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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 10, 2018 9:47:55 GMT
I'm still reading paper books and have no intention of moving to an e-reader for now. I find that reading on a screen tires my eyes more than books do. Saves an awful lot of space when you are on holiday though.
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Post by onlyMark on Nov 10, 2018 12:10:37 GMT
I have my second Kindle, the first one was the cheapo many years ago that didn't have a white screen. I decided I'd up grade myself so I can read in poor light. I find them very useful as it is small and light and I carry it with me whenever I go out. I use Amazon to find books and can easily filter through the rubbish to get to the subjects I want. It's invaluable when travelling or even just waiting outside the shopping centre for Mrs M to finish deciding she doesn't like any of the clothes on offer, but still has to check every rack in every shop, just in case.
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Post by amboseli on Nov 10, 2018 16:11:32 GMT
... waiting outside the shopping centre for Mrs M to finish deciding she doesn't like any of the clothes on offer, but still has to check every rack in every shop, just in case. I have a husband like that.
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Post by bjd on Nov 10, 2018 17:02:46 GMT
I go shopping alone.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 10, 2018 17:41:46 GMT
I'm still reading paper books and have no intention of moving to an e-reader for now. I find that reading on a screen tires my eyes more than books do. Bjd, you might like to try the Kindle app on a tablet or phone. It gives you options for changing font and size, also for background color -- there's a nice sepia for instance that doesn't glare at the eyeballs. If you get the app, you can then try out the links I posted in reply @26. I think you'd be very tempted by the idea of acquiring a nice little library of weightless books, most of which would cost no more than three usd. If you find you don't like it, you could get rid of the app and will have invested only a couple of bucks for a book that will reside in Amazon's cloud reader for you, should you ever change your mind. I use Amazon to find books and can easily filter through the rubbish to get to the subjects I want. Mark ~ give those links a try! You'll be pleased to find stuff you like without having to even see any rubbish. The only disadvantage is the price of e-books. I can't borrow them in our library and recent e-books (in Dutch) are still 6 to 10 euros per piece. It is true that ebooks at regular prices are not a savings over quality used books. Maybe you could do an online search for a similar service offering discounted ebooks in Dutch.
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Post by onlyMark on Nov 10, 2018 18:12:24 GMT
Will do.
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 10, 2018 19:39:53 GMT
... waiting outside the shopping centre for Mrs M to finish deciding she doesn't like any of the clothes on offer, but still has to check every rack in every shop, just in case. I have a husband like that. So does Mrs Cactus.
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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 12, 2018 21:04:57 GMT
I am still addicted to paper.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 13, 2018 1:12:09 GMT
Are you the same person who adds reviews to Amazon saying things like, "I don't know if it's any good or not because when I opened the package it wasn't the color I wanted so I sent it back." ?
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 14, 2018 18:27:40 GMT
Wasn't sure where to put this item I came across just now, but this thread should do. I know there are several history buffs on anyport and that Whatagain particularly knows about war history. Anyway, this is a super deal, has thousands of positive reviews, and ships internationally (not that impressive, considering that it's a digital book). Maybe others would like to share particularly well-priced finds on this thread as well. D DAY Through German Eyes - The Hidden Story of June 6th 1944 Kindle Edition Almost all accounts of D Day are told from the Allied perspective, with the emphasis on how German resistance was overcome on June 6th 1944. But what was it like to be a German soldier in the bunkers and gun emplacements of the Normandy coast, facing the onslaught of the mightiest seaborne invasion in history?www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VX372UE
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 14, 2018 19:58:53 GMT
Eldest grandson is a huge history fan. I shall tell him.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 15, 2018 0:02:42 GMT
Great! A knowledge of history makes so many seemingly unrelated things make sense and also enhances the understanding & enjoyment of movies and tv.
