Ever use an ebook reader, Kindle or Sony?
 

"FERRANTE" > wrote in message
...
>I love to read and often will go by the lake and read a book. However,
> recently I have been looking into Amazon's Kindle 2 which is small and
> its memory holds 1,500 complete books. It is pricey, about $370 and so
> I am doing as much research as I can before I decide. It would be much
> easier to take around than a bunch of books, plus you can read
> newspapers or magazines too, but the subscriptions can be expensive.
>
> I know there are a lot of readers in our group and I am hopeful that
> one of you or maybe a friend has used one and you can share your
> thoughts with me (us), both pro and con. Here is a link to it so you
> can get a better idea of what I am talking about:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00154JDAI/...l_41di7k8jq1_e
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
> Mark

For starters, you can now download free software to make your iPhone or iPod
touch into a Kindle device. That answers the question about portability and
going to the beach, etc. The Kindle is very easy to use, easy to see, easy
to read. Yes, there is not the thrill of the dust cover and the smell of a
new book. But, there is no energy used for printing, distribution,
shipping, etc.. And there is no paper used. I have quit purchasing books
some time back, and put my name on the waiting list at the library. A new
book can take 6 to 8 weeks to get, but it is cheap and green.

With the Kindle, you can have a new book or magazine in your hands in
minutes. It is the wave of the future, and Kindle will most likely win out
over the Sony and any other formats.

I love it.

Dale P

Ever use an ebook reader, Kindle or Sony?
 

Dale P said...

> "FERRANTE" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I love to read and often will go by the lake and read a book. However,
>> recently I have been looking into Amazon's Kindle 2 which is small and
>> its memory holds 1,500 complete books. It is pricey, about $370 and so
>> I am doing as much research as I can before I decide. It would be much
>> easier to take around than a bunch of books, plus you can read
>> newspapers or magazines too, but the subscriptions can be expensive.
>>
>> I know there are a lot of readers in our group and I am hopeful that
>> one of you or maybe a friend has used one and you can share your
>> thoughts with me (us), both pro and con. Here is a link to it so you
>> can get a better idea of what I am talking about:
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00154JDAI/...d=3098353127&r
>> ef=pd_sl_41di7k8jq1_e
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your help.
>> Mark
>
> For starters, you can now download free software to make your iPhone or
> iPod touch into a Kindle device. That answers the question about
> portability and going to the beach, etc. The Kindle is very easy to
> use, easy to see, easy to read. Yes, there is not the thrill of the
> dust cover and the smell of a new book. But, there is no energy used
> for printing, distribution, shipping, etc.. And there is no paper used.
> I have quit purchasing books some time back, and put my name on the
> waiting list at the library. A new book can take 6 to 8 weeks to get,
> but it is cheap and green.
>
> With the Kindle, you can have a new book or magazine in your hands in
> minutes. It is the wave of the future, and Kindle will most likely win
> out over the Sony and any other formats.
>
> I love it.
>
> Dale P


It's morally wrong to allow suckers to keep their money!

Andy

Ever use an ebook reader, Kindle or Sony?
 

">
>
> It's morally wrong to allow suckers to keep their money!
>
> Andy


HUH? You are the one who said you liked your Ipod. The Ipod can now be
turned into a Kindle device. You should be thrilled. As to how one spends
their money, that is truly none of your business. Amazon offers a viable
device for a price that they have determined. If you do not like that
price, do not buy it.

DP

Ever use an ebook reader, Kindle or Sony?
 

Dale P said...

> ">
>>
>> It's morally wrong to allow suckers to keep their money!
>>
>> Andy
>
>
> HUH? You are the one who said you liked your Ipod. The Ipod can now be
> turned into a Kindle device. You should be thrilled. As to how one
> spends their money, that is truly none of your business. Amazon offers
> a viable device for a price that they have determined. If you do not
> like that price, do not buy it.
>
> DP


I don't have an iPod, DPshit.

You're obviously an amazen salesdroid or a sap!!!

The device clearly sucks! A soon to be FLOP.

At the price-point it's selling at for what little it does???

It's a joke!!!

Andy

Ever use an ebook reader, Kindle or Sony?
 

>
>For starters, you can now download free software to make your iPhone or iPod
>touch into a Kindle device. That answers the question about portability and
>going to the beach, etc.

Not for me. I could not stand trying to read something that small. At
least the viewing area of the Kindle is about the size of a paperback.
With reading glasses, I would be fine.

Mark

Ever use an ebook reader, Kindle or Sony?
 

>
>The device clearly sucks! A soon to be FLOP.

With all due respect, I think you are very wrong. Sells were so good
with Kindle 1 that they came out with the most recent model. They are
selling fast and on Ebay people are paying about $25 more just to
hurry up and get one. Most there are going over $400.

Mark

Ever use an ebook reader, Kindle or Sony?
 

FERRANTE said...

>
>>
>>The device clearly sucks! A soon to be FLOP.
>
> With all due respect, I think you are very wrong. Sells were so good
> with Kindle 1 that they came out with the most recent model. They are
> selling fast and on Ebay people are paying about $25 more just to
> hurry up and get one. Most there are going over $400.
>
> Mark


Time WILL tell.

For what little it does and what amazon claims it can do, it's a total
waste of money!

Give it a year, tops, before it's obsolete.

ebay is just a fence. Buy a dozen, while it's still got mindless appeal!

Andy

Ever use an ebook reader, Kindle or Sony?
 

On Mar 9, 5:05�am, Andy > wrote:
> FERRANTE said...
>
>
>
> >>The device clearly sucks! A soon to be FLOP.
>
> > With all due respect, I think you are very wrong. Sells were so good
> > with Kindle 1 that they came out with the most recent model. They are
> > selling fast and on Ebay people are paying about $25 more just to
> > hurry up and get one. Most there are going over $400.
>
> > Mark
>
> Time WILL tell.
>
> For what little it does and what amazon claims it can do, it's a total
> waste of money!
>
> Give it a year, tops, before it's obsolete.
>
> ebay is just a fence. Buy a dozen, while it's still got mindless appeal!
>
> Andy

Actually the first model came out a year or so ago, they had so many
orders for it, you had to go ona a waiting list to get one. That was
how I ended up getting the new model.They even have some books you can
down loadf for free, to introduce you to new authors .

Rosie

Ever use an ebook reader, Kindle or Sony?
 

"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> FERRANTE said...
>
>>
>>>
>>>The device clearly sucks! A soon to be FLOP.
>>
>> With all due respect, I think you are very wrong. Sells were so good
>> with Kindle 1 that they came out with the most recent model. They are
>> selling fast and on Ebay people are paying about $25 more just to
>> hurry up and get one. Most there are going over $400.
>>
>> Mark
>
>
> Time WILL tell.
>
> For what little it does and what amazon claims it can do, it's a total
> waste of money!
>
> Give it a year, tops, before it's obsolete.
>
> ebay is just a fence. Buy a dozen, while it's still got mindless appeal!
>
> Andy

