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i think my uncle (not blood related) was in Frozen Chosin. he said they had to shave three times a day or the razor would rip the flesh off the chin because of the cold. he still has the leather satchel of a chinese artillery commander that he shot.
yeah, that would have been good too.
Except you seem like a smart guy, just not the literary type...
i think my uncle (not blood related) was in Frozen Chosin. he said they had to shave three times a day or the razor would rip the flesh off the chin because of the cold. he still has the leather satchel of a chinese artillery commander that he shot.
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Oh, ing SNAP.Wow, that's a big step forward for you.
Joking aside, I'm curious about the Kindle and know people who love them, but can't help thinking I would miss the ability to mark things. I can't think of a single book of mine that doesn't have at least a couple of notes written in it, and most of them are highlighted and flagged within an inch of their lives and have notes scribbled in every available bit of margin.
You can do that with the Kindle. Bookmark, highlight, annotate and it even has a function to highlight a word to get a definition.
Ugh. I don't write in my books, or deface them. I leave my paperbacks sitting down on the short side to reduce wear on the spine. I don't really lend my books out much because people don't treat them the same way.
I write in my books. Specifically and exclusively. If someone else dared scribble a note in one of my books, or disturb one of my notes for that matter, I would be most annoyed.Ugh. I don't write in my books, or deface them. I leave my paperbacks sitting down on the short side to reduce wear on the spine. I don't really lend my books out much because people don't treat them the same way.
Other than the writing and highlighting, I'm very OCD with my books, though. Most people think I have a bookcase filled with untouched and unread books until they pull them from the shelf and see all the little tags sticking out -- there's not a cracked spine or dogeared corner in the collection.
The internet is a getaway. I have always loved to read. I take at the very least an hour and a half out of every day to dedicate to a book. If I, by some miracle, have more time than that I like to just relax and read. It's also my favorite way to fall asleep.
Except you seem like a smart guy, just not the literary type...
A Fine Balance. That's a book I recently loaned to my cousin. Fabulous book. I recommend it to everyone.
I got this app and I think it works great. I was at a basketball tournament this weekend and I found myself sneaking a peek between games, half time and even time-outs. The print looks like the Kindle and was quite comfortable. I think I may use this more than I thought.
You're welcome.I got this app and I think it works great. I was at a basketball tournament this weekend and I found myself sneaking a peek between games, half time and even time-outs. The print looks like the Kindle and was quite comfortable. I think I may use this more than I thought.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000426311
man. Sucks to have bought an actual kindle.
I still can't read longer text (an hour or more) off a computer screen, while I see no difference between reading a book or an e-reader like the kindle.
Back on topic:
Just finished Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. Ejoyed it much more than I thought I would.
bumpity bump
any more improvements to the kindle since this thread was alive?
How durable is it, like if it's dropped, or gets wet?
I'm a cheapskate so I'd be interested in the public domain free stuff... Can you go to places besides thru kindle where you can d/l and convert public domain books and then load them on your kindle?
great, great book. Later I think Follett wrote a continuation of the story. Cant remember the le.
Never heard of a "Kindle", until now.
As I don't use the kindle but the SONY e-reader I can't help you with your questions. I am however looking into buying a kindle simply for the fact that is has the best catalogue of books over here.
Yes, it's "World Without End" - Also very good and enjoyable although not quite as good as "Pillars of the Earth".
I'm currently on book three of the Stieg Larsson trilogy - very good story telling with an unexpected main character.
I would want to use it to read some old public domain stuff, for example... pulp fiction from the 30s - 50s.
Munseys.com has lots of that stuff. You can d/l in various formats. I assume the kindle has a usb connection to transfer the content from PC.
I'm disappointed that books I read as a kid, such as by Jim Kjelgaard, are not available on the Kindle or on the public domain places I've been on.
My wifes bday is coming up and she is wanting one of these.I stopped by barnes and noble yesterday and they have their version "the nook".I guess the question I have is,which of the two is better?I don't really know to much about e-books.
Ya know, I like the Kindle, but I don't like the fact that they charge you basically the same amount as the dead tree edition.
The Kindle just dropped in price a couple weeks ago. Amazon stock is killing right now. It's jumped almost $15 per share in the last two weeks.
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for some reason my eyes don't hurt reading from my ipad until around the 2nd or 3rd hour of reading, if i decide to read that long. i usually read from my computer screen but my eyes start hurting a lot faster than reading from my ipad, probably the bigger screen of the computer.
anyhow, i in' love my ipad for reading but if you're going to read strictly epub books and that's your main point in buying an e-reader, i would definitely go with the kindle or similar. no need to spend extra money on an ipad when you just wanna read a couple books.
Have you tried reading books on e-paper screens. Do your eyes hurt at all?
Ipad's screen is of very high density and good quality, therefore you feel the effects of the screen later - at least that's my experience (so far the best screen for reading I've seen that isn't an e-paper). For me any type of long term reading from light emitting screens (back lit LCD, AMOLED...) just hurt my eyes. I can read as long as I want from the e-paper screens.
Yep, I'm sure they could do a lot on the price front if they wanted. At the same time they have a winning product on their hands.
Demand vs. supply
Just finished Stephen King's Under the Dome. 3/5... Not a bad mindless read. It's too bad King still doesn't know how to resolve his novels after creating interesting premises. And he still writes one-dimensional villains.
This was the first King novel I've read since I read The Dead Zone in junior high or so, and I don't think I'll be reading any more of them (especially if they're 1,100 pages long).
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