The Secret World Chronicle Book One
Finished listening to the Secret World Chronicle Book One: Invasion, and it was alright. Not great but good enough that I've already started listening to book 2.
The Secret World Chronicle » Book One » Invasion
Posted Thursday 08:45 PM
Wizardry Compiled
Here is the link to the Wizardry Compiled at Baen. This is the second book in Rick Cook's series about computer hackers turned wizards in an alternate Universe.
Baen Library » The Wizardry Compiled
Posted Monday 07:08 PM
Unwanted Guest
Got up in the attic today and this little guy scared the bejeebus out of me. It was in a box right next to my head and was doing a very passable imitation of a rattlesnake. I got the box and all down to the backyard and after making sure it really wasn't a rattlesnake, just a little gopher snake, we let it go about its business.
Posted Saturday 06:55 PM
Jetbook Mini
On something of a tech kick today so I'll post this too. Ectaco is coming out with a new reader. The Jetbook Mini which I like because the design is reminiscent of the ebookwise 1150. I still have an ebookwise and I have always liked it because of the ergonomics of it. It is built like a tool that is easy to grasp and not like a fashion accessory that always feels like it is trying to jump out of your hand.
One of the drawbacks is that the thing only supports two formats. Txt and FB2, since it supports FB2 and I use that format quite a bit that is a plus but it would be nice if it supported a drm format of some kind like the jetbook lite does. As I get older I find that there are times when I just want things to work without my having to do a lot of tinkering. Hopefully Ectaco will release new firmware that supports either drm'ed epub or Barnes and Nobles' ereader format.
Special Features list from the Ectaco website. There is also a video of the reader at the link.
- Multi-Language interface support for English, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Spanish, Polish and Russian
- First and only eReader in the world to run on 4 AAA batteries (Energizer batteries included)
- Up to 90 hours of reading time
- All-way reading rotation for righties and lefties
- 5" TFT screen and smaller size for ultra portability
- Adjustable font sizes
- Text alignment, spacing, breaking, and encoding options
- Clock and date functions
- Support for LIT, MOBI, EPUB, HTML, PRC, RTF, PDB, PDF via Calibre conversion to TXT and FB2.
- SD Card
Posted Saturday 03:39 PM
Amber Magic
I figured since there is a currently reading list in the sidebar now it made sense to have a list of the books that I've finished. You can see the whole list if click on the finished Category in the sidebar. So to kick this off I'm done with Amber Magic by B. V. Larson.
Amber Magic is the first book in his Haven series and is available for free from his website. It is a pretty short book and for the most part just introduces us to some of the characters that I assume will continue on through the other books. I won't go into detail here so that I won't give away anything of the story. I will say that it is an enjoyable read, not a page turner. I had no problem setting it down and doing other things, and it took about week for me to get through it in small doses. I will most likely buy the second one and see how it is. I do believe in supporting authors that self publish so that they can keep doing it.
Sky Magic Book 2 is available through Amazon for $2.99. Guess if I want it I will have to install
Amazons Kindle app for PC in virtual box so I can download it and figure out how to format shift it.
That has been something that I've been meaning to do for awhile now so here is my excuse.
Posted Saturday 02:34 PM