tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post8078052957688478047..comments2023-12-01T04:51:31.087-08:00Comments on Don't Feed The Pixies: Buying BooksDon't Feed The Pixieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post-13834466006365423482013-01-12T04:34:46.036-08:002013-01-12T04:34:46.036-08:00Friko - the book is brand new in hardback. I do o...Friko - the book is brand new in hardback. I do often look at second hand book shops thoughDon't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post-13618968760309450442013-01-11T15:47:12.631-08:002013-01-11T15:47:12.631-08:00Have you no second hand bookshops around?
And did ...Have you no second hand bookshops around?<br />And did you ask the reason for 93 p? Seems totally strange to me. Even a whole Pound might be a better sum, you or anyone else wouldn't have to dig around for 7p change. Surely finding change takes up valuable paid working time?Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post-20413072153207234992013-01-11T05:26:23.945-08:002013-01-11T05:26:23.945-08:00bug - this is britain where we didn't get pizz...bug - this is britain where we didn't get pizzas that come to your door until 20 years after the USA, so i'd never thought about kindle books via the library<br /><br />I'm fundamentally against them at present as i'm concerned that they may make knowledge too disposable, but anything invented after a certain age is fundamentally wrong...<br /><br />Marion - sounds like i should move to the usa<br /><br />Stephen - much harder for your dad to have signed a kindle book - glad that it still brings you joyDon't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post-91000840842221403212013-01-10T08:49:12.945-08:002013-01-10T08:49:12.945-08:00Like you, Christmas was always a time to receive b...Like you, Christmas was always a time to receive books. One of my oldest possessions is "The Horizon Book of Ancient Rome." Inside my dad wrote: Given to Stephen on his tenth Christmas. I still love that book.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post-65888093834382736822013-01-10T07:15:03.662-08:002013-01-10T07:15:03.662-08:00NO! A charge to reserve a book? I'd be in th...NO! A charge to reserve a book? I'd be in the poorhouse. I request dozens of books & movies every month from our library on my computer. We have an awesome library system here in Louisiana which saves me tons of money. Complain to the powers that be!!! xoMarionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094379750831310333.post-33005686018069618802013-01-10T06:24:10.883-08:002013-01-10T06:24:10.883-08:0093 pence? That's highway robbery! Our transfer...93 pence? That's highway robbery! Our transfer service is free (as long as it's one of the libraries in the local system). This is where I like my Kindle - I can download a library book for free.I like this especially if it's a book I would probably never buy. (There are, of course, downsides to reading a book on a kindle, but they are outweighed by convenience in this instance).The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.com