Today's Kindle Deal

Thanks for that. I'll check it out at some point. Not sure I'd want to read a whole book via my phone screen (perhaps I need to invest in a tablet..?) , but could be useful for dipping in and out of magazine articles.

 

I never liked the idea of kindle, but after watching my other half read books for practically free and having them in seconds, I began to see the merits. It doesnt smell the same as a book, but c'est la vie. Added to that, we synced our kindles and it means that we both have access to the two libraries. So I can read what's in his, he can read what's in mine, which is pretty cool. Loved the Farseer trilogies already mentioned here and the First Law Joe Abercrombie stuff. Im reading one of his now and I think I'll just keep reading as long as he keeps writing. Also, not sure if anyone mentioned this, but audiobooks are put up on youtube. I prefer to read, but its great to be able to go through books in works with a set of ear buds to keep me company

 

Earlier this week l bought "Five Chimneys: A woman survivors true story of Auschwitz. for 39p

Cannot put it down, horrific reading in parts.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09YRGF9DW/ref=pe_33573471_635671331_TE_M1DP

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_Lengyel

 

Nice to see this thread making a reappearance.

As there seem to be quite a few readers of fantasy novels, I'll just add that Raymond E Feist's Riftwar trilogy (Magician/Silverthorn/A Darkness At Sethanon) is currently on offer on kindle as a box set for the bargain price of 99p.

Edit. I could be wrong, but I think this one is part of November's kindle deals. Which means it could end at midnight tonight.

 

Since this start of this thread in lockdown I've gone from the old keyboard kindle (died of old age) to a paperwhite. Even more impressed.

 

Is that one with a backlight? I tend to read more of my Kindle content on the iPhone because I have an older Kindle with no backlight

 

I’m fascinated and horrified in equal measure by this story, especially since visiting there some years ago. I’ve just downloaded it on your recommendation so that’s my next read after my current book which is Parky’s autobiography.

 

Yes, there's a few versions of them out now. You can switch to dark mode at night so it reverses the light, dark background and lit text. Only found this last night after 2 years of the missus laid in bed saying "can you turn that fecking thing off, I'm trying to sleep"

 

I must splash out on a new one but I’m reluctant because I’ve not had my present kindle all that long. I foolishly dropped my first one on a rocky surface and that destroyed the picture completely but I do like the idea of one I can use in the dark

 

You can't beat actually having a paper book in your hands. Turning the pages, using a bookmark. I've tried kindle, always end up back with books. World of Books is my usual shopping habit.

 

I'm on my 2nd paperlight, the battery on the current one is poor, needs charging every 3 days. Just read Great Britain's Great War by Jeremy Paxman. Now nearly finished Black Gold, history of coal mining. Paxman again.

 

I would have agreed with you 10-15 years ago. I had a decent collection of hard back books. All read, all enjoyed and, like most book people, I loved the smell of newly turned pages. I couldn’t wait to get the latest release by a favourite author and enjoyed seeing them on my book shelves.

But then things changed and I realised the thought of packing them up for yet another move didn’t appeal and, bit by bit, I let them go. Books are good dust collectors and, eventually, I thought “why am I keeping all this paper?”

My kindle library is bigger than my physical library ever was and that suits me. I’ve occasionally gone in and re-read particular favourites and it’s good to know that I have thousands and thousands of words safely stored in this small device, with a duplicate set in my iPhone as well.

There’s a great song written and performed by Harvey Andrews called ‘I’d rather read a book “ and his sentiments always reflected my own. There is a line “ You know I never tire, of the feel and the look, of a loved and treasured book, is all that I desire”.

 

I'm not a re-reader, so all my books get given away once I've read them.

I've never heard of that song, I shall look it up, I like the line.

 

I’ve corrected it slightly. It’s the story of a life, from being bullied at school, and at home, for always having his head in a book and the story progressing through the same situation at work until, finally, he meets Miss Right….in a library.

 

Agreed and it gets us away from bright screens that we spend enough time looking at anyway. Close to finishing Gambler Secrets From A Life At Risk by Billy Walters. Brilliant insight to his life and says plenty about Phil Mickelson spending hundreds of millions of dollars gambling over the years.

 

99p today...

The Official Biography - Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes

I'm not usually one for biographies, but as a lover of Sir Terry's works, I couldn't resist this one.

 

I bought it for the ridiculous price of 39p and, same as you, it was hard to put down. This beats all the films and tv series we’ve seen for heart-rending, overwhelming detail about what these monsters got up to. The author wrote it just after the war so her memories of the horrific experiences were still vivid. She writes brilliantly.

It makes you wonder how so many got away with what they did. Many were executed of course, but not nearly enough of them faced justice.

 

Have you read "the volunteer", you can that on kindle?

 

No what’s that about?