Registered: Mar 2000
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Matt Lauer from The Today Show this morning was interviewing a representative of the publisher promoting Stephen King's new e-book, and pointed to a graphite visor as one of the things that the book can be downloaded onto. He didn't actually call it the visor, though, just a "Palm pilot-like device" or something like that.

Registered: Dec 1999
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I saw that, too. The camera lingered on it for a while, and I kept waiting for the Visor plug, but they kept calling it a Palm Pilot. Oh, well.

Registered: Feb 2000
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BTW, you might note that if you want to download "Riding Bullets" to read on your Visor, you have to go to PeanutPress. The eBook version they are downloading from BN and Amazon are for either Acrobat Reader or for GlassBooks.

If you want the PeanutPress version, it is not free, it is the $2.50 that the others are advertising, and then discounting. Now $2.50 isn't going to break me, but I was disappointed.

larry

Registered: Dec 1999
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Posts: 247

It's called "Riding the Bullet", not "Riding Bullets"!

Somehow "Riding Bullets" sounds vaguely obscene...

I downloaded and paid for the book the day it was put up at PeanutPress and so far it's a pretty enjoyable book. I wouldn't pay more, but for $2.50, it's worth a try.

[This message has been edited by Tan Kit Hoong (edited 03-15-2000).]

Registered: Mar 2000
Location: McLean, VA USA
Posts: 216

Tan,

Can I borrow your copy of "Riding the Bullet" when you're done. I promise I won't bend back the pages or anything.

Registered: Mar 2000
Location: California
Posts: 19

The call the Visor a Palm Pilot, like they call an inline skate Rollerblades.

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Baltimore MD, USA
Posts: 717

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Originally posted by codemunky:
The call the Visor a Palm Pilot, like they call an inline skate Rollerblades.

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