I don't consider paperbacks real book eitherOriginally Posted by noal
My collection is just paperbacks.
No signed or special editions!
Should I bother with a thread?
I don't consider paperbacks real book eitherMy collection is just paperbacks.
No signed or special editions!
Should I bother with a thread?
Yes! Every collections starts somewhere, and the paperbacks are as good a place as any!My collection is just paperbacks.
No signed or special editions!
Should I bother with a thread?
John
I Love my Kindle. The led light that pulls out from the case i bought is perfect. I can read before bed without a need for a bulky booklight.
I will say the claim that you can hold 2000 books is a bit weak. I had just over 1500 and it started acting wonky. LOL who the hell really needs 2000 books at once anyway
Also i charge my kindle evry two of three weeks and even with the light on every night for a couple hours it holds its charge that long.
Also love my books but only as collectables, unless they have pictures then i might rifle through a hardcover now and then.
That means I only own about ten books then!My collection is just paperbacks.
No signed or special editions!
Should I bother with a thread?
I don't consider paperbacks real book either
They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they never kept but one; they promised to take our land, and they did.
Red Cloud
I just know that if I start a proper collection I will become addicted and spend all my money on books!Yes! Every collections starts somewhere, and the paperbacks are as good a place as any!My collection is just paperbacks.
No signed or special editions!
Should I bother with a thread?
John
Need.... to...... resist!
They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they never kept but one; they promised to take our land, and they did.
Red Cloud
It IS addictive!I just know that if I start a proper collection I will become addicted and spend all my money on books!Yes! Every collections starts somewhere, and the paperbacks are as good a place as any!My collection is just paperbacks.
No signed or special editions!
Should I bother with a thread?
John
Need.... to...... resist!
John
It also drives me crazy when my hand cramps holding a paperback book open, especially thick ones like the stand.
“The battle between good and evil is endlessly fascinating because we are participants every day.” - Stephen King
No kindle for me....not because any aversion to them or overzealous loyalty to books. I dropped my tablet a while back and just haven't replaced it. I'm now back to walking down the street reading. I actually liked my non kindle tablet.
if anyones looking heres a god deal. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Amazon-Kindl...item3cc760f5a7
This may not be relevant for most of you guys, but I mostly read on my Kindle in public transports. I have a 40-minute metro ride everyday (there and back) so I have enough time to read one chapter each way. I've been really lazy lately, though ^^ At least I don't have to carry heavy books anymore and I get to choose what I read all the time (not like sticking with that one boring story you've finally finished after 2 years because you started it).
For me, this wouldn't work. I need complete quiet to read.
Yes.
One more thing - in addition to what I already said above - is that in our country winter lasts from mid-October to mid-April, and the few summer days are to be cherished. I try to spend outside as much time as I can, and taking actual books is a very poor option comparing to kindle - and in case of books, I would also take my other spectacles, which would make my bag even heavier (I have no car, remember?)
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Furthur evidence that brices are bears and/or bears are brices.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dear friends,
although this thread started as King-related, we're now discussing Kindle as such (which was to be expected), so I hope Christine doesn't mind that I've moved this thread
P.S. Kindle RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kindle ebooks now outsell paperbacks already. I did not think this would happen quite as quickly.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12305015
I might be getting a Kobo on Sunday. There's some weird promotion at a furniture sale this weekend... spend $700, get a free Kobo. So I might be joining the e-reader camp.
I like the Kindle only because I dont have to wear reading glasses.
After a few books on the Kindle I HAVE to pick up a "real" book and read it because I miss the feel of it.
reality continues to ruin my life
yea i think there is a time and place for both e books and real paper books. personally i couldnt find a place to put all my books in my apartment so i went the nook route just to save space. easily transported and if im at the coffee shop or having lunch somewhere i can download a newspaper or magazine for quick light reading. but paper books are better because you can easily lend them to someone.
I'm trying to seriously downsize my possessions, so my Kindle is really helping me get rid of cheap paperbacks. I still have plenty of books, mostly ones I'm attached to, but it's making a major improvement in the amount of stuff I own. Also, most Kindle books are cheaper, and I'm poor, so it helps.
Also, stone, rose, unfound door is right, they are excellent for public transport. It's the major reason I got one - struggling with a huge hardback, a purse and a school bag was impossible in rush hour.
A lady always remembers her courtesies.
absolutely
I remember reading Needful Things (hardback) on the subway. I happen to be taller than most people, so every time I produced this encyclopedia-size volume, someone said every fucking time, "Why don't you just put it on top of my head?!"
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
As a short person, I find that hilarious.
A lady always remembers her courtesies.
...and of course bears are of an obliging disposition...
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