http://booklovers.tribe.net/thread/3dbfcf0b-cf26-4c3a-a874-6c24b652a663?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://booklovers.tribe.net/thread/3dbfcf0b-cf26-4c3a-a874-6c24b652a663#b5a72bdb-bcc4-4198-aaa6-771bb3c8413f 1. Hardback, trade paperback or mass market paperback? all 2. Barnes & Noble or Borders? Barnes & noble 3. Bookmark or dog-ear? both 4. Amazon or brick and mortar? the building, please 5. Alphabetize by author or alphabetize by title or random? Alphabetize topics 6. Keep, throw away, or sell? Keep good ones that i'll re-read, donate rest to "friends of the library" book sales 7. Keep dust jacket or toss it? keep jacket 8. Read with dust jacket or remove it? mm... sometimes keep on and use as bookmark...sometime just put it aside 9. Short story or novel? yes, please 10. Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket? harry potter 11. Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks? when tired 12. “It was a dark and stormy night” or “Once upon a time”? dark and stormy night 13. Buy or borrow? buy when I want to, use library when I don't 14. New or used? both 15. Buying choice: book reviews, recommendations, or browse? browse 16. Tidy ending or cliffhanger? either 17. Morning reading, afternoon reading, or nighttime reading? nightime mostly, in bed. sometimes in afternoon after work 18. Stand-alone or series? either 19. Favorite series? oh...tough one... Ann Rice comes to mind, the Vampire Chronicles... Harry Potter, naturally...... long time ago, the Theives World books.... 20. Favorite children’s book? .......the cat in the hat A fly went by 21. Favorite YA book? Howl's Moving Castle 22. Favorite book of which nobody else has heard? Thomas Perry-The Butcher's Boy 23. Favorite books read last year? Confessions of a Pagan Nun-Kate Horsley 24. Favorite books of all time? See # 22 answer 25. What are you reading right now? Stephen King's Night Shift 26. What are you reading next? always looking fo rthe next one 27. Favorite book to recommend to an eleven-year-old? dragonworld by Byron Preiss, Michael Reaves 28. Favorite book to reread? The Butcher's boy Red Dragon Dragonworld 29. Do you ever smell books? sometimes 30. Do you ever read Primary source documents, like diaries or letters? sometimes Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:06:19 GMT http://booklovers.tribe.net/thread/3dbfcf0b-cf26-4c3a-a874-6c24b652a663#b5a72bdb-bcc4-4198-aaa6-771bb3c8413f george 2009-08-03T16:06:19Z http://booklovers.tribe.net/thread/3dbfcf0b-cf26-4c3a-a874-6c24b652a663#1f86bce8-9d0c-448d-b054-7ada5196274b 1. Hardback, trade paperback or mass market paperback? trade paperback or hardback. depends on what i have the money for 2. Barnes & Noble or Borders? borders, i like their manga selection better xD 3. Bookmark or dog-ear? bookmarks. i haaate people who dog-ear books. 4. Amazon or brick and mortar? i dont like getting books online. there is nothing like the excitement of walking into a book store and not knowing what you will come out with 5. Alphabetize by author or alphabetize by title or random? random, but series are kept together 6. Keep, throw away, or sell? i keep all of them. even the ones i dont like 7. Keep dust jacket or toss it? i'll keep it but i take them off when im actually reading 8. Read with dust jacket or remove it? remove it 9. Short story or novel? both 10. Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket? harry potter 11. Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks? the end of the chapter 12. “It was a dark and stormy night” or “Once upon a time”? how come it cant be "once upon a time, on a dark and stormy night" 13. Buy or borrow? buy 14. New or used? new 15. Buying choice: book reviews, recommendations, or browse? browse :3 16. Tidy ending or cliffhanger? i really like cliff hangers 17. Morning reading, afternoon reading, or nighttime reading? whenever i have a spare second!!! 18. Stand-alone or series? either or 19. Favorite series? nightrunners by lynn flewelling 20. Favorite children’s book? frog and toad 21. Favorite YA book? what happened to lani garver by carol plum-ucci 22. Favorite book of which nobody else has heard? the rapture of canaan by sheri reynolds 23. Favorite books read last year? stray by rachel vincent endangered species by louis bayard 24. Favorite books of all time? the way of the witch by jan siegel 25. What are you reading right now? bone doll's twin by lynn flewelling pride by rachel vincent a painted house by john grisham bold fresh by bill o'reilly 26. What are you reading next? who knows 27. Favorite book to recommend to an eleven-year-old? house on mango street 28. Favorite book to reread? 