Comments on: The magic of books http://nisadas.com/journal/2005/09/the-magic-of-words/ unstructured. thoughts. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:59:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dulan http://nisadas.com/journal/2005/09/the-magic-of-words/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Dulan Sun, 02 Oct 2005 15:47:16 +0000 http://nisadas.com/journal/2005/09/the-magic-of-words/#comment-57 No worries, Mephisto - just hope they're what you're looking for. No worries, Mephisto – just hope they’re what you’re looking for.

]]> By: Mephistopheles1981 http://nisadas.com/journal/2005/09/the-magic-of-words/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Mephistopheles1981 Sun, 02 Oct 2005 03:16:10 +0000 http://nisadas.com/journal/2005/09/the-magic-of-words/#comment-56 Thanks for the links Dulan :) Thanks for the links Dulan :)

]]> By: Dulan http://nisadas.com/journal/2005/09/the-magic-of-words/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Dulan Tue, 27 Sep 2005 06:20:45 +0000 http://nisadas.com/journal/2005/09/the-magic-of-words/#comment-39 Mephisto: Cool name. As you'll see in the <a href="http://nisadas.com/journal/prologue/" rel="nofollow">prologue</a>, mine is Dulan. Nisadas is just a name selected for my blog, which is indeed Proudly Powered by WordPress. :) As for online SL bookstores, not really sure. You could try <a href="http://sarasavi.lk/" rel="nofollow">Sarasavi</a>, <a href="www.vijithayapabookshop.com" rel="nofollow">Vijitha Yapa</a> or even the <a href="http://www.ph-books.com/" rel="nofollow">Perera-Hussein Publishing House</a>. Mephisto:
Cool name. As you’ll see in the prologue, mine is Dulan.

Nisadas is just a name selected for my blog, which is indeed Proudly Powered by WordPress. :)

As for online SL bookstores, not really sure. You could try Sarasavi, Vijitha Yapa or even the Perera-Hussein Publishing House.

]]> By: Mephistopheles1981 http://nisadas.com/journal/2005/09/the-magic-of-words/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Mephistopheles1981 Sat, 24 Sep 2005 17:18:26 +0000 http://nisadas.com/journal/2005/09/the-magic-of-words/#comment-38 Nice blog you got here Nisadasa. Is it WordPress-driven? My blogspot template seems pretty juvenile compared to some of the cool designs of other Kottu blogs, oh well. By the way, can you recommend a good online bookstore from SL that ships local titles overseas, something like www.indiaclub.com. There is money to be made in it. Nice blog you got here Nisadasa. Is it WordPress-driven? My blogspot template seems pretty juvenile compared to some of the cool designs of other Kottu blogs, oh well. By the way, can you recommend a good online bookstore from SL that ships local titles overseas, something like http://www.indiaclub.com. There is money to be made in it.

]]> By: ivap http://nisadas.com/journal/2005/09/the-magic-of-words/comment-page-1/#comment-37 ivap Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:08:30 +0000 http://nisadas.com/journal/2005/09/the-magic-of-words/#comment-37 effect? yes, but I prefer to see it as utility. I'll reserve my judgement on the table-pc until I've tried a few. Unfortunately our market is usually two years behind the US when it comes to picking up new tech. Therefore I'm stuck with a small range of over-priced tablets for now. effect? yes, but I prefer to see it as utility.

I’ll reserve my judgement on the table-pc until I’ve tried a few. Unfortunately our market is usually two years behind the US when it comes to picking up new tech. Therefore I’m stuck with a small range of over-priced tablets for now.

]]> By: Dulan http://nisadas.com/journal/2005/09/the-magic-of-words/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Dulan Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:09:24 +0000 http://nisadas.com/journal/2005/09/the-magic-of-words/#comment-35 IVAP: That's my point exactly. You print them because there's an <em>effect</em> to be found in the <strong>printed</strong> word. As for annottations - I don't usually do that with most books, but certainly when it comes to study material it's something that happens almost all the time. Frankly, I'd rather have a hardcover (ok ok - paperback) book to read from, rather than a tablet pc. :) IVAP:

That’s my point exactly. You print them because there’s an effect to be found in the printed word.

