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I have just placed my order for a new Kindle, which should arrive tommorow, to take on my cruise
I was absolutely amazed at the sheer number of titles available and the low cost of some very good books
I collect pulp fiction from the 1920's onwards and could not believe how much was available for next to nothing !!
The complete Sherlock Holmes collection for less than £1.00
the total works of Robert E howard for less than £5.00
collections by Lovercraft for about £1.00

A M A Z I N G !!!

I can see me filling up my new toy very quickly this weekend
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I have just bought the Kindle Paperwhite as iPad is too heavy and useless in sun. I love it, was reading it last night in bed no light needed so hubbie not huffing and puffing about light being on :thumbup: :clap: AND so many books at such reasonable prices... Great buy
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Hi Jenni Ditto!!!!!!!
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I can see the attraction of the Kindle, and almost everyone seems to own one. I brought the good lady the paperwhite a few months ago. But I personally still like the feel of a proper book.

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JenniC wrote:
I have just bought the Kindle Paperwhite as iPad is too heavy and useless in sun. I love it, was reading it last night in bed no light needed so hubbie not huffing and puffing about light being on :thumbup: :clap: AND so many books at such reasonable prices... Great buy
Jenni. Do we REALLY need to know about the huffing and puffing bedroom antics of your husband??? :shock:

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Oh sorry...I've re-read it....huffing etc at the light being on! :lol:

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Don't forget project Gutenburg which contains many books for free including the works of Conan Doyle (Amazon charges for many books that are available free).

I just realised that my Sony PRS505 is now over 4 years old and still going strong (one of the last eReaders to be built for quality rather than price).

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I also have Sony e reader but it lacks WI-FI , so is not the most easy of tech to use
I will be looking for nice free downloads over the weekend
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Stephen
I too love the feel of a real book and have lots of them at home, but I cant take 1400 books in a suitcase on a fly cruise :lol:
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There are a couple of sites I use for "free" ebooks .. both of which have been very reliable.
Talk to a couple of members of the FB group and they should be able to tell you them.

PS: If you do start getting books from other sources I strongly recommend the Calibre software to manage the library.

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I have the Kindle ' Book cover ' for mine with a light plus a set a headphones ... so there :wave:
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Moby
I am surprised you didnt get the optional vari focal screen .....at your age :o

geek :lol:
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Romig1 wrote:
JenniC wrote:
I have just bought the Kindle Paperwhite as iPad is too heavy and useless in sun. I love it, was reading it last night in bed no light needed so hubbie not huffing and puffing about light being on :thumbup: :clap: AND so many books at such reasonable prices... Great buy
Jenni. Do we REALLY need to know about the huffing and puffing bedroom antics of your husband??? :shock:

:lol: :lol:
Jenni

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