After carting the 11/22/63 hardcover to work and back on my bike for two weeks, I think maybe I should look into getting an e-reader. Problem is, almost all of the stuff I read is borrowed from my public library and/or family and friends. My finances just don't allow me to buy books like I would like to, and if I get a digital device for reading, that won't change. If I spend $100 on a Kindle/Nook/whatever, I don't want to find out the hard way that I need to spend $20+ bucks a month on content for it.
So, how does sharing/lending between friends work on these devices, and are you able to "check out" a book like I am able to from the library? I'll always pay for books when I can, but if I don't have access to a decent selection of digital options (legit ones, mind you...not looking for pirated books) to supplant the analog ones I get from my library, then perhaps one of these devices just aren't for me.
Check with your local library, but many are embracing ebooks now. As far as lending books from Amazon, it's up to the publisher on whether or not a book is lendable, and it seems like fewer books are on the platform with "lendability". You should definitely check with your library though, I would be really shocked if they weren't subscribed to an ebook lending service.
Also, yes, 11/23/63 was pretty great. The tie-ins to The Dark Tower were a nice touch too. Susan Delgado, Susannah Dean, Sadie Dunhill... come come commala.
After carting the 11/22/63 hardcover to work and back on my bike for two weeks, I think maybe I should look into getting an e-reader. Problem is, almost all of the stuff I read is borrowed from my public library and/or family and friends. My finances just don't allow me to buy books like I would like to, and if I get a digital device for reading, that won't change. If I spend $100 on a Kindle/Nook/whatever, I don't want to find out the hard way that I need to spend $20+ bucks a month on content for it.
So, how does sharing/lending between friends work on these devices, and are you able to "check out" a book like I am able to from the library? I'll always pay for books when I can, but if I don't have access to a decent selection of digital options (legit ones, mind you...not looking for pirated books) to supplant the analog ones I get from my library, then perhaps one of these devices just aren't for me.
What say you?
P.S. 11/22/63 was pretty good.
The San Francisco public library let's you check out Kindle books now, but there's typically a pretty good wait. The lend books to your fiend feature is determined on a publisher by publisher has, and isn't used much, at least on books I've read in the last few years.
I live in the middle of nowhere, and my local library supports ebook lending in some form. I can't speak to non-US locations, but the odds seem good that your library will support lending. Also, Amazon Prime lets you read a free book a month, I think.
Note also that you can fill your Kindle with public domain stuff, and if you like classic books that stuff can seriously entertain you until the end of time.
Amazon has tons of free books. Yes, many are garbage but if you read a couple of pages and it doesn't do it for you - delete and move on. No biggie. I've found getting books through my library an unpleasant experience but that's just me.
After carting the 11/22/63 hardcover to work and back on my bike for two weeks, I think maybe I should look into getting an e-reader. Problem is, almost all of the stuff I read is borrowed from my public library and/or family and friends. My finances just don't allow me to buy books like I would like to, and if I get a digital device for reading, that won't change. If I spend $100 on a Kindle/Nook/whatever, I don't want to find out the hard way that I need to spend $20+ bucks a month on content for it.
So, how does sharing/lending between friends work on these devices, and are you able to "check out" a book like I am able to from the library? I'll always pay for books when I can, but if I don't have access to a decent selection of digital options (legit ones, mind you...not looking for pirated books) to supplant the analog ones I get from my library, then perhaps one of these devices just aren't for me.
What say you?
P.S. 11/22/63 was pretty good.
Check with your local library, but many are embracing ebooks now. As far as lending books from Amazon, it's up to the publisher on whether or not a book is lendable, and it seems like fewer books are on the platform with "lendability". You should definitely check with your library though, I would be really shocked if they weren't subscribed to an ebook lending service.
Also, yes, 11/23/63 was pretty great. The tie-ins to The Dark Tower were a nice touch too. Susan Delgado, Susannah Dean, Sadie Dunhill... come come commala.
@DrinkBourbon said:
The San Francisco public library let's you check out Kindle books now, but there's typically a pretty good wait. The lend books to your fiend feature is determined on a publisher by publisher has, and isn't used much, at least on books I've read in the last few years.
I live in the middle of nowhere, and my local library supports ebook lending in some form. I can't speak to non-US locations, but the odds seem good that your library will support lending. Also, Amazon Prime lets you read a free book a month, I think.
Note also that you can fill your Kindle with public domain stuff, and if you like classic books that stuff can seriously entertain you until the end of time.
Amazon has tons of free books. Yes, many are garbage but if you read a couple of pages and it doesn't do it for you - delete and move on. No biggie. I've found getting books through my library an unpleasant experience but that's just me.