tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post2648747690881865414..comments2023-07-04T10:43:27.746-04:00Comments on Flowers and more: Books in English – A ContinuationGingerVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16501023251788210094noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-27116787299756130542010-02-19T18:41:19.486-04:002010-02-19T18:41:19.486-04:00I have been fantasizing about a Kindle for more th...I have been fantasizing about a Kindle for more than a year. But I still have a load of books I brought with me (as well as some I've borrowed from Ginger) so I still can't justify the purchase.<br /><br />I have a student who reads books on her iPhone. My eyes ache just thinking about it! (Not to mention my finger that would be clicking through pages every few seconds.)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003236423048071844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857497244999698317.post-47749534695269552502010-02-18T14:40:31.251-04:002010-02-18T14:40:31.251-04:00Just to add -- if you have a US account with Amazo...Just to add -- if you have a US account with Amazon, as many ex-pats do, you can buy under the US plan. <br /><br />The Kindle itself, yes, is costly, but if you use your US account to buy it, the downloads are free. Simply download the book to your computer (and even with piddly internet this only takes a few seconds), then simply copy/paste the file from your computer to the file of the Kindle, by connecting the Kindle via USB plug (included w/the device) to your computer. <br /><br />It is so simple, and truly worth it for having books available. There is no extra download fee needed, unless you download to your Kindle directly - Amazon charges $1.99 for a US customer outside the US to download straight to the device. But it doesn't use any extra high speed download or anything, just your regular internet connection, and it truly takes only seconds. <br /><br />And, I got mine for the availability of books but wound up absolutely loving it, even though I thought I prefered the "old way". It's truly amazing. <br /><br />With the variety of free books, the cost/book comes out okay. I've about 20 books so far, and only 5 were pay-for books, the rest were free. It's truly worth it for those living where English choices are limited & over-priced.The Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267371981505419362noreply@blogger.com