Oneironaut: Books? | Sputnikmusic

KotoFtw 04.12.13	Can't help you but I'm reading Lord of the Rings right now for the first time and I'm in love.
Oneironaut 04.12.13	Awesome! I don't know if you're including The Hobbit while reading the trilogy but I recommend that book as well for sure.
Strider 04.12.13	Can't help you sorry. I can read comic books on my computer but actual books, hell no. If you're looking for something to read I'd suggest the Game of Thrones series if you haven't already started them. Or you could read The Royal Assassins series from Robin Hobb. both series aren't new, but are fantasy and should have you occupied for a while.
Calc 04.12.13	"Still not better than an actual book but hey.. what can ya do?" oo i know!! buy the actual book rather than downloading them!!
geasoftime 04.12.13	Fuck that, dude. Buy nothing that you haven't already experienced. If you like it, buy it.
omnipanzer 04.12.13	same as with anything else just gear it to e-books
Uranium 04.12.13	Idk I can't get with the E-book thang. I have to physically hold a book. Also, it makes my personal library look boss.
discoedave 04.12.13	gotoalibrary.com
Oneironaut 04.12.13	Thanks for the recs! I’ve already read the 5 books George R.R Martin has out, waiting for the last 2 to finish Game of Thrones (which I own in paperback Calc ;) )! I’ll check the Royal Assassins series for sure Strider, cheers. I would buy the books if they were available here man, believe me. I’ve got a pretty solid library of books I’ve bought, but the selection is extremely limited here in the Philippines. You see all the series–movie tie in’s, as well as classics but barely any contemporary literature. Books are in a strange place – I feel like hard cover books are kinda like vinyls, and I can see people buying these for fav books/having a physical, durable copy... but when they release the cheaper paperbacks, I think they should couple it with a digital release or ebook download.
slipnslide 04.12.13	hey discoedave that site doesnt work?
Oneironaut 04.12.13	but yea I feel like a dick for torrenting books :/
Uranium 04.12.13	Oh ya but that is totally understandable in a country where it's hard to access them
Oneironaut 04.12.13	yea, I guess there's no justifying it. I just fucking love to read man, can't help it i'm a pirate! Look at me, trying to blame my geographic location.. I guess I could wait. I do buy them off amazon straight to the kindle when I've got the cash/I really want to read something. Uranium, i was a nay sayer on the kindle, and it definitely has its drawbacks, but it has that convenience factor which all devices these days use to win you over to the dark, techy side. I try and rebel and stay a ludite, but it helps me read more, gets me pumped to churn through books, so for me it's pretty nice. but i'll always prefer a physical copy, especially of a book I love. No need to charge paper
omnipanzer 04.12.13	Philip Pullman - His Dark Materials James Clavell - The Asian Saga
Uranium 04.12.13	Yeah i'm sure i'll get sucked in one day when they stop printing books.
Oneironaut 04.12.13	Uranium - that makes me sad :( omni- thanks for recs, they do sell clavell books here
geasoftime 04.12.13	I own almost 1000 books. My book collection fills three enormous bins, and weighs something like 600lbs total. It's an enormous pain in the ass to transport when I move, which happens very frequently. At this point it makes alot more sense for me to use e-books. I can carry that whole library in my phone! It was reluctant to transition at first, but it's definitely worth it.
Uranium 04.12.13	I've read Shogun and King Rat and those two books by Clavell are awesome. I heard Tai Pan and Noble House are good so maybe Tai Pan next.
Strider 04.12.13	"Philip Pullman - His Dark Materials' Definitely in my top 10 book series
omnipanzer 04.12.13	"I've read Shogun and King Rat and those two books by Clavell are awesome. I heard Tai Pan and Noble House are good so maybe Tai Pan next." I recommend reading them in one of two ways. Chronologically by when they take place or by when they were written.
AtomicWaste 04.12.13	Torrenting? Huge books take up like 200 kb. Look up anything you want and .epub. You're almost guaranteed to find it on one of the first sites on a google search.
