It was all @zogstrip so thank him for the poll work! 
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thanks, @zogstrip. well done!
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And thanks for picking up my dropped ball, @daneel! I’m really looking forward to this round, even though I’m such a genre fiction trollop. Many of these titles look quite intriguing.
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Looks like Piketty to me. Shall I close the vote?
Looks to me like we’re doing Piketty - it seems to me that the system worked.
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Hooray for the system!
When do we start?
Should we give people a week to get the book? I got a copy already, but others might need to order it?
If you guys are reading the Piketty, I might as well join in, because I’ve got a copy sitting on my desk that’s been waiting for me to dive into it for a god long while.
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Yay! Please do! The more the merrier!
Oops! Better order my Piketty. Are we reading the same way, a chapter a week? Or will there be a different schedule?
My vote is to keep to that schedule (or maybe read a couple chapters a week… whatever equates to a solid couple hours’ reading per week to keep weekly discussion manageable). I really liked last time’s schedule, it was just the book that sucked.
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Agreed. Should someone start a new topic to announce the new book club? Should we get @jlw to post it on the front page of BB? Thoughts?
As it’s a big, non fiction book, I’d think that chapter by chapter is the way to go.
I’ve got myself stuck into some rather dense China Mieville right now (plus another Banks!) so NF reading will be limited (always is for me anyway).
I guess I should order a copy…
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Sadly, the prevailing ethos of BBS demonstrates that you can not just “get” me to post it, we must set up a series of trials wherein which you may be awarded a post on boing boing, but will probably have the prize yanked at the last minute due to nebulous or unclear rules.
I don’t have the energy tho. If you want a post DM me.
I also am likely going to bow out on reading this one, it won’t work with my reading schedule/habits for book club. I’ll try again when we land on something that’ll fit better for me as an episodic read.
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Whew! Spendy, too. $22.99 for the Kindle edition. Maybe I should get Amazon Unlimited…
I like it. Probably get 10-15 indie books and 2-3 Publisher books via KU every month.
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I’m pulling the trigger. It’s ten bucks a month and I don’t have as much time to read anymore as I’d like, and I also have this weird fetish where I prefer to keep everything I read, but it’s too good a deal to pass up. Piketty alone pays for three months’ worth (since the first is free). Thanks!
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Kindle will remember what you read and save your place/highlights etc after you’ve checked a book back in/returned it. Feels no different than e-book ownership to me.
I consider it a pay-for-service library. I am not a fan of my public libraries e-lending system.
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Whaaaattt? You’re not an all-powerful autocrat round these parts?
It should probably be up to the rabble whether we should ask…
I’ve seen it for $9.99 through google play. Not having used the service, I couldn’t possibly comment. It is, of course, available for $40 through iBooks, should you wish to engage in conspicuous consumption.
