The other week I noticed that Palm had updated their eBook software with eReader, their new improved version. The way they make you set it up is that you get the full “Pro” version for 15 days before it defaults to the normal version. And you also get to look at some ebooks for that period. I downloaded a pile but Black Ice was the only one I got into. The trouble came when my 15 days neared completion and I hadn’t finished it.
The last time I read a book against the clock was probably when I was at school. The software expired at midnight last night, and I finished the book at about 11.40pm.
What did I think of the book detailing the adventures of LA detective Harry Bosch? Not too bad. Quite potboiled in all the correct ways. I wouldn’t rush to read another in the series but I might quite easily be tempted in the airport. (Actually, as an aside, I love airport bookshops. They always have those trade paperback versions of new hardbacks for around a tenner. I was in Heathrow last week for a brief excursion to Scotland, and was sorely tempted by the new David Lodge book. Indeed, I’ve seriously contemplated heading off to Heathrow in the past, just to do some book shopping!)