What did you get for Christmas? Ereaders, ebooks?

bcgirl · 12-25-2012, 11:25 PM

I got a Kobo gift card and iTunes gift card (iPad books or magazines) so I am totally happy! I did buy a Kobo MINI because it was super cheap ($49) but there are no other readers in the family or friends around me. So...I think i keep it for myself.
What did you get?

ucfgrad93 · 12-25-2012, 11:54 PM

No new electronics for me, however, I did get $75 in Amazon gift cards.

AnemicOak · 12-26-2012, 12:12 AM

My sister gave me all six of Winston Churchill's second world war books for the Kindle.

tubemonkey · 12-26-2012, 12:40 AM

Bought my gadget "gifts" recently -- Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD 8.9

pastanley · 12-26-2012, 01:27 AM

I got $1,500 cash

Moët · 12-26-2012, 02:02 AM

I got an Amazon gift card, a Booktopia (Google Play) gift card, and $300 cash -- which I spent on Kobo gift cards for myself.

askyn · 12-26-2012, 11:06 AM

I got a Nook ST Glow to replace may ageing Pocketbook 360. (shame I couldnt find another 360 here in the US)

sneakyspider · 12-26-2012, 11:11 AM

I got a Paperwhite with a yellow case.

Shopaholic · 12-26-2012, 06:53 PM

I bought myself an iPod Nano 7th gen. Engraved! Yay! I got a whack of ebook gift cards: Amazon, Sony, Kobo & an iTunes gift card. Also got a new Bluetooth headset. Mine was an old cheapo one that hubby hated because he could never hear me. Oh oh oh! The bestest (yes I know there's no such word but it fits) thing I got was a Stones pack. Their 50th anniversary book and the DVD Charlie Is My Darling!! *happy dance*

Quelch · 12-26-2012, 07:02 PM

Nexus 7 32GB wi-fi version

Haven't worked out how to sideload eBooks from Calibre yet !

wvcherrybomb · 12-26-2012, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bcgirl

I did buy a Kobo MINI because it was super cheap ($49)

Where did you find that deal? Was it Black Friday?

Book related gifts in my world -

The Secret Keeper - Kate Morton
The Time Keeper - Mitch Albom
The Black Box - Michael Connelly
The Forgotten - David Baldacci
Notorious Nineteen - Janet Evanovich
The Racketeer - John Grisham
Merry Christmas Alex Cross - James Patterson

My four year old grandson got a Leappad 2 with $150 worth of gift cards. I think apps and books for this thing are overpriced ($20 for a book!) and he would have been better off with an Amazon card to buy books for his Kindle Fire. However, I only post my opinion here since I am a non-interfering Grandma.

My three year old grandson got a newest generation iPod Touch. He already has a Kindle Fire and there are tons of free apps and books for the iPod so it is a little more reasonable. Still, very expensive for a three year old.

Grandma will just stick with sending them good books for their KFs.

Shopaholic · 12-26-2012, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wvcherrybomb

Where did you find that deal? Was it Black Friday?

Nope! Canadian stores selling the Kobo's offered it.

AnemicOak · 12-26-2012, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Shopaholic

Nope! Canadian stores selling the Kobo's offered it.

So did Best Buy and Indy booksellers in the US.

wvcherrybomb · 12-26-2012, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

So did Best Buy and Indy booksellers in the US.

Ugh! I hate missing out on a bargain. That's almost half price. Shopping for deals is a sport for me, whether I need the item or not.

rhadin · 12-27-2012, 07:37 AM

I got books that I requested in hardcover (I specifically said I didn't want these books as ebooks; I want to keep them in my permanent library) and I got a variety of green teas for brewing my daily tea.

The only electroinic thing I received was the Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetariun. It seems like it will be a wonderful device if I can figure out how to install the drivers for it. They don't tell you in either the description or on the packaging that the drivers are incompatible with 64-bit Win7.

12-25-2012, 11:25 PM	#1
bcgirl Groupie Posts: 197 Karma: 996872 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC,Canada Device: iPad2-64gb, Sony PRS-T1, KOBO mini	What did you get for Christmas? Ereaders, ebooks? I got a Kobo gift card and iTunes gift card (iPad books or magazines) so I am totally happy! I did buy a Kobo MINI because it was super cheap ($49) but there are no other readers in the family or friends around me. So...I think i keep it for myself. What did you get?

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12-25-2012, 11:54 PM	#2
ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 2,370 Karma: 9026681 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen	No new electronics for me, however, I did get $75 in Amazon gift cards.

12-26-2012, 12:12 AM	#3
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	My sister gave me all six of Winston Churchill's second world war books for the Kindle.

12-26-2012, 12:40 AM	#4
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,746 Karma: 158575914 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Bought my gadget "gifts" recently -- Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD 8.9

12-26-2012, 01:27 AM	#5
pastanley Zealot Posts: 101 Karma: 1776810 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Michigan Device: Kindle paperwhite 4, Kindle fire HD 10	I got $1,500 cash

12-26-2012, 02:02 AM	#6
Moët Nameless Being	I got an Amazon gift card, a Booktopia (Google Play) gift card, and $300 cash -- which I spent on Kobo gift cards for myself.

12-26-2012, 11:06 AM	#7
askyn Addict Posts: 300 Karma: 1006538 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen)	I got a Nook ST Glow to replace may ageing Pocketbook 360. (shame I couldnt find another 360 here in the US)

12-26-2012, 11:11 AM	#8
sneakyspider Ereader Addicts Anonymous Posts: 329 Karma: 1071692 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: USA, FL. Device: (2)KO2, PW7thGen., KT2, iPadMini1	I got a Paperwhite with a yellow case.

12-26-2012, 06:53 PM	#9
Shopaholic Cockatoo Mom! Posts: 1,509 Karma: 1812695 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: PW4, Kobo: A1, Clara, Libra 2, iPad Pro 11, iPad Mini	I bought myself an iPod Nano 7th gen. Engraved! Yay! I got a whack of ebook gift cards: Amazon, Sony, Kobo & an iTunes gift card. Also got a new Bluetooth headset. Mine was an old cheapo one that hubby hated because he could never hear me. Oh oh oh! The bestest (yes I know there's no such word but it fits) thing I got was a Stones pack. Their 50th anniversary book and the DVD Charlie Is My Darling!! happy dance

12-26-2012, 07:02 PM	#10
Quelch Groupie Posts: 177 Karma: 1656608 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brisbane Australia Device: Kobo Touch and iPad 4 hers, Samsung Galaxy S 8.4 mine !	Nexus 7 32GB wi-fi version Haven't worked out how to sideload eBooks from Calibre yet !

12-27-2012, 07:37 AM	#15
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	I got books that I requested in hardcover (I specifically said I didn't want these books as ebooks; I want to keep them in my permanent library) and I got a variety of green teas for brewing my daily tea. The only electroinic thing I received was the Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetariun. It seems like it will be a wonderful device if I can figure out how to install the drivers for it. They don't tell you in either the description or on the packaging that the drivers are incompatible with 64-bit Win7.

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