I buy a lot from Amazon so I see the Kindle everytime I access their home
page... and for many months lately they've been sending me emails pushing
their Kindle, still. When it first came out I read all about it and
instantly dismissed it as as pricy piece of crap. It hasn't the definiton
to be legible in sunlight, it's strictly for use in shade and indoors.... I
never gave it another thought. I really don't enjoy recreational reading
off a screen, only turning pages of a real book works for me. I do have
many reference works in CD format, those I can read on my PC, a laptop, or
even a Blackberry if I really needed portability. I have subscriptions to
various magazines (I enjoy the real magazine) and reference material, I like
browsing Britannica and especially National Geographic in bed on my big
screen TV, the graphics are fabulous. I wouldn't want to tote around a $400
gizmo just to read a $7 paperback... if I lose the paperback no biggie, and
I often lend out, trade, or give away my paperbacks when I'm done, can't do
that with the Kindle. I also buy used books on amazon, for mere pennies,
just pay like $4 shipping... you'd never know those books are used, most are
actually brand new, never opened. And I make good use of the public
library, I rarely have to wait more than a week for a best seller... all I
need do is phone in my request and they reserve it for me, when it's in they
phone me to come pick it up, and I have 2 weeks to read it, if no one else
has it reserved I can keep it another 2 weeks... costs me nothing and
couldn't be simpler. I don't buy novels to keep, most of my books that I've
purchased for keeping in my personal library are reference books, even my
cookbooks are mostly regional/ethnic for their accompanying text and
graphics, and I have hundreds of pounds of reference books on gardening and
wildlife, none of which I'd enjoy off a cheap low resolution screen. And
besides, I do most of my reading at home, I don't make social calls to sit
and read or watch TV... I don't permit my guests to watch TV and when I
visit folks who think turning on the TV entertains me I cut my visit real
short. I don't tolerate reading at teh table during meal times either,
anytime sleep over guests think they're going to read at breakfast I clear
the table and send them packing. When I have to wait in a doctor's office I
bring a crossword puzzle magazine, I always have a few in my car. I don't
like to read in public with an audience either... I don't want to have to
take my eyes from the page to look around to see who's watching whenever I
want to scratch my crotch... onliest place I know where you can read n'
scratch without anyone taking notice is on a NYC subway during rush hour.
hehe

Andy, for some folks the Kindle works, it wouldn't for me.

Ever use an ebook reader, Kindle or Sony?
 

brooklyn1 said...

>
> "Andy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> FERRANTE said...
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>The device clearly sucks! A soon to be FLOP.
>>>
>>> With all due respect, I think you are very wrong. Sells were so good
>>> with Kindle 1 that they came out with the most recent model. They are
>>> selling fast and on Ebay people are paying about $25 more just to
>>> hurry up and get one. Most there are going over $400.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>
>>
>> Time WILL tell.
>>
>> For what little it does and what amazon claims it can do, it's a total
>> waste of money!
>>
>> Give it a year, tops, before it's obsolete.
>>
>> ebay is just a fence. Buy a dozen, while it's still got mindless
>> appeal!
>>
>> Andy
>
> I buy a lot from Amazon so I see the Kindle everytime I access their
> home page... and for many months lately they've been sending me emails
> pushing their Kindle, still. When it first came out I read all about it
> and instantly dismissed it as as pricy piece of crap. It hasn't the
> definiton to be legible in sunlight, it's strictly for use in shade and
> indoors.... I never gave it another thought. I really don't enjoy
> recreational reading off a screen, only turning pages of a real book
> works for me. I do have many reference works in CD format, those I can
> read on my PC, a laptop, or even a Blackberry if I really needed
> portability. I have subscriptions to various magazines (I enjoy the
> real magazine) and reference material, I like browsing Britannica and
> especially National Geographic in bed on my big screen TV, the graphics
> are fabulous. I wouldn't want to tote around a $400 gizmo just to read
> a $7 paperback... if I lose the paperback no biggie, and I often lend
> out, trade, or give away my paperbacks when I'm done, can't do that with
> the Kindle. I also buy used books on amazon, for mere pennies, just pay
> like $4 shipping... you'd never know those books are used, most are
> actually brand new, never opened. And I make good use of the public
> library, I rarely have to wait more than a week for a best seller... all
> I need do is phone in my request and they reserve it for me, when it's
> in they phone me to come pick it up, and I have 2 weeks to read it, if
> no one else has it reserved I can keep it another 2 weeks... costs me
> nothing and couldn't be simpler. I don't buy novels to keep, most of my
> books that I've purchased for keeping in my personal library are
> reference books, even my cookbooks are mostly regional/ethnic for their
> accompanying text and graphics, and I have hundreds of pounds of
> reference books on gardening and wildlife, none of which I'd enjoy off a
> cheap low resolution screen. And besides, I do most of my reading at
> home, I don't make social calls to sit and read or watch TV... I don't
> permit my guests to watch TV and when I visit folks who think turning on
> the TV entertains me I cut my visit real short. I don't tolerate
> reading at teh table during meal times either, anytime sleep over guests
> think they're going to read at breakfast I clear the table and send them
> packing. When I have to wait in a doctor's office I bring a crossword
> puzzle magazine, I always have a few in my car. I don't like to read in
> public with an audience either... I don't want to have to take my eyes
> from the page to look around to see who's watching whenever I want to
> scratch my crotch... onliest place I know where you can read n' scratch
> without anyone taking notice is on a NYC subway during rush hour. hehe
>
> Andy, for some folks the Kindle works, it wouldn't for me.


