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Tue June 13 2017

Eink demos foldable ereader at SID display week
07:19 AM by Dulin's Books in E-Book General \| News Lilliputing has an article with a video from Charbax https://liliputing.com/2017/06/e-ink...ng-things.html Charbax video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-kYQ61A-s4
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Sat June 03 2017

Bookpossum Vote • June 2017
07:20 PM by sun surfer in Reading Recommendations \| Book Clubs Help us select what the MR Literary Club will read in June 2017! The options this month are courtesy of our rotating nominator, Bookpossum. Voting will run for four days. The vote will close exactly four days from this post; even if the final tally doesn't occur immediately after voting closes, no votes made after that time will count. Votes will be made by post. Each person has SEVEN votes to use. You may give each nominee one or two (or no) votes. You may vote all at once in one post or vote in separate posts at different times, so long as you have more votes remaining to cast. You may use any number of your possible votes up to the maximum. Any extraneous votes per person (past their maximum or more than two for one nominee) won't count. Votes cannot be changed once they are cast. The rotating nominator may not vote. Once voting is complete, the count will be tallied and a winner declared. In the event of a tie, there will be a one-day run-off vote, also in this thread. If the run-off also ends in a tie, then the tie will be resolved by the nominator. We hope that you will read the selection with the club and join in the discussion. The floor is now open! * Voting is closed. Final results- Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis Post / Goodreads / 272 Pages / Votes- 7 Possession by A.S. Byatt Post / Goodreads / 549 Pages / Votes- 6 Travels with My Aunt by Graham Greene Post / Goodreads / 262 Pages / Votes- 5 Le Testament Français by Andreï Makine Post / Goodreads / 309 Pages / Votes- 4 Dream Stuff by David Malouf Post / Goodreads / 215 Pages / Votes- 2 Friend of My Youth by Alice Munro Post / Goodreads / 280 Pages / Votes- 2 The Mystic Masseur by V.S. Naipaul Post / Goodreads / 215 Pages / Votes- 6 That Old Ace in the Hole by Annie Proulx Post / Goodreads / 410 Pages / Votes- 1
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Sat May 20 2017

MobileRead Week in Review: 05/13 - 05/20
06:00 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous \| Week in Review Feast your eyes on some of the discussions from this week at MobileRead... E-Book General - News New UK Amazon Prime benefit E-Book General - Reading Recommendations June 2017 Book Club Nominations

