On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 3:08 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have had a minor problem with buying books that pile up before I get a > chance to read them (I usually mow that down in the summer), though since I > got a Kindle in December that problem has almost completely evaporated. I > was a loud-mouth critic of Kindle and its cousins for a long time (for all > the usual reasons). Not only have I found most of those reasons unfounded, > but I am really digging being able to get the first chapter or so of books > for free. It really is like carrying around my own bookstore in my pocket > (the Kindle fits nicely in my inside jacket pocket), and I am able to > promiscuously get as many books as I want without paying. If I get around to > reading the first chapter, I buy the book (on demand, 24/7, wherever I > happen to be) if and when I really want to finish it. I am sure I have > already saved the price of the Kindle in unread books.
My problem is that if I get a Kindle I will neglect the books I am waiting to read. So I have to exercise impulse control over that, too. For years. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
