Mas, did your son connect his Kindle to his library apps? Ebooks and audiobooks are often as pricy as print format, but you can’t beat getting your books from the library for free with a touch on your screen. Never having to pick up and drop off books is just amazing.
Yes, if you are a reader with a proclivity to read really niche stuff or books written a long, long time ago, then you’ll have better luck in print. My Dad has rooms full of dusty old hardbacks about Custer and other very specific historical people/events and he would never be able to find his books at the library or in e-book/audiobook format. But for most everyone else, virtual books are just the ticket. And thank God for them - it’s been so delightful to have whatever we want to read one click away from our library app. Gosh, I’m tempted to start a What To Read In COVID Times thread now, but that is most certainly off topic and would likely be frowned upon... Carry on! Sent from my iPad > On May 8, 2020, at 7:19 AM, masmojo <masm...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > Leah, a couple years ago, we got my son a Kindle, I was a bit perplexed > because he already had a tablet!? > Well, he reads a lot! And he wanted the Kindle because, they are allowed in > school & regular tablets are not. Also, he was reading so many books that > they were rapidly stacking up around the house; he was going to the library, > but even they were challenged to provide a steady stream of the things he > likes. So we plunk down the money, he uses it for a couple months, but then > it gets stuck in the corner. Why? Well, as it turns out e-books are not > cheap! Sure, there's plenty of free "classics" but many times the books he > like would be the same price as the hard back or more? And quite frequently > we could get a coupon for the physical book making it cheaper! > Or, second hand copies cost almost nothing. > Now he still pretty much reads constantly, but he typically just reads stuff > on his phone. He reads translated versions of Japanese light novels (sorta > like Manga without the pictures) & he's found some websites that carry oodles > of that stuff. > So, now the Kindle sits on a shelf, kinda feels like a missed opportunity!? > 😐 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/FegWjxa6Qus/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7bb7e4eb-7b6c-40c9-af96-6b738e5286df%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/125E5894-6C3E-4421-BB32-01BDB924473E%40gmail.com.
