Aside, after interrupting myself, from these accompaniments to knitting, stitching and cooking, I've been reading ebooks on Hoopla.
This one edited by Clara Parkes, whose Daily Respite emails are a great start to the day. You can sign up, free, really inventive messages daily. Google on her, she's lovely. Anyway, this is a collection of essays on stash by knitters who can write
And some light mysteries and a romance, which I transfer to Kindle, easier on the eyes, and a lot of fun.
So this is how I keep my mind ticking over. More or less.
I was given a Kobo last fall. I don't know what I'd do without now. Re Hoopla...do you need a library card? I've also been listing to audio books too on my laptop when I sew.
ReplyDeleteYou need to check if your library has membership in Hoopla. Both the ones I use do. For the library it's expensive, so they limit borrowing to nine titles a month. It might be US based. It has e-books, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, wide range. Kanopy is another program for movies, again through library membership. Only one of my libes has it.
DeleteThought so :) Our library system here has something similar but with all that's been going on my card has expired. Typical. This sight has free audio books and ebooks.......http://www.loyalbooks.com/
DeleteCan you you renew it online? And thank you for the link
DeleteDitto - Mary Ann, thank you for the link! I too am a "real books" reader, but have fallen in love with audiobooks while driving, and I have a friend who reads ebooks. Had our library not started up curbside pickup a couple of weeks ago, we'd have learned to like ebooks too, I suspect.
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Chris from Boise
I love a good mystery. I hate the E-readers however.
ReplyDeleteI like Kindle because it doesn't constantly refresh like the tablet. I can adjust the font size to suit. Easier in my eyes than the online e-books.
DeleteI read my books on my Kindle Fire and I like it both because I can get samples ahead of time, I can use audible if I feel like it, and, as you said above, I can adjust the size of the font to accommodate my now 80-year old eyes. Yes, that's a good thing. I don't have a tablet, so I don't know how that would work.
ReplyDeleteMine's the old original Kindle. No sound, only WiFi is to download books, which are usually from the library, except for the rare occasions when there's a 99c special from Amazon on classics I like to own. It's simple, not much to go wrong.
DeleteA Stash of One's Own sounds like something I'd enjoy. I've downloaded it on Hoopla and even got started tonight. Wish it was an audio book so I could knit or crochet while I listen (as I'm sure I'll be inspired), but I can read it on my phone well enough.
ReplyDeleteYes, it would be a natural for an audiobook given the subject matter. I think a lot of people would have a great urge to knit to it.
DeleteI still prefer actual books and visit my local library for all the free reading I could possibly want. if they don't have a book I want they will borrow it from another library.
ReplyDeleteI used to love that. But there has been no library access since mid March, and curbside pickup just started last week. No interlibrary loans yet. So I've been reading electronically. I'm surprised you still have access to a physical library.
DeleteI'm a fan of real honest-to-goodness hold in your hands books and haven't as yet ventured into the apparent joys of reading on my tablet or online. I've tried reading magazines (which our library only has available online now) on the computer and it's just plain frustrating. The print is so small and all I can do is look at the pictures. I suspect books would be the same so I haven't even tried. As for audio books I wouldn't be able to work with them on because I know I'd get sucked into the story line and wouldn't accomplish a thing. To be fair, I guess I don't accomplish anything else when I'm reading a 'real' book either!!
ReplyDeleteThere are many books I wouldn't have access to if I didn't get them electronically. I don't like craft books online though, because I often flip back and forward and may look at two pages at once, holding them open. I need a physical book for that.
DeleteI like using my Kindle because I can increase the size of the print when my eyes are tired. But, I like having hard copy books too. So - I have a goodly number of both!!
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