As for annottations – I don’t usually do that with most books, but certainly when it comes to study material it’s something that happens almost all the time.

Frankly, I’d rather have a hardcover (ok ok – paperback) book to read from, rather than a tablet pc. :)

]]> By: Lastnode » Coffee and Programming Perl http://nisadas.com/journal/2005/09/the-magic-of-words/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Lastnode » Coffee and Programming Perl Wed, 21 Sep 2005 03:12:30 +0000 http://nisadas.com/journal/2005/09/the-magic-of-words/#comment-33 [...] use I’d spend around that much for a whole week of food on campus. Recently, at the Colombo International Book Fair I bought Programming Perl by Larry Wall himself. It wa [...] [...] use I’d spend around that much for a whole week of food on campus. Recently, at the Colombo International Book Fair I bought Programming Perl by Larry Wall himself. It wa [...]

]]> By: Desperado http://nisadas.com/journal/2005/09/the-magic-of-words/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Desperado Mon, 19 Sep 2005 15:48:03 +0000 http://nisadas.com/journal/2005/09/the-magic-of-words/#comment-32 Gayan.... Hay… why do you bother to write to us when you don’t read other’s thoughts…. WE have to read what you have written down.... and by the way unlike YOU we read what you have writhen.... good or bad that is I don’t know….. But what ever comes as letters I’ll try my best to make a meaning out of it… I'll see that you haven’t even bothered to read…. One have to come out of him self … true…but not trying to understand what others are trying to say out of what ever language… Gayan….

Hay… why do you bother to write to us when you don’t read other’s thoughts….
WE have to read what you have written down…. and by the way unlike YOU we read what you have writhen…. good or bad that is I don’t know….. But what ever comes as letters I’ll try my best to make a meaning out of it…
I’ll see that you haven’t even bothered to read….

One have to come out of him self … true…but not trying to understand what others are trying to say out of what ever language…

]]> By: ivap http://nisadas.com/journal/2005/09/the-magic-of-words/comment-page-1/#comment-31 ivap Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:23:30 +0000 http://nisadas.com/journal/2005/09/the-magic-of-words/#comment-31 Gayan, I'm nowhere as good as those you mentioned. I also want my thinking challenged or debunked thus I like reading what others have written as well. Though I've found times when all it does is reinforce my own observations and conclusions. Ever wondered about the history of thoughts/deas that lead to the invention of the WWW? Gayan,

I’m nowhere as good as those you mentioned. I also want my thinking challenged or debunked thus I like reading what others have written as well. Though I’ve found times when all it does is reinforce my own observations and conclusions.

Ever wondered about the history of thoughts/deas that lead to the invention of the WWW?

]]> By: ivap http://nisadas.com/journal/2005/09/the-magic-of-words/comment-page-1/#comment-30 ivap Mon, 19 Sep 2005 13:58:31 +0000 http://nisadas.com/journal/2005/09/the-magic-of-words/#comment-30 <i>Why would Ivap want to print the ebooks he downloaded, to read?</i> Because if you are like me, you underline and highlight passages, scribble comments on the sides, fold pages for future reference, etc. Oh, and it's not as heavy as a laptop. I haven't found an ebook readers that's usefull at this sort of thing. Though I am thinking of getting a tablet-pc where I'm told that it's easier to do this sort of thing. Why would Ivap want to print the ebooks he downloaded, to read?

Because if you are like me, you underline and highlight passages, scribble comments on the sides, fold pages for future reference, etc. Oh, and it’s not as heavy as a laptop.

I haven’t found an ebook readers that’s usefull at this sort of thing. Though I am thinking of getting a tablet-pc where I’m told that it’s easier to do this sort of thing.

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