04-29-20, 10:03 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
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I am a big Kindle user, and I often use it to download books from Broward County library as well as the Southest Florida Library group. It works great for that purpose. I almost have a hard time reading print books anymore. I do have a large collection--I was originally an English major and have all the books to prove it. I have been listening to the NY Times Book Review podcast lately. It is really good. There is also one for Amazon books. That one is more oriented to bestsellers.
I was thinking we should have a book exchange, but no one wants to go to the Post Office right now. Lori
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04-29-20, 10:32 PM | |
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Texas!
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There are a lot of ebooks free on Kindle and other platforms. Audible is also offering a bunch of free books. My library hasn't purchased any online content during the quarantine and they have been closed since March. I use Overdrive and Libby a lot for both ebooks and audiobooks.
I'm super thrifty so I buy a lot of books at Dollar Tree. I also stock up when there are sales at bookstores and order used books online which can be hit or miss, especially when the books are from smokers homes. I'm very sensitive to the scent of cigarettes. I have quite a number of books here at home that I've yet to read. Still that doesn't stop me from missing the library! I've always donated the books I'm unlikely to re-read to the library. I was thinking that if the quarantine lasts all summer I might offer them up to my neighbors through the next-door app. My mom actually prefers to read ebooks. I purchased Kindle Fires for both her and my Dad a few Christmases ago and she ended up taking over my dad's Fire once she figured out that she can connect his library account to his Fire and that way she's able to read books through his account as well. |
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coronavirus, covid-19, ebook, ebooks, reading |
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