I'm kind of old-fashioned; I love to lie on my belly reading a book. Since Jean and I have about the same reading tempo (which is a really fast one) we like to lie side by side and read a book together.... What was that? No, I heard you quite distinctly, you said "don't you have other things to do in bed?", didn't you? Well, actually we do, and we do it a lot, and - no, I won't tell you more, so shut up and wipe the spittle from your chin.
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Sharlene and I read to each other at breakfast time. We have one book on the go (in a tabletop bookstand) that we read. Although it's usually me reading as I've generally finished my breakfast before she's finished making hers.
At the moment we're reading 'The Smoke Jumper' by Nicholas Evans. He's the guy who wrote 'The Horse Whisperer'.
I was reading Wee Free Men to her in hospital the other day - complete with accents!
At the moment we're reading 'The Smoke Jumper' by Nicholas Evans. He's the guy who wrote 'The Horse Whisperer'.
I was reading Wee Free Men to her in hospital the other day - complete with accents!
Kindle is great! It really helps people like me who have difficulty holding books. It's more convenient. It was such a lovely surprise when Matthew bought me one. He buys me books regularly for me. It's so much easier to be able to just click a button and have the book download in seconds. I still go to the library as some books that I want aren't on Kindle yet. I hope that libraries will never be outphased as they are important places. I am in two minds as I love visiting libraries, because it's not only just about the books, it's also about meeting people who share a common interest in books. I still give Kindle a big thumbs up!
It really helps people like me who have difficulty holding books. It's more convenient. It was such a lovely surprise when Matthew bought me one. He buys me books regularly for me. It's so much easier to be able to just click a button and have the book download in seconds. I still go to the library as some books that I want aren't on Kindle yet. I hope that libraries will never be outphased as they are important places. I am in two minds as I love visiting libraries, because it's not only just about the books, it's also about meeting people who share a common interest in books. I still give Kindle a big thumbs up! 
My first post,
My mum bought me a kindle as she likes sending me books from the uk but over the years its cost more in postage than the books cost (she lives in the uk I live in the middle of sweden).
My experiences of kindle are mixed.
Good points, (not just kindle but most ebook readers in most of the points)
1) you can have loads of books in a very small package
2) with kindle you can save the books you bought on amazon on your kindle account.
3) the text to speach function can actually read most books where the publisher allows.
4) If your eyesight is bad you can choose larger text
5) Yu can listen to music and read at the same time as kindle (dont know if others can) can play up mp3 files.
6) fast downloads from amazon (om wi-fi models)
Bad points
1) kindle (or mine at least) locks sometimes and is a pig to get going again.
2) after a freeze its hard to find your place again as they dont use page numbers
3) keypad is designed for people with fingers the size of wee mad arthur
4) uncomfotable to fall asleep with your face in the book as its hard
5) smells of plastic not book
6) not good to read in the bath.
7) not good for reading on the toilet as when you finally have unfrozen it, you are done or have forgotten to do what you were doing.
If you find a book on the net that kindle cant read or dosnt fit on the screen without scrolling, you can download something like mobypocket creator and save a kindle freindly format.
Hope this was helpfull.
My mum bought me a kindle as she likes sending me books from the uk but over the years its cost more in postage than the books cost (she lives in the uk I live in the middle of sweden).
My experiences of kindle are mixed.
Good points, (not just kindle but most ebook readers in most of the points)
1) you can have loads of books in a very small package
2) with kindle you can save the books you bought on amazon on your kindle account.
3) the text to speach function can actually read most books where the publisher allows.
4) If your eyesight is bad you can choose larger text
5) Yu can listen to music and read at the same time as kindle (dont know if others can) can play up mp3 files.
6) fast downloads from amazon (om wi-fi models)
Bad points
1) kindle (or mine at least) locks sometimes and is a pig to get going again.
2) after a freeze its hard to find your place again as they dont use page numbers
3) keypad is designed for people with fingers the size of wee mad arthur
4) uncomfotable to fall asleep with your face in the book as its hard
5) smells of plastic not book
6) not good to read in the bath.
7) not good for reading on the toilet as when you finally have unfrozen it, you are done or have forgotten to do what you were doing.
If you find a book on the net that kindle cant read or dosnt fit on the screen without scrolling, you can download something like mobypocket creator and save a kindle freindly format.
Hope this was helpfull.
