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Jeremy Grenemyer
Great Reader
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 Posted - 04 Jun 2012 : 05:47:38
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Originally posted by vallon
As I spend most of my days in front of a computer, the last thing I want to do when I get home is to have to stare at another screen if I want to unplug and enjoy a good book. I understand that ownership has its privileges, but I'm not very pleased by this new trend.
There is a thread on the Forgotten Realms General Forum called Open letter to WoTC regarding eBooks where you can voice your concerns as well.
Like you I spend most of my day in front of a computer. However I've come enjoy the free Kindle reader app and have ready access to a library of books.
I don't prefer to have bookshelves crammed with books like I used to. Instead I'm coming to prefer my home filled with a select few books and the rest in digital format. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 04 Jun 2012 : 15:40:47
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Originally posted by Lord Karsus
-When I read Forgotten Realms books, that's why I used a folded up piece of paper as a bookmark, along with my real bookmark (celebrating it's tenth birthday now; got it when Lord of the Rings first came out)- things of interest, like Elven words, or Elven names, or Kara-Tur things, I'd jot down on the paper so I didn't forget them.
I made myself a bookmark when Scions of Shannara was released in 1990. I eventually had to laminate it to protect it after thousands upon thousands of pages of fine adventure.  |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 04 Jun 2012 : 17:51:18
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I've been using lami (idol cards) as bookmarks for over 10 years now... I've got a huge stack of them, and I just rotate thru them. I usually will select which ones to use beforehand, going thru a particular series of cards for a particular book series. For example, right now I'm reading the Empire trilogy, and using (officially licensed, not fan-made) lami of female characters from Neon Genesis Evangelion. The first book, the lami was Rei, the second book, the lami is Misato, and the last book, I'll use the lami of Asuka.
I used to use bookmarks of my own creation, but then I discovered lami, and I bought a lot of them -- I used to be rather much more of a collector-type than I am now. Luckily, my collection of lami (and shitajiki, as well) was something that escaped the fire.
And since I mentioned shitajiki... I've gotten some duplicate shitajiki, as well, and use those as the bookmarks for game books. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 04 Jun 2012 : 18:18:12
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On the other hand....
Elves would love Kindles (and other paperless formats). A lot less trees get murdered.
Just playing devil's Advocate. I hate trees - look at them... just plotting their eventual takeover...
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Fellfire
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 04 Jun 2012 : 18:24:56
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| I had thought I would hate the format, but I've given it a chance, and I love it. I load my tablet up with a few dozen source books and novels and take it on the go. Don't even have to turn the light on at night to read. |
Misanthorpe
Love is a lie. Only hate endures. Light is blinding. Only in darkness do we see clearly.
"Oh, you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but.. blinding. The shadows betray you because they belong to me." - Bane The Dark Knight Rises
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31772 Posts |
Posted - 05 Jun 2012 : 01:53:31
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I've been using lami (idol cards) as bookmarks for over 10 years now... I've got a huge stack of them, and I just rotate thru them. I usually will select which ones to use beforehand, going thru a particular series of cards for a particular book series. For example, right now I'm reading the Empire trilogy, and using (officially licensed, not fan-made) lami of female characters from Neon Genesis Evangelion. The first book, the lami was Rei, the second book, the lami is Misato, and the last book, I'll use the lami of Asuka.
That's a cool idea.
The extent of my bookmarking, mostly resides around using something specific to the book or series I'm reading. For example, when I'm reading a BATTLETECH novel, I'll try to use either one of the cards from the old BT card game, or some other piece of setting-material -- like the old Clan or Inner Sphere House Patches to mark my place in a book.
When I don't have anything tied to a specific book or series to help mark where I'm at in my reading, I'll usually just fall back to whatever is handy and/or nearby, and can successfully operate as a bookmark. |
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Fellfire
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 05 Jun 2012 : 02:21:47
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| I find the discussion of bookmarks in an e-reader thread somewhat amusing. |
Misanthorpe
Love is a lie. Only hate endures. Light is blinding. Only in darkness do we see clearly.
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Therise
Master of Realmslore
1272 Posts |
Posted - 05 Jun 2012 : 02:22:12
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Originally posted by Markustay
On the other hand....
Elves would love Kindles (and other paperless formats). A lot less trees get murdered.
Just playing devil's Advocate. I hate trees - look at them... just plotting their eventual takeover...
Heh, a reference to Durkon Thundershield of OotS and his severe phobia of trees? LOL Nice!
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31772 Posts |
Posted - 05 Jun 2012 : 02:24:16
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Originally posted by Fellfire
I find the discussion of bookmarks in an e-reader thread somewhat amusing.
Then you'll probably find the notion that I use sticky-markers [that I stick on-screen] for bookmarking my place in e-books as well -- especially if I'm only temporarily leaving my reader behind somewhere, and coming back to it shortly -- equally amusing.  |
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vallon
Acolyte
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Posted - 06 Jun 2012 : 14:05:22
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Fellfire
I find the discussion of bookmarks in an e-reader thread somewhat amusing.
Then you'll probably find the notion that I use sticky-markers [that I stick on-screen] for bookmarking my place in e-books as well -- especially if I'm only temporarily leaving my reader behind somewhere, and coming back to it shortly -- equally amusing.
I certainly do! |
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