To all Bookworms

[FloridaTeacher]

Many of you may already know this (and have one) but the Kindle (or the nook - I have a kindle) is the best camping invention ever!!!

It's like having a library in one little device and I can lounge in recliner out by the motorhome and buy new books.

Just had to share. Loooooove it.

 

[des1954]

I've had my Kindle since March. I hardly ever leave home without it being tucked into my purse. Since my purchase, I've read over 30 books - most of which were "freebies". There are a lot of books that don't make the NY Times best-seller list which, IMHO, are excellent reads. I probably would not have read a lot of these had it not been for my Kindle.

What is really great is, having finished one novel, not having to get off my butt to search for the next novel. The e-readers are great for camping, and for everyday life!!

I hope you enjoy every minute of yours!!

 

[AnotherAlice]

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll have to add that to my Christmas wish list!

 

[Minnie&Mickey]

I bought one about a year or so ago. I love it so much that now my youngest daughter has one, my son-in-law has one (oldest daughter's husband), my best friend has one, the guy that works with my husband is buying one for his wife and daughter, and my youngest daughter is buying one for her husband for Christmas! Sometimes I feel like a walking advertisement for it! Like you said, it's fantastic for camping. I have over 100 free books that I've downloaded on my Kindle...some are good...some not so much! I love my Kindle!

 

[luckycharm19335]

I have a Sony E-Reader! I love it.
Thanks to technology, I now have an empty cabinet in the RV.
I don't have to carry an assortment of paperbacks with me anymore.

 

[Judy in Texas]

I don't have wi-fi at home and don't want to go to Starbucks or Barnes & Noble (wi-fi hotspots) to download books. Is there another way to download books? Connect the e-reader to my PC? I talked briefly to the folks at B&N and they said books can only be downloaded by wi-fi to their readers. Thanks,

 

[auntie]

I understand and see it's convenience. My daughter's school is using this for it's text books now.
Only, personally...I hope that this really isn't the future for the printed word. I worry that the powers that be will use it to further their own agenda. Meaning that it's possible that in the future, without actual books, there will be those in a position of power to decide what it is we have access to read.. and what we don't.
Could be a dangerous road.

But hey...who said I was paranoid?



Also..don't ya miss having a good book in your hands?..the smell of the pages and the feel of the binding?
Ahh..never mind. I'm old.

 

[Minnie&Mickey]

I don't have wi-fi at home and don't want to go to Starbucks or Barnes & Noble (wi-fi hotspots) to download books. Is there another way to download books? Connect the e-reader to my PC? I talked briefly to the folks at B&N and they said books can only be downloaded by wi-fi to their readers. Thanks,

You can get the Kindle that has 3G ($189) and you won't need WiFi to download books. I've downloaded books without a computer onto my Kindle while my DH is driving our motorhome down the road, and I've downloaded books while sitting on a beach...you can download books pretty much anywhere if you get the 3G version. I've never downloaded a book while connected to my computer or using WiFi.

 

[Minnie&Mickey]

Also..don't ya miss having a good book in your hands?..the smell of the pages and the feel of the binding?
Ahh..never mind. I'm old.

My youngest daughter's husband used to say the same thing. He's in the Navy and will be going out on sub duty soon. He loves to read, but won't be able to bring a lot of books with him on the sub, so he's getting a Kindle for Christmas. He's going to load it up with books before he goes out to sea.

I've often said that my mother (who was 80 when she passed away) would have loved a Kindle. Not only can you adjust the size of the print from tiny to huge, it also has a built in dictionary. All you do is move the cursor in front of the word and the definition pops up at the bottom of the page. My mother used to read books with a dictionary sitting next to her and she was always looking up words. It also has a text to speech feature where it can read books to you. It's a very cool device!

 

[Judy in Texas]

Do have have to pay monthly fees for the 3G access?

 

[des1954]

I don't have wi-fi at home and don't want to go to Starbucks or Barnes & Noble (wi-fi hotspots) to download books. Is there another way to download books? Connect the e-reader to my PC? I talked briefly to the folks at B&N and they said books can only be downloaded by wi-fi to their readers. Thanks,

The Kindle comes with a feature called "Whispernet". You don't pay extra for this feature. While you can use your computer to browse and download books, it's actually easier to do it directly from the Kindle. The Kindle gives you an option to read a few chapters before you actually request the book. You also get the same "flyleaf" description you would find on the actual printed book.

I understand and see it's convenience. My daughter's school is using this for it's text books now.
Only, personally...I hope that this really isn't the future for the printed word. I worry that the powers that be will use it to further their own agenda. Meaning that it's possible that in the future, without actual books, there will be those in a position of power to decide what it is we have access to read.. and what we don't.
Could be a dangerous road.

But hey...who said I was paranoid?



Also..don't ya miss having a good book in your hands?..the smell of the pages and the feel of the binding?
Ahh..never mind. I'm old.

To address your concerns - I doubt it would ever become a "big brother" situation unless the entire gov't went that direction. Publishing houses are making big $$$ off Kindle users. New best sellers range in price from $9.99 to $17.99. So, the publishing houses are still making their dough without actually having to produce a paper issue. I personally know one author that told me that when her novels go from 1st edition to reprints, she will actually make more of a cut due to the e-readers.

Phyllis - I vacillated for a year about buying my Kindle for the exact reason you cited - no longer having the "intimacy" of the book in my hands. I really, really thought long and hard about the Kindle. So much so, Rick got sick of listening to me and finally just said, "Will you buy the damn thing and get over it?" I can tell you with certainty, I do NOT miss holding a heavy book, lugging a heavy book around, going to the library or going to a bookstore. I love the fact that I'm carrying literally almost 15,000 books around in an object that weighs less that a half a pound. Rick is thrilled because since buying my Kindle - I search all the free books and no longer spend $30 or more for a new release. He's also thrilled that I've cleaned out all my books out of the closet, given them to the library, and have a ton of shelf space ready to put new & better appliances on!

Do have have to pay monthly fees for the 3G access?

Not with the Kindle. They are betting on the fact that you will buy enough books to offset the cost. I've recently learned that you can use the Kindle to access the internet. I've not done it yet, and don't know that I will do that. I have a netbook, and can't see myself using the little buttons on the Kindle in lieu of the regular keys on the netbook.