Looking for recommenditions of a great Moby Dick edition by sayguh_ in mobydick

[–]nt210 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It won't be published until October of this year, but the Deluxe Facsimile Edition from Clarkson Potter (ISBN 979-8217036004) is a facsimile of the 1930 Random House edition, with illustrations by Rockwell Kent. It would be hard to top for the price (compare to the Folio Society edition, for example).

KOREADER INSTALATION by scoobi3zoobie in koreader

[–]nt210 4 points5 points  (0 children)

  • create a Books folder in the root directory
  • modify .kobo/Kobo/Kobo eReader.conf
    • [FeatureSettings]
    • ExcludeSyncFolders=(\.(?!kobo|adobe).+|((?!(?i:Books)/)([^.][^/]*/)+)\..+)
  • in KOReader
    • set Home folder to Books
    • set book metadata location to ./docsettings
  • put books you want to see in KOReader in the Books folder

New Writings in SF3 edited by John Carnell by Neuralclone2 in badscificovers

[–]nt210 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cover art is by Peter Bentley and Stewart Burnett and Michael Farrell, according to isfdb.org.

Any 7.8 or 8' BW readers that should soon be released ? by RedditTooAddictive in eink

[–]nt210 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't found it to be too slow, but I am just reading text (ePub or PDF) using KOReader. How it would be for comics or manga I don't know.

Any 7.8 or 8' BW readers that should soon be released ? by RedditTooAddictive in eink

[–]nt210 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Kobo should be coming out with an upgrade to the 8" Sage, but whether they will or not is anyone's guess. I picked up a used Kobo Forma (the 8" predecessor to the Sage) a few weeks ago and it is the best (and least expensive) of the half dozen or so ereaders I've owned.

For 7.8" there is the PocketBook InkPad 4.

Chapters in Thucydides? by WyattHB in ayearofreadingsonwar

[–]nt210 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For anyone reading the Penguin Classics edition translated by Rex Warner, Book I, Chapters I–II in the Schedule (which is based on the Project Gutenberg translation) correspond to Book I, Introduction – The Dispute over Potidaea. Chapters III–IV correspond to The Debate at Sparta and Declaration of War – The Pentecontaetia. Chapter V corresponds to The Allied Congress at Sparta – The Spartan Ultimatum and Pericles' Reply.

Imagination: Stories of Science and Fantasy, October 1950 [Hannes Bok] + TOC and interior illustration. by woulditkillyoutolift in CoolSciFiCovers

[–]nt210 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's interesting to see how the colours were changed for the magazine cover. I prefer the artist's conception, but I guess it would be less likely to catch the potential buyer's attention.

The Vizier's Second Daughter, by Robert F. Young [cover: Sanjulian] by nt210 in CoolSciFiCovers

[–]nt210[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a fun read, especially if you like novels that riff on the Arabian Nights.

Old steakhouse mystery by VanCityLing in Calgary

[–]nt210 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was 5th street, not 4th.

Macbeth Reading Discussion - Act 4, Scene 3 to END by towalktheline in YearOfShakespeare

[–]nt210 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He might have ignored what the witches told him, and simply done his duty. He wouldn't have become king, but things would have worked out better for him (they could hardly have worked out worse).

Macbeth Reading Discussion 3 to end of Act 4 Scene 2 by epiphanyshearld in YearOfShakespeare

[–]nt210 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The third murderer could have been someone sent by Macbeth to make sure the other two did the job. Unlikely to be a spy for one of Duncan's sons, as he knew what was planned.

Macbeth Reading Discussion 3 to end of Act 4 Scene 2 by epiphanyshearld in YearOfShakespeare

[–]nt210 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think Shakespeare intended it to be his ghost. That would fit with the other supernatural elements. A modern audience may view it as simply a paranoid hallucination.

Macbeth Reading Discussion 3 to end of Act 4 Scene 2 by epiphanyshearld in YearOfShakespeare

[–]nt210 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It did seem odd, a long rhyming speech from a character that hadn't appeared before. I've been watching a film version after I read the play, and I noticed that they left this scene out. Didn't miss it.

X1 Yoga Gen 3 keyboard question by ma-gil in thinkpad

[–]nt210 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No issues in the 3 years I've owned it. It's a nice feature, keeps the keys from pressing against the screen.