New UK Amazon Prime benefit
05:40 AM by John F in E-Book General \| News "Amazon offers UK Prime members a free, rotating e-book library" https://www.engadget.com/2017/05/18/...ebook-library/
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June 2017 Book Club Nominations
01:20 AM by WT Sharpe in Reading Recommendations \| Book Clubs Help us select the book that the MobileRead Book Club will read for June, 2017. The nominations will run through midnight EST April 26 or until 10 books have made the list. The poll will then be posted and will remain open for five days. The book selection category for June is: Science. For a book to be included in the poll it needs THREE NOMINATIONS (original nomination, a second and a third). How Does This Work? The Mobile Read Book Club (MRBC) is an informal club that requires nothing of you. Each month a book is selected by polling. On the last week of that month a discussion thread is started for the book. If you want to participate feel free. There is no need to "join" or sign up. All are welcome. How Does a Book Get Selected? Each book that is nominated will be listed in a poll at the end of the nomination period. The book that polls the most votes will be the official selection. How Many Nominations Can I Make? Each participant has 3 nominations. You can nominate a new book for consideration or nominate (second, third) one that has already been nominated by another person. How Do I Nominate a Book? Please just post a message with your nomination. If you are the FIRST to nominate a book, please try to provide an abstract to the book so others may consider their level of interest. How Do I Know What Has Been Nominated? Just follow the thread. This message will be updated with the status of the nominations as often as I can. If one is missed, please just post a message with a multi-quote of the 3 nominations and it will be added to the list ASAP. When is the Poll? The poll thread will open at the end of the nomination period, or once there have been 10 books with 3 nominations each. At that time a link to the initial poll thread will be posted here and this thread will be closed. The floor is open to nominations. Please comment if you discover a nomination is not available as an ebook in your area. Official choices with three nominations each: (1) Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach Goodreads \| Overdrive Print Length: 353 pages Spoiler: From Goodreads: The irresistible, ever-curious, and always best-selling Mary Roach returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm we carry around inside. “America’s funniest science writer” (Washington Post) takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The alimentary canal is classic Mary Roach terrain: the questions explored in Gulp are as taboo, in their way, as the cadavers in Stiff and every bit as surreal as the universe of zero gravity explored in Packing for Mars. Why is crunchy food so appealing? Why is it so hard to find words for flavors and smells? Why doesn’t the stomach digest itself? How much can you eat before your stomach bursts? Can constipation kill you? Did it kill Elvis? In Gulp we meet scientists who tackle the questions no one else thinks of—or has the courage to ask. We go on location to a pet-food taste-test lab, a fecal transplant, and into a live stomach to observe the fate of a meal. With Roach at our side, we travel the world, meeting murderers and mad scientists, Eskimos and exorcists (who have occasionally administered holy water rectally), rabbis and terrorists—who, it turns out, for practical reasons do not conceal bombs in their digestive tracts. Like all of Roach’s books, Gulp is as much about human beings as it is about human bodies. (2) Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel Goodreads \| Amazon US / Audible / Overdrive (audiobook) / Overdrive (ebook) / Kobo US Print Length: 191 pages Spoiler: From Amazon: Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day-and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. Thousands of lives, and the increasing fortunes of nations, hung on a resolution. The scientific establishment of Europe-from Galileo to Sir Isaac Newton-had mapped the heavens in both hemispheres in its certain pursuit of a celestial answer. In stark contrast, one man, John Harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solution-a clock that would keep precise time at sea, something no clock had ever been able to do on land. Longitude is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest, and of Harrison's forty-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer. Full of heroism and chicanery, it is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation, and clockmaking, and opens a new window on our world. (3) Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson Goodreads Print Length: 224 pages Spoiler: From Amazon: The #1 New York Times Bestseller: The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist. What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There’s no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson. But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in tasty chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day. While you wait for your morning coffee to brew, for the bus, the train, or a plane to arrive, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry will reveal just what you need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics, and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe. (4) What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe Goodreads \| Amazon US Print Length: 321 pages Spoiler: Randall Munroe left NASA in 2005 to start up his hugely popular site XKCD 'a web comic of romance, sarcasm, math and language' which offers a witty take on the world of science and geeks. It now has 600,000 to a million page hits daily. Every now and then, Munroe would get emails asking him to arbitrate a science debate. 'My friend and I were arguing about what would happen if a bullet got struck by lightning, and we agreed that you should resolve it . . . ' He liked these questions so much that he started up What If. If your cells suddenly lost the power to divide, how long would you survive? How dangerous is it, really, to be in a swimming pool in a thunderstorm? If we hooked turbines to people exercising in gyms, how much power could we produce? What if everyone only had one soulmate? When (if ever) did the sun go down on the British empire? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? What would happen if the moon went away? In pursuit of answers, Munroe runs computer simulations, pores over stacks of declassified military research memos, solves differential equations, and consults with nuclear reactor operators. His responses are masterpieces of clarity and hilarity, studded with memorable cartoons and infographics. They often predict the complete annihilation of humankind, or at least a really big explosion. Far more than a book for geeks, WHAT IF: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions explains the laws of science in operation in a way that every intelligent reader will enjoy and feel much the smarter for having read. (5) And Then You're Dead: What Really Happens If You Get Swallowed by a Whale, Are Shot from a Cannon, or Go Barreling over Niagara by Cody Cassidy and Paul Doherty Goodreads Print Length: 256 pages Spoiler: From the Trade Paperback Edition: A gleefully gruesome look at the actual science behind the most outlandish, cartoonish, and impossible deaths you can imagine What would happen if you took a swim outside a deep-sea submarine wearing only a swimsuit? How long could you last if you stood on the surface of the sun? How far could you actually get in digging a hole to China? Paul Doherty, senior staff scientist at San Francisco’s famed Exploratorium Museum, and writer Cody Cassidy explore the real science behind these and other fantastical scenarios, offering insights into physics, astronomy, anatomy, and more along the way. Is slipping on a banana peel really as hazardous to your health as the cartoons imply? Answer: Yes. Banana peels ooze a gel that turns out to be extremely slippery. Your foot and body weight provide the pressure. The gel provides the humor (and resulting head trauma). Can you die by shaking someone’s hand? Answer: Yes. That’s because, due to atomic repulsion, you’ve never actually touched another person’s hand. If you could, the results would be as disastrous as a medium-sized hydrogen bomb. If you were Cookie Monster, just how many cookies could you actually eat in one sitting? Answer: Most stomachs can hold up to sixty cookies, or around four liters. If you eat or drink more than that, you’re approaching the point at which the cookies would break through the lesser curvature of your stomach, and then you’d better call an ambulance to Sesame Street.bulance to Sesame Street. (6) Physics: New Frontiers by Scientific American Editors Goodreads \| S.A. Links Print Length: (about) 175 pages Spoiler: From Goodreads: In the world of physics, very little in the universe is what it first appears to be. And science fiction has imagined some pretty wild ideas about how the universe could work – from hidden extra dimensions in Interstellar to life as a mental projection in The Matrix. But these imaginings seem downright tame compared with the mind-bending science now coming out of physics and astronomy, and in this eBook, Physics: New Frontiers, we look at the strange and fascinating discoveries shaping (and reshaping) the field today. In the world of astrophysics, the weirdness begins at the moment of creation. In “The Black Hole at the Beginning of Time,” the authors discuss theories of what might have come before the big bang. Could our 3-D universe have sprung from the formation of a black hole in a 4-D cosmos? The math says: maybe. Later, in “The Giant Bubbles of the Milky Way,” the authors describe massive structures dubbed “Fermi bubbles” at its center – structures that no one noticed until recently. Technological innovations make much of this new science possible, as we see again in “Neutrinos at the Ends of the Earth,” where 5,000-odd sensors frozen deep within a cubic kilometer of ice in Antarctica aim to catch neutrinos in order to study distant cosmic phenomena. Scientists are also dissecting molecules with the most powerful x-ray laser in the world, as explored in “The Ultimate X-ray Machine.” Even our most fundamental notions of what reality is are up for debate, as examined in “Does the Multiverse Really Exist?” and the aptly named “What Is Real?” in which the authors question whether particles are indeed material things at all. While all of this abstraction might seem like a fun exercise in mental gymnastics, living things must also abide by the laws of physics, which, according to “The Limits of Intelligence,” may prevent our brains from evolving further. Then again, as we’ve learned, things could be different than they appear.
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Sat May 06 2017

