Mom visits for a week, cats go catatonic

"albert gerber" wrote in message
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On 10/04/2013 12:09 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
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You use the real books to give the cats something to sit on while you
read the Kindle.

I'll have to remember that, I've just ordered my first Kindle.
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Adrian

I prefer to go to the library and get real books..
My s i l has a Kindle, it's not for me.

Tell me if you like it in six months, rather than going to a library.
Maybe it's better in some ways, but it's limited.
I can read any books free from my local library, why would you want to
pay
for them via Kindle?

Tweed

live in a little town of 1800 people. We do have a library but it is very
small and the book selection is very meager. I have an old Kindle with
over a hundred books on it. I haven't tried it but there is a library
program for accessing the library index if you know what you want to read.
We have to wait a long time to have it forwarded to our branch of the
county library especially if one is # 10 on the list. I really enjoy my
Kindle believe me. My kitties don't care one way or an other.

Li'l Al

Hi Al! I don't think I've seen you posting here before, but it's great to
see you anywhere! My kitties don't care either. They prefer to get
between me and whatever I'm reading.

Joy

"Judith Latham" wrote in message
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In article , Joy
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"Rusty" wrote in message
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On Friday, October 4, 2013 5:19:39 PM UTC-4, Joy wrote:

I can read any books free from my local library, why would you want
to pay

for them via Kindle?



Tweed



After I got my Kindle, a friend sent me a number of books, using
Dropbox.

They didn't cost me a thing. There are also a number of free books

available for Kindles.



Joy

Kindle is incompatible with Canadian libraries. That was the main
reason I didn't get a Kindle. But you can use it to check out books
from U.S. libraries. Like I mentioned in a previous post, having an
e-reader save me trips to and from the libraries lugging heavy large
print books. -- Winnie

Amazon also has a number of free books for Kindle, as well as the ones
they sell.

Joy

I've found some lovely books, and short stories on there for free. I liked
one so much I wanted to get a paper copy for a friend who hadn't got a
kindle but there is no paper copy so she's now bough a kindle. The book
was about a book store and some rescued cats. It was a pleasure to read.
It's title is "Shelve Under C: A tale of used books and cats" by Jenny
Kalahar.

Judith

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Judith Latham
Stourbridge, West Midlands. UK.

Thanks. I'll look for it.

Joy

Christina Websell wrote:

My s i l has a Kindle, it's not for me.

Tell me if you like it in six months, rather than going to a library.
Maybe it's better in some ways, but it's limited.
I can read any books free from my local library, why would you want to pay
for them via Kindle?

The library system in my area has digital books that can be read by a
tablet book reader - I don't know about Kindle specifically, they might
all use different file formats. (You can tell I don't have one. ) My
point here is that you *can* borrow electronic books from the library.

For reading in bed at night, which is the last thing I do before - and
during - falling asleep, I really like having a book. But if I were going
away and wanted to take several books, I can see the advantage of an
electronic reader. I have often packed several books for a trip and
ended up reading only one of them. Far less waste of space to take them
all on one tnin device.

I'll probably buy one someday. Not my biggest priority right now, though.

--
Joyce

Fluffy Mackerel Pudding - "Once upon a time, the world was young and the words 'mackerel' and 'pudding' existed far, far away from one another. One day, that all changed. And then, whoever was responsible somehow thought the word 'fluffy' would help." -- Hilarious recipes at: www.candyboots.com

On Saturday, October 5, 2013 8:47:25 PM UTC-4, Bastette wrote:
Christina Websell wrote:



My s i l has a Kindle, it's not for me.



Tell me if you like it in six months, rather than going to a library.

Maybe it's better in some ways, but it's limited.

I can read any books free from my local library, why would you want to pay

for them via Kindle?



The library system in my area has digital books that can be read by a

tablet book reader - I don't know about Kindle specifically, they might

all use different file formats. (You can tell I don't have one. ) My

point here is that you *can* borrow electronic books from the library.



