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   MU to Chan Welbourne   
   Re: FYI Thomas J. Giarmo   
   22 Sep 11 12:39:54   
   
   XPost: sci.med.cardiology, misc.fitness.weights   
   From: efacsimiles@gmail.com   
      
   On Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:38:00 -0400, Chan Welbourne wrote:   
      
   >>>>> Nice Google but no one on this newsgroup reads the USA versions. :-Z   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Is that so? Neither did I for that matter I read the entire series as   
   >>>> e-books and listened as audio books. The audio book illustrations hurt   
   >>>> my ears. lol   
   >>>   
   >>> There is nothing inherently wrong with the USA versions, in many ways   
   >>> they were more colorful and, for Americans, easy to understand. It was   
   >>> a matter of authenticity in narrative and language and character   
   >>> projection.   
   >   
   >> I traveled too often, I don't care for paperbacks, I get tired of   
   >> wearing my glasses and the e-book format (Kindle and Nook) which zooms   
   >> and easily attaches lighting is perfect. Great on the beach, day or   
   >> night, especially the ink paper format of the Nook.   
   >   
   > Why not buy the hard covers regardless?   
      
   I am scratching that flea this week. There is nothing like reading a HC,   
   illustrations, paper feel, smell and texture.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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