The link for that book leads to 17 more pages of history book offers, many of them at super bargain prices.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 15, 2018 21:23:07 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 17, 2018 16:36:46 GMT
Ha ha ha, Huckle ~ you have only yourself to blame! On August 31st, following your recommendation here on anyport, I ordered the Kindle edition of The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat. It was almost immediately after that order that I received a solicitation to sign up for Early Bird. Since September 5, I have ordered a whopping 37 books through the service, so I know exactly what you mean. I hardly have any bookcase space in my house, but there is a one crammed over by the stairs over-filled with books which I've mostly already read, some of which are crap. There they are, existing mostly to be dusted until I have a chance to get rid of them. But my Kindle Cloud now holds a nice little library and only takes up the space of my tiny tablet. I do enjoy the treasure hunt thrill of perusing deals formerly buried under loads of utter crap on Amazon -- I actually yelped with happy surprise the other day when I found a Joy Williams.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 18, 2018 19:30:07 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 30, 2018 18:00:13 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 18, 2018 21:16:24 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 24, 2018 15:33:40 GMT
Oh, thanks for that, Huckle! Even better than a chance to get a great book for two bucks is having that great book come with an anyporter's recommendation. I have not seen that book. I've looked at my BookBub offerings this morning, but Early Bird Books is having a "holly jolly sale", which means many more to comb through.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 27, 2018 0:06:59 GMT
Well, it's late in the day to be posting this, but you might click anyway to see if it's still available at the $2.99 price in your time zones. This is one of the books Kindle lets you use your Kindle Credits for, so it might be even cheaper. Since I just finished reading Penelope Fitzgerald's The Beginning of Spring, which takes place in Moscow in 1913 and which I loved, the opportunity to spring forward many decades in Russian history seemed fortuitous. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A symphonic oral history about the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a new Russia, from Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post AND Publishers Weekly • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times • The Washington Post • The Boston Globe • The Wall Street Journal • NPR • Financial Times • Kirkus Reviews www.amazon.com/Secondhand-Time-Soviets-Svetlana-Alexievich-ebook/dp/B018CH9ZVW
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 28, 2018 20:48:46 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 28, 2018 22:44:09 GMT
Oh! Thanks for that -- it didn't come up on either of my offerings today.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 1, 2019 19:39:59 GMT
We haven't seen lugg here in a while, but when I saw this $3 deal, I couldn't help but think of her. Any other horsey people here? No matter, reviews say such things as: “Hard to put down . . . One need not be an equestrian or horse lover in order to appreciate this story.”—New York Journal of BooksA 5★ reader review says in part: If you are remotely interested in history and in particular enjoy reading WWII books this is a winner! Gives a wonderful account of the efforts to save not only the Lipizzaner horses but also a number of other incredible Arabian horses stolen by the Third Reich. In an effort to create the "best German fighting horse" the Lipizzaner's were stolen from Austria and several other locations and taken to a stud farm.This limited time offer seems only to be available through Amazon: www.amazon.com/Perfect-Horse-Priceless-Stallions-Kidnapped-ebook/dp/B018PD0F62
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 2, 2019 19:59:37 GMT
Anyport has always shown a great interest in France, not surprisingly. Maybe some Francophiles/history buffs here would be interested in gambling two bucks on this book ~ There are no reviews yet & we're not told the number of pages, but the link has the "look inside" feature: www.amazon.com/Words-Fire-Deeds-Blood-Revolution-ebook/dp/B07K4C1B6Z
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 5, 2019 22:20:19 GMT
For all of you who have never had the pleasure of reading Francine Prose, here are two novellas for the single price of two dollars. Get it while it's on sale ~ www.amazon.com/dp/B00EZEXBJ4
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 5, 2019 18:41:09 GMT
I have never owned a Kindle, but have a 7" Windows tablet and an elderly 10" Android tablet. When I travel I use the 7" one for reading, but when I read at home I use the 10" Android. This is to say that I don't know anything about the experience of reading on a phone, although it appears many people happily use their phones that way. At any rate, since the Kindle app is free, it seems easy enough to install it on a device and then get a cheap or free ebook to assess whether or not you might consider ebook reading on a regular basis. If you hate it, it is easy enough to simply uninstall the app. www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/fd/kcpToday's pick for fabulous savings and to demonstrate the enormous variety in ebooks is available here for a mere $1.99.
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Post by lugg on Feb 21, 2019 19:11:17 GMT
.....thanks Bixa - looks like something I would enjoy
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Post by lugg on Feb 21, 2019 19:15:41 GMT
Bixa ...just read the reviews - going to buy it as it looks like my perfect holiday reading
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 21, 2019 19:18:03 GMT
Lugg! How delightful to see you here. How the heck have you been?
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 21, 2019 22:10:39 GMT
I believe there is more than one person here with an interest in T.E. Lawrence. This book is available right now for $2 usd on all the platforms (Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Google, & Kobo) ~ Empire of Sand: A Novel Based on the Life of T. E. LawrenceAs the future of Europe is being decided in the muddy trenches of the Western Front, Lieutenant Thomas Edward Lawrence is thousands of miles away, toiling in the map room of the British Army’s general headquarters in Cairo. But the young intelligence officer has big ideas—none bigger than his vision of a unified Arabia free of its Ottoman rulers.
Before T. E. Lawrence can become Lawrence of Arabia, however, he must first contend with the notorious German spy Wilhelm Wassmuss. Local tribes are capturing British soldiers at the German’s behest, and the War Office has sent an assassin to take care of the problem once and for all. It is Lawrence’s job to get Captain Quinn within range of his target, a task made all the more difficult by Wassmuss’s deep knowledge of the desert and its people. In matching wits with a sinister European nemesis, Lawrence starts down a path that will change the face of the Middle East forever.
source: www.amazon.com/Empire-Sand-Lawrence-British-Antiheroes-ebook/dp/B00ITBXV2Q/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1550787004&sr=1-2&keywords=empire+of+sand
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 23, 2019 2:18:28 GMT
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