tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370658378271434988.post8178261334831486198..comments2023-03-07T03:11:38.430-05:00Comments on TeamPaulC: YAPRkirwooddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03461069606353975518noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370658378271434988.post-90080482831231494632009-03-11T07:39:00.000-04:002009-03-11T07:39:00.000-04:00The Leadership Experience Fourth Edition by Richar...The Leadership Experience Fourth Edition by Richard L. Daft<BR/>ISBN-13: 978-0-324-53968-4<BR/>ISBN-10: 0-324-53968-1<BR/>List price $175.95 (Paperback) <BR/>Very good book.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14079544447796155166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370658378271434988.post-3618286781774270962009-03-09T21:25:00.000-04:002009-03-09T21:25:00.000-04:00@Melanie thats true.Can you give me the title and ...@Melanie thats true.<BR/>Can you give me the title and author of some of the books that you couldn't find?kirwooddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461069606353975518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370658378271434988.post-68388070388210423632009-03-09T14:57:00.000-04:002009-03-09T14:57:00.000-04:00Textbooks are generally not available in eformat. ...Textbooks are generally not available in eformat. I looked at the text books for my last four classes and none of them were available in e-format.<BR/>Bummer.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14079544447796155166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370658378271434988.post-21815319817667257222009-03-08T16:47:00.000-04:002009-03-08T16:47:00.000-04:00"What if the book isn't available in ebook form?"d..."What if the book isn't available in ebook form?"<BR/>don't read it. :)<BR/>but I have yet to find a book that I want to read that is no available as an ebook.<BR/><BR/>"There are worlds other than these."kirwooddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461069606353975518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370658378271434988.post-7600159697082365612009-03-08T15:51:00.000-04:002009-03-08T15:51:00.000-04:00What if the book isn't available in ebook form?What if the book isn't available in ebook form?Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15144213998005080465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370658378271434988.post-63031068892944184812009-03-08T15:50:00.000-04:002009-03-08T15:50:00.000-04:00My next read is Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. I love...My next read is Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. I love the quote"This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force." Sweet. My kind of book.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15144213998005080465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370658378271434988.post-44078709409816090622009-03-08T15:37:00.000-04:002009-03-08T15:37:00.000-04:00Oh,ONE more thing... :)Pat:"I'm not going to pay v...Oh,<BR/>ONE more thing... :)<BR/>Pat:"I'm not going to pay very much to reread a classic like Tom Sawyer" Agreed, but as an ebook tom sawyer is free. BUT, you should really (re)read Moby-Dick as an adult (also free), its a fantastic book.kirwooddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461069606353975518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370658378271434988.post-46395906327344285272009-03-08T15:34:00.000-04:002009-03-08T15:34:00.000-04:00One more thing, NEVEREVERunder ANY circumstances s...One more thing, <BR/>NEVER<BR/>EVER<BR/>under ANY circumstances should you buy a Baen DTB paperback. Unless they have a new printer/binder. The last time I bought a Baen book (2 ish years ago) the binding was destroyed half way through the first read of the book. Too bad, as I like many of their books, and it sounds like the bindings still suck based on Uncle Pat's experience.kirwooddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461069606353975518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370658378271434988.post-18694248583548705532009-03-08T15:28:00.000-04:002009-03-08T15:28:00.000-04:00Baen books suck because the physical binding sucks...Baen books suck because the physical binding sucks, I hate that as well. But ebooks don't have bindings so Baen's (notoriously) bad quality doesn't impact the ebooks.<BR/><BR/>My point about Baen is that they have good, cheap ebooks, and in fact they also have FREE ebooks. <BR/><BR/>Dood, go ahead and read DTBs, its fine. My point was (is): if you purchase a kindle, go ALL IN and stop paying for kirwooddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461069606353975518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370658378271434988.post-3792224390253373012009-03-08T13:17:00.000-04:002009-03-08T13:17:00.000-04:00Baen Books, you say? Ok, lets take a look. Hmm. A ...Baen Books, you say? Ok, lets take a look. Hmm. A great free library, no doubt. Ive read a lot of it and some of it is great, some not so great. But lets actually BUY a book from Baen. Ebooks are about $6 on average. Paperbacks average $8. Hard cover $25.<BR/><BR/>I have never ordered an ebook from them but I can comment on the DTBs. Hardcovers are ok but hey, at $25 a pop they better be. The Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15144213998005080465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370658378271434988.post-26267173665070241362009-03-08T12:37:00.000-04:002009-03-08T12:37:00.000-04:00Noted.Noted.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14079544447796155166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370658378271434988.post-35301284980282486222009-03-07T17:10:00.000-05:002009-03-07T17:10:00.000-05:00PS Remember, this rant was aimed at people who alr...PS <BR/>Remember, this rant was aimed at people who already own the ereader. I only suggesting that people who already own an ereader stop buying DTBs.kirwooddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461069606353975518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370658378271434988.post-73169365622251479502009-03-07T16:29:00.000-05:002009-03-07T16:29:00.000-05:00Here we go, fromhttp://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/...Here we go, from<BR/>http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-much-does-it-cost-to-publish-book.html<BR/><BR/>I got this<BR/>Editorial: $5,000<BR/>Packaging (cover design & production): $3,500<BR/>Typeset & Interior layouts: $500<BR/>Printing & binding: $12,000<BR/>Marketing: $6,000<BR/>Warehousing: $3,000<BR/>Sales: $5,000<BR/>Total:$35,000<BR/><BR/>now, if you were to publish kirwooddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461069606353975518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370658378271434988.post-8183587215612497912009-03-07T16:16:00.000-05:002009-03-07T16:16:00.000-05:00Pat: I never called anyone a "sheeple" or even imp...Pat: I never called anyone a "sheeple" or even implied that they were one. I don't follow Ron Paul. Books on the NYT Best seller list are NOT "popular" or "good", they just sold the most. So when a publisher "purchases" copies of their own book, they get on the list even though nobody has read them. I am NOT saying read Tom Sawyer, I am saying read books published by responsible publishers, like kirwooddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461069606353975518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370658378271434988.post-60239402602911012152009-03-07T15:41:00.000-05:002009-03-07T15:41:00.000-05:00I agree with you both! Paul, don't buy DTBs if yo...I agree with you both! <BR/>Paul, don't buy DTBs if you don't want. You are right, the publishers need to change their business model. I have done some reading on this recently and they KNOW they are selling less DTBs the same way movie makers are selling less DVDs. They will not be selling the "best-sellers" for less money because they have to stay in business. They have large development Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14079544447796155166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370658378271434988.post-83579340929656237762009-03-07T15:13:00.000-05:002009-03-07T15:13:00.000-05:00Dude- lay off the NYT best seller list. they are b...Dude- lay off the NYT best seller list. they are best sellers for a reason. Is it a bad book because its popular? Does reading a Tom Clancey novel make me too main stream, too sheeple? Personally I hate the NYT(see Walter Duranty)but that has nothing to do with the latest best sellers. <BR/><BR/>The economics is pretty simple and by no means outdated. I'm not going to pay very much to reread a Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15144213998005080465noreply@blogger.com