The 'What Are You Reading?' Thread

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Originally Posted by K7SGJ

How many books do you read a week/month?

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When I'm on a book-reading jag, as I am now, a couple a week for a few months running. Then I'll not read anything other than magazines or newspapers for a while until the urge to read a book hits me again.

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We have stacks of books all over this house. I am currently reading The Natural Navigator and Haunted Inns and Hotels. Just finished North To The Night...which was awesome!

E readers rock. Back in the 70s, I had stacks of books around my apartment. Now I have more books to read and whenever I want a library book, I can download one from a 80+ association of libraries online. Comes in great when a blizzrd snows you in. Free books and newspapers - and no stacks - can't beat that

I dunno...i guess i have a romantic notion of oddly shaped booked stacked all over the place. Kind of an old wizards shop kind of thing.

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Originally Posted by N7YA

I dunno...i guess i have a romantic notion of oddly shaped booked stacked all over the place. Kind of an old wizards shop kind of thing.

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The XYL is a librarian by trade, so we agree, but they're evrn opening E-libraries with no books. They have computers instead. Thank the Internet and G. W. Bush. The internet for technology, Bush for cutting library budgets thus speeding this changeover.

Still, e-readers make it so you can travel with your whole library on a 7" flatscreen on no more than a Micro High Capacity SD Card. About the size of a small postage stamp. I'm posting from mine right now using the touchscreen.

I will always have room for technology, and i will embrace it as long as its not designed to kill people. So that brings us back to books...we will be the weird, old collectors, i guess.


Besides, where would all of our cats sleep? :lol:

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Originally Posted by N7YA

I will always have room for technology, and i will embrace it as long as its not designed to kill people. So that brings us back to books...we will be the weird, old collectors, i guess.


Besides, where would all of our cats sleep? :lol:

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Plus, when you get old(er) you can stack them on the front seat so you can see over the steering wheel.

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Originally Posted by K7SGJ

Plus, when you get old(er) you can stack them on the front seat so you can see over the steering wheel.

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Try and prop up a wobbly table with a Kindle and see how well that works.

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Originally Posted by KJ6BSO

Try and prop up a wobbly table with a Kindle and see how well that works.

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That's what laptops are for. Dead ones at least.