08-08-2003, 06:20 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 739
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This Week's MS Reader Free eBooks Are UP! Tales of Pugilism, Suburban Ennui, and Tilting at Windmills
This week's MS Reader promotional eBooks are up. As always, it looks like there's something for everybody.
In nonfiction, there's Facing Ali by Stephen Brunt. "Ali's own story has been told repeatedly, but the stories of those who faced him have been mostly ignored. For each, the moments alone in the ring with Ali changed their lives. Facing Ali tells the stories, in the fighters' own words, of fifteen men from around the world, from famous names like Joe Frazier, George Foreman, and Henry Cooper, to lesser lights like Tunney Hunsaker and Jurgen Blin and George Chuvalo. Facing Ali offers a unique perspective on what it was like to fight Ali, and gives new insights into the character of a man who is arguably the most recognized man on the planet."
Rabbit Run by John Updike is a modern classic, (one which I've never gotten around to reading). "In Rabbit Run, Harry Angstrom is a star basketball player in high school and that was the best time of his life. Now in his mid-20s, his work is unfulfilling, his marriage is moribund, and he tries to find happiness with another woman. But happiness is more elusive than a medal, and Harry must continue to run-from his wife, his life, and from himself, until he reaches the end of the road and has to turn back.... "
Finally, there's the classic Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. This book is of course available in the public domain, but the commercial version offers lots of nifty extras: "This Modern Library edition presents the acclaimed Samuel Putnam translation of the epic tale, complete with notes, variant readings, and an Introduction by the translator."
Happy reading!
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08-08-2003, 06:59 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 210
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Thanks Microsoft, I'm building up quite a library with all these free books! 
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08-08-2003, 08:29 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 98
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Of course, I've forgotten to check every week, so I'm pretty sure I've missed a few. Does anyone have or know where to find:
a) the complete list of books that have been offered thus far, and/or
b) a way to get the ones that are no longer available?
I know you can't get the old ones from the site - it explicitly says so.
Thanks,
Bryan
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08-08-2003, 09:04 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 739
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Originally Posted by bblock
Of course, I've forgotten to check every week, so I'm pretty sure I've missed a few. Does anyone have or know where to find:
a) the complete list of books that have been offered thus far, and/or
b) a way to get the ones that are no longer available?
I know you can't get the old ones from the site - it explicitly says so.
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Well, if there's something you really really want to read, you can always buy it, you know. Here's a good place to do a search - it's even formatted for PPC: http://www.mslit.com/ppc/
Week 1:
Candy and Me
Last to Die
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Week 2:
Open Innovation
The Joy Luck Club
I Am Madame X
Week 3:
The Face in the Frost
The Flying Book
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Week 4:
WildFire Book One
Beach Music
Persuader
Week 5:
Amsterdam
The Killing Hour
The Disowned Self
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08-08-2003, 10:27 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 578
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When I click to download the books it opens them in MS Reader on my PC. How do I get them to my Pocket PC?
Also, as the book opens on my PC there's a message about text-to-speech not working on "owner exclusive" books or something like that. What it it talking about?
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08-08-2003, 10:45 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 210
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Originally Posted by bbarker
When I click to download the books it opens them in MS Reader on my PC. How do I get them to my Pocket PC?
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The books (.lit files) can be found in your My Documents/My Library folder. Just copy them to your Pocket PC when it's connected to your PC.
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Originally Posted by bbarker
Also, as the book opens on my PC there's a message about text-to-speech not working on "owner exclusive" books or something like that. What it it talking about?
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I believe this is referring to the feature in Windows XP that can play back printed text as a voice you can hear. Evidently, you can't use text-to-speech with these books. Don't worry about it, I doubt you use that feature anyway.
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08-08-2003, 11:20 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 578
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Thanks!
It's irritating that the download process doesn't allow you to specify where you want to put the book. I guess it would be okay if it at least told you where it was going.
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08-08-2003, 11:29 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 497
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Re: This Week's MS Reader Free eBooks Are UP! Tales of Pugilism, Suburban Ennui, and Tilting at Windmills
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Originally Posted by Crystal Eitle
This week's MS Reader promotional eBooks are up. As always, it looks like there's something for everybody.
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Can you post the link? I have tried searching MS's site but could not find it.
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08-08-2003, 11:49 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 210
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Re: This Week's MS Reader Free eBooks Are UP! Tales of Pugilism, Suburban Ennui, and Tilting at Windmills
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Originally Posted by ntractv
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Originally Posted by Crystal Eitle
This week's MS Reader promotional eBooks are up. As always, it looks like there's something for everybody.
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Can you post the link? I have tried searching MS's site but could not find it. |
He posted the link right above the line of text you quoted! You could also get there by clicking on the title of the news item. The books can be found at:
http://www.microsoft.com/reader/prom.../free_shop.asp
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08-09-2003, 12:19 AM
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5000+ Posts? I Should OWN This Site!
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 5,133
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Re: This Week's MS Reader Free eBooks Are UP! Tales of Pugilism, Suburban Ennui, and Tilting at Windmills
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Originally Posted by upplepop
He posted the link right above the line of text you quoted!
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Crystal's a "she", btw...
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