It's the way books are "mine" and not for sharing.
Actually I don't have a Kindle, but DH does. As a teenager, when stuck for something to read, I would browse along my parents' (or siblings') bookshelves and pick something. Or at my Grandparents' house I wold do the same. It probably would be something different to I would have picked if I'd had a wider choice to choose something just for me iswim.
Same thing on holiday. Often rental properties will have a few of the owners' books. They might not be what I would usually read, but I've discovered some good books this way.
DH is gathering a biggish library on his Kindle, but I, DC, or any of our friends/guests are never going to read them.
DS1 is an avid reader, but he reads the same things over and over. The books he buys and that he asks people to buy for him are very similar and as the Kindle thing becomes more widespread there won't even be other books lying around for him to have a look at iyswim.
A concern or do I have too much time on my hands?1
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GreatNorthRoad · 11/09/2013 10:33
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