MobileRead Week in Review: 04/29 - 05/06
06:00 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous \| Week in Review Another week, another steady stream of e-book goodness here on MobileRead. Our authentic roundup of what's been going on: E-Book General - Reading Recommendations Time Period Nominations & Vote • May 2017

Thu May 04 2017

Time Period Nominations & Vote • May 2017
12:46 AM by sun surfer in Reading Recommendations \| Book Clubs Help us select what the MR Literary Club will read in May 2017! The category for this month is: Time Period BCE-1500, as chosen by vote We will begin with a one-day vote to determine the time period. As soon as the time period is determined nominations will commence. Nominations can be set in and published in any time period, but they should be written during that time period. The time period vote will close exactly one day from this post; even if the final tally doesn't occur immediately after voting closes, no votes made after that time will count. Time period votes will be made by post. You will have a number of votes to cast equal to the number of time periods minus one - i.e. TWO. You may give each time period one or two (or no) votes. You may vote all at once in one post or vote in separate posts at different times, so long as you have more votes remaining to cast. You may use any number of your possible votes up to the maximum. Any extraneous votes per person (past their maximum or more than two for one nominee) won't count. Votes cannot be changed once they are cast. Once voting is complete, the count will be tallied and a winner declared. If there is a tie, first listed wins by default (i.e. the oldest). Notes: -Previously chosen time periods currently ineligible: 1981-2000 1801-1900 1901-1920 1961-1980 1921-1940 -The period of 2001-Present is its own category (Contemporary) and therefore not eligible for the Time Period poll. Once the time period is determined: -Nominations will run for three days.- You may offer up to two nominations. All nominees (so long as they are within the category) will move forward to the vote with no need for support from others. Once nominations are complete, voting will begin and also occur in this thread. -Voting will then run for four days.- I will make a post in this thread to open voting. The vote will close exactly four days from that post; even if the final tally doesn't occur immediately after voting closes, no votes made after that time will count. Votes will be made by post. You will have a number of votes to cast equal to the number of nominees minus one, which will be specified when the vote begins. You may give each nominee one or two (or no) votes. You may vote all at once in one post or vote in separate posts at different times, so long as you have more votes remaining to cast. You may use any number of your possible votes up to the maximum. Any extraneous votes per person (past their maximum or more than two for one nominee) won't count. Votes cannot be changed once they are cast. Once voting is complete, the count will be tallied and a winner declared. In the event of a tie, there will be a one-day run-off vote, also in this thread. If the run-off also ends in a tie, then the tie will be resolved in favour of the selection that was nominated first. We hope that you will read the selection with the club and join in the discussion. What is literature for the purposes of this club? A superior work of lasting merit that enriches the mind. Often it is important, challenging, critically acclaimed. It may be from ancient times to today; it may be from anywhere in the world; it may be obscure or famous, short or long; it may be a story, a novel, a play, a poem, an essay or another written form. If you are unsure if a work would be considered literature, just ask! The floor is now open! * Time period voting is closed. Final results: BCE-1500 Votes- 4 1501-1800 Votes- 4 1941-1960 Votes- 3 Nominations are closed. Voting is closed. Final results- Epic of Gilgamesh, circa BCE 2700-1400 Post / Goodreads / 175 Pages / Votes- 3 Odyssey by Homer, circa BCE 800-600 Post / Goodreads / 471 Pages / Votes- 1 The Golden Ass by Apuleius, circa 150-170 Post / Goodreads / 291 Pages / Votes- 3 Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 Post / Goodreads / 191 Pages / Votes- 5 Daphnis and Chloe by Longus, circa 100-200 Post / Goodreads / 134 Pages / Votes- 5 Agamemnon by Aeschylus, BCE 458 Post / Goodreads / 111 Pages / Votes- 1 One Thousand and One Nights, circa 800-1500 Post / Goodreads / 599 Pages / Votes- 7
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Sat April 22 2017

MobileRead Week in Review: 04/15 - 04/22
06:00 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous \| Week in Review Here it is again, our weekly roundup! Enjoy! E-Book General - Reading Recommendations May 2017 Book Club Nominations

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