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« on: July 25, 2009, 07:47:40 AM » |
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Has anyone downloaded one of the Kindle versions of Dickens "A Christmas Carol"? I see there are several versions available on Amazon, one which says there are illustrations - can I see those on my Kindle 2? I would also like the original, unabridged version and am unsure which one I should choose. Can someone help?
TIA -
Jeri in PA
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LauraB
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« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2009, 08:03:34 AM » |
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I read this one on on my Kindle.  It had a couple of typos but otherwise fine. I read it on my DX, the pictures were nice. My other kindle is a k1. So I can't really answer how they look on the k2. "A Christman Carol" is not a long work, I've never come across an abridged version. Not saying there isn't one out there. It is a good story. I hope you enjoy it |
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« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2009, 08:49:37 AM » |
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I got the complete Dickens from MobiReference. I haven't read it, yet, but they do put out good work. I paid $2.79, but it's now $1.59. |
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« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2009, 02:00:10 PM » |
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I also have the MobiReference one. It's formatted pretty good.
If you're interested, audible.com has A Christmas Carol narrated by Jim Dale (he reads all the Harry Potter books) and it's excellent!
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« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2009, 09:21:45 PM » |
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If you're interested, audible.com has A Christmas Carol narrated by Jim Dale (he reads all the Harry Potter books) and it's excellent!
I was going to suggest the one done by Patrick Stewart.... I could listen to him talk all day long....  Here's the Jim Dale version:
 The nice thing about Audible is that you can listen to a sample on the web page before making a purchase decision.... There are about 50 different versions of this book on Audible. |
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« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2009, 06:50:21 AM » |
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I got my copy for free on mnybks.net and it read perfectly.
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« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2009, 07:32:56 AM » |
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I downloaded the free public domain version from amazon- so far I haven't seen any pix (I just kind of glanced through it), but it seems fine. Pix show up fine on K2 and K1-I have both, and a book like the "Graveyard Book" has lots of illustrations that look fine on both- sharper on K2, but fine on K1.
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« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2009, 07:35:42 AM » |
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A Christmas Carol is actually one of my favorite books of all time!  |
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« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2009, 07:50:27 AM » |
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The mobi I posted has tons of his works. And the Christmas carol has very nice pictures. Worth the price and more, to me. I've been a member of audible for years. I love it. They also has nice poetry read by the poets with, for me adds to my understanding. They even have Robert Frost recordings. And, I think,ihave Plath and Angelo from there as well.
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« Reply #9 on: July 26, 2009, 08:18:38 AM » |
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The Patrick Stewart version is also very good. The only problem I have with that one is I keep expecting to hear "Make it so, Number One".  |
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« Reply #10 on: July 26, 2009, 08:35:27 AM » |
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The Patrick Stewart version is also very good. The only problem I have with that one is I keep expecting to hear "Make it so, Number One". (snork!)  It's one of mine, too, Carolbee! |
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