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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 2:45 am
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Sirak Sazen Knight - 5th Degree Joined: 25 Sep 2008 Posts: 5595 Location: The Asylum Rive Caedo wrote: Ah. The previews. I don't really consider that "content" - especially since you can now usually find them online nowadays. Paperbacks do get torn up a bit worse I suppose. But I have dozens of paperbacks from the 60's and 70's that are still in near-perfect condition (although with some slight yellowing of the pages ). You do get that "scrunchy neck" look I suppose. But I'm willing to accept that to have a larger library than I would if I stuck to hardbacks. One could also argue it gives them a "lived in" look and proves you actually read them at some point in time XD And, you also have to consider: even if your paperback DID get torn up - you could replace it and STILL have spent less money than a hardback copy. 1. Yay for seniority. 2. Did Rive just say XD? Is... is that something he usually does? _________________ "I find it hard. It's hard to find, oh well, whatever, nevermind."

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 3:05 am
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Xander Vos Sith Emperor Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 19753 Location: The Sith Temple I like the previews, but I barely ever bother looking for them online. Also, paperbacks occasionally have short stories that were originall e-books, a la The Joiner King having Ylesia, and Star By Star having Recovery, Shatterpoint having Equipment, etc. My Dark Journey has pages literally falling out the last time I read it - on my epic NJO-Legacy romp (Of which I'm currently up to Unseen Queen, but now that I have Invincible I can tear through) - so I might replace it, and, like you said, I'll only be out another 15 bucks or so. And yeah, I like the lived in feel, which is why I tend to buy the paperbacks of SW books I already have in hard cover, because the hardcover edition is precious. Especially by AOTC and TPM novelisations which are signed by Anthony Daniels to my sister and me. (Even though they're both mine, and I got TPM signed to me and that has all the hallmarks of my age at the time - chocolate finger prints on some of the pages - whereas AOTC is in much better condition   ) _________________ Time to start again.

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 3:18 am
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Rive Caedo Jedi Grand Master Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 8294 Location: Kallibann Perhaps I just had them passed down to me Sirak. Don't think I'd so blindly make a statement about my age without making sure it'd be open to interpretation XD Korus, ah yes - I do rather like the reprinting of previously online-exclusive material. That counts as "content" from my point of view. I also like the extra shelf space you get with paperbacks. But it's a bit of a double-edged sword. I have two shelves of paperbacks that are stacked 2 high and 2 deep. I'll often remove one of the paperbacks in front and be surprised at what's behind it - having forgotten I owned it lol. Signatures are neat. I don't really have any since I don't attend conventions or anything similar   _________________ May The Force Be With Us, Always

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 3:27 am
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Sirak Sazen Knight - 5th Degree Joined: 25 Sep 2008 Posts: 5595 Location: The Asylum Only an old guy thinks before he posts.   _________________ "I find it hard. It's hard to find, oh well, whatever, nevermind."

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 4:00 am
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Xander Vos Sith Emperor Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 19753 Location: The Sith Temple Rive Caedo wrote: Perhaps I just had them passed down to me Sirak. Don't think I'd so blindly make a statement about my age without making sure it'd be open to interpretation XD Korus, ah yes - I do rather like the reprinting of previously online-exclusive material. That counts as "content" from my point of view. I also like the extra shelf space you get with paperbacks. But it's a bit of a double-edged sword. I have two shelves of paperbacks that are stacked 2 high and 2 deep. I'll often remove one of the paperbacks in front and be surprised at what's behind it - having forgotten I owned it lol. Signatures are neat. I don't really have any since I don't attend conventions or anything similar   There was a Star Wars exhibit at a museum, can't for the life of me remember what it was called, and my Dad got invited to the opening as a rather high-flying CEO at the time, and got to bring me and my sister along. Best bit was that all the kids got called up on stage and Anthony Daniels asked me what the one piece of advice a Jedi should always remember is, and I said, on que, "MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU" and a Storm Trooper opened the exhibit. Tres fun. _________________ Time to start again.

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 6:52 am
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Scion Gray Jedi Master Joined: 14 Jan 2006 Posts: 3180 Location: Dakoth's Empire Talen D'aar wrote: Although it isn't his bread and butter, I thought R.A. Salvatore did a pretty good job in the SW universe. Even though he was given the task of killing Chewie. I have only the utmost respect for Salvatore, but he should stay in the Forgotten Realms where he belongs. _________________

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:14 am
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Xander Vos Sith Emperor Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 19753 Location: The Sith Temple Guys like Salvador, Steven Barnes, Greg Keyes and Sean Stewart seem to have been completely forgotten, especially Stewart, who wrote Yoda: Dark Rendezvous which I thought was brilliant. _________________ Time to start again.

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 7:28 pm
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Darth Samuel First Hand Joined: 17 Dec 2005 Posts: 9128 Rendezvous was hilarious.

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:22 am
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Xander Vos Sith Emperor Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 19753 Location: The Sith Temple I don't get why he hasn't been asked back... _________________ Time to start again.

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:00 am
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Xander Vos Sith Emperor Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 19753 Location: The Sith Temple About 150 pages into Rule of Two and am absolutely loving it. Anyone who likes books that aren't just a bunch of Skywalker/Solo/Fett brats running around busting up the Galaxy will love this! And it's sequal, Dynesty of Evil due out in December looks equally mad and may set up Drew as the guy do pen most of the Sith in Bane's Order... Well, I hope so... *This message fully authorised by Drew Karpyshan* _________________ Time to start again.

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:29 pm
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Sirak Sazen Knight - 5th Degree Joined: 25 Sep 2008 Posts: 5595 Location: The Asylum I've been waiting for them to announce the next title. "Dynasty of Evil" just sounds so deliciously dark.   _________________ "I find it hard. It's hard to find, oh well, whatever, nevermind."

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:38 pm
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Crozeus Sith Master Joined: 02 Nov 2008 Posts: 2963 Location: Watching Dakoth get out brd... again Aww, December? _________________ thedarksithlords.myfreeforum.org A history lesson:

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:59 pm
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Xander Vos Sith Emperor Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 19753 Location: The Sith Temple Sirak Sazen wrote: I've been waiting for them to announce the next title. "Dynasty of Evil" just sounds so deliciously dark.   Since there's been indications that Cognus and other future Sith (future meaning after Zannah) I'm guessing it'll either have a final chapter that kind of runs through all future Sith - which to be honest I'd be rather dissapointed in - or the final third of the book or so will be set in the future with Cognus telling her Apprentice about Zannah, or something like that. _________________ Time to start again.

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:15 pm
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Xander Vos Sith Emperor Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 19753 Location: The Sith Temple Reading an interview with Zhan, I cringed at this: Quote: Do you ever hang out with other Star Wars authors and come up with doomsday scenarios for all our favorite characters? I'm not a doomsday person, myself. I don't like killing off characters unless absolutely necessary. I have coordinated a lot of stuff with Mike Stackpole, but that's just to provide the occasional link between our books. Poor Mara...   And I can now see why Rive is dissapointed in the new series. Too many frakking events too frakking close together (and yes I did say frack, not the word it's censoring). For God's sake, NJO was in 25-30, LOTF was ten years later, which should be the BARE MINIMUM for massive series, not this 3 years or whatever it is. Geeze, let the Galaxy settle from the events of LOTF, add fifteen years, then have a new crisis hit. _________________ Time to start again.

Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:21 pm
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Ga'nen Jedi Knight - 2nd Degree Joined: 18 Nov 2007 Posts: 518 -shrug- the events that happened in NJO set up what Jacen became so I don't think waiting too much time would have sounded right to me.

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