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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Sunday, February 05, 2012 - 5:49 pm 
Hay I got a kindle fire for my birthday. I also got $50 in kindle gift cards.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, February 05, 2012 - 5:57 pm
Wooohooo!!! That's a lot of books you can buy! 
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, February 05, 2012 - 5:57 pm
Thanks, Yes! That does sound like an interesting character!
I'll put those on my post-Gregory orgy list!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, February 05, 2012 - 8:20 pm
Great gift, Escapee!!
Be sure to go check out www.kindleboards.com for answers to any questions and lots of fellow readers/kindlers, including any number of us here..
The Fire is a great little device!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, February 05, 2012 - 8:22 pm
Teach, the Geraldine Brooks is quite worth reading, I think.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Sunday, February 05, 2012 - 9:02 pm
I bought hunger games and the dry grass of autumn.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, February 05, 2012 - 9:57 pm
I just bought Dry Grass too.. and I've read Hunger Games...
If you don't want to pay for the second book, I think it is lendable and I haven't leant it out. I was able to borrow the third book from Teach.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, February 06, 2012 - 9:17 am
Thanks also for the link. Where can I find lendable books? How does that work?
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, February 06, 2012 - 9:26 am
Some books you buy allow you to lend them to one person, one time. And if you are a Prime member (which you are for one month after getting your Fire) you can borrow one book a monnth (of those eligible for that) from Amazon. And of course there are libraries with Kindle books you can borrow.
I don't have all the details in my head and have to get ready to roll out and pick up a patient soon, but others can tell you..
We have a thread here in the library.. how are you reading it .. which has some info or where people can answer questions but Kindleboards with something like 30000 members is a great place for info.. The Fire Talk board has lots of great threads about these subjects and more.
Book Bazaar has a thread for free books and for bargain books too.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, February 06, 2012 - 7:46 pm
To lend a book, go to the "manage your kindle" tab on Amazon. Next to each book there is a drop down menu for "deliver to..." . If it's lendable it will say "lend to."
When that option is chosen, it asks for an e-mail for the borrower. The person borrowing the book gets an e-mail w/a link that takes them to a similar page with a link. That link is basically the same as "download to my...." option when you buy a book. When the wi-fi is on, the book will show up on the borrower's kindle.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, February 06, 2012 - 9:32 pm
Thanks everyone.
Got it figured out! Thanks Landi!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, February 07, 2012 - 9:40 pm
Just finished hunger games. Awesome.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, February 08, 2012 - 8:59 am
Finished Geraldine Brooks' The People of the Book before I turned out the light very early this morning and now starting The Dry Grass of August.. thanks for the recommendation!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, February 08, 2012 - 9:04 am
Sea, it's an easy read and well written.
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Thursday, February 09, 2012 - 8:20 am
I am really enjoying Tuesday Night Miracles by Kris Radish.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12138854-tuesday-night-miracles
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, February 09, 2012 - 9:01 am
I have "Dry Grass of August" waiting for me at the library - I decided on a short hiatus from P. Gregory excellent but lengthy books.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, February 09, 2012 - 10:59 am
I'm reading an ARC of Anne Lamott's new book, Some Assembly Required. It's about the first year of her grandson's life. It's also got parts written by her son. It's lovely.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, February 09, 2012 - 7:12 pm
Love Anne Lamott! But not preordering for over $12.. I will read it in time, for sure.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 9:13 am
I have finished the Wideacre trilogy, and plan a quick reading of "The Dry Grass of August" before I dive back into my stack of P. Gregory's historical fiction.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 1:02 pm
Finished The Dry Grass of August.. TNT, I know you are a quick reader and don't mean just skimming.. because this book deserves a good read. Poignant.
Now reading a freebie collection,Ash. Attack cat on lap;.. must stop. 
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, February 13, 2012 - 11:12 am
Finished the Lamott book and just felt so good afterward. She has a great way of writing down emotions that you can relate to. I am not a grandmother yet but I am pretty sure I will be having all those feelings she wrote of so beautifully.
I started Home Front by Kristin Hannah.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, February 13, 2012 - 3:35 pm
Finished Ash.. pretty depressing.. The premise is that the Yellowstone caldera blows up, changing life all over but wiping it out in the west, so various short pieces by several authors, mostly not too pleasant.. thankfully it was free.
Starting Cheever: A Life biography by Blake Bailey. Of course about author John Cheever.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, February 13, 2012 - 6:33 pm
I picked up "Dry Grass" and was halfway through before I knew it!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 9:02 am
I finished the Hunger Games Trilogy. Interesting.
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Knightpatti
Member
12-05-2001
| Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 12:35 pm
Finished The Cure for Modern Day Life by Lisa Tucker.
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