brooklyn1,

**** kindle, already!

You certainly win points for the longest run-on paragraph!

But thanks for reminding me to stop into the town library and re-apply for
my library card!

Libraries are a great and a "not to be forgotten" institution, EVER!

My town library (as tiny as it is) hosts a bi-annual book sale. They just
don't have enough space to shelve everything, dammit!

Best

Andy

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"Andy" > wrote>
> brooklyn1,
>
> **** kindle, already!
>
> You certainly win points for the longest run-on paragraph!
>
> But thanks for reminding me to stop into the town library and re-apply for
> my library card!
>
> Libraries are a great and a "not to be forgotten" institution, EVER!
>
> My town library (as tiny as it is) hosts a bi-annual book sale. They just
> don't have enough space to shelve everything, dammit!
>
> Best
>
> Andy

My local library is physically pretty small also but it's part of the NY
library system and so entitles a card holder to all the perks, including
logging in from home to read on line.

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Dale P wrote:
> ">
>>
>> It's morally wrong to allow suckers to keep their money!
>>
>> Andy
>
>
> HUH? You are the one who said you liked your Ipod. The Ipod can now be
> turned into a Kindle device. You should be thrilled. As to how one
> spends their money, that is truly none of your business. Amazon offers
> a viable device for a price that they have determined. If you do not
> like that price, do not buy it.
>
> DP
>
>

Would you really want to read a book on an ipod? Isn;t the screen just a
bit too tiny??

Ever use an ebook reader, Kindle or Sony?
 

Andy said...

> But thanks for reminding me to stop into the town library and re-apply
for
> my library card!
>
> Libraries are a great and a "not to be forgotten" institution, EVER!
>
> My town library (as tiny as it is) hosts a bi-annual book sale. They just
> don't have enough space to shelve everything, dammit!


Got my library card!!!

They went and got all modern and stuff! My library card came with a
duplicate micro card for my key chain!

How dare they put both feet in the 21st century!!! :D

I feel old.

Andy

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Andy wrote on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:27:40 -0500:

>> But thanks for reminding me to stop into the town library and
>> re-apply
> for
>> my library card!
>>
>> Libraries are a great and a "not to be forgotten"
>> institution, EVER!
>>
>> My town library (as tiny as it is) hosts a bi-annual book
>> sale. They just don't have enough space to shelve everything,
>> dammit!

> Got my library card!!!

> They went and got all modern and stuff! My library card came
> with a duplicate micro card for my key chain!

> How dare they put both feet in the 21st century!!! :D

> I feel old.

