Janet Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 I hope he manages to sort out your clutch for you - and that you've finished your book!
Chrissy Posted February 11, 2011 Author Posted February 11, 2011 *happy sigh* I have read some of my book, I feel sanity creeping back in. I forgot to say that I have been downloading a few more freebie books from Kindle ~ lots of books on mythology as well as a few classics. I have taken to clutching my kindle in the evenings as I watch tv. I have made a case for is from some funky multi shades of green velvety material. I made one side hard backed and one side padded. Yes, I am in love with my Kindle.
Janet Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 I've noticed lots of free books on Amazon. Is there a catch, or can you download as many as you wish? Can you read the Kindle in bed without a book light/torch?
Chrissy Posted February 11, 2011 Author Posted February 11, 2011 As far as I know there is no catch, and I have been downloading freely. I have at least 25 free books, and around 10 that I have paid (very little) for. I have been popping onto Amazon now and then to check out the freebies and low cost books, just in case some special offer kick in. I am happy with the way it works.
bobblybear Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 Can you read the Kindle in bed without a book light/torch? No, you can't. It's not backlit at all - it is really just like reading a paperbook.
Janet Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 Thanks, bobbly. I might have been tempted to buy if it was possible to read in the dark. I wonder why they didn't give the option of having a lit screen?! I bought a book light, which is great - but no good for travelling as the on/off switch is at the bottom of the stalk bit, and if you try to take it away with you (like, put it in a suitcase/sponge bag) you find when you get to your destination that it's switched itself on on the journey and the battery has run out!
bobblybear Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 You can get leather covers with a built in light, but they are very expensive. I think they can't have back lit screens because of the technology they use to make it like paper.
TheNinthWord Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 Finished Lud-in-the-Mist today. It's only taken me a few weeks... Really need to speed up the reading if I'm going to get it all done in time. Starting on Book One of the Arthur trilogy by Kevin Crossley-Holland now.
angelofboox Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 Just started reading One Day, by David Nicholls. Hopefully it'll be good! I've been avoiding spoilers/reviews, but my mother said she'd heard/read favourable reviews, and my friend said it was good.
Kylie Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 I did an unexpected tour of around 5 secondhand bookshops today and managed to buy only two books: Susan Hill: The Bird of Night Susan Hill: I'm the King of the Castle
pontalba Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Between the second hand book store, Barnes & Noble, and the mailbox..... Nell Gwyn, Mistress to a King by Charles Beauclerk The Vertigo Years Europe, 1900-1914 by Philipp Blom Churchill's Secret Agent by Max and Linda Ciampoli The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery The Diary by Eileen Goudge The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng 61 Hours by Lee Child Managed a few pages in A Morbid Taste for Bones.
Karsa Orlong Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 (edited) I wonder why they didn't give the option of having a lit screen?! Because it's meant to be like reading a book, I suppose. If it was backlit it wouldn't be so easy on the eye for any length of time. There's an answer about it from Amazon somewhere - I'll see if I can find it Here you go: Amazon.com answer Edited February 12, 2011 by Karsa Orlong
Kidsmum Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Finished Restless yesterday & have now started on The Help by Kathryn Stockett .
VanessaL Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 I will be finishing of High Noon, today absolutely brilliant. Watch this space for tomorrows reading
catwoman Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Still haven't finished Slaughter house 5 but nearly there! Yay! Such a great little book. Not sure what I am going to read yet. Gonna see where my mind will take me.
Raven Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Started Dance, Dance, Dance by Haruki Murakami last night, excellent, so far. Why has it been over a year since I last read a Murakami?
Lexie Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Currently reading Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. My plan is to finish it today and start Anne Rice´s Complete Vampire Chronicles. Let´s see what happens...
Peacefield Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 I got a 40% off coupon from Borders yesterday so I bought The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley . I'm soooo excited!!
bobblybear Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Finished Flowers In The Attic (bit speechless really ), and am going to read something fast-paced, like a thriller, but I haven't decided yet.
Janet Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Because it's meant to be like reading a book, I suppose. If it was backlit it wouldn't be so easy on the eye for any length of time. There's an answer about it from Amazon somewhere - I'll see if I can find it Here you go: Amazon.com answer Thanks. I suppose I can understand their reasoning, but having one which you could switch on when reading in the dark would have been handy.
Weave Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Pages away from finishing 'Shades of Grey' by Jasper Fforde
Chrissy Posted February 12, 2011 Author Posted February 12, 2011 Pages away from finishing 'Shades of Grey' by Jasper Fforde Looking forward to reading your thoughts on this one. I have been doing what we now call in my house, 'kindling'. That is, I have been scouring Amazon and snapping up a few of the freebie books. If a title or author takes my fancy, I nab 'em.
Kasei Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Aaaah! I am so excited! My friend's mom just gave me her complete collection of the Black Stallion series by Walter Farley --with the original cover art and everything! And they're in great condition. D: Holy wow. I want to read them but I'm also scared to touch them.
pickle Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 I managed a good haul of what look like interesting books from the library today as I was determined to avoid the bookshops in toen. I got The Little Giant of Aberdeen County - Tiffany Baker Darkmans - Nicola Barker Wnite is for Witching - Helen Oyeyemi You Can't Hide - Karen Rose ( I am determined to give her another go with this one) Also stil reading Iron Council - China Mieville
VanessaL Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 Let you all know I have finished reading 'High Noon', I found it brilliant from the first page to the last page. Now I am reading Mills and Boon Jess's Promise, have so many Mills and Boon to read, thought I would read one of them now for a change. Next book ready to read is what I bought today Nora Roberts 'Sanctuary', and I also bought Blue Smoke.
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