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I'm a Kindle-loving Nazi?
I do so love my Kindle. This afternoon I wirelessly downloaded 13 books for a total cost of $24.40. As follows:
1. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens - $0.0
2. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott - $0.0
3. Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens - $0.0
4. The Beautiful and the Damned - F. Scott Fitzgerald - $0.0
5. This Side of Paradise - F. Scott Fitzgerald - $0.0
6. Sookie Stackhouse 8-book “boxed set" - Charlaine Harris - $24.40 (includes: Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, Club Dead, Dead to the World, Dead as a Doornail, Definitely Dead, All Together Dead, From Dead to Worse)
I also get a subscription to The New Yorker and daily New York Times latest news articles (in depth and updated several times a day) for a total of $4.98 per Month.
And I get to carry all that reading material (plus about 300 other titles) around in a light-weight device the width and height of an average paperback novel. I really can’t imagine what’s not to like about that, but I know that some people are opposed to digital/e-books for various reasons. Perhaps the monks thought Gutenberg’s invention heralded the end of civilization, too. Change is hard for some folks.
And some folks seem to think that reading is an all or nothing proposition—either you read all paper books or you read all e-books and destroy the world. Never seems to penetrate their noggins that some of us buy dead tree books, borrow dead tree books from the library, and buy and read e-books as well. I’ve even heard it said that some people even—gasp!—listen to audio books. And you know what? It is entirely plausible that we can do all of the above without bringing civilization down around our ears.
Bearing that in mind, this HuffPo article is over the top, stupid, and really offensive. I mean, reaaaaaaally grossly offensive. The author equates the Kindle (and Google books) to Nazi book burnings and concentration camp culture. Slightly ironic that the article’s author has a book offered for $9.99 on Kindle. How much you want to wager he’s donating those evil Nazi royalty dollars to the charity of his choice? Yeah, me neither.
I have the Sukie Stackhouse series on my xmas list - I was talking about the Brotherhood of the Black Dagger series to someone and they said I HAVE to read this stackhouse series.
Lately I am not as enamoured of Huffington as I once was. Not sure what is going on, but more and more I just stop halfway through and go on to something else.
And, on a totally different note. I tweeted/twittered about the special election and that I would vote for Capuano - not out of any love or respect or anything else, but because he is only one who might beat Coakley. So who is now following me on Twitter? yeah, Capuano. Should I feel honored? No, I didn’t think so!! ;)
I borrowed the first Sookie Stackhouse book from the library and loved it. That was about 6 months ago. Try to get those things from the library in anything like this decade. I didn’t want to spend $6-10 for them on Kindle, either, considering how many other books I have on my list already. How delightful to spend exactly $3.05 per book. Yay me! I’ve read reviews from a few different people who suggest they might be best read between other book readings or they can get a little overwhelming. I guess that’s not so much an issue for me since I usually have about 4 or 5 books going at the same time. Have you ever seen the show (True Blood, I think?) on HBO?
I’ve about written off HuffPo. This article sent me right over the edge.
I agree with your thoughts on Capuano. Can’t stand Coakley. She is so damned annoying. Pagliuca is the managing director of a private equity firm??? Yeah right, Sen Kennedy would produce electricity from spinning so fast in his grave if that happened. I’d prefer Khazei, but I don’t think he stands a chance. I’ll go with Capuano, not because I adore him, but, because well, you know. I miss Teddy.
Not only is he the managing director of a private equity firm (Mitt Romney gave him his start) but he sits (well sat until he thought it would be a fun thing to run for office) on the board of Burger King who has spent massive amounts of money fighting the minimum wage increase and the health reform issue. Yeah, massive amounts and yet, he “does not agree with their stand.” Uh-huh and I believe Sarah Palin was the girl in high schooll most voted would be apt to write a book...;) Do these pols really think we ALL just fell off the turnip truck? Rhetorical question.......
To hear Pagliuca talk, you’d swear he’s “everyman’s” hero. That’s the bill of goods he’s trying to sell. Charlatan.
