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Jill at 11:21, 15 October 2011

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Keith at 11:03, 7 January 2011

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 We'll confess we'd rather have seen the [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005890G8O/ref=famstripe_kt3g Kindle Touch] or the [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051VVOB2/ref=famstripe_kf Kindle Fire] available this side of the pond for Christmas 2011, but even so, we think this e-reader is a bargain at £89, even if it doesn't have the style or panache of the iPad and its bookstore. The tie to a trusted retailer is a big plus for us, too.
-You might find [[Are eBooks Indeed a Better Option than Paperbacks?|this]] and [[Best Book Apps for Busy Readers in 2025: Learn, Listen, and Expand|this]] interesting.
+You might find [[Are eBooks Indeed a Better Option than Paperbacks?|this]] and [[Best Book Apps for Busy Readers in 2025: Learn, Listen, and Expand|this]] interesting. We think you'll also need a [[Traveling with Books in 2025: How E-Readers Made the Bookbag Lighter (Literally)|cover]].
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-We thought about it long and hard. Yes we did. We don't often think about things this long or this hard, because it hurts. But sometimes, cogitations are necessary. We wouldn't be here at Bookbag if we didn't love books but we knew that more and more people were enjoying ebooks.  It was time to find out what it was really like to have up to 3,500 books in your pocket or your bag. 3,500! Yikes!
+We thought about it long and hard. Yes we did. We don't often think about things this long or this hard, because it hurts. But sometimes, cogitations are necessary. We wouldn't be here at Bookbag if we didn't love books but we knew that more and more people were enjoying ebooks.  It was time to find out what it was really like to have up to 3,500 books in your pocket or your bag. 3,500! Yikes!  Looking to build that pocket library without breaking the bank? For great [https://aproposbooks.net/daily-book-discounts/ book deals for Kindle] that’ll fill your Kindle affordably.
 So we took the plunge and bought ourselves a Kindle each (the posh one, too). They've taken a long three years to find their way across the pond, but when you find out that Kindle books are outselling hardbacks stateside, there really wasn't any time to lose. We've bought some books, we've acquired some free classics. We've subscribed to some blogs and read some newspapers. We've even sent an email or two via our new and sexy technology. Here's what we think so far.

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 We'll confess we'd rather have seen the [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005890G8O/ref=famstripe_kt3g Kindle Touch] or the [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051VVOB2/ref=famstripe_kf Kindle Fire] available this side of the pond for Christmas 2011, but even so, we think this e-reader is a bargain at £89, even if it doesn't have the style or panache of the iPad and its bookstore. The tie to a trusted retailer is a big plus for us, too.
-You might find [[Are eBooks Indeed a Better Option than Paperbacks?|this]] interesting.
+You might find [[Are eBooks Indeed a Better Option than Paperbacks?|this]] and [[Best Book Apps for Busy Readers in 2025: Learn, Listen, and Expand|this]] interesting.
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	We'll confess we'd rather have seen the [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005890G8O/ref=famstripe_kt3g Kindle Touch] or the [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051VVOB2/ref=famstripe_kf Kindle Fire] available this side of the pond for Christmas 2011, but even so, we think this e-reader is a bargain at £89, even if it doesn't have the style or panache of the iPad and its bookstore. The tie to a trusted retailer is a big plus for us, too.		We'll confess we'd rather have seen the [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005890G8O/ref=famstripe_kt3g Kindle Touch] or the [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051VVOB2/ref=famstripe_kf Kindle Fire] available this side of the pond for Christmas 2011, but even so, we think this e-reader is a bargain at £89, even if it doesn't have the style or panache of the iPad and its bookstore. The tie to a trusted retailer is a big plus for us, too.
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		+	You might find [[Are eBooks Indeed a Better Option than Paperbacks?\|this]] interesting.

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-We thought about it long and hard. Yes we did. We don't often think about things this long or this hard, because it hurts. But sometimes, cogitations are necessary. We wouldn't be here at Bookbag if we didn't love books but we knew that more and more people were enjoying [[:Category:Ebook|ebooks]].  It was time to find out what it was really like to have up to 3,500 books in your pocket or your bag. 3,500! Yikes!
+We thought about it long and hard. Yes we did. We don't often think about things this long or this hard, because it hurts. But sometimes, cogitations are necessary. We wouldn't be here at Bookbag if we didn't love books but we knew that more and more people were enjoying ebooks.  It was time to find out what it was really like to have up to 3,500 books in your pocket or your bag. 3,500! Yikes!
 So we took the plunge and bought ourselves a Kindle each (the posh one, too). They've taken a long three years to find their way across the pond, but when you find out that Kindle books are outselling hardbacks stateside, there really wasn't any time to lose. We've bought some books, we've acquired some free classics. We've subscribed to some blogs and read some newspapers. We've even sent an email or two via our new and sexy technology. Here's what we think so far.

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	We'll confess we'd rather have seen the [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005890G8O/ref=famstripe_kt3g Kindle Touch] or the [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051VVOB2/ref=famstripe_kf Kindle Fire] available this side of the pond for Christmas 2011, but even so, we think this e-reader is a bargain at £89, even if it doesn't have the style or panache of the iPad and its bookstore. The tie to a trusted retailer is a big plus for us, too.		We'll confess we'd rather have seen the [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005890G8O/ref=famstripe_kt3g Kindle Touch] or the [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051VVOB2/ref=famstripe_kf Kindle Fire] available this side of the pond for Christmas 2011, but even so, we think this e-reader is a bargain at £89, even if it doesn't have the style or panache of the iPad and its bookstore. The tie to a trusted retailer is a big plus for us, too.
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 |summary=We thought about it long and hard. Yes we did. We don't often think about things this long or this hard, because it hurts. But sometimes, cogitations are necessary. We wouldn't be here at Bookbag if we didn't love books but we knew that more and more people were enjoying ebooks.  It was time to find out what it was really like to have up to 3,500 books in your pocket or your bag. 3,500! Yikes!
-|amazonuk=<amazonuk>B002LVUWFE</amazonuk>
+|amazonuk=<amazonuk>B0051QVF7A</amazonuk>
-|amazonus=<amazonus>B002FQJT3Q</amazonus>
+|amazonus=<amazonus>B0051VVOB2</amazonus>
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 Like a child at Christmas, Jill was the first into print. She was also the only one to write in the first person. This may or may not indicate egomania, you'll have to make up your own minds about that!
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 She hasn't picked up all the other features as quickly as Jill and Keith but has the advantage that those ''ooh, look at this!'' moments have lasted for far longer. The Kindle is intuitive – far more so than many a computer of her acquaintance and she's slightly shocked at how quickly she's come to think of it as a real alternative to paper books.
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		+	\|comment= You comments are interesting and illuminating and totally trustworthy (unlike some of those of the eulogising Yanks!!), but methinks the dead tree version is the one I'll go for until the problems vis a vis authors' and their just dues get sorted out. A lot of money is being made somewhere! judging by Jill's comments on the price of books.
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		+	Thank you
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		+	Bonnita from South Africa
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