1984; life is funny 29. Do you ever smell books? yes. i love the smell of books. old or new 30. Do you ever read Primary source documents, like diaries or letters? yup Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:51:25 GMT http://booklovers.tribe.net/thread/3dbfcf0b-cf26-4c3a-a874-6c24b652a663#1f86bce8-9d0c-448d-b054-7ada5196274b Andrea 2009-06-10T20:51:25Z http://booklovers.tribe.net/thread/3dbfcf0b-cf26-4c3a-a874-6c24b652a663#f6060a43-038b-47ab-b936-cd7e7a27a3d4 SEAN POSTED THIS IN HIS BLOG I ANSWERED AND THOUGHT YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE SOME INTERESTING ANSWERS. CHECK IT: 1. Hardback, trade paperback or mass market paperback? DEPENDS, BOTH, MORE PAPERBACK - CHEAPER 2. Barnes & Noble or Borders? BARNES & NOBLES 3. Bookmark or dog-ear? I LIKE BOOKMARKS, MAKE THEM OUT OF THINGS AS WELL HOWEVER, I WILL, ON OCCASION, DOG EAR A PAGE WITH A GREAT SENTENCE OR PASSAGE IN IT. 4. Amazon or brick and mortar? B & M I ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE OF THE BOOK STORE AND BE EXCITED AND SEDUCED BY THE BOOKS, OU, LOOK AT THAT ONE... THIS ONE'S ON SALE, OH WHAT'S THAT... 5. Alphabetize by author or alphabetize by title or random? NETHER, JUST GROUPED IN TOPICS READ SCI FI UNREAD BOOKS ART BOOKS PSYCHIC, SELF-HELP FASHION NOVELS PEOPLE, THINKING, LEARNING POETRY SERIES ARE KEPT TOGETHER 6. Keep, throw away, or sell? KEEP THE GOOD ONES IF IT WAS A CHORE TO FINISH OR I COULD NOT BRING MYSELF TO FINISH - I DONATE IT TO THE SILENT AUCTION FUND RAISER AT WORK 7. Keep dust jacket or toss it? JACKETS ARE REQUIRED 8. Read with dust jacket or remove it? SEE 7. :) 9. Short story or novel? YES 10. Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket? HARRY POTTER!!! 11. Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks? TRADITIONALLY, THE END OF A CHAPTER, HOWEVER, SOMETIMES I GET TOO TIRED AND HAVE TO END WHERE I END, GET THE BOOKMARK IN THERE AND REACH OVER AND SET IT ON MY DRESSER 12. “It was a dark and stormy night” or “Once upon a time”? DARK 13. Buy or borrow? BUY ALTHOUGH WHEN I DID NOT HAVE MONEY TO BUY, I WAS A REGULAR AT THE LIBRARY ONE MUST READ! 14. New or used? NEW 15. Buying choice: book reviews, recommendations, or browse? INTERESTS, WHAT CATCHES MY EYE, ON OCCASION, AN NPR BOOK REVIEW WILL GET ME SEARCHING FOR A BOOK SADLY, MOST PEOPLE I AM AROUND DO NOT READ SO NO RECOMMENDATIONS 16. Tidy ending or cliffhanger? EITHER 17. Morning reading, afternoon reading, or nighttime reading? I READ EVERY NIGHT IN BED FOR PLEASURE, AN ESCAPE TO ANOTHER REALITY, TO DRIFT OFF WITH THE VAMPIRES, OR 1700'S OR IN A SPACE SHIP HEADING FOR PLANET RUBICON... I JOURNAL FIRST THEN READ I READ DURING THE DAY TO LEARN THINGS 18. Stand-alone or series? BOTH 19. Favorite series? LOVED ANNE RICE TILL SHE GOT TO RELIGIOUS, DAVE DUNCAN'S BLADES WAS FUN 20. Favorite children’s book? I CAN'T SAID THE ANT, THE 5 CHINESE BROTHERS, TWEET 21. Favorite YA book? HARRY POTTER? 22. Favorite book of which nobody else has heard? CAPTAIN BLOOD - SABATINI 23. Favorite books read last year? PARIS TO THE MOON THE BIG SLEEP - CHANDLER 24. Favorite books of all time? PANDORA - ANNE RICE ITALO CALVINO - INVISIBLE CITIES 25. What are you reading right now? NIGHTWATCH - LUKYANENKO FEEL IT REAL - DENISE COATES WEB 2.0 A STRATEGY GUIDE - SHUEN/O'REILLY FRENCH STYLE AT HOME - FLAMMARION SAY IT LIKE OBAMA - LEANNE 26. What are you reading next? ZEN PRESENTATION RED HARVEST - HAMMET FRENCH WOMEN DON'T GET FAT - GUILIANO 27. Favorite book to recommend to an eleven-year-old? UM, NOT SURE WOULD HAVE TO RESEARCH 28. Favorite book to reread? I DON'T DO THAT MAYBE IN ANOTHER TIME IN MY LIFE 29. Do you ever smell books? NOPE 30. Do you ever read Primary source documents, like diaries or letters? NO Sun, 31 May 2009 20:31:40 GMT http://booklovers.tribe.net/thread/3dbfcf0b-cf26-4c3a-a874-6c24b652a663#f6060a43-038b-47ab-b936-cd7e7a27a3d4 Ms. Smart 2009-05-31T20:31:40Z