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| 1991 Lawrie reading on cruise ship |
At one point in our lives, we had one room in our house filled wall to wall, floor to ceiling with shelves of hardcover or paperback novels. Books on antique cars, antique furniture, gardening, cooking, Canadian history, or house remodelling; books we had read and happily loaned out to interested friends.
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| 1957 Grade one reader |
By the time I was nine, my dad insisted I read two of his favourite non-fiction
books: The People of the Deer by Farley Mowat, and The Miracle at Springhill by
Leonard Lