tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post6885868010861911638..comments2023-07-01T11:03:20.380-04:00Comments on BooksEtc.: First Love, Once RemovedBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-2436653968832114722012-05-22T07:44:20.192-04:002012-05-22T07:44:20.192-04:00if he's around, i only ever use it to Draw Som...if he's around, i only ever use it to Draw Something !JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615777330854552040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-61573129739963067552012-05-22T07:44:15.078-04:002012-05-22T07:44:15.078-04:00if he's around, i only ever use it to Draw Som...if he's around, i only ever use it to Draw Something !JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615777330854552040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-55720390582597479432012-05-21T20:32:03.687-04:002012-05-21T20:32:03.687-04:00quiet vdw, i hope?quiet vdw, i hope?laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-6585535650756686722012-05-21T19:56:25.094-04:002012-05-21T19:56:25.094-04:00Beth, congratulations on seeing your work in print...Beth, congratulations on seeing your work in print! And your sons are wonderful -and clearly know they have a wonderful mother. Enjoy your Kindle!<br /><br />xoRobynRawknrobyn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997241410192066577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-45351005707231352852012-05-21T00:31:28.921-04:002012-05-21T00:31:28.921-04:00What a great gift you got for Mother's Day. I ...What a great gift you got for Mother's Day. I will look forward to your impressions of this innovation in reading -- one that I have not yet moved on over to.<br />Just the other day I had a talk about the whole Kindle idea with my best friend and his wife. For me, it may be an eyesight issue that finally steers me Kindleward. I'm finding it more and more difficult to have the proper Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-69517424157559447272012-05-19T14:56:03.734-04:002012-05-19T14:56:03.734-04:00son reads less, older daughter reads most... after...son reads less, older daughter reads most... after me! :P lollaughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-28687256734007203712012-05-19T12:11:22.711-04:002012-05-19T12:11:22.711-04:00LW:
The apples don’t fall far from the trees…
Jay...LW:<br />The apples don’t fall far from the trees…<br /><br />Jaya J:<br />Bet you occasionally use his iPad!<br /><br />Juliette:<br />Tried reading with it last night – ended up putting it aside and reading the old-fashioned way – with an old-fashioned print book.<br />This is going to take some time.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-54155860663772471922012-05-19T09:57:02.202-04:002012-05-19T09:57:02.202-04:00Let me know how you get on with it. I can see the...Let me know how you get on with it. I can see the benefits but nothing beats the smell and feel of a book! Or, your work in a magazine :)Jules https://www.blogger.com/profile/02447271977251616727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-65556876319005451542012-05-19T07:33:56.340-04:002012-05-19T07:33:56.340-04:00i dont have a Kindle. i got my husband an iPad but...i dont have a Kindle. i got my husband an iPad but i dont see myself with one yet. <br />:) congratulations, Beth.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615777330854552040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-4627241200636329302012-05-18T21:09:51.524-04:002012-05-18T21:09:51.524-04:00my younger daughter won a sony reader, never asked...my younger daughter won a sony reader, never asked how she likes it - like me, she reads a lot....laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-44269261607066962742012-05-18T16:37:10.527-04:002012-05-18T16:37:10.527-04:00Pearl:
Both my paperbacks and hard-covers are givi...Pearl:<br />Both my paperbacks and hard-covers are giving me the evil eye. ;) <br />Or so I think…<br /><br />Zhu:<br />You download books you can’t get at the library – I’m downloading e-books published by friends. E-readers are fulfilling needs that can’t be met by print.<br />Read on – either in “e” or “p” form!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-47246443945932860222012-05-18T11:32:13.512-04:002012-05-18T11:32:13.512-04:00I bought a Kindle about 6 months ago and immediate...I bought a Kindle about 6 months ago and immediately adopted it. It's not a touch one, the model before that (I didn't want to splurge for a traveling device).<br /><br />I still like paper books but I have been able to download and find books I couldn't get from the library (French books, popular titles for which I have to wait months, etc.)<br /><br />Once a reader, always a reader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-17953408734202797792012-05-18T10:55:32.254-04:002012-05-18T10:55:32.254-04:00Have a Kindle myself and am still getting used to ...Have a Kindle myself and am still getting used to not turning pages.<br /><br />Feel like I'm cheating on my paperbacks...<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-55308407233176148642012-05-17T15:36:32.341-04:002012-05-17T15:36:32.341-04:00The Bodhi Chicklet:
So far, I miss not seeing two ...The Bodhi Chicklet:<br />So far, I miss not seeing two pages and turning pages with my finger(s) AND it’s so small!<br /><br />Cheri:<br />The boys say it will be great for the cottage – I can see myself dropping it in the lake… ;)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-87832289761441956992012-05-17T10:18:30.303-04:002012-05-17T10:18:30.303-04:00Mmmmmm, I might have a wee bit of Kindle envy. Tr...Mmmmmm, I might have a wee bit of Kindle envy. Travelling by plane a few times this past month made me wish to have one. Whereas before I resisted the technology, I now see it's draw. And yet I still love the heft of an actual book in hand, the smell of the ink and especially of old pages. Enjoy!The Bodhi Chicklethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287125977780580043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-11781309518898660132012-05-17T06:56:21.034-04:002012-05-17T06:56:21.034-04:00Adam:
So many “toys” to choose from! ;)
oreneta...Adam:<br />So many “toys” to choose from! ;)<br /><br />oreneta:<br /><i>“…an in your hands book that you can hold....something to that.”</i><br />There is NOTHING like that!<br />(So far, have downloaded books available in e-format only…that’s my plan…)<br /><br />nursemyra:<br />Encouraging words – I’m still struggling to adapt to reading from mine.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-18803081165273347432012-05-17T04:43:19.144-04:002012-05-17T04:43:19.144-04:00I love my Kindle!I love my Kindle!nursemyrahttp://nursemyra.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-43157329152036381112012-05-17T01:47:33.793-04:002012-05-17T01:47:33.793-04:00Nothing is like a book. Ebook readers have their ...Nothing is like a book. Ebook readers have their virtues, I'm not against them (except on something of a visceral level) but an in your hands book that you can hold....something to that.orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-30000805537756894322012-05-16T16:08:31.914-04:002012-05-16T16:08:31.914-04:00I want one of those nook tabletsI want one of those nook tabletsAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051255914419363819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-26516444645668897502012-05-16T15:43:48.086-04:002012-05-16T15:43:48.086-04:00LW:
Congrats may be premature – I have yet to read...LW:<br />Congrats may be premature – I have yet to read one of the downloaded books for any length of time. Takes some getting used to.<br /><br />GB:<br />I checked out her blog – some interesting posts – particularly the one about authors reviewing their own work on Amazon. (Good reviews, of course.)<br />Iguanas don’t alarm me – just mice and bears. ;)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-38442981135759759112012-05-16T13:11:52.979-04:002012-05-16T13:11:52.979-04:00E-publishing does seem to be all the rage. There i...E-publishing does seem to be all the rage. There is a blogger called Stella Deleuze who has made a career of it. Google her name and you'll find her blog, but be warned: she owns a pet iguana!Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-76811489795050148972012-05-16T13:05:33.667-04:002012-05-16T13:05:33.667-04:00grats beth!
one of these days i may get one of th...grats beth!<br /><br />one of these days i may get one of those ereaders....laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.com