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Re: Library cards! Who has one?
« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2012, 08:56:27 PM »
Happen to have a Kindle and you can get many books loaded onto  your Kindle from the Library.

They poof in whatever the loan time is and if you haven't finished it, you get in line to check out the digital copy again...just like a paper book.

The Library will have just so many copies, or maybe just one, but they can only have that number "out" at the same time.

It does mean you never have to take the books back to the Library so they are never overdue.

They last forever, can't get stolen or lost, require no manual re-stacking, and take up no measurable space.

Available for other eBook readers also.

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Re: Library cards! Who has one?
« Reply #11 on: September 29, 2012, 08:59:28 PM »
No library card.......I like books (even though I'm posting this from a Kindle).... but usually just buy the ones I would read.
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Re: Library cards! Who has one?
« Reply #12 on: September 29, 2012, 09:41:15 PM »
I haven't had a library card since high school - more than 30 years ago.  Got in the habit of buying what books I needed in college and continued buying until I had to move a few times... nothing seems heavier than a box of books.  I now use a Kindle and love it!

Solus has already mentioned some of the benefits of the Kindle and what I find very useful is the ability to adjust font size, words per line, background color, and brightness.  A dictionary look-up feature is only a long-press away.  And buying new material couldn't be easier.  New books can be downloaded from Amazon in a matter of minutes and at a price that is usually considerably less.  And if you have multiple reading devices or the free Kindle app on your computer, Amazon Whispernet will keep all of the devices synchronized so you can continue reading on any device no matter where you are.  It's amazing technology.

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Re: Library cards! Who has one?
« Reply #13 on: September 29, 2012, 09:48:18 PM »
My library "card" is digital. I haven't been there for a while, but my wife gets downloads periodically, and she tells me I'm still in the system.
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Re: Library cards! Who has one?
« Reply #14 on: September 29, 2012, 11:16:08 PM »
haven't had a card since I left Texas, but I may get one here in Fl. I've moved around so much lately that I wouldn't have time for a regular book and be able to return it in time because of travel, but with my wife coming here to the States more often I may get back into it.


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Re: Library cards! Who has one?
« Reply #15 on: September 30, 2012, 01:46:58 AM »
I have a library card and I do know how to use it!    :)
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Re: Library cards! Who has one?
« Reply #16 on: September 30, 2012, 06:09:56 AM »
I have had a library card my whole life. I am also a Kindle user. I do read a mix of Kindle and print. I like to browse the periodicals at the library. Our library is next door to a homeless shelter, on any given rainy or cold or hot day the comfortable upholstered  chairs will be taken up with sleeping homeless men and women. They can be quite intimidating when they are awakened.
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Re: Library cards! Who has one?
« Reply #17 on: September 30, 2012, 11:59:39 AM »
No library card.  It's either a purchased book, or Kindle download.
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Re: Library cards! Who has one?
« Reply #18 on: September 30, 2012, 01:58:45 PM »
This Rabbit's a regular reader of books, but I generally buy them or trade with others. 

Bunny has a Kindle.  She got it because she spends several months each year in Bangladesh with her orphans and cannot pack enough books to keep herself entertained. (check: www.charfassonchildrensfund.org )

I don't much care for the Kindle.  There is something about a real book that is more satisfying than reading from a display.  Part of it is the tactile nature of the pages.  Part of it may be the scent of ink and paper.  Part of it may just be that I am a certified old curmudgeon who drags his feet as we progress into the future.

I do have a smart phone, though.

Now shut up and get off my lawn.

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Re: Library cards! Who has one?
« Reply #19 on: September 30, 2012, 02:11:41 PM »
I've had a card for the local library for a few years.  I got it to read Stephen Hunter and Vince Flynn's books and that is about all I use it for.

I have read Unintended Consequences on my Evo and will probably get an Iphone soon and use it for an ebook reader, not sure if that will affect my library card usage though, I like ink and paper and when the power goes out forever I will still have ink and paper  ;D
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