tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post2032067190888133107..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Randomosity...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-90875080610667866662012-08-09T16:21:15.483-04:002012-08-09T16:21:15.483-04:00I bought my first kindle in 2010 (fragile suckers,...I bought my first kindle in 2010 (fragile suckers, those e-ink screens do not like to flex) and it's been the best thing I ever spent money on. I've had it on three national tours and don't even want to think about how much weight in books it's saved me.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04744566704583499954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-12741280034268005242012-08-08T23:23:10.571-04:002012-08-08T23:23:10.571-04:00Speaking of Kindle Books, Who knew that Kim du Toi...Speaking of Kindle Books, <a href="http://thecluemeter.blogspot.com/2012/08/who-knew.html" rel="nofollow">Who knew</a> that Kim du Toit has a new novel out? <br /><br />I didn't, sorry to say.Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-17396577646660458222012-08-08T22:06:27.632-04:002012-08-08T22:06:27.632-04:00I'm another one who is reading more now that I...I'm another one who is reading more now that I have a Kindle. Before I only used to have 'time to read' on airplanes ... now I carry my kindle in my handbag and find time to read all over the place.<br /><br />It was also very fortunate that my kindle came pre-loaded (it was a pre-loved kindle) with 86 Heinlein books :)Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506274310934059070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-69903829524344989702012-08-08T21:33:01.614-04:002012-08-08T21:33:01.614-04:00Just out of curiosity, why?Just out of curiosity, why?Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-69702894201073060622012-08-08T20:48:33.815-04:002012-08-08T20:48:33.815-04:00I haven't seen the point of the Kindle yet, as...I haven't seen the point of the Kindle yet, as I can read books on the free Kindle software that came with my Samsung Fascinate.<br /><br />Smaller screen, but then, it doesn't get used for that purpose very often.<br /><br />Still prefer reading real books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-72438899083381553542012-08-08T19:49:46.601-04:002012-08-08T19:49:46.601-04:00Sigivald,
"The latter a very nice toy tablet...Sigivald,<br /><br />"<i>The latter a very nice toy tablet that you can inefficiently read a book on.</i>"<br /><br />Be aware, then, that I inefficiently read the <i>hell</i> out of some books. ;)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-92055477608850598382012-08-08T19:37:05.945-04:002012-08-08T19:37:05.945-04:00Like the others above, I find myself reading a lot...Like the others above, I find myself reading a lot more with the Kindle software on my phone AND reading things I wouldn't buy if it were more than the $1-$3 I pick them up for on Amazon (like The Remaining by DJ Molles and its sequel).<br /><br />I need to get a "real" Kindle. It'll be one of the e-ink models though, I don't need another computing device, just something to read with.<br /><br />Now, I only buy books if they're particularly special (gun books, reference works, etc). Pulp fiction is for the Kindle.<br /><br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-89975192504084549482012-08-08T18:54:24.237-04:002012-08-08T18:54:24.237-04:00Best thing about my Kindle is when away from home ...Best thing about my Kindle is when away from home I can carry a huge library with me. Things like Gibbon and Mommsen and Suetonius and Thucydides and Herodotus. Books I have on the shelves at home but are not about to try shoving into my luggage, but which I usually get wistful about their absence when oversea.<br /><br />Most of the great old stuff - Poe, Conan Doyle, Stevenson - is public domain and either free or available for a nominal price.Steve Skubinnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-79653750445383288982012-08-08T18:00:54.701-04:002012-08-08T18:00:54.701-04:00WHat LCB said - I read more with the Kindle than b...WHat LCB said - I read <i>more</i> with the Kindle than before I got it. And I read quite a bit before, unsurprisingly.<br /><br />(Ish: "Kindle" is not "Kindle Fire", you see...<br /><br />The former is a device for reading books.<br /><br />The latter a very nice toy tablet that you can inefficiently read a book on.)Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-55535054427363122442012-08-08T12:29:19.141-04:002012-08-08T12:29:19.141-04:00When can I get one of those little rubber bracelet...When can I get one of those little rubber bracelets with <i>Tamstrong</i> on it?<br /><i>Victory Rum</i> would be so much better, damn the English! *snif*.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-23047568853146411852012-08-08T12:10:18.149-04:002012-08-08T12:10:18.149-04:00The Kindle can be used to read books!? Based on th...The Kindle can be used to read books!? Based on the way I use mine, you'd think it only had two modes: Facebook and streaming video.Ishhttp://mininerd.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-54784533806689668412012-08-08T12:04:35.944-04:002012-08-08T12:04:35.944-04:00I was concerned that I wouldn't like my kindle...I was concerned that I wouldn't like my kindle when I first got it...243 books & a leather cover later...I'm love'n it. The only downside for me is not being able to share books with friends.Brighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299215170393879517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-83204625809811602202012-08-08T10:54:31.323-04:002012-08-08T10:54:31.323-04:00I really, really thought I'd only occasionally...I really, really thought I'd only occasionally use my Kindle when I got it. I so love the smell and feel of books. But...but...I read SO much more now than I did before. I just pop the kindle out of my backpack...fire it up...select one of the 100 books I have on there and feel like reading...<br /><br />We really are heading toward the future of Star Trek. (Him? He's an eccentric. Collects old books printed on...PAPER!!! Ugh.)LCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03146393047895889252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67434869394843133402012-08-08T10:37:04.483-04:002012-08-08T10:37:04.483-04:00Its okay. My Lovely Bride and I "love" ...Its okay. My Lovely Bride and I "love" our Kindles, too. However, we still love real books and have them all over the house.<br /><br />MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-29389101561502536072012-08-08T09:53:36.101-04:002012-08-08T09:53:36.101-04:00While Team ME still retains the yellow jersey, Tou...While Team ME still retains the yellow jersey, Tour de Broad Ripple officals are dealing with rumors of the use of wasabi as a performace enhancement by one rider.<br /><br />GerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com