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  • GUT
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    Originally posted by Rosella View Post
    Neither am I but the postage to Australia on books bought on Amazon etc almost doubles the price of the book!
    Yep that's why I ended up with Tom's on Kindle. Postage was more [yes MORE] than the book.

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  • Rosella
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    Originally posted by GUT View Post
    Thanks Pat definitely not in Aus at this stage.

    A-Z in e-book would be one time where e-book would be good for the search function.

    You might guess I'm not a big fan of e-books.

    Neither am I but the postage to Australia on books bought on Amazon etc almost doubles the price of the book!

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  • DVV
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    I'm waiting for the Chinese version, Neil.

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  • Monty
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    Originally posted by SirJohnFalstaff View Post
    Did Monty say if a digital version of his book will be available soon?
    That is the plan, as to when? I've not idea.

    Monty

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  • GUT
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    Thanks Pat definitely not in Aus at this stage.

    A-Z in e-book would be one time where e-book would be good for the search function.

    You might guess I'm not a big fan of e-books.

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  • Pcdunn
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    Originally posted by GUT View Post
    Doesn't matter, found it, just as usual not available n Aus, or perhaps anywhere outside USA.
    Kindle Unlimited by Amazon charges a monthly subscription price (about $10 US) and allows the subscriber to choose from thousands of titles, that can be sent to your reading device or the Kindle Cloud reader for "free".
    The "unlimited" part means a subscriber doesn't have either a minimum or a maximum title count to worry about.

    I think it is a bit like renting an e-book rather than buying it outright for keeping forever. Good way to check things out if you don't know how good they are.

    Don't know if other Amazons have anything like it, to be honest. (Can't imagine why they wouldn't, unless copyright laws in other countries are a barrier.)

    I think I also ordered a print copy of The Complete Jack the Ripper A to Z in print, as it wasn't in e-book format. I got the 2010 edition, so if we own the first edition, this won't duplicate it.

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  • GUT
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    Originally posted by GUT View Post
    Pat [oops sorry Dunny]

    What is Kindle unlmited.
    Doesn't matter, found it, just as usual not available n Aus, or perhaps anywhere outside USA.

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  • GUT
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    Originally posted by Pcdunn View Post
    I've been onto Amazon and did some purchasing:

    Bought as Kindle e-books:
    The Bank Holiday Murders by Wescott
    The Complete History of Jack the Ripper by Sugden
    Jack the Ripper: Letters from Hell by Evans
    Jack the Ripper: Quest for a Killer by Trow
    Jack the Ripper and the Case for Scotland Yard's Prime Suspect by House
    The Ultimate Jack the Ripper Sourcebook by Evans

    Able to read free as a member of Kindle Unlimited:
    Chasing the Ripper (Kindle single) by Cornwell
    Jack the Ripper: the Simple Truth by Paley
    This is a fiction title: A Tale from Ripper Street: Inspector Edmund Reid's Hunt for Jack the Ripper (probably a tie-in to the television series)

    Pat [oops sorry Dunny]

    What is Kindle unlmited.

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  • Pcdunn
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    I've been onto Amazon and did some purchasing:

    Bought as Kindle e-books:
    The Bank Holiday Murders by Wescott
    The Complete History of Jack the Ripper by Sugden
    Jack the Ripper: Letters from Hell by Evans
    Jack the Ripper: Quest for a Killer by Trow
    Jack the Ripper and the Case for Scotland Yard's Prime Suspect by House
    The Ultimate Jack the Ripper Sourcebook by Evans

    Able to read free as a member of Kindle Unlimited:
    Chasing the Ripper (Kindle single) by Cornwell
    Jack the Ripper: the Simple Truth by Paley
    This is a fiction title: A Tale from Ripper Street: Inspector Edmund Reid's Hunt for Jack the Ripper (probably a tie-in to the television series)

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  • SirJohnFalstaff
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    Did Monty say if a digital version of his book will be available soon?

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  • Tom_Wescott
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    Originally posted by RockySullivan View Post
    Does anyone know if the "thames torso murders of Victorian London" is worth buying/reading? Both that & trows book are rather expensive but I wonder if they contain any good info on the torso murders that isn't readily available here?
    I enjoyed both these books, aside from the George Chapman did it nonsense of the Gordon book. Neither are exhaustive nor do they make use of some of the best documentation on the cases, but if you're interested in learning about the torso murders they're still the only game in town.

    Yours truly,

    Tom Wescott

    P.S. It's Capturing Jack the Ripper' by Neil R. A. Bell. Typing 'Ripper Neil Bell' in Amazon will bring it up.

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  • RockySullivan
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    Originally posted by HelenaWojtczak View Post
    Do you mean the one by RM Gordon? I know a bit about him and that book!

    Helena
    Yes that's indeed one. What do you think about? I believe it's a suspect book which For the most part I try to steer away from. However it's not like there are many options when it's comes to torso (2)

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  • HelenaWojtczak
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    Originally posted by RockySullivan View Post
    Does anyone know if the "thames torso murders of Victorian London" is worth buying/reading?

    Do you mean the one by RM Gordon? I know a bit about him and that book!

    Helena

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  • GUT
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    Originally posted by RockySullivan View Post
    Oh nice thanks gut.ive been seeing that one and it's looks interesting..is there info about the torso case in there?
    Off the top of my head, not that springs to mind.

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  • RockySullivan
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    Originally posted by GUT View Post
    Nel Bell

    I think the name is

    "Catching Jack the Ripper".

    Not at home now so working from memory, not really a JtR book but great on police procedure from joining, through training to on the job.
    Oh nice thanks gut.ive been seeing that one and it's looks interesting..is there info about the torso case in there?

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