Amazon has that lending library for Prime-account-having Kindle owners. You can take advantage of that.
This here's a recipe for unpleasantness.
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-t - Dec 15, 2011 2:49:56 pm PST #18807 of 25501
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Cass - Dec 15, 2011 2:52:32 pm PST #18808 of 25501
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
So what else can I do with a Kindle Touch besides buying books that I would rather buy physically?
Library books and travel.
Polter-Cow - Dec 15, 2011 2:57:53 pm PST #18809 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Amazon has that lending library for Prime-account-having Kindle owners. You can take advantage of that.
Oh yeah! I totally have Prime. That's only one book a month, but that's not bad, though, especially if it can let me read some really recent books that I wouldn't be able to get at the library.
Do I need to get a screen protector and a case and all that? What do people recommend?
Deena - Dec 15, 2011 3:02:33 pm PST #18810 of 25501
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Library lending is easy. You go to your library's website, find where it is (edit: navigate to the digital library or whatever they call it), enter your library card number, search the catalog, and find books you like, and check them out. Unfortunately, Kindle library books are new, so there aren't as many of them as there are epub, but it's growing pretty fast (caveat, here, may be different where you are).
Edited to make a little more sense.
§ ita § - Dec 15, 2011 3:04:35 pm PST #18811 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Do I need to get a screen protector and a case and all that?
How are you going to be carrying it?
Polter-Cow - Dec 15, 2011 3:10:55 pm PST #18812 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I'll probably have it in my backpack. Or maybe in a cargo pants pocket. Or tossed in a bag.
Gris - Dec 15, 2011 3:32:21 pm PST #18813 of 25501
Hey. New board.
I don't think you need a case. Maybe an envelope if you're going to toss it in your bag with a bunch of scratchy things, but I've stopped using mine. They're pretty durable in recent iterations. I don't think a screen protector is necessary either - scratches are way less of a big deal on a non-backlit screen.
I was never on the "I like real books and don't need a kindle" bandwagon but I've seen plenty of people who were change their minds after using a Kindle for a while. I would encourage you to buy one book that you think you will really enjoy reading on the kindle (or borrow one from the Kindle Prime library, or your local library which may have a better Kindle selection than you think), maybe something kind of addictive, so you really read the whole book on the kindle, quickly. I've seen a few people get "that book they always meant to read" but didn't really want to read, and blame their lack of interest in reading it on the kindle. If you avoid that, and read a real page-turner, I think you might be surprised how much you enjoy the experience.
I'd be happy to lend you a Kindle book, to get you started. I can e-mail you a list of what I've got available to lend.
le nubian - Dec 15, 2011 3:48:35 pm PST #18814 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
me too! I am happy to loan as well.
Polter-Cow - Dec 15, 2011 3:51:42 pm PST #18815 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Ooh, thanks! I'll see what's available and let you know.
Consuela - Dec 15, 2011 4:13:13 pm PST #18816 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
It's also really useful for books that are just difficult to read physically because they're too big to carry around--like War & Peace, or Jonathan Strange.
I'm looking at replacing my Kindle (it's a 1st-gen one) with one of the new ones: let us know how you like the Touch, would you? I've seen some mixed reviews about it.