Discworld novels

JSWolf · 10-18-2007, 07:34 PM

The Color of Magic is available now at some ebook shops in MS Reader, Adobe, Mobipocket, & eReader formats. It was once available in BBeB, but the publisher pulled this book in any format. Now it's back. Just not yet in BBeB. So if you want to get into the Discworld series from the beginning, the first book is now out in electronic format.

junkml · 10-18-2007, 09:21 PM

I highly recommend Terry Pratchett's discworld novels. They are truly unique and entertaining. I own just about all of them in hardback, and have actually acquired several through Fictionwise when they had 100% micropay rebates on them.

I have to say, my favorite character in the discworld novels is the anthropomorphic manifestation of Death.

Great books.

JSWolf · 10-18-2007, 11:38 PM

I do like Mort and I also like the sapient luggage as well.

HarryT · 10-19-2007, 04:20 AM

Please note that the correct title is "The Colour of Magic", not "The Color of Money".

JSWolf · 10-19-2007, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Please note that the correct title is "The Colour of Magic", not "The Color of Money".

Thanks for the correction. The title is The Color of Magic in the ebooks shops I've seen it in.

HarryT · 10-19-2007, 06:41 AM

Obviously aimed at the American market. The British version spells it "colour", of course

JSWolf · 10-19-2007, 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Obviously aimed at the American market. The British version spells it "colour", of course

A lot of people would not find it on a title search if was spelled colour. Too bad the ebook shops are not set to allow alternate spellings like that in a title search.

HarryT · 10-19-2007, 07:15 AM

I've just tried doing a book search for "The Colour of Magic" on the US Amazon site, and the #1 hit is the US edition of "The Color of Magic", so it appears that Amazon, at least, is "smart" in that respect.

JSWolf · 10-19-2007, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I've just tried doing a book search for "The Colour of Magic" on the US Amazon site, and the #1 hit is the US edition of "The Color of Magic", so it appears that Amazon, at least, is "smart" in that respect.

I just checked with a few ebook shops that have the book and colour did not find it where color did.

HarryT · 10-19-2007, 07:39 AM

Trouble is, of course, that it works both ways. Countries which use British spellings (which is pretty much every English-speaking country outside North America) won't think to search using the American spellings. The online stores should ideally list both variants of the title to maximise search hits.

JSWolf · 10-19-2007, 07:43 AM

What I would do if I could not find it via the title would be to look by author and eventually I should find it.

nekokami · 10-19-2007, 09:38 AM

I wish publishers didn't feel they had to change spellings (and vocabulary, in some cases) when publishing books by British authors in the U.S. and vice versa. (I still can't believe they changed "philosopher's stone" to "sorcerer's stone". Talk about giving something a completely different meaning!) It's nice that Amazon is smart enough to find colour/color either way it is spelled, but to my mind leaving the spelling in its British form adds to the charm of the book-- and clearly Amazon readers would find the book if the spelling were left alone.

Then again, sometimes titles are changed completely in new editions. Good Night Irene, by Carole Nelson Douglas, was changed to The Adventuress in the latest printing, at the author's request (evidently that was her preferred title). And then sometimes author's names change, as when Alis Rasmussen became Kate Eliot... how are we supposed to keep up???

Anyway, I suppose I might mention that I personally couldn't get through The Colour of Magic, but I liked several of the later books in the series, particularly those featuring the witches (Wyrd Sisters, Witches Abroad, Maskerade, and especially the Tiffany Aching books, The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, and Wintersmith). I'm quite looking forward to I Shall Wear Midnight (the title of which seems designed to remind one of the poem that begins, "When I am old, I shall wear purple....") The Tiffany Aching books are all available as ebooks now, and don't require that you've read any of the others to enjoy them.

yvanleterrible · 10-19-2007, 10:36 AM

You'd be really surprised to find the differences brought by translations some times. The style of an author at times becomes totally non-existant. Sometimes while reading the works of an Anglophone writer in French, I've had to choose which translator to read! From one translation to an other, differences are such as to leave a familar style unrecognizable. There are difficulties inherent to translating such as words with no equivalent to the other languages or unapplicable grammar rules, and there is the feat of a brilliant translator. Not only do we have to choose some author to read but rummage the book's usually unread pages for the name of the translator.

DeGodefroi · 10-19-2007, 01:24 PM

Yep, that is why I NEVER read English books translated in Dutch.
But then, I could do that since I know English.
For French etc..I need the translated version.

ischeriad · 10-19-2007, 01:53 PM

Maybe amazon indexes also the original title? That would be a wise thing to do.

