It was all @zogstrip so thank him for the poll work! 
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And thanks for picking up my dropped ball, @daneel! Iām really looking forward to this round, even though Iām 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 weāre 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 Iāve got a copy sitting on my desk thatās 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 weekā¦ whatever equates to a solid couple hoursā reading per week to keep weekly discussion manageable). I really liked last timeās 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 itās a big, non fiction book, Iād think that chapter by chapter is the way to go.
Iāve 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 copyā¦
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Sadly, the prevailing ethos of BBS demonstrates that you can not just āgetā 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 donāt have the energy tho. If you want a post DM me.
I also am likely going to bow out on reading this one, it wonāt work with my reading schedule/habits for book club. Iāll try again when we land on something thatāll 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 Unlimitedā¦
I like it. Probably get 10-15 indie books and 2-3 Publisher books via KU every month.
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Iām pulling the trigger. Itās ten bucks a month and I donāt have as much time to read anymore as Iād like, and I also have this weird fetish where I prefer to keep everything I read, but itās too good a deal to pass up. Piketty alone pays for three monthsā worth (since the first is free). Thanks!
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Kindle will remember what you read and save your place/highlights etc after youāve 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? Youāre not an all-powerful autocrat round these parts?
It should probably be up to the rabble whether we should askā¦
Iāve seen it for $9.99 through google play. Not having used the service, I couldnāt possibly comment. It is, of course, available for $40 through iBooks, should you wish to engage in conspicuous consumption.