Do you perhaps use the same library as me: Montgomery County, MD? On
average, the unnecessarily large and fragile, 3 3/8 inch key chain card
breaks within 3 months. It is a nuisance to re-learn the 14 digit
number, needed for online access, on a replacement card. Giant can put
12 digits on a 1 7/8 inch card and CVS 13 digits and these seem to last
for ever.
--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

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"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> Andy said...
>
>> But thanks for reminding me to stop into the town library and re-apply
> for
>> my library card!
>>
>> Libraries are a great and a "not to be forgotten" institution, EVER!
>>
>> My town library (as tiny as it is) hosts a bi-annual book sale. They just
>> don't have enough space to shelve everything, dammit!
>
>
> Got my library card!!!
>
> They went and got all modern and stuff! My library card came with a
> duplicate micro card for my key chain!
>
> How dare they put both feet in the 21st century!!! :D
>
> I feel old.
>
> Andy
>
>
I still remember when my library card along with the book card was
microfilmed at check out.

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brooklyn1 said...

>
> "Andy" > wrote in message news:Xns9BC992983625ECotD@
216.196.97.131...
>> Andy said...
>>
>>> But thanks for reminding me to stop into the town library and re-apply
>> for
>>> my library card!
>>>
>>> Libraries are a great and a "not to be forgotten" institution, EVER!
>>>
>>> My town library (as tiny as it is) hosts a bi-annual book sale. They
just
>>> don't have enough space to shelve everything, dammit!
>>
>>
>> Got my library card!!!
>>
>> They went and got all modern and stuff! My library card came with a
>> duplicate micro card for my key chain!
>>
>> How dare they put both feet in the 21st century!!! :D
>>
>> I feel old.
>>
>> Andy
>>
>>
> I still remember when my library card along with the book card was
> microfilmed at check out.


I remember the librarian meticulously ink stamping the check out date on
the book card. That was almost a warrant for arrest agreement.

Today, I forgot my library manners and spoke at full volume, but I wasn't
"shhh'd." My Bad!

Andy

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I think it could be good for colleges and the books for
class work

Could save a TON of money for students

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On Mar 9, 2:54�pm, Andy > wrote:
> brooklyn1 said...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > "Andy" > wrote in message news:Xns9BC992983625ECotD@
> 216.196.97.131...
> >> Andy said...
>
> >>> But thanks for reminding me to stop into the town library and re-apply
> >> for
> >>> my library card!
>
> >>> Libraries are a great and a "not to be forgotten" institution, EVER!
>
> >>> My town library (as tiny as it is) hosts a bi-annual book sale. They
> just
> >>> don't have enough space to shelve everything, dammit!
>
> >> Got my library card!!!
>
> >> They went and got all modern and stuff! My library card came with a
> >> duplicate micro card for my key chain!
>
> >> How dare they put both feet in the 21st century!!! :D
>
> >> I feel old.
>
> >> Andy
>
> > I still remember when my library card along with the book card was
> > microfilmed at check out.
>
> I remember the librarian meticulously ink stamping the check out date on
> the book card. That was almost a warrant for arrest agreement.
>
> Today, I forgot my library manners and spoke at full volume, but I wasn't
> "shhh'd." My Bad!
>
> Andy- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -


Libraries today are not the cavernous silent places they used to
be.Todays Libraries are often busy with classes going on. We offered
cookies and hot coffee.Classes in cooking, flowers, gardens all sorts
of things, even drawing and painting. What else?? Hmmm Chess lessons,
Story Hours-Art exhibits, coin collecting. Lots of laughter-- regulars
would come in each morning for the newspapers and somecoffee, also a
lot of PCs for personal use. Ahorse of a different color now..

Rosie

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James Silverton said...

> Andy wrote on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:27:40 -0500:
>
>>> But thanks for reminding me to stop into the town library and
>>> re-apply
>> for
>>> my library card!
>>>
>>> Libraries are a great and a "not to be forgotten"
>>> institution, EVER!
>>>
>>> My town library (as tiny as it is) hosts a bi-annual book
>>> sale. They just don't have enough space to shelve everything,
>>> dammit!
>
>> Got my library card!!!
>
>> They went and got all modern and stuff! My library card came
>> with a duplicate micro card for my key chain!
>
>> How dare they put both feet in the 21st century!!! :D
>
>> I feel old.
>
> Do you perhaps use the same library as me: Montgomery County, MD? On
> average, the unnecessarily large and fragile, 3 3/8 inch key chain card
> breaks within 3 months. It is a nuisance to re-learn the 14 digit
> number, needed for online access, on a replacement card. Giant can put
> 12 digits on a 1 7/8 inch card and CVS 13 digits and these seem to last
> for ever.


James,

I can use the Media, PA library.

It surprised me that the librarian didn't give me a "welcome wagon" print
out of the library's services. I'll have to go back and ask. Maybe check
out a book.

The concept of checking out a book is so ancient/foreign to me after so
long, I'm almost afraid to!

The keychain card won't make an appearance on my keychain. It would just be
an obstruction rather than a convenience.

Still, the library card is almost akin to passport privileges, in a sense
(trust?).

The Media, PA free library lets me check books from any library in the
county. Awile ago, I tried to get the Philadelphia Free Library library
card but I needed to show a neighboring county library card to apply. Was I
****ed!!! Not really. ;)

Best,

Andy

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rosie said...

> Libraries today are not the cavernous silent places they used to
> be.Todays Libraries are often busy with classes going on. We offered
> cookies and hot coffee.Classes in cooking, flowers, gardens all sorts
> of things, even drawing and painting. What else?? Hmmm Chess lessons,
> Story Hours-Art exhibits, coin collecting. Lots of laughter-- regulars
> would come in each morning for the newspapers and somecoffee, also a
> lot of PCs for personal use. Ahorse of a different color now..


Rosie,

I remember visiting Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England.

The dining room (one of many?)had... ??? 30-feet high ceilings. The unusual
effect was you could barely hear someone 20 feet away.

Sitting at a 40' long dining table, as the tour guide pointed out, you
about had to shout to reach from one head of the table to the other!

That gave me a wonderfully new notion of time and space! :)))

Best,

Andy

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I might add, in the interest of food's sake...

They sounded the dinner bell 45 minutes in advance to let guests staying in
the palace to arrive on time. It could actually be that long a walk! So they
said! I didn't get to sleep over. :(

Andy
Duck of Hazard

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On Mar 9, 4:44�pm, Andy > wrote:
> I might add, in the interest of food's sake...
>
> They sounded the dinner bell 45 minutes in advance to let guests staying in
> the palace to arrive on time. It could actually be that long a walk! So they
> said! I didn't get to sleep over. :(
>
> Andy
> Duck of Hazard

dinner table conversation would be pretty limited , wouldn't it??
Can't imagine living in a place that big!!!

Rosie

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rosie wrote:
> Libraries today are not the cavernous silent places they used to
> be.Todays Libraries are often busy with classes going on. We offered
> cookies and hot coffee.Classes in cooking, flowers, gardens all sorts
> of things, even drawing and painting. What else?? Hmmm Chess lessons,
> Story Hours-Art exhibits, coin collecting. Lots of laughter-- regulars
> would come in each morning for the newspapers and somecoffee, also a
> lot of PCs for personal use. Ahorse of a different color now..
>
> Rosie
>

The genealogy classes are a favorite at many libraries.


Becca

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rosie said...

> On Mar 9, 4:44�pm, Andy > wrote:
>> I might add, in the interest of food's sake...
>>
>> They sounded the dinner bell 45 minutes in advance to let guests staying
> in
>> the palace to arrive on time. It could actually be that long a walk! So
t
> hey
>> said! I didn't get to sleep over. :(
>>
>> Andy
>> Duck of Hazard
>
> dinner table conversation would be pretty limited , wouldn't it??
> Can't imagine living in a place that big!!!