Oneironaut 04.12.13	...facepalm I don't know why I didn't just google search like that. sweetness! there was a bad ass on piratebay who would upload man booker prize winners and everything was in great qual and very complete (info all correct too) so I dug that semblance of quality control I got from his uploads. looks like I've gotta see why Clavell's all about! thanks for the tips and books recs guys. Strider - I made the terrible mistake of watching the Golden Compass before reading the series. I'll give it another go but the movie put me off
Uranium 04.12.13	I want to read A Song of Fire and Ice next but I have to finish Atlas Shrugged first
Strider 04.12.13	"Strider - I made the terrible mistake of watching the Golden Compass before reading the series. I'll give it another go but the movie put me off" I can see why it did, but frankly, I really appreciated the effort they made to make the world look almost exactly like how I imagined it would be. So I ca't say it was a bad movie. There as just one aspect that really bothered me, but I guess you'll realize it when you get to reading them
WeepingBanana 04.12.13	try a library i hear those places still have some books left
IronSquid 04.12.13	Give the "Malazan Book of the Fallen" a read, I fucking love that series.
Kman418 04.12.13	lol who reads anymore amirite?????
Oneironaut 04.12.13	IronSquid - Thanks man, I'll be sure to check it out. Ahh all the library jibes. I'm actually a big enough nerd to consider going to a public library, but they really aren't available here/easy to find (at least anywhere near me). I'll try and track some down but I'm pretty sure I would've known about/tried them.
Keyblade 04.12.13	"Game of Thrones Series" it's called A Song of Ice and Fire ugh btw OP check out Dune. just finished reading it for the umpteenth time yesterday and it is nothing short of a breathtaking masterpiece. no hyperbole
Uranium 04.12.13	i was thinking about picking that up
baldymort 04.12.13	Mistborn series is sick
Oneironaut 04.12.13	So many uppity people! Sticklers for details. A Song of Fire and Ice * (wasn't sure everyone would get the reference) Snox - I'm at peace with me being a dick, or rather I'm fully aware. I buy real books like 95% of the time. It just sucks with the selection is so limited - I'll have to order books across the world to read something I'm not even sure I'll want to purchase? Show of hands who torrents music, and how that's different? And if its the old 'record label barely gives a cut to artists of record sales,' i feel like that's not a good enough reason to differentiate the two versions of piracy. if its a moral issue, I can't be the only asshole put there. But thanks for putting it so black and white..
CoolNewGuy 04.12.13	Get a moral compass and stop stealing
dimsim3478 04.12.13	Books are really a lot harder to find downloads for. I really think the best way is to just Google search "[author] [title] [format, e.g. PDF]" and try your chances. Comics are super easy to find but texts like novels are less so. But give every search result you find a chance, because you might find what you're looking for on even the most dodgy of sites. I once found good copies of Proust's "In Search of Lost Time" on some really obscure, shitty file-sharing place.
Oneironaut 04.12.13	CoolNewGuy - any site that has fast downloads for a moral compass?\| dimsim- thanks man, I get put off by dodgy links/sites but I'll wade through the sketch if there's a book I really can't find. Thanks for the tip
wacknizzle 04.12.13	No I don't know where to torrent books but finished Perks Of Being A Wallflower in 3 days and already half way through my 2nd go just a few days later. Might be my favorite book, or atleast for right now.
oresttt 04.12.13	http://ebookee.org/ Haven't tried it out, so I don't know if it's any good. Looks promising though.
Keyblade 04.12.13	lol Oneir i was jk but yo check out Dune
ButteryBiscuitBass 04.12.13	Les money in writing than music bro, buy the books.
Oneironaut 04.12.13	Ima check dune for sure Keyblade, thanks man! I've heard good things. thanks oresttt, I'll see what's good with ebookee.
zakalwe 04.12.13	His Dark Materials Use of Weapons Flowers for Algernon
Strider 04.14.13	"it's called A Song of Ice and Fire ugh" I know that, but there are still some people who don't, so you don't need to be a dick about it...
scissorlocked 04.14.13	try libgen, it has a huge database
CoolNewGuy 04.14.13	reported to FBI
Uranium 04.14.13	reported to sputnik mods
oresttt 04.17.13	Did you try it out?