10-18-2007, 09:21 PM	#2
junkml Addict Posts: 277 Karma: 1004969 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: Sony Reader	I highly recommend Terry Pratchett's discworld novels. They are truly unique and entertaining. I own just about all of them in hardback, and have actually acquired several through Fictionwise when they had 100% micropay rebates on them. I have to say, my favorite character in the discworld novels is the anthropomorphic manifestation of Death. Great books. Last edited by junkml; 10-20-2007 at 12:01 PM.

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10-18-2007, 07:34 PM	#1
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 76,446 Karma: 136564696 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Discworld novels The Color of Magic is available now at some ebook shops in MS Reader, Adobe, Mobipocket, & eReader formats. It was once available in BBeB, but the publisher pulled this book in any format. Now it's back. Just not yet in BBeB. So if you want to get into the Discworld series from the beginning, the first book is now out in electronic format.

10-18-2007, 11:38 PM	#3
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 76,446 Karma: 136564696 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I do like Mort and I also like the sapient luggage as well.

10-19-2007, 04:20 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Please note that the correct title is "The Colour of Magic", not "The Color of Money".

10-19-2007, 06:41 AM	#6
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Obviously aimed at the American market. The British version spells it "colour", of course

10-19-2007, 07:15 AM	#8
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I've just tried doing a book search for "The Colour of Magic" on the US Amazon site, and the #1 hit is the US edition of "The Color of Magic", so it appears that Amazon, at least, is "smart" in that respect.

10-19-2007, 07:39 AM	#10
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Trouble is, of course, that it works both ways. Countries which use British spellings (which is pretty much every English-speaking country outside North America) won't think to search using the American spellings. The online stores should ideally list both variants of the title to maximise search hits.

10-19-2007, 07:43 AM	#11
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 76,446 Karma: 136564696 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	What I would do if I could not find it via the title would be to look by author and eventually I should find it.

10-19-2007, 09:38 AM	#12
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	I wish publishers didn't feel they had to change spellings (and vocabulary, in some cases) when publishing books by British authors in the U.S. and vice versa. (I still can't believe they changed "philosopher's stone" to "sorcerer's stone". Talk about giving something a completely different meaning!) It's nice that Amazon is smart enough to find colour/color either way it is spelled, but to my mind leaving the spelling in its British form adds to the charm of the book-- and clearly Amazon readers would find the book if the spelling were left alone. Then again, sometimes titles are changed completely in new editions. Good Night Irene, by Carole Nelson Douglas, was changed to The Adventuress in the latest printing, at the author's request (evidently that was her preferred title). And then sometimes author's names change, as when Alis Rasmussen became Kate Eliot... how are we supposed to keep up??? Anyway, I suppose I might mention that I personally couldn't get through The Colour of Magic, but I liked several of the later books in the series, particularly those featuring the witches (Wyrd Sisters, Witches Abroad, Maskerade, and especially the Tiffany Aching books, The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, and Wintersmith). I'm quite looking forward to I Shall Wear Midnight (the title of which seems designed to remind one of the poem that begins, "When I am old, I shall wear purple....") The Tiffany Aching books are all available as ebooks now, and don't require that you've read any of the others to enjoy them.

10-19-2007, 10:36 AM	#13
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	You'd be really surprised to find the differences brought by translations some times. The style of an author at times becomes totally non-existant. Sometimes while reading the works of an Anglophone writer in French, I've had to choose which translator to read! From one translation to an other, differences are such as to leave a familar style unrecognizable. There are difficulties inherent to translating such as words with no equivalent to the other languages or unapplicable grammar rules, and there is the feat of a brilliant translator. Not only do we have to choose some author to read but rummage the book's usually unread pages for the name of the translator.

10-19-2007, 01:24 PM	#14
DeGodefroi Zealot Posts: 131 Karma: 11 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Kindle DX Graphite (had Illiad)	Yep, that is why I NEVER read English books translated in Dutch. But then, I could do that since I know English. For French etc..I need the translated version.

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10-19-2007, 01:53 PM	#15
ischeriad Connoisseur Posts: 91 Karma: 28 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Germany Device: PB Pro 903, Kobo Touch [Past: Story, Clié N770C, SL-10, Palm IIIxe, V]	Maybe amazon indexes also the original title? That would be a wise thing to do.