Rosie,

Well, yeah, the palace was for lack of a better world... palatial. ;)

Probably cross table conversation was preferred. No sense in yelling into
thin air!?? <VBG>

Best,

Andy

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"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> James Silverton said...
>
>> Andy wrote on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:27:40 -0500:
>>
>>>> But thanks for reminding me to stop into the town library and
>>>> re-apply
>>> for
>>>> my library card!
>>>>
>>>> Libraries are a great and a "not to be forgotten"
>>>> institution, EVER!
>>>>
>>>> My town library (as tiny as it is) hosts a bi-annual book
>>>> sale. They just don't have enough space to shelve everything,
>>>> dammit!
>>
>>> Got my library card!!!
>>
>>> They went and got all modern and stuff! My library card came
>>> with a duplicate micro card for my key chain!
>>
>>> How dare they put both feet in the 21st century!!! :D
>>
>>> I feel old.
>>
>> Do you perhaps use the same library as me: Montgomery County, MD? On
>> average, the unnecessarily large and fragile, 3 3/8 inch key chain card
>> breaks within 3 months. It is a nuisance to re-learn the 14 digit
>> number, needed for online access, on a replacement card. Giant can put
>> 12 digits on a 1 7/8 inch card and CVS 13 digits and these seem to last
>> for ever.
>
>
> James,
>
> I can use the Media, PA library.
>
> It surprised me that the librarian didn't give me a "welcome wagon" print
> out of the library's services. I'll have to go back and ask. Maybe check
> out a book.
>
> The concept of checking out a book is so ancient/foreign to me after so
> long, I'm almost afraid to!
>
> The keychain card won't make an appearance on my keychain. It would just
> be
> an obstruction rather than a convenience.
>
> Still, the library card is almost akin to passport privileges, in a sense
> (trust?).
>
> The Media, PA free library lets me check books from any library in the
> county. Awile ago, I tried to get the Philadelphia Free Library library
> card but I needed to show a neighboring county library card to apply. Was
> I
> ****ed!!! Not really. ;)
>
> Best,
>
> Andy
I'm a part time librarian at our village library. Our collection is
fairly small...about 6000 items, partly supplied by our county and others
donated or bought with donation moneys. We are all volunteers as the county
library "says" it doesn't have a budget to make us an 'official' branch.
Apparently the union requires certain things that they don't have the budget
to supply. We still use the paper card and rubber stamp method, but can
order materials by computer from the central location. I like the Kindle
idea, but don't buy books (my income doesn't allow it) and it would be
silly, since I can order all the latest books through our system. It would
be good for those who buy books, though, since it's much cheaper....Sharon
in Canada

Ever use an ebook reader, Kindle or Sony?
 

biig said...

>
> "Andy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> James Silverton said...
>>
>>> Andy wrote on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:27:40 -0500:
>>>
>>>>> But thanks for reminding me to stop into the town library and
>>>>> re-apply
>>>> for
>>>>> my library card!
>>>>>
>>>>> Libraries are a great and a "not to be forgotten"
>>>>> institution, EVER!
>>>>>
>>>>> My town library (as tiny as it is) hosts a bi-annual book
>>>>> sale. They just don't have enough space to shelve everything,
>>>>> dammit!
>>>
>>>> Got my library card!!!
>>>
>>>> They went and got all modern and stuff! My library card came
>>>> with a duplicate micro card for my key chain!
>>>
>>>> How dare they put both feet in the 21st century!!! :D
>>>
>>>> I feel old.
>>>
>>> Do you perhaps use the same library as me: Montgomery County, MD? On
>>> average, the unnecessarily large and fragile, 3 3/8 inch key chain
>>> card breaks within 3 months. It is a nuisance to re-learn the 14 digit
>>> number, needed for online access, on a replacement card. Giant can
>>> put 12 digits on a 1 7/8 inch card and CVS 13 digits and these seem to
>>> last for ever.
>>
>>
>> James,
>>
>> I can use the Media, PA library.
>>
>> It surprised me that the librarian didn't give me a "welcome wagon"
>> print out of the library's services. I'll have to go back and ask.
>> Maybe check out a book.
>>
>> The concept of checking out a book is so ancient/foreign to me after so
>> long, I'm almost afraid to!
>>
>> The keychain card won't make an appearance on my keychain. It would
>> just be
>> an obstruction rather than a convenience.
>>
>> Still, the library card is almost akin to passport privileges, in a
>> sense (trust?).
>>
>> The Media, PA free library lets me check books from any library in the
>> county. Awile ago, I tried to get the Philadelphia Free Library library
>> card but I needed to show a neighboring county library card to apply.
>> Was I
>> ****ed!!! Not really. ;)
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Andy
> I'm a part time librarian at our village library. Our collection is
> fairly small...about 6000 items, partly supplied by our county and
> others donated or bought with donation moneys. We are all volunteers as
> the county library "says" it doesn't have a budget to make us an
> 'official' branch. Apparently the union requires certain things that
> they don't have the budget to supply. We still use the paper card and
> rubber stamp method, but can order materials by computer from the
> central location. I like the Kindle idea, but don't buy books (my
> income doesn't allow it) and it would be silly, since I can order all
> the latest books through our system. It would be good for those who buy
> books, though, since it's much cheaper....Sharon in Canada


