Perdido Street Station FREE for Amazon Kindle?
The Wandering Gambler Send a noteboard - 24/09/2009 12:19:32 AM
A thousand apologies if this is a repost.
I have the archaic printed version, but for those of you who have leaped headfirst into this new technology, you get a free book. Perhaps there are more lurking on Amazon. This was the only one that appeared on my "you should buy this" list.
Gratuitous Buffy quote about books versus machines:
Jenny: Honestly, what is it about them that bothers you so much?
Giles: The smell.
Jenny: Computers don’t smell, Rupert.
Giles: I know. Smell is the most powerful trigger to the memory there is. A certain flower, or a-a whiff of smoke can bring up experiences long forgotten. Books smell musty and-and-and rich. The knowledge gained from a computer is a – it, uh, it has no-no texture, no-no context. It’s-it’s there and then it’s gone. If it’s to last, then-then the getting of knowledge should be, uh, tangible, it should be, um, smelly.
I have the archaic printed version, but for those of you who have leaped headfirst into this new technology, you get a free book. Perhaps there are more lurking on Amazon. This was the only one that appeared on my "you should buy this" list.
Gratuitous Buffy quote about books versus machines:
Jenny: Honestly, what is it about them that bothers you so much?
Giles: The smell.
Jenny: Computers don’t smell, Rupert.
Giles: I know. Smell is the most powerful trigger to the memory there is. A certain flower, or a-a whiff of smoke can bring up experiences long forgotten. Books smell musty and-and-and rich. The knowledge gained from a computer is a – it, uh, it has no-no texture, no-no context. It’s-it’s there and then it’s gone. If it’s to last, then-then the getting of knowledge should be, uh, tangible, it should be, um, smelly.
Perdido Street Station FREE for Amazon Kindle?
24/09/2009 12:19:32 AM
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