April 2012 #Readathon–Book 2 Completed

Into hour 11 and I’ve just completed my second book…

Title: Acceptable Risks		Author: Natalie J. Damschroder
Start: 12:00	End:18:26	Pages: 386
Description: When security expert Jason Templeton's team is ambushed while protecting a weapons manufacturer vital to U.S. interests, he risks his life to save the man's daughter...and loses. Unbeknownst to Jason, his mentor had been funding experimental medical procedures after losing his young wife. Using the untested drugs, Jason is brought back to life, stronger and faster than before, but also vulnerable in new ways. He's determined to find the traitor in their midst, who is after the miracle drug. That means protecting the brilliant scientist Lark Madrassa. Their attraction and compatibility are undeniable, but Jason tries to deny his growing feelings for her, thinking he is too damaged. When Lark's father is kidnapped they have to rely on each other in a dangerous plot to uncover the double agent. Before, Jason always accepted the risks—but what about when the life of the woman he loves is on the line?
Comments: This is my first book from Damschroder…I will definitely look for more.

Summary

Books Read	Pages Read
2	728

 

Title	Author	Start Hour	Finish Hour	Completed	Pages
The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons (Light Dragons, #2)	MacAlister, Katie	8:00	11:41	Hour 4	342
Acceptable Risks	Natalie J. Damschroder	12:00	18:26	Hour 11	386

How do your reading habits compare?

Welcome Dewey Read-a-thon participants!!! Are you having fun? I have been! I’m curious about the reading habits of people who would spend 24 hours reading.

I’ve seen the results of a few surveys on reading tendencies recently that I found interesting and, in some cases, surprising.
So, this is a really simple mini challenge -- complete the survey (approximately 36 questions) at the link below. At the end of the challenge, I will select one participant to win a $25 book gift certificate (Amazon, BN or other if winner can specify). This survey will be open from Hour 10 through Hour 14 of the April 2012 Readathon.

Link to Noumena12 Reading Survey

Following the readathon and a little sleep, I will post my survey results. So be sure to check back!

April 2012 #readathon - Reading Musings

Most of you know that I am a power reader – around 300 books a year. Since September 2008, 100% of the books that I have read have been ebooks. While my primary reading device is my Kindle (K2 and Fire), I also read on my HTC Incredible smartphone, Samsung Galaxy tablet, and my iPod Touch. (I can’t stand reading on the iPad.) So it is with great interest that I follow the Publishing industries stance on ebooks including lending, agency pricing, digital rights management, and Amazon.

I’m appalled when I have to pay more for an ebook version than the paperback copy. I hate that I don’t have the same rights with my ebook that I had with the physical paper copies (lending, sharing, trading). And I hate that sellers can’t PRICE the items they are selling themselves. I’m amused that everyone sees Amazon as the root of all evil. Yes, I see the Department of Justice lawsuit as a potential push for much needed changes in the publishing industry.

I have purchased over 1070 books since I began reading ebooks; 262 of those are lendable. More and more I find myself looking for self-publishing authors. Why? Because I’m not subjected to Publisher set pricing and they tend to be more relaxed and actually encourage lending of their books. Plus I’m a big fan of the underdog!

As I was driving to get my coffee before the start of the readathon,  I found it interesting that NPR’s Morning Edition was focused on these topics. It must be a sign! Happy Reading!!

April 2012 #Readathon–Book 1 Completed

3-1/2 hours in and I completed the first book!

Title: The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons (Light Dragons #2)		Author: Katie MacAlister
Start: 08:00	End:11:40	Pages: 342
Description: Ysolde de Bouchier is a woman beset with trials. The dragon part of her buried deep for centuries is still making itself known, but in ways that just don’t make sense. She’s continuing to have visions, but now they involve events she wasn’t present to witness. As if that isn’t enough, she’s caught up in a tangled web of plans that seem to grow more complex each day. Not only does she have to work out peace between her Light Dragon mate Baltic and the weyr, she also has to free his friend, convince an archimage to lift the spell controlling her magic, figure out what it is that the First Dragon expects her to do, rescue a half-dragon damsel in over her head, and once and for all clear Baltic’s name of murder charges that continue to plague him. No one told Ysolde that dragon love would be so hard…
Comments: I recently started reading MacAlister’s Dragon series…and I’m glad I did. I’m a huge fan of her characters!

Summary

Books Read	Pages Read
1	342

 

Title	Author	Start Hour	Finish Hour	Completed	Pages
The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons (Light Dragons, #2)	MacAlister, Katie	8:00	11:41	Hour 4	342