James Bond eBooks Come To The UK

The estate of Ian Fleming has published the digital versions of the 007 series, under the imprint Ian Fleming Publications. The series includes are fourteen titles such as Casino Royale, Live and Let Die and Diamonds Are Forever. The eBooks went on sale today through various UK eBook retailers including Amazon UK and Waterstones.

The Bond series was initially launched in the eBook format in the U.S. in 2008. Discount Vouchers UK has more: “The books were sold with a Sony special edition Amazon Kindles and 007 Reader. According to Turner, the digital sales of the series in the US are already 10% higher than the print sales and Kindle sales for the year are above last years as well. Tuner also reported(hooks, lines, sinkers)

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The author also recommends bringing, if space allows and one is scientifically-minded, a small field microscope and pair of bird binoculars. Finally, no ditty bag is complete, he argues, unless it includes “one foolish thing which the owner would not be happy without.”

The Haversack

The haversack functioned a bit like a ditty bag for soldiers. It takes its name from the German word for oats — hafer. At the turn of the 19th century, oats were a staple foodstuff of the poor in Europe, and the British would mix them with water to make a crude bread called oatcake. Workers took these oatcakes or havercakes to their factory jobs for their mid-day meal, and the bag they carried them in became known