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bleachy_dude said:
It took me a while to get used to it. I slowly started reading on my iPad then got the kindle and nowadays I don't buy physical copy books at all. I mainly use Amazon but search between a few other e-book stores including iBooks for the cheapest.

Handbrake is a great little tool to convert any e-book into a format that is the right one for whichever device or e-reader you use.
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I took to it like a nymph to the porn industry baby!!
Never looked back.
 
el'coopo said:
@shadow2 , just skimming through the weekend posts- how's Rosie? Hope she is feeling better xx


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While she is still as ugly as a hat full of arseholes, she is much better.
Oh my God, Shadow! I showed my partner that tutu pic, and he lolled like a loller! You should do a calendar and make some $$$$. She is so loveable looking!
 
I like that you can readily pass on a physical book to a friend. And that you can - if so inclined - make notes in the margins. But.., if weight/space is the pressing issue, ebook totally fabulous. Also has built in electronic dictionary/translation. Which compensates somewhat for not being able to write notes in the margins.
 
crimmy said:
believe the novelty of snow wears off after you've had to shovel your way clear of it once or twice and winter sets in for a few months ;) good luck!!!
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Happily I will not have to shovel snow. But...winter...yes..probably can be a wee bit bleak. But I have to say, in contrast to Melbourne, it seems like at least winter here has some sort of point to it, if it manages to produce snow. Don't ask - not rational!!
 
crimmy said:
Some people prefer the weight and feel of the real deal ... I love my ereader (dont have an ipad or tablet) ... have a huge library of trashy books saved to read late at night when i need to switch off brain and sleep
I no longer want to spend $30 on a new release and clutter house with books (already have 3 bookcases filled with husband's grandfathers reading library which he refuses to cull back ... drives me nuts!!!!I dont expect nor want my family to keep every book I read forever ... i think he should go through them .. keep the ones he made notes in ...or a few which he'd like to read for hinsrlf
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Libraries. I use them a lot and on occasion I buy books. I have a lot of 'friends' on facebook. A lot of them are people I know irl, some are family, some I have never met but we belong to groups for the games we play. I try my best not to be negative on there as some people I know tend to have the negativity aspected cornered and some things are best kept off there. I'm more into posting photos of things that make me laugh, are quirky, clever, lovely to look at, that sort of thing.
 
Mooseface said:
Happily I will not have to shovel snow. But...winter...yes..probably can be a wee bit bleak. But I have to say, in contrast to Melbourne, it seems like at least winter here has some sort of point to it, if it manages to produce snow. Don't ask - not rational!!
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Having lived in Melbourne for 5 years I understand plus friends in Canada (NL) and the US laugh at me when I complain about our (relatively) mild winters
Just once I would love to experience a white Christmas but I wouldnt be hanging around for too much longer ;)
 
Mooseface said:
I like that you can readily pass on a physical book to a friend. And that you can - if so inclined - make notes in the margins. But.., if weight/space is the pressing issue, ebook totally fabulous. Also has built in electronic dictionary/translation. Which compensates somewhat for not being able to write notes in the margins.
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My oldest sister buys books, passes them to second sister, she sends them to mum and I get them last. We dog-ear them and write our initials in the front when we're done. My mum is getting on in years, I will cherish those books with her initials in the front. I do love my kindle though, use it every night so I don't wake MrW with a bed light.
 
Khun Khun said:
Libraries. I use them a lot and on occasion I buy books. I have a lot of 'friends' on facebook. A lot of them are people I know irl, some are family, some I have never met but we belong to groups for the games we play. I try my best not to be negative on there as some people I know tend to have the negativity aspected cornered and some things are best kept off there. I'm more into posting photos of things that make me laugh, are quirky, clever, lovely to look at, that sort of thing.
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Yes i love using local libraries too but get a bit annoyed at having to wait for books to come in ... Ill pay the money rather than have to wait for 3 weeks ...

Im one of those people who read a book and it still looks new ... although when i used to buy and trade back books via a 2nd hand bookstore the owner did tell me they could tell which ones Id read in the bath (steam loosens the spine) I stopped reading in the bath when i got my ereader .. too worried I might drop it!
 
Geez I'm OCD when it comes to my books. They're kept in mint condition. I'd never ever dog-ear them or write in them. The horror. How hard is it to just remember the page number people!? I'm so particular in fact that I used swap my trade formats for b-formats when they'd come out because I couldn't stand my bookshelves having all these different sized books.

These days I mainly use my Kobo eReader but still can't seem to pass a bookstore without buying something.
 
Consuela said:
Geez I'm OCD when it comes to my books. They're kept in mint condition. I'd never ever dog-ear them or write in them. The horror. How hard is it to just remember the page number people!? I'm so particular in fact that I used swap my trade formats for b-formats when they'd come out because I couldn't stand my bookshelves having all these different sized books.

These days I mainly use my Kobo eReader but still can't seem to pass a bookstore without buying something.
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I tend to be kind to my books and instead of remembering page numbers I use bookmarks unless it's a very cheap throw away book. Definitely in library books.
 
Consuela said:
Geez I'm OCD when it comes to my books. They're kept in mint condition. I'd never ever dog-ear them or write in them. The horror. How hard is it to just remember the page number people!? I'm so particular in fact that I used swap my trade formats for b-formats when they'd come out because I couldn't stand my bookshelves having all these different sized books.

These days I mainly use my Kobo eReader but still can't seem to pass a bookstore without buying something.
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I am new to writing in books. But now I do it all the time. (Translations. If I just look up the word without writing it down, I can be sure the very same word will occur two pages on and I will have already forgotten it).
 
Consuela said:
Geez I'm OCD when it comes to my books. They're kept in mint condition. I'd never ever dog-ear them or write in them. The horror. How hard is it to just remember the page number people!? I'm so particular in fact that I used swap my trade formats for b-formats when they'd come out because I couldn't stand my bookshelves having all these different sized books.

These days I mainly use my Kobo eReader but still can't seem to pass a bookstore without buying something.
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I used to be like that with my books. Well not swapping books for sizes. But I never dog eared or wrote on my books and did my best to avoid creasing the spine. I'm glad all thats behind me now.
 
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