Anyway, I'm currently hiding in my room while my parents have a dinner party. I've been social for like two hours straight, so I figured I deserved a break.
Oh, and question - I'm thinking about buying a Kindle with my Christmas money. Pros? Cons? I travel a lot, I have limited space for books in my dorm room, and I want to be able to read embarrassing things without being judged for it, so I think this might be a good idea.
Oh, and quick pimp: I thought some of you guys would be interested in A Year of Feminist Classics. It starts this month with A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft and So Long a Letter by Mariama Ba. I'll definitely try and take part, but I'd like not to be the only one!
I don't have an e-reader yet, but my library has been running a thing on their homepage about comparisons between models for the last week or so. It's here if you want to take a look. Also, the romance novel blog Dear Reader has done a lot of that sort of thing, too. I know that the Kindle isn't compatible with my local library's available ebooks, which is why when I get one it won't be that, but that's the only huge negative that I know of.
I think I've probably mentioned this before, but I've had trouble getting into reading on a ereader. I didn't think I was going to be that person, but I want my physical books! In particular, it drives me crazy that I can't easily flip backwards and forwards with an ereader.
The only thing I'd caution about a Kindle in specific is you can't download library books on to it. And while most libraries don't seem to advertise it well, there are a ton who offer ebooks.
...I am so that person. XD It's just not the saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame. Pages! Visual memory of where the words were! The book smell! And, yeah, on a more practical note, being able to fact-check back and forth. /weird continuity nerd
Oh, perhaps I should actually join this comm as suggested...I wonder if it will let me post right now without having done that?
Yeah! I just didn't expect to miss "real" books so much. It was a very weird experience. Even all the convenience factors haven't been able to win me over.
Anyway, I'm currently hiding in my room while my parents have a dinner party. I've been social for like two hours straight, so I figured I deserved a break.
Oh, and question - I'm thinking about buying a Kindle with my Christmas money. Pros? Cons? I travel a lot, I have limited space for books in my dorm room, and I want to be able to read embarrassing things without being judged for it, so I think this might be a good idea.
Oh, and quick pimp: I thought some of you guys would be interested in A Year of Feminist Classics. It starts this month with A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft and So Long a Letter by Mariama Ba. I'll definitely try and take part, but I'd like not to be the only one!
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I don't have an e-reader yet, but my library has been running a thing on their homepage about comparisons between models for the last week or so. It's here if you want to take a look. Also, the romance novel blog Dear Reader has done a lot of that sort of thing, too. I know that the Kindle isn't compatible with my local library's available ebooks, which is why when I get one it won't be that, but that's the only huge negative that I know of.
Oh, excellent! Thank you for the link.
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The only thing I'd caution about a Kindle in specific is you can't download library books on to it. And while most libraries don't seem to advertise it well, there are a ton who offer ebooks.
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Oh, perhaps I should actually join this comm as suggested...I wonder if it will let me post right now without having done that?
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