course. The only possible limit is storage space and that's been getting
>> cheaper and cheaper.
> But they do cost something to buy, edit, & sell.
Since the question at hand wasn't about how much they cost to buy, edit or sell, but about whether older e-books -- stuff that's already been bought and edited -- will stay on the e-book "shelves," rather than being cut like books are cut from bookstores racks for space reasons, this is a non sequitor.
The cost of buying, editing and selling them doesn't affect their likelihood to be maintained "in stock" once they've already been made available.
>Howard Brazee <how...@brazee.net> wrote
>> Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor) <seaw...@sgeinc.invalid.com> wrote
>>> eBooks cost effectively nothing to maintain in stock, so yes, of >>>course. The only possible limit is storage space and that's been >>>getting cheaper and cheaper.
>> But they do cost something to buy, edit, & sell.
>Yes, but the point is that once you have done that, there isnt the same >incentive to flush them from the inventory to make space for new ones >etc.
>Its less clear how much damage the current approach
>of free ebooks does to the sales of other ebooks, just
>because some like me can find enough of the free ones
>worth reading so we don't bother to pay for the non
>free ones as often as we would otherwise do.
I must admit I'm picky about what I pay for in terms of ebooks. I blog/review via netgalley (which is an appallingly slow site) so I get a lot of free copies from certain publishers, but there's only a small percentage of those that I would have paid for regardless. It does, however, introduce me to authors I might never otherwise have tried. I still pay for Kindle editions from my favourite authors - even over the odds in terms of getting the e-arc of the last two Bujolds.
> In message <abs66vFspg...@mid.individual.net>, Rod Speed > <rod.speed....@gmail.com> writes
>>Howard Brazee <how...@brazee.net> wrote
>>> Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor) <seaw...@sgeinc.invalid.com> wrote
>>>> eBooks cost effectively nothing to maintain in stock, so yes, of >>>> course. The only possible limit is storage space and that's been >>>> getting cheaper and cheaper.
>>> But they do cost something to buy, edit, & sell.
>>Yes, but the point is that once you have done that, there isnt the same >>incentive to flush them from the inventory to make space for new ones etc.
>>Its less clear how much damage the current approach
>>of free ebooks does to the sales of other ebooks, just
>>because some like me can find enough of the free ones
>>worth reading so we don't bother to pay for the non
>>free ones as often as we would otherwise do.
> I must admit I'm picky about what I pay for in terms of ebooks.
Yeah, me too. But in my case that's because I get so many of the
sort of books I want to read very cheaply from garage/yard sales.
And I read very little fiction at all.
> I blog/review via netgalley (which is an appallingly slow site) so I get a > lot of free copies from certain publishers, but there's only a small > percentage of those that I would have paid for regardless.
Yeah, I do buy what I am unlikely to ever find used, but its damned
hard to predict what will turn up locally. I found it very difficult to find
replacements for Churchill's History of the English Speaking People
that I managed to lose some of the original paperbacks I had, and
then the damned things turned up at a school car boot sale in a
tiny little rural town in the wilds of Australia, better than any I
could find available worldwide online.
> It does, however, introduce me to authors I might never otherwise have > tried. I still pay for Kindle editions from my favourite authors - even > over the odds in terms of getting the e-arc of the last two Bujolds.
Yeah, I do buy what I am confident that I will read when its unlikely
to turn up as a used book and I much prefer ebooks to real books now.
