tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093058100400951554.post7354207160822244684..comments2023-06-18T14:48:10.835+01:00Comments on Jennifer Knatters: BooksJennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03685928885573020986noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093058100400951554.post-28620636731936728602014-11-07T21:40:58.116+00:002014-11-07T21:40:58.116+00:00Holy late response batman! Someday I'll remem...Holy late response batman! Someday I'll remember to get notified on responses. :)<br /><br />I typically get my ebooks from amazon. There are a few I've gotten from smashwords (the author specifically said they get paid more & faster through them compared to amazon, so why not) and a few I've gotten directly from the authors. I used to think I'd price shop the various ebook sellers to buy wherever was cheapest since I can convert them to the appropriate format, but I have yet to do it either because I'm lazy or because amazon was cheapest. :)<br /><br />I've got LibraryThing on my radar; I think they send me emails occasionally, but I've yet to actually do something with it. I feel far more accomplished canning something than dealing with personal databases, so I spend my limited time doing that or trying to keep up on reading my one magazine subscription. I keep telling myself that someday I'll have more time to do things I like again, but I suspect that it's about 16 years away. ;)Cest4Chanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216607683762222771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093058100400951554.post-30744386864037708272014-08-21T11:37:58.199+01:002014-08-21T11:37:58.199+01:00Bah, stupid thing ate my comment. Blah blah, bette...Bah, stupid thing ate my comment. Blah blah, better now, blah blah where do you get your ebooks, blah blah LibraryThing 10 years ago, blah blah blah.Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03685928885573020986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093058100400951554.post-71799156335057551682014-08-19T07:55:06.153+01:002014-08-19T07:55:06.153+01:00All that said though, I'm sorry you're sad...All that said though, I'm sorry you're sad. :( I remember your bookcases with everything on them and they were quite lovely.Cest4Chanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216607683762222771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093058100400951554.post-65689555409043356332014-08-19T07:44:00.213+01:002014-08-19T07:44:00.213+01:00This one? http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2011/06...This one? http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2011/06/analysis-of-a-well-styled-bookcase/<br /><br />I can't believe that people like that actually read for enjoyment. I look at those examples and see what I would assume to be books chosen for design value or for social/intellectual capital.<br /><br />My bookcases are for books. If art fits, it's usually because I haven't bought enough books to fill the bookcases yet. :)<br /><br />I love hard-copy books, but I find it terribly difficult to read them currently. L makes leaving books accessible unsafe for the books and turning pages distracts her while nursing so I spend far more time on my ipad than anything else. I like ebooks for all the reasons you listed, but I now usually have no idea what I'm currently reading because I've never seen the title and have no idea what the cover art is. This makes it far more difficult for me to remember if I've read a book before which was less of an issue previously (except for re-releases). <br /><br />My current dislike with ebooks is the lack of an easily organized cataloging system which allows me to combine my ebooks and hard-copy books in one place with online access. Calibre works well for sorting, organizing, and removing DRM for my personal use, but unless something new came out in a newer release, it's restricted to my harddrive which isn't terribly useful when trying to buy a book at the bookstore. It shouldn't be difficult to find something that can easily import ebook lists as well as have the ability to scan barcodes on hard-copy books, but in my searches so far such a program appears to be a unicorn.Cest4Chanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216607683762222771noreply@blogger.com