Muse by Craig Ranapia

Gollancz, the SF and Fantasy imprint of the Orion Publishing Group, announces the launch of the world’s largest digital SFF library, the SF Gateway, which will make thousands of out-of-print titles by classic genre authors available as eBooks.

Omigod omigod omigod omigod <hyperventilates>

My husband gets excited about very little, and he is new to the whole online game, but he did get his knickers in a twist about this. "Just imagine" he said " I don't have to buy books anymore". I too was thrilled since it means we can now contemplate getting rid of all his books which are in piles everywhere. And also, it occurs to me, whenever he buys one of a series, he can never find the rest. So hopefully, this scheme will remedy that situation.

Omigod omigod omigod omigod <hyperventilates>

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My husband gets excited about very little, and he is new to the whole online game, but he did get his knickers in a twist about this. “Just imagine” he said ” I don’t have to buy books anymore”.

Whereas I get excited at the prospect of fairs being flooded with second-hand books. Everyone’s a winner!

I too was thrilled since it means we can now contemplate getting rid of all his books which are in piles everywhere.

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I too was thrilled since it means we can now contemplate getting rid of all his books which are in piles everywhere.

Let me know when you're dumping books - I can take them h̶o̶m̶e̶ to the tip for you.

What James said
And this means I am going to have to seriously check out an e book reader thingy

He loves second hand bookshops, just loves them. But it does mean, yes, that the piles never decrease. I don't know why I should care, really, since this house has become ever more bombsite-y with the introduction of Ruby Pup into the mix.

That would be fantastic. Seriously. Actually, now I come to think of it, I'll see if I can't bring a bootload to the Great Blend next week. We could stand in the carpark and look illicit.

Although I shall miss those big yellow Gollancz hardback covers.

Good to hear at least one old-media company sees digital as an opportunity, and not a threat.

Let me know when you’re dumping books – I can take them h̶o̶m̶e̶ to the tip for you.

Back off, bitch. I've thrown more elbows at charity book fairs, church fetes and remainder sales than you've had hot dinners. :)

Good to hear at least one old-media company sees digital as an opportunity, and not a threat.

Quite - and since Orion acquired Gollancz, and the eye-wateringly impressive science fiction/fantasy backlist its collected over fifty years, I'm amazed it's taken this long to get something like SF Gateway on the road. As alluded to the press release, their SF and Fantasy Masterworks series have been successful. Faber & Faber have also been monetizing their backlistt with their Faber Finds imprint :)

Back off, bitch. I’ve thrown more elbows at charity book fairs, church fetes and remainder sales than you’ve had hot dinners. :)

That's it, I demand satisfaction! Lazy Guns at dawn, sir!

Oh, well that's settled then. What a great way to get rid of a few extraneous books! I thank you, gentle men.

Back off, bitch. I've thrown more elbows at charity book fairs, church fetes and remainder sales than you've had hot dinners. :)

This makes me wonder how many times we might have unknowingly tussled!

That would be fantastic. Seriously. Actually, now I come to think of it, I’ll see if I can’t bring a bootload to the Great Blend next week. We could stand in the carpark and look illicit.

I think, for every bootload you may remove, another may appear. I am sure I glimpsed Ian in the second hand book department of the Sally Army shop yesterday. And yes I frequent those second hand shops as well. :)
What does HACKIS mean?
Was that Ruby pup?

Yes, that was mostly likely him. And yes! That was Ruby Pup in the car. HAKI is my maori name....

Ian probably thought I was following him, (actually he would'nt have noticed me) . I parked behind him then followed him into the shop, all unintentional, mind.Also when I saw Ruby, thought, 'oh good, Stella has a fellow mutley to communicate with'.
Didn't do the chit chat cos I didn't have the half hour that requires. Please forward my apologies. :)

HAKI is my maori name…

That would be Māori innit?
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