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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Eugene, Oregon
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My new Kindle should be arriving any day, and this is the one thing that worries me. That it's so easy to buy books, yet I won't have any more time to read than I do now (at least not until the end of the year). I already have a collection of unread print books! I'm hoping that having an e-reader again will motivate me to make more time for reading. Maybe I'll set a monthly budget.
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Chocolate Grasshopper ...
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Scotland
Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW
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best laid plans of men, women and mice !!!!
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Device: Nook, Motorola Droid
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I haven't looked back since getting my Nook. I am reading far more. With two kids, going in to the bookstore meant babysitting them there, as opposed to home, rather than actually doing what I was in there to do--look for something interesting the read. When I did look, I didn't see anything worth buying--all the same.
With my Nook, I can shop anytime from home and am reading a lot more than I had been. With free books, I can try out more authors without feeling like I'm wasting money if I don't like a book, and I can try out all the fellow indie authors. There are far more options for my reading pleasure, and I've rediscovered what I used to love about reading. |
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Join Date: Aug 2010
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oh boy i still haven't started buying en masse but i do have the experience of "reading when you're definitely supposed to be doing something else like... erm... work?"
usually i can't wait to get home to finish this book or start another (even if it's something i've already read like... 100 times <-- pathetic i know, actually i haven't read anything new in almost a month. bought a couple of books but i've stubbornly decided to wait and read them on the K3) it's one of the reasons why i resolved NOT to take my K3 (whenever it arrives) with me on trips. we'll see how long that lasts ![]() |
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Join Date: May 2010
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I used to smoke when I was bored, I quit in February and now I read instead. I'm not sure which addiction has cost me more
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Location: Tampa, FL USA
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I think I could take the OP here and replace "ebooks" with pretty much any thing...
...drugs, alcohol, video games, sex, gambling, etc. Obsession and addiction are not limited to "vices"... even a harmless hobby like collecting, shopping, reading can be taken to dangerous extremes. BOb |
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Toronto
Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo
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You will LOVE your Kindle 3 when it arrives. Taking it on holiday is AWESOME. An e-reader is an ideal companion on a long plane ride, a long bus or train ride, and for those moments on holiday when you want to relax form the holiday for a while ....
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA USA
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