[ebooktalk] Re: email attachments
- From: "Tar Barrels" <tar.barrels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:51:53 +0100
Thanks Ian. Look forward to it!
June
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Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: email attachments
In that case I'll put the Archer biog up later for anyone interested. It's
very entertaining. When I worked at the beeb it was very handy because
could just email Michael Crick (who was then on Newsnight) and ask him for a
copy of the book explaining that it would never get into braille. Had
several of his like that.
On 23 Apr 2013, at 16:46, David Russell wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Just to let the new arrivals know that we do allow email attachments
> on this list. This is so that we can send .txt books if we think
> other members would enjoy them.
>
> In the old days, when we chose a book a month to read, we always sent
> the book as an email attachment. In fact, we should, in theory, be
> reading our last book for discussion in May. Shell chose it and I
> cannot remember what it is, but maybe you would like to resend it
> Shell in case anyone wishes to join in with the discussion. I must
> point out strongly though that we will not be reading set books from
> now on. If we talk about a book and people wish to read it, then we
> will try to get a text copy to send out, but there is absolutely no
> obligation to read any book, or indeed to contribute at all to the
> messages. Of course, I hope you all will, but if you choose to just read
messages and lurk in the background, that is okay too.
>
> We only have one rule, and that is that we only discuss books, and
> nothing else. No doubt the odd comment on something else might slip
> into a message from time to time, and I do not wish to discourage
> that, but there are other lists for talking about your favourite
> football team, or the latest story about your guide dog.
>
> We may also discuss from time to time new technology which allows us
> to read books, i.e. Victor Stream, Booksence or Braillesense, but our
> main topic for discussion is books we have enjoyed or not, and our
> favourite or most hated authors.
>
> In the last few days, since we widened our book discussions, we have
> talked about new authors from the Granta magazine and also authors
> such as Dorothy Koomson and Stephen King. So pretty well anything
> goes as far as books are concerned.
>
> So, finally, welcome to all the new members, and keep the messages
> rolling in.
>
> Happy reading.
>
>
> David
>
>
>
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