For reading in bed at night, which is the last thing I do before - and

during - falling asleep, I really like having a book. But if I were going

away and wanted to take several books, I can see the advantage of an

electronic reader. I have often packed several books for a trip and

ended up reading only one of them. Far less waste of space to take them

all on one tnin device.

Some of the tablets are very light. The mini iPads weigh less than 1 lb.
It is good to take along on trips. Many major airports have free
Wi Fi so you can go on the web while waiting for your flights. Once my
flight was delayed and I could notify my family from the airport via email..

Also many e-editions are cheaper than paperbacks.
The book Judith mentioned in a previous post is a prime example.
The Kindle edition is only $3.07 versus $10.33 for paperback.
I just found out I don't need a Kindle to read Kindle books.
There is a free Kindle app I can download to my desktop for such purpose.
Haven't tried it yet.
Same thing for reading e-books from the library on a PC.
There is Adobe Digital Edition that can be downloaded for such purpose.
But of course it is preferable to read a book on a mobile device.

I never thought I would take to e-reading as much as I do.

Winnie



I'll probably buy one someday. Not my biggest priority right now, though.



--

Joyce



Fluffy Mackerel Pudding - "Once upon a time, the world was young and the words 'mackerel' and 'pudding' existed far, far away from one another. One day, that all changed. And then, whoever was responsible somehow thought the word 'fluffy' would help." -- Hilarious recipes at: www.candyboots.com

"Bastette" wrote in message
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Christina Websell wrote:

My s i l has a Kindle, it's not for me.

Tell me if you like it in six months, rather than going to a library.
Maybe it's better in some ways, but it's limited.
I can read any books free from my local library, why would you want to
pay
for them via Kindle?

The library system in my area has digital books that can be read by a
tablet book reader - I don't know about Kindle specifically, they might
all use different file formats. (You can tell I don't have one. ) My
point here is that you *can* borrow electronic books from the library.

For reading in bed at night, which is the last thing I do before - and
during - falling asleep, I really like having a book. But if I were going
away and wanted to take several books, I can see the advantage of an
electronic reader. I have often packed several books for a trip and
ended up reading only one of them. Far less waste of space to take them
all on one tnin device.

I'll probably buy one someday. Not my biggest priority right now, though.

--

I borrow real books from my library, some of them scare me.as I've taken up
crime and detective, murder stuff recently.

On 10/05/2013 03:34 PM, Joy wrote:


live in a little town of 1800 people. We do have a library but it is very
small and the book selection is very meager. I have an old Kindle with
over a hundred books on it. I haven't tried it but there is a library
program for accessing the library index if you know what you want to read.
We have to wait a long time to have it forwarded to our branch of the
county library especially if one is # 10 on the list. I really enjoy my
Kindle believe me. My kitties don't care one way or an other.

Li'l Al

Hi Al! I don't think I've seen you posting here before, but it's great to
see you anywhere! My kitties don't care either. They prefer to get
between me and whatever I'm reading.

Joy


Hi Joy, Sometimes I see things I want to address on-line. I have been
reading the posts here for a couple of weeks now. I have seen that there
are folks that use to post here that are missing some whose posts I
really enjoyed.
That seems to be the kitties mantra, come between what ever I'm doing
and me.
Li'l Al

On 10/6/2013 4:28 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"Bastette" wrote in message
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I'll probably buy one someday. Not my biggest priority right now, though.

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I borrow real books from my library, some of them scare me.as I've taken up
crime and detective, murder stuff recently.

As I see it, the *main* benefit I receive from living in this gated
community is a "library". It's not a public library. It's in a small
building called the Cannery. It's next to the garden plots that are
available for members to rent. The original intent of the building was
to allow gardeners to wash and prep freshly picked vegetables for
canning. It has a small kitchen area.

