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AnneBillson

  1. @catvincent I've managed to crack it on a couple of books so far, but doesn't seem to work for all of them. Most annoying.
  2. @itoolan Maybe not, but I wouldn't be able to take an entire library on holiday with me without suffering some sort of back injury.
  3. @DukeofYorks Not a drm was heard not a funeral note shut up peason laffing.
  4. @JigsawLounge No, I have cracked the problem thanks to being a whizz at computer technology (really not true, it was trial & error & forums)
  5. @itoolan epub file from Kobo wouldn't play on Sony Reader. HOWEVER I have now converted it via plugins & whatnot. But blimey, what a hassle.
  6. I enabled DRM on my novels, but am thinking of disabling it just as soon as I have enough time & energy to publish them all over again.
  7. Advice for anyone self-publishing with, for example, kindle direct. DISABLE THE DRM. It's a pain in the ass & will only annoy your readers.
  8. Gawd I HATE Digital Rights Management. When I pay to download a novel I expect to be able to read it on my e-reader without all this crap.
  9. @RichTKelly It's challenging, heavily stylised; haven't read that particular DeLillo but Cronenberg is obviously revelling in the language.
  10. @RichTKelly No, I'm in Brussels. It was a UGC "avant premiere". Very sparsely attended, and several people walked out.
  11. @JigsawLounge He gets his kit off a LOT. He's a jaded, weaselly, capitalist prick. He nails it. Which makes him more attractive in my eyes.
  12. @RichTKelly Not visually, more in terms of the way it presents a whole bunch of ideas without dumbing down or making them audience-friendly.
  13. @RichTKelly I did the nod-off, wake-up, nod-off thing. I liked the bits I saw when I was awake.
  14. @JigsawLounge Would love to know what Twilight fans will make of it! But he is terrific.
  15. @Phelimo It's not audience-friendly, but shall probably go back and watch it again after it opens next week. This time when I'm wide awake.
  16. @JigsawLounge Honestly, it seemed like he was revisiting that era with a bigger budget and famous actors. Commercial it's not.
  17. @meimaimaggio @adriandcr Almost as good as the cartoon rabbit with the words BOBBY SOXER IS TO BE FLESH AND STYLISH COLLEGE GIRL.
  18. COSMOPOLIS: don't see it when you're tired. Between naps, found it talky but funny; RPatz looked great. Reminded me of CRIMES OF THE FUTURE.
  19. @karlwhitney Good idea. Thanks!