Sharon,

I always thought that being a librarian was a boring job but not without
due respect! Just the other day when I got my library card renewed,
wandering around, I found myself straightening up the volumes alignments!
:)

Best,

Andy

Ever use an ebook reader, Kindle or Sony?
 

"George" > wrote in message
...
> Dale P wrote:
>> ">
>>>
>>> It's morally wrong to allow suckers to keep their money!
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>>
>> HUH? You are the one who said you liked your Ipod. The Ipod can now be
>> turned into a Kindle device. You should be thrilled. As to how one
>> spends their money, that is truly none of your business. Amazon offers a
>> viable device for a price that they have determined. If you do not like
>> that price, do not buy it.
>>
>> DP
>>
>>
>
> Would you really want to read a book on an ipod? Isn;t the screen just a
> bit too tiny??

For the fun of it, I downloaded the software onto my Ipod. The reading is
okay. Not great, but not bad. The text size is good, but that means that
there is not a whole lot on the screen at one time. I may use it from time
to time. I use my Ipod for many things, including dictionary, weather,
stock reports, and so I am more used to it than some people might be.

Dale P

Dale P

Ever use an ebook reader, Kindle or Sony?
 

>>>
>>> Still, the library card is almost akin to passport privileges, in a
>>> sense (trust?).
>>>
>>> The Media, PA free library lets me check books from any library in the
>>> county. Awile ago, I tried to get the Philadelphia Free Library library
>>> card but I needed to show a neighboring county library card to apply.
>>> Was I
>>> ****ed!!! Not really. ;)
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Andy
>> I'm a part time librarian at our village library. Our collection is
>> fairly small...about 6000 items, partly supplied by our county and
>> others donated or bought with donation moneys. We are all volunteers as
>> the county library "says" it doesn't have a budget to make us an
>> 'official' branch. Apparently the union requires certain things that
>> they don't have the budget to supply. We still use the paper card and
>> rubber stamp method, but can order materials by computer from the
>> central location. I like the Kindle idea, but don't buy books (my
>> income doesn't allow it) and it would be silly, since I can order all
>> the latest books through our system. It would be good for those who buy
>> books, though, since it's much cheaper....Sharon in Canada
>
>
> Sharon,
>
> I always thought that being a librarian was a boring job but not without
> due respect! Just the other day when I got my library card renewed,
> wandering around, I found myself straightening up the volumes alignments!
> :)
>
> Best,
>
> Andy

Not boring as I see it. We only average 150 items in a month and that
leaves lots of time to read. We're only open 16 hrs a week and serve a
population of approx 500 residents. We have a faithful following that are
appreciative of having us so close. I find no distractions once the actual
duties are subtracted from my time there, and spend the rest of the time
reading. I rather enjoy it since I have health issues and the duties are
light. Other volunteer jobs are beyond my physical abilities. I'm happy
with it anyway :-) .......Sharon