The Buckets by Greg Cravens for January 30, 2016

… and Kindle versions now frequently cost up to twice that of the hard-cover print versions, not to mention the paperbacks. Someone remind me why I bought that Kindle again, please!

Love Frank’s expression. He doesn’t have to say a word.

Vinyl, Reel to Reel, Eight Track, Cassette, CD, I-Pod……that’s where I finally gave up. Never got an I-Pod or downloaded any music. Waiting to see what the next big “must have” will be that I’ll have to spend money on. What’s that? Vinyl is back? You’ve got to be kidding me!

I hasten to add that you can also get Kindle editions of free (albeit old) ebooks on Gutenberg.org, fully legal. I just read “A Princess of Mars” by Edgar Rice Burroughs (the first in the “John Carter” series) on the Kindle app on my iPhone before I got the actual Kindle, and intend to read many more on that. Good show!

As for libraries, I will have to check if Norwegian ones are strong in the Ebook Force yet.

I said “ebook”, not “Ewok”. Honest.

Don’t have to worry about “charging” a book or that it would ever loose any power. I’m a hardcore book lover that will always get the “analog” books. There’s just something about the feel of paper, turning a page, and closing it up.

Frank of course.

I’m a printed book lover myself, but currently do not have the shelf space (or space for the shelves themselves for that matter) for storing numerous books, and some of my dearest reads have suffered greatly from commuting-related wear and tear, so I therefore went for the electronic option.

As mentioned I’ve read some on my cellphone (wee bit too tiny), and others on my tablet (too big and wearing on the eyes), but a dedicated “electronic ink” ebook reader easily beat them both in terms of battery life and readability.

I just can’t read books on a screen. I’ve tried, but it’s not the same. And Kindle’s don’t smell like vanilla

*Kindles (No idea how that grocer’s apostrophe got in there. Yuck. Argh. Yuck.

I much prefer the paper versions, but the electronic versions will probably take less space if I’m traveling. Plus, I accidentally got a library paper book wet while on a recent vacation, so had to buy a replacement. For every day, I much prefer the paper variety, but if I can borrow (or buy for less than $5) I would consider it for those times I can’t transport much.

It’s strange how I have a Kindle right next to me now. It’s not mine. It’s my auntie’s and it looks battered. Not sure if it still works or not.

I don’t really bother with Kindles or Audiobooks.

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I have a Kindle with many free books on it. There are daily lists of freebies along those older books that are always free. Go to Amazon and type free kindle books. I like being able to pick up with my phone as well if I’m stuck somewhere.

I have three kindles, an android tablet, an old Ipad, and a smart phone. My husband is an ex librarian, and I worked in libraries for many years. We had over 3000 books in house. I’ve been culling for years. First to go were the out of date reference books. We are both in our 70s and an ereader makes ALL books large print!