I'm done with Kindle and all eReaders
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Anonymous
I read a lot of classics, but sometimes I want to read something current, examples of books I like that I have never seen "free" or even cheap: The Glass Castle La Lacuna A Thousand Splendid Suns CAn someone please point to an ereader that offers these at a price at or below a new paperback? |
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If you an Amazon prime member you can borrow one e-book a month from the Kindle Owners Lending Library. I've borrowed
Water for Elephants & Moneyball |
Anonymous
"still do love my books though, so I've started a system where I'll read a book and if it's a great one, I'll buy it in hardback to add to my home library"
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Check your local library. I check out Overdrive ePub books for my Nook for both me and my son (he's into the Magic Treehouse series). They have some current titles...sometimes you have to request or 'wait in line' for one...but it beats paying for them.
I'm out in FFX county and both Loudoun and FFX counties have online libraries. |
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Most of the books I want to purchase are either at or above the paper back price, so I have not bought a Kindle or other eReader and don't plan on doing so.
It's not about all the deals Amazon or other sites have...if i don't like the genre or never read the author, why would I be much interested in the book? I'm sure there are quite a few books for amazing deals, but not much in what I like to read. As another pp asked, I cannot understand why some of these ebooks are so damn expensive?? What a rip off when looking at some of these prices. P.S. Scribd.com is a good site with free reads. |
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| Love my kindle!!!!' |
Anonymous
It's been awhile since DH broke one so I had to go digging. Here's the Troubleshooting page: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_200127470_trouble?nodeId=200829000 And if nothing there fixes your problem, here's the Kindle Support number: 1-866-321-8851. |
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I like being able to write notes with a pen in a regular book. I like seeing a dog-eared book and knowing that I really thoroughly read that.
On the other hand, I finally saw Les Miserables when it was in town and I got the 1400 page book for free on Kindle (I'm guessing there's no copyright on that anymore!) and whenever I come across an obscure reference (which is, like, every other page given how little I know of French history), I can just hold my finger on the word, select it, and go to wikipedia or elsewhere on the web and find out what it means. For example, a reference to a Faubourg Sainte Germaine group of people in a small town apparently is based on an "old money" aristocratic snooty neighborhood on the Left Bank in Paris in the 1700s. No way I would have ever looked that up if I were reading that book in hard copy! And I downloaded a teen fiction book for the kid I tutor. I didn't have to go looking for it or order it or plan ahead. And it's so easy to pick up more from the same author. The convenience is what I like! |
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| I felt the same way when my ex gave it to me for Xmas - I typically buy used books, especially at book sales, so rarely pay more than $4 for a book. And I don't understand why some of these books aren't cheaper, given that they don't have to manufacture and distribute a physical item. I'm not paying $13 for an e-book that would cost me the same price in softcover. Makes no sense. So I mostly buy the "books under $3.99" that sound interesting. (and the Hunger Games trilogy, which was $17.) I do like it for its compactness. I still read regular books, though, but I like Kindle for metro. |
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| I didn't think I'd like an eReader but got the Nook Simple Touch as a gift. Love it. Love that I can carry my library around with me. The ebooks that I've purchased are definitely less than the paperbacks and I'm reducing the amount of clutter in my house since I'm an avid reader. Don't know how I lived without it. |
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After having a Kindle for over three years I've discovered several authors that I never would have looked at if I was paying for their book, but have become favorites. Expand your horizons for free  Plus if I get one for free (usually the ones I read on the train) and I don't like it, I can delete it guilt free
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Where?!? |
Anonymous
| Cheap books were NEVER the draw for me with the Kindle. It's always been about the convenience--being able to read while curled up on my side, not having to lug a heavy volume on public transport, being able to buy a new book at 2 a.m. and read it immediately (I was a huge insomniac before my baby was born). I also love being able to download excerpts of books before I buy them. As a result, of the ~100 books I've bought for my Kindle, overcrowding only one or two unread. |
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Funny you should ask: WaPo recently discussed this as a possible antitrust violation http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-tech/post/justice-may-sue-apple-publishers-over-e-book-prices/2012/03/08/gIQAwHDFzR_blog.html I check out kindle books from the library, and I will only pay fro them if they are cheaper than a print edition. |