Sometime over the years it was turned into a library. Shelves were
installed along nearly every wall. Over the years the books have all
been donated by people who have lived here. Simple alphabetical by
author. No complex card catalogs. No paid help.

There are volunteers who shelve the returned books. The volunteers also
cull through and weed out too many duplicates; those are marked free for
the taking. It's an honor system. It works very well. We all donate
books.

I like books where someone dies in the first couple of chapters. I
don't have any sleepless nights over them. I avoid sickly sweet
"historical romance" novels. I call them "hysterical bodice-rippers".

Jill

On Sunday, October 6, 2013 5:57:42 PM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:



As I see it, the *main* benefit I receive from living in this gated

community is a "library". It's not a public library. It's in a small

building called the Cannery. It's next to the garden plots that are

available for members to rent. The original intent of the building was

to allow gardeners to wash and prep freshly picked vegetables for

canning. It has a small kitchen area.



Sometime over the years it was turned into a library. Shelves were

installed along nearly every wall. Over the years the books have all

been donated by people who have lived here. Simple alphabetical by

author. No complex card catalogs. No paid help.



There are volunteers who shelve the returned books. The volunteers also

cull through and weed out too many duplicates; those are marked free for

the taking. It's an honor system. It works very well. We all donate

books.



There is a library like that in my building. People in the building donate books to it and it is an honor system like you described.
It works really well. More shelves were put up as the donations keep coming it.

Winnie


I like books where someone dies in the first couple of chapters. I

don't have any sleepless nights over them. I avoid sickly sweet

"historical romance" novels. I call them "hysterical bodice-rippers".



Jill

"albert gerber" wrote in message
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On 10/05/2013 03:34 PM, Joy wrote:


live in a little town of 1800 people. We do have a library but it is
very
small and the book selection is very meager. I have an old Kindle with
over a hundred books on it. I haven't tried it but there is a library
program for accessing the library index if you know what you want to
read.
We have to wait a long time to have it forwarded to our branch of the
county library especially if one is # 10 on the list. I really enjoy my
Kindle believe me. My kitties don't care one way or an other.

Li'l Al

Hi Al! I don't think I've seen you posting here before, but it's great
to
see you anywhere! My kitties don't care either. They prefer to get
between me and whatever I'm reading.

Joy


Hi Joy, Sometimes I see things I want to address on-line. I have been
reading the posts here for a couple of weeks now. I have seen that there
are folks that use to post here that are missing some whose posts I
really enjoyed.
That seems to be the kitties mantra, come between what ever I'm doing and
me.
Li'l Al

LOL! That's so true about kitties. If I spend too much time on the
computer, Waffles will come in and start meowing. If that doesn't work,
he'll paw at me. If that still doesn't work, he'll leap and grab my right
hand, making it difficult, if not impossible, to do what I was trying to do.
He's especially good at doing this when I'm playing a timed game. ;-)

Joy

On 10/6/2013 6:30 PM, Rusty wrote:
On Sunday, October 6, 2013 5:57:42 PM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:



As I see it, the *main* benefit I receive from living in this gated
community is a "library". It's not a public library. It's in a small
building called the Cannery. It's next to the garden plots that are
available for members to rent. The original intent of the building was
to allow gardeners to wash and prep freshly picked vegetables for
canning. It has a small kitchen area.

Sometime over the years it was turned into a library. Shelves were
installed along nearly every wall. Over the years the books have all
been donated by people who have lived here. Simple alphabetical by
author. No complex card catalogs. No paid help.

There are volunteers who shelve the returned books. The volunteers also
cull through and weed out too many duplicates; those are marked free for
the taking. It's an honor system. It works very well. We all donate
books.


There is a library like that in my building. People in the building donate books to it and it is an honor system like you described.
It works really well. More shelves were put up as the donations keep coming it.

Winnie

Yes, the system does work very well! There are always lots of
interesting books. It's pretty much the only thing I don't have to pay
for here.

Jill