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Lost-in-FL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-06-08 07:10 PM
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Edited on Sun Apr-06-08 07:12 PM by Lost-in-FL
Shhhhh... don't say anything but...

I found Richard Dawkins "The God Delusion" in pdf format for free at ebookee.com. You might need a torrent to download it.

You can get "The Portable Atheist" too...
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-09-08 11:30 AM
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1. Nope. I bought that one at the bookstore. I wanted to do my part to boost his numbers. Besides...
...reading books at a computer screen sucks ass.
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Lost-in-FL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-09-08 11:37 PM
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2. Someone mention it work about finding ebooks online
So I checked it. i do not want to buy it yet since I have so many books and besides cause I do not want to read "The God delusion" yet. I do want to read all his books first which would be a difficult task. I am currently reading The God Gene and "God is not Great". I have "God is not great" in written format but found the audio file in the internet. It is fun listening to it and using the book at the same time.
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-10-08 10:37 AM
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3. Funnily enough, my displeasure of reading e-books comes from GiNG.
Someone posted a link, and since I don't actually care that much about Hitchens, I downloaded and started reading. Bringing a laptop to bed was... meh. Nothing can beat paper books.

On the plus side, I liked what I read enough that I decided I'll eventually buy GiNG in dead tree. So much for downloading "hurting artists."
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moggie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-10-08 11:51 AM
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4. I'd love a really effective e-book device
I really hope something like the Amazon Kindle succeeds, and becomes available where I live. I have limited space, so a small device which could hold hundreds of books, with a paper-like display, would be quite exciting.

Steve Jobs was asked whether Apple might produce such a device, and he answered that there's no market for it, because people don't read books any more. :-(
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Lost-in-FL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-10-08 03:30 PM
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5. This seems good but is way too expensive IMO
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=11038811

The Sony Portable reading system is between $179 to almost $300 depending on where you get it. Nah... I'll pass that. Maybe if it had more features like an electronic calendar or planner, etc. not just to read.
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-10-08 11:34 PM
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6. Maybe something like an iPhone, but with a 14" screen? -nt
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moggie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-11-08 07:45 AM
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7. You'd need special trousers
iPants.
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funflower Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-12-08 04:08 AM
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8. Hate to say it, but
that's, like, unethical. Richard worked hard on that book. He deserves the royalties.
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Lost-in-FL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-12-08 11:33 PM
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9. I bought the book today...
Edited on Sat Apr-12-08 11:34 PM by Lost-in-FL
I still want to read his first book "The Selfish Gene" but I'm afraid it won't happen!! The temptation is too great.

NOOO!!!!
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funflower Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-14-08 12:29 AM
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10. The Selfish Gene is on my list, too. Gotta get through the current pile first, though!
Edited on Mon Apr-14-08 12:29 AM by funflower
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