Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted March 26, 2014 Moderators Share Posted March 26, 2014 Alright? Â Â This is out on the Kindle from right now. It's a look at those subcultures (like, say, pro wrestling) where the nature of truth is subjective. Here's the contents page. Â I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Scott Malbranque Posted March 26, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted March 26, 2014 Wish I had a Kindle or something, as this looks the business, sir. I still operate on paper. Emmmmaaaaa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted March 26, 2014 Author Moderators Share Posted March 26, 2014 Cheers. Â The app's pretty great, if you don't mind reading on other types of screens. I don't even have a Kindle, so that's what I use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Silky Kisser Posted March 26, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted March 26, 2014 I'll add it to my Kindle collection. Â Woy - have you considered something completely dedicated to pro wrestling? Everything you write on the subject is golden . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted March 26, 2014 Author Moderators Share Posted March 26, 2014 This would have to do pretty well for me to consider ever doing another book. I did this because, in writing the longform non-fiction stuff on my blog, I realised it was really fun, and that I'd hit a common theme. At one point last year, before I got burned on the Kindle experience, I was putting together a book about Hogan, but I ditched it. Coke-bloated, 1980s steroid monster era Hogan, aka the best one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I'd love to read this but don't have a Kindle. I take it this is digital only? Â Glad you found a theme to weave your blogs together, seems like a good concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted March 26, 2014 Author Moderators Share Posted March 26, 2014 I'd love to read this but don't have a Kindle. I take it this is digital only? Â Yeah, digital only. I feel like a spokesman for the Kindle app, but if you've got a tablet or don't mind reading stuff on your phone or monitor, it's a good alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted March 26, 2014 Moderators Share Posted March 26, 2014 I'll be shocked if you don't have a tablet and/or smartphone though, as someone who works in technology... Â I don't read much digitally, but I make exceptions for things that are unavailable in printed format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I could read it on my iPhone I suppose. I'll download it later, it'll be something to read on the shitter at work. Â Edit: to add to Sickboy's spokesperson status, do I need to d/l the Kindle App for my phone? I have literally never read an ebook before, being a big fan of paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nostalgia Nonce Posted March 26, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted March 26, 2014 Any chance you can do an Nook/eReader format? The Beach Diaries came out of Calypso looking like this:  INDEX -- Foreword --  Chapter 1 -- A Clown without  a Circus  Chapter 2 -- Population: 1  Chapter 3 -- The Glans  Beyond the Sea  Chapter 4 -- Sweets from  Strangers  Chapter 5 -- God Save the  Quim As a result, Frantic Planet has sat on my "will read at some point" pile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted March 26, 2014 Author Moderators Share Posted March 26, 2014 Edit: to add to Sickboy's spokesperson status, do I need to d/l the Kindle App for my phone? I have literally never read an ebook before, being a big fan of paper. Â Yeah, there's a free iPhone app. http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=...ocId=1000301301 Â Any chance you can do an Nook/eReader format? The Beach Diaries came out of Calypso looking like this: Â Jesus. The Kindle formatting is a bit of a nightmare. Essentially you don't really format at all, other than justifying, underlining and so on, because the devices do that in-house, as it were, and have to be customisable for the reader. But that often leads to a weird clash, like what you posted, when you try it on other devices. The 'test your book' bit when you publish has a drop-down menu of about a dozen different devices to separately scroll through an entire fucking book on, to see if it's decided to randomly knock one of your paragraphs ten pages from where it should be. Â But no, probably no Nook format. Alls I can do is push that fucking app again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Scott Malbranque Posted March 26, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted March 26, 2014 I love Loki! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted March 26, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted March 26, 2014 Looking forward to reading the Pillman section especially. Flyin' Brian is one of my all time favourites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Arch Stanton Posted March 26, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted March 26, 2014 I use the Kindle app on my phone and it's pretty great to be honest. Perfect for short stories. Â Enjoyed Beach Diaries and Dirt Baby so will be happy to check this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Bought it! Â There's a mistake in the Index "Where does the truth lay" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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