I have not quite adapted to Kindle but I'm also reading less than I used to since I'm trying to write more. Give and take I guess! I was curious about what book it was too.
There are a lot of virtues to the Kindle - I use it sometimes to read a classic that would normally be in tiny print in the original paperback version!
when i started to review books i found it easier to have it on kindle, i can bring it anywhere with me, put on tags and tab the relevant pages and highlight the important passages. so useful. i don't like the idea of writing on books or putting any markings on them. all my paper books still look good and/or new. i used to use little post it notes but that, too, became cumbersome like the bookmarks (oh, i love bookmarks, don't you?). so kindle it is. donna tartt's "the goldfinch" being 800 plus pages made me switch; in fact, all her books were more than 400 pages and it's a bitch to be carrying a thick book aside from all the crap i carry in my big purse/bag. and like you, too, i still use the old way of taking notes. very nice composition, kathy. aces!
p.s. did you do that needlepoint cover on the stool?
@serendypyty Thanks. This is "The Language of Flowers" by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. I finished it yesterday afternoon and sent it back. @fbailey Thanks Felicity @hajeka Thanks Henk-Jan. I like it to a point. Mine is heavy and hard to hold, especially when I read at bedtime in bed. I do like the fact that I don't have a bunch of unread books lying about the house. @olivetreeann The book - "The Language of Flowers" by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. Interesting read. Reading has taken a bit of a back seat to the photography and knitting. Trying to do more of it besides the book club books. @grammyn Thank you Katy @will_wooderson The e-readers have their place. One thing I especially like is that I can borrow books from my library and not buy the books. Such a waste to pay money and only read them once. Save that money for a book I will use over and over again. @kwind Thanks Kim @pyrrhula It is modern, and as I said, my tablet is heavier than a lot of books. However it's immensely more portable especially when going on a trip where you think you may read more than one book. @thewatersphotos Thanks Gary. I believe to a point you're right. If we don't keep up, we'll be left behind. @pusspup Thank you. I started taking notes when the virus prevented my book club from meeting. I was reading ahead and by the time we "met" (via Zoom) I had forgotten a lot about the book. Though this would help on the other books in case they ever show up as a book club selection. @craftymeg I agree to a large degree Margaret. @summerfield Yes the tablets have their place. I do like bookmarks. I used to have several leather ones that were my husband's but I don't know where they got to during the move. Very sad. The GoldFinch - listened to that, via my tablet, as an audiobook. I hated it, but finished it nonetheless as it was a book club selection and one of the reasons I joined the book club was to push myself. Otherwise, I'd have dropped it. I watched the movie (Amazon Prime, I think) and it was about as bad as listening to the book. The footstool was my grandparents'. It's very possible that my grandmother did the needlepoint. She was clever with needle arts.
Iām so āold schoolā. No Kindle for me, I prefer a book any day. I can write my ānotesā in the book if I want and curl the pages! Lol Enjoy your story. P.S. I like the footstool too. I have one that was my auntās and it opens up for a little storage inside. Does yours open?
@haskar Perfect compromise. @jb030958 Thank you Jennie. Yes it does open up. I need to replace the fabric straps that kept the lid from flopping back 180 degrees because they tore away from the frame.
July 22nd, 2020
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for you: how about an advice for your younger self?
if not ok I'll think of other challenge
p.s. did you do that needlepoint cover on the stool?
@fbailey Thanks Felicity
@hajeka Thanks Henk-Jan. I like it to a point. Mine is heavy and hard to hold, especially when I read at bedtime in bed. I do like the fact that I don't have a bunch of unread books lying about the house.
@olivetreeann The book - "The Language of Flowers" by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. Interesting read. Reading has taken a bit of a back seat to the photography and knitting. Trying to do more of it besides the book club books.
@grammyn Thank you Katy
@will_wooderson The e-readers have their place. One thing I especially like is that I can borrow books from my library and not buy the books. Such a waste to pay money and only read them once. Save that money for a book I will use over and over again.
@kwind Thanks Kim
@pyrrhula It is modern, and as I said, my tablet is heavier than a lot of books. However it's immensely more portable especially when going on a trip where you think you may read more than one book.
@thewatersphotos Thanks Gary. I believe to a point you're right. If we don't keep up, we'll be left behind.
@pusspup Thank you. I started taking notes when the virus prevented my book club from meeting. I was reading ahead and by the time we "met" (via Zoom) I had forgotten a lot about the book. Though this would help on the other books in case they ever show up as a book club selection.
@craftymeg I agree to a large degree Margaret.
@summerfield Yes the tablets have their place. I do like bookmarks. I used to have several leather ones that were my husband's but I don't know where they got to during the move. Very sad. The GoldFinch - listened to that, via my tablet, as an audiobook. I hated it, but finished it nonetheless as it was a book club selection and one of the reasons I joined the book club was to push myself. Otherwise, I'd have dropped it. I watched the movie (Amazon Prime, I think) and it was about as bad as listening to the book. The footstool was my grandparents'. It's very possible that my grandmother did the needlepoint. She was clever with needle arts.
@jb030958 Thank you Jennie. Yes it does open up. I need to replace the fabric straps that kept the lid from flopping back 180 degrees because they tore away from the frame.