Amazon Kindle
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Exactly.
I love paperbacks too (not a fan of hardbacks because of cost and find them very heavy to handle), but if your collection is on Kindle (or an App), you can get them again if they're lost for whatever reason.
The replacement cost of shelves full of books lost to a fire, flood, etc, makes me shudder.
I love paperbacks too (not a fan of hardbacks because of cost and find them very heavy to handle), but if your collection is on Kindle (or an App), you can get them again if they're lost for whatever reason.
The replacement cost of shelves full of books lost to a fire, flood, etc, makes me shudder.
Also I believe you can share them between Kindles in the US. Also you could just burn the file to disc and share them that way or just lend out your kindle. I lent my phone to my housemate yesterday because she wanted to have a look at the Grimm Fairy Tales book (which was free to download I might add).
I only wish that Ebooks were around when my dad was alive. He LOVED reading.... loved books.... no... he loved WORDS and information.
He was an invalid most of my life and as he got worse it was harder and harder for him to hold the newspapers (which were his life). Especially the better newspapers that tend to be VERY large spreadsheets.
Even books became hard to hold up in the later years and we brought him all kinds of things to hold them. Ebooks would have been wonderful... and even though he was born in 1917.. he LOVED new technology! Right up his alley.
My adult daughter is an avid reader... and by downloading books onto her phone or MP3 player she always has something to read without carting a heavy book around (she was injured in the same car accident as me and has trouble carrying heavy things for long as do I)
When I was in hospital a few years ago, my daughter brought in reading material on her phone and blue toothed it to mine. (No comment on the nature of said material).... in any case.... it was so much easier to read my phone in bed than a book (no lights on during the night to disturb anyone either). I adore books.
I think both technologies have a place and look forward to getting some kind of reader.
He was an invalid most of my life and as he got worse it was harder and harder for him to hold the newspapers (which were his life). Especially the better newspapers that tend to be VERY large spreadsheets.
Even books became hard to hold up in the later years and we brought him all kinds of things to hold them. Ebooks would have been wonderful... and even though he was born in 1917.. he LOVED new technology! Right up his alley.
My adult daughter is an avid reader... and by downloading books onto her phone or MP3 player she always has something to read without carting a heavy book around (she was injured in the same car accident as me and has trouble carrying heavy things for long as do I)
When I was in hospital a few years ago, my daughter brought in reading material on her phone and blue toothed it to mine. (No comment on the nature of said material).... in any case.... it was so much easier to read my phone in bed than a book (no lights on during the night to disturb anyone either). I adore books.
I think both technologies have a place and look forward to getting some kind of reader.
Its easy Bouncy. My oldest daughters Gran, (my darling first ex-mother in law) is now on the net at 80 plus..... her son gave her a laptop with lots of games on it (Solitare and Ma-jong etc....) As she got used to it he put on books (so she has something to do while she goes through dialysis). Then he got the net on for her.... just email mind... so she could see pics of the grandkids 
.... then he showed her how to surf the net.... now she is a whizz at computers and wouldn't be without it.
Baby steps..... and knowing what interests her.
.... then he showed her how to surf the net.... now she is a whizz at computers and wouldn't be without it.Baby steps..... and knowing what interests her.
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I love my kindle so much got it for christmas just gone, I also have the kindle app on my ipod so when im on days at work i can use my kindle and on night shift can use the kindle app on the ipod as its too dark in the fag shelter to read at night lol. good thing is they synch between each other so im always on the correct page. I will always buy TP's books hard back first edition when they come out. But will rely on my kindle cause then i wont have to damage my book collection by repeated reading.
I love my kindle so much got it for christmas just gone, I also have the kindle app on my ipod so when im on days at work i can use my kindle and on night shift can use the kindle app on the ipod as its too dark in the fag shelter to read at night lol. good thing is they synch between each other so im always on the correct page. I will always buy TP's books hard back first edition when they come out. But will rely on my kindle cause then i wont have to damage my book collection by repeated reading.
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Tonyblack said:
Eric is not on Kindle for the same reason it is not available with a 'black' cover. It is not published by Transworld (Terry's usual publishers) and the actual publishers have not released it as a Kindle book.
deldaisy said:
So I can get a kindle app for my smartphone? (I am sure someone told me this ages ago)
It's free.
I love reading books on my iPhone, although I prefer the iBooks interface (which is Apple's) to the Kindle. But that's just personal preference.
Temple_maiden said:
deldaisy said:
So I can get a kindle app for my smartphone? (I am sure someone told me this ages ago)
It's free.
I did say it was a cheap phone, but I can get some more memory for it apparently.
