eBooks are solving that problem.The only thing I'm missing is a library. I'd walk ten miles for more books! Ooh, I did spend $70 this month for the first time, with Better World Books... shipment on it's way!
eBooks are solving that problem.The only thing I'm missing is a library. I'd walk ten miles for more books! Ooh, I did spend $70 this month for the first time, with Better World Books... shipment on it's way!
When DS and his wife were teaching in Korea, last school year, the combination of his Kindle and betterworldbooks.com were his saviors.eBooks are solving that problem.
Perhaps you're all over this already, but I'll be the village idiot and share two points that might be of interest to you. The first is that you can download the Ibooks application (free) and select a free sample of any book in their library. Not only will this give you a very thorough preview of a book, some are up to 100 pages, but it will also help you determine if you can meld yourself into the world of electronic pages. Secondly, there are literally thousands of E-books available free of charge via "public domain". Not being well versed in the world of copyrights, etc, I can't explain how a book winds up in the public domain, but I see them there, so I'm sure the system is legit. It is a Godsend for someone with a limited book budget. I'm a reader myself, not yet fully morphed into the digital world, but dabble in it. I am still able to make the occasional trip to San Antonio / Austin and visit used book franchises called Half Price Books.Ooh, I'm being so stubborn about getting a kindle. It's a bit expensive for me, but more truthfully I'm resistant to not having a real book in my hands and I don't know if I could get used to reading on a lit screen for extended periods of time. I guess it's silly. I have friends in the US who keep pushing for me to get one.
The base Kindle is down to well under $100 US. And the screen looks more like a book page than a screen.Ooh, I'm being so stubborn about getting a kindle. It's a bit expensive for me, but more truthfully I'm resistant to not having a real book in my hands and I don't know if I could get used to reading on a lit screen for extended periods of time. I guess it's silly. I have friends in the US who keep pushing for me to get one.
Since I made the comment that hijacked the living expense thread, it seemed only fair to accede to your request and move the eBook posts to this new thread.Respectfully to the discussion on books and Kindles, etc, the OP was asking about living expenses. All of the discussion on Kindle is helpful, I'm on the cusp of a Kindle Fire, but, again, respectfully can we get this thread back to the OP original questions. Perhaps the MOD can move the book/kindle discussion to an already existing thread on the topic - I think we were discussing this sometime last year.
I am fighting RV for the Curmudgeon Award! :first:
I bought my first eReader a few months ago and I LOVE it! I bought a Kindle Touch but I think that I would be equally happy with any of the competitors. I'm reading more than ever and, so far, have not paid for a single book. I'm content to choose from the thousands (and thousands, and thousands!) of free public domain books. Free ebooks are available from many sources and, now, even libraries lend ebooks. In addition to free books there is always a large selection of deeply discounted books on most sites. Available books run the full gamut of interests, there is something for everybody. If you are one who must read all of the latest best sellers it may come as an unpleasant surprise that such ebooks are commonly priced higher than their paperback versions.Ooh, I'm being so stubborn about getting a kindle. It's a bit expensive for me, but more truthfully I'm resistant to not having a real book in my hands and I don't know if I could get used to reading on a lit screen for extended periods of time. I guess it's silly. I have friends in the US who keep pushing for me to get one.
Hmmmm- I git a kindle for Christmas. Since I have 3 large boxes of books to read I haven't looked at it yet, but as soon as I read "FREE" my little pointy ears perked right up! I gotta check into this! Thank you for the info!Perhaps you're all over this already, but I'll be the village idiot and share two points that might be of interest to you. The first is that you can download the Ibooks application (free) and select a free sample of any book in their library. Not only will this give you a very thorough preview of a book, some are up to 100 pages, but it will also help you determine if you can meld yourself into the world of electronic pages. Secondly, there are literally thousands of E-books available free of charge via "public domain". Not being well versed in the world of copyrights, etc, I can't explain how a book winds up in the public domain, but I see them there, so I'm sure the system is legit. It is a Godsend for someone with a limited book budget. I'm a reader myself, not yet fully morphed into the digital world, but dabble in it. I am still able to make the occasional trip to San Antonio / Austin and visit used book franchises called Half Price Books.
Broke down abd bought She Who Must Be Obeyed a Kindle Fire - reconditioned at Amazon under $170!. Also have Prime Membership at Amazon. She loves it and reeads voraciously, more than I do. Since it is Android based, there are so many outlets for books.
Maybe the next thing I get (trying hard to shed shed shed) would be an Android based tablet. I have never been a Apple fan so the debate continues between Android and iPad. I suppose by the time I am ready to buy one, there will be an iPad 21!
Funny, I bought myself a Kindle Touch for Christmas and the first book I read was She. I just had to find out where "she who must be obeyed" came from. There's one I won't be rereading!Broke down abd bought She Who Must Be Obeyed a Kindle Fire
Funny, I bought myself a Kindle Touch for Christmas and the first book I read was She. I just had to find out where "she who must be obeyed" came from. There's one I won't be rereading!