Comments on: Spam yourself with the classics

Spam yourself with the classics

camcgee — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:57:51 -0800

Choose a (public domain) book and Daily Lit will e-mail it to you bit-by-bit every day. Finally, War and Peace delivered to your inbox in only 675 bite-sized pieces. [via LH]

By: ColdChef

ColdChef — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:06:35 -0800

Read the great works of literature on the crapper!

By: pompomtom

pompomtom — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:12:55 -0800

Bit by bit? Like, "Cool, today it's a zero - can't wait for tomorrow...."

By: sourwookie

sourwookie — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:23:53 -0800

Such serendipity...

By: cgc373

cgc373 — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:52:59 -0800

But how will you mark a post on the blue as best answer, sourwookie?

By: mosessmith

mosessmith — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:52:23 -0800

neat.

By: longsleeves

longsleeves — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:11:16 -0800

What if one is on the crapper and needs more than one chapter?

By: Ynoxas

Ynoxas — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:30:49 -0800

How long does it take to read a book? That depends on three factors. First, on how many parts are in the book (shown when you browse for books). Second, on how frequently you choose to receive emails. Third, on how often you read more than one part (by using the "send me the next part immediately" feature). So here is a typical example. I am currently reading Dracula, which has 187 parts and I am receiving parts on weekdays, i.e. 5 days/week. So at most it will take me 187/5 = 37 weeks. Absurd. Useless.

By: QIbHom

QIbHom — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:33:33 -0800

Cool. This would be perfect when one is stranded in a USian airport. Wonder if I can get their records into my OPAC....

By: Iridic

Iridic — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:38:15 -0800

Man, if only there was some way to obtain a book in a format that allowed you to read it at your convenience and on the go without being tied down to a monitor, P.D.A., or a power source. Now that would be a killer app.

By: vacapinta

vacapinta — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:48:38 -0800

Iridic: If you can also make it dirt-cheap and resistant to being thrown around and, what the hell, allow free-form markup on it - I'll buy one! On a more constructive note, this reminds me of The Sherlock Holmes Project.

By: Superfrankenstein

Superfrankenstein — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 01:17:06 -0800

Just subscribed to The Illiad with the conviction that I would never make it through any other way. So eat my dactylic hexameter, suckaz.

By: mmdei

mmdei — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 01:35:50 -0800

Superfrank: Enjoy book II !!! ;) ;) ;)

By: Shave

Shave — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 05:51:04 -0800

"While heading the profit of my counsel, avail yourself also of any helpful circumstances over and beyond the ordinary rules." The Art of War by Sun Tzu via DailyLit It seems DailyLit heeded the advice of a spell checker. Not wise. Not impressed.

By: c13

c13 — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 07:06:35 -0800

People can't afford books anymore?

By: Lucinda

Lucinda — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 07:48:19 -0800

I sit at my desk for seven hours a day, quite often with little to do. Reading an e-mail doesn't look suspicious to my supervisor. Reading a book would. This is perfect.