I loaned my Kindle out ....

RickyMaveety · 06-19-2008, 04:09 PM

to a neighbor. I was spending so much time reading and here .... I was getting no work done at all, and I have a lot to do. So, I have lent my Kindle to Mrs. Moon so that she can read the new Steven King novel, and to see if she likes the Kindle enough to get one.

She was so worried that she was going to break it, but I think I've gotten that notion out of her head. When I left her, she was reading on the Kindle like a master.

I really hope she likes it. That's all .... not much of a thread topic, I know. But hey ... they can't all be gems.

MickeyC · 06-19-2008, 04:15 PM

You have a lot more strength then I do. if my neighbor wants to borrow my 505, he'll have to pry it out of my cold, dead hands

zelda_pinwheel · 06-19-2008, 04:26 PM

i don't think i would lend my liseuse either. although maybe if the alternative was death...

BookishDreamer · 06-19-2008, 04:35 PM

I'm having trouble putting down my 505 long enough to start the new hardbound Janet Evanovich novel I picked up this week. The thought of it actually being out of my possession for more than 5-10 minutes....nope, not gonna happen.

Dreamer

DixieGal · 06-19-2008, 04:35 PM

Evangelizing! Good for you! I pass mine around to anyone who is interested. I tell them to mess with the buttons and touch screen to see if they like it. However, the EB-1150 is sort of rugged, so it has already taken a bit of mishandling from yours truly. I think the curious parties are more careful with it than I am.

BookishDreamer · 06-19-2008, 04:43 PM

I don't mind showing the 505 to people and letting them play with it for a few minutes. I just have a problem with handing to someone and saying "here, have fun, and bring it back tomorrow or whenever".

Dreamer

DixieGal · 06-19-2008, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BookishDreamer

I don't mind showing the 505 to people and letting them play with it for a few minutes. I just have a problem with handing to someone and saying "here, have fun, and bring it back tomorrow or whenever".

Dreamer

I see. Yes, I cringe in sympathy just to think of the seperation anxiety! Mine only goes home with me!

RickyMaveety · 06-19-2008, 06:07 PM

I understand ... but that's just the way I am. I'm constantly loaning out things to friends. However, I always make the loan understanding completely that if it comes back damaged, or doesn't come back at all .... that's my problem. So, I never loan anything out that I wouldn't be willing to make a gift.

Mrs. Moon is one of the dearest people in the world. I know she won't abuse the loan ... and it's really the only way to find out if she would get any use out of a Kindle. I don't want her family to buy her one, and then she's too tense to use it ... that would just be a complete waste of money. The whole Moon family are people that I would give my life for ... so loaning them my Kindle, that's a small thing really.

I told her that if she doesn't like it, she should just call me and I'll come over and take it back. She hasn't called, so I think she's probably merrily reading her way through "Duma Key."

desertgrandma · 06-21-2008, 01:43 PM

I was wondering how other people felt about this. There is one couple I would loan mine to, no strings attached......she works in a books store specializing in first editions, antiques, and just used books. He has everything ever written by Ray Bradbury, signed first editions, and they both voracious readers and buy books like you would not believe......neither is really into ereaders, but when I showed him mine one day, I could see a spark of interest. When I told him in my opinion they didn't need to replace paper books, but could easily exist side by side, it made a little more sense to him. Still waiting for them to take me up on my offer.....Now that I have 84 books loaded, he may be more interested...........

RickyMaveety · 06-21-2008, 02:34 PM

You know .... whenever people give me the stink eye because I said I loaned out something that was valuable to someone ... I ask them if they have children. In my age range most people do.

So, then I ask them if they ever had a baby sitter for their child. Again, most people say yes. So, my next question is how they could possibly entrust something as irreplaceable as one of their children with another person? At least the thing I am placing in the trust of another is something that only costs me money to replace.

In the end ... it's all just "stuff" .... either you think enough of your friends to let them borrow your stuff, or you don't. The second your stuff owns you, and not the other way around, you are in a load of trouble.

06-19-2008, 04:09 PM	#1
RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	I loaned my Kindle out .... to a neighbor. I was spending so much time reading and here .... I was getting no work done at all, and I have a lot to do. So, I have lent my Kindle to Mrs. Moon so that she can read the new Steven King novel, and to see if she likes the Kindle enough to get one. She was so worried that she was going to break it, but I think I've gotten that notion out of her head. When I left her, she was reading on the Kindle like a master. I really hope she likes it. That's all .... not much of a thread topic, I know. But hey ... they can't all be gems.

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06-19-2008, 04:15 PM	#2
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	You have a lot more strength then I do. if my neighbor wants to borrow my 505, he'll have to pry it out of my cold, dead hands

06-19-2008, 04:26 PM	#3
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	i don't think i would lend my liseuse either. although maybe if the alternative was death...

06-19-2008, 04:35 PM	#4
BookishDreamer Cultural Artist Posts: 1,128 Karma: 12829 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Georgia Device: Sony 505, Kindle 2	I'm having trouble putting down my 505 long enough to start the new hardbound Janet Evanovich novel I picked up this week. The thought of it actually being out of my possession for more than 5-10 minutes....nope, not gonna happen. Dreamer

06-19-2008, 04:35 PM	#5
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Evangelizing! Good for you! I pass mine around to anyone who is interested. I tell them to mess with the buttons and touch screen to see if they like it. However, the EB-1150 is sort of rugged, so it has already taken a bit of mishandling from yours truly. I think the curious parties are more careful with it than I am.

06-19-2008, 04:43 PM	#6
BookishDreamer Cultural Artist Posts: 1,128 Karma: 12829 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Georgia Device: Sony 505, Kindle 2	I don't mind showing the 505 to people and letting them play with it for a few minutes. I just have a problem with handing to someone and saying "here, have fun, and bring it back tomorrow or whenever". Dreamer

06-19-2008, 06:07 PM	#8
RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	I understand ... but that's just the way I am. I'm constantly loaning out things to friends. However, I always make the loan understanding completely that if it comes back damaged, or doesn't come back at all .... that's my problem. So, I never loan anything out that I wouldn't be willing to make a gift. Mrs. Moon is one of the dearest people in the world. I know she won't abuse the loan ... and it's really the only way to find out if she would get any use out of a Kindle. I don't want her family to buy her one, and then she's too tense to use it ... that would just be a complete waste of money. The whole Moon family are people that I would give my life for ... so loaning them my Kindle, that's a small thing really. I told her that if she doesn't like it, she should just call me and I'll come over and take it back. She hasn't called, so I think she's probably merrily reading her way through "Duma Key."

06-21-2008, 01:43 PM	#9
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	I was wondering how other people felt about this. There is one couple I would loan mine to, no strings attached......she works in a books store specializing in first editions, antiques, and just used books. He has everything ever written by Ray Bradbury, signed first editions, and they both voracious readers and buy books like you would not believe......neither is really into ereaders, but when I showed him mine one day, I could see a spark of interest. When I told him in my opinion they didn't need to replace paper books, but could easily exist side by side, it made a little more sense to him. Still waiting for them to take me up on my offer.....Now that I have 84 books loaded, he may be more interested...........

06-21-2008, 02:34 PM	#10
RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	You know .... whenever people give me the stink eye because I said I loaned out something that was valuable to someone ... I ask them if they have children. In my age range most people do. So, then I ask them if they ever had a baby sitter for their child. Again, most people say yes. So, my next question is how they could possibly entrust something as irreplaceable as one of their children with another person? At least the thing I am placing in the trust of another is something that only costs me money to replace. In the end ... it's all just "stuff" .... either you think enough of your friends to let them borrow your stuff, or you don't. The second your stuff owns you, and not the other way around, you are in a load of trouble.

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