I think the politicians have figured out that relatively few of us pay attention so they can get away with saying just about anything. Modern day version of the turnip truck, I suppose.
Do you know anyone who has read Sarah’s book? I’ve heard that there are striking similarities between her writing and that of Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton. (Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest..) Slate has the particulars on some of Sarah’s awfulness. Don’t have any food or drink in your mouth or you’ll choke.
Ok, well back on to the kindle subject ladies (so glad I can trust your judgment about these issues Kate! I would get a head ache and too many flash backs from childhood, berrrrrrrr). I took from the article that they are talking about the die hard, Now that there are Kindles there are no reason for paper books!(too even be made), people. Which is just silly. Like you said, books are made from dead trees or recycled paper these days, hello!
As you know I would love me a kindle but, there will always be some books I will just have to have in paper to hold and read the “old fashion way” lol. I just can’t imagine a book shelf full of just crappy knickknacks.
And I am a big believer in the Library to contribute to the environment, and save the paper book buying to those books that you must have to read over and over again. Or those of reference that you will go back to hundreds of times over the years.
And I have to say( and don’t hit me through the screen) the kindle is probably the best invention for someone that buys books, like you, (attic full of boxes of books that will probably never see the light of day again lol) because they just can’t wait for them to come in at the library(or might just have a small addiction,no?). Or have a long list and read many at a time.
I really don’t think that in our living future, or even our children s, that we need to worry about print books not being printed anymore. Or even less for that matter. So those snots just need to get a grip and bite it!
I would be sublimely happy to have a room encircled with shelves loaded with books, a nice comfy reading chair, a good reading lamp, and my Kindle—so I could sit in the midst of my beloved books and read my digital ones.
Well, I have the books, they’re just sort of inconveniently located at the moment. And I have the comfy chair, lamp, and Kindle. Just need to bring them all together. Not in this house, alas. 
I have been eyeing the Barnes & Noble Nook. Will await the first wave of reviews with much interest.
And yes, I am a book addict. On the kindle, packed in the attic, stacked on my coffee table, under the coffee table, on the end tables, under the bed, beside the bed, etc. Plus the public library books scattered around. It’s incurable and wonderful.
Most of the people who have e-readers love books in all forms. I don’t really see the day when paper books go the way of the dinosaur. But it surely is nice to be able to stick my 300+ books plus newspaper and magazines in my bag when I fly out the door. It enriches my world rather than threatens it.
And Bill Clinton endorses Coakley. Jeez, thanks Bill. Butt out already, willya! Meanwhile, the Globe and Vicki Kennedy endorse Khazei. The Globe endorsement probably doesn’t mean diddly, but Vicki...that could work. I don’t know what I’ll do now. DON’T WANT Coakley.
Charlaine Harris wrote books with three other series characters. I mentioned them here.
I’ve read none of the vamp books but all of the others. They’re good. One of these days I’ll get around to Sookie.
Oh, I should not have clicked on that link. Sigh.
"Oh, I should not have clicked on that link.”
Hee. My work here is done. 
gee you are quite the reader! I go in spurts, I am havin a slow reaidng spurt now 
I’d heard of Aurora Teagarden, but not Harper Connelly who sounds a bit more interesting. From what I read, all of Charlaine Harris’s characters/books are excellent. I love the name Aurora Teagarden. It’s so...southern. ;)
Annie, now that I’m tracking my books on Goodreads, I’ve realized that I read the most during the winter. That shouldn’t be too surprising considering the limitations wrought by Weather. What do you like to read when you’re having a reading spurt?
Harris has a pretty extensive website, by the way.
I liked Aurora, really thought the Harper concept was interesting, and really really liked Lily Bard. Unfortunately, Harris says there will be no more Lily books.
coakley in a landslide, grrrrrrrrrrrr Must have been the endorsement from Bill.....I was surprised he did not endorse Khasi(sp) since they had a history together,
Oh, ick. Whatsername won. Bleh. Damn Bill. I wish he’d just go away.
LOL Linkmeister! I meant the Nook link. I have been hooked on ALL of her books for a long time now! LOVE them all. And the TV show. My girls are hooked too!