The Things You Can Read: Kindle

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Sunday, July 13, 2014

Swearing-In on a Kindle?

Image Credit: New Yorker

Opening the pages of the most recent New Yorker I was rather shocked to read the following:"When Suzi LeVine took the oath of office on a Kindle, at the end of last month, she must have known that her swearing-in ceremony would attract more attention than what is usually given to the Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein. LeVine was not the first American official to take the oath of office using an electronic device." First SWEARING IN ON A KINDLE? I love my Kindle and I'm all for the benefits of the digital age, but I've got mixed feelings about this it sounds kind-of science fictiony to me. Maybe even Orwellian. How does it grab you? If you want to read the full article checkout A BRIEF HISTORY OF OATHS AND BOOKS at the New Yorker online and let us know your thoughts!

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Friday, September 6, 2013

Feature and Follow: Bookshelf Tour

Feature and Follow

Bookshelf Tour. Give us a tour of your bookshelf.

I have three children under three and they love my books too. However their love is shown by tearing my books up, so I have had to move to using a Kindle to read my books, so my bookshelf is now a Kindle shelf. I'm sure as my children get older, I will be able to organize my physical books on a shelf again, but for now I have only the electronic version.

I really love my Kindle covers and wanted to share a wonderful source for Ereader covers, journals, etc. I ordered these two from Oberon Design and they are really works of art. Oberon Design uses artisans to handcraft your selection. Check them out!

The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee’s View and Alison of Alison Can Read.

What does your bookshelf look like? Let us know here at The Things You Can Read.

Happy reading to all! ☮

Happy Reading☮

The Things You Can Read!

Believe In Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love, and the Power of Books!

Friday, July 26, 2013

Book Blogger Hop: July 26-August 1, 2013

Book Blogger Hop: July 26-August 1, 2013

How do you organize your books to be read?

I keep a master list on Goodreads in my Want to Read section. I also keep a list of ARCs and Amazon Samples of books I want to try on my Kindle. I also have a disorganized physical book library of sorts that has never recovered from my move, which I am ashamed to say was three years-ago, so I have no excurse except that I've had three children since I've moved, and organizing books keeps moving down the list, right after changing diapers and cleaning up Legos-BELIEVE me when I tell you, YOU don't want to step on Legos, nor smell stinky diapers.

How do you organize your books to be read? Let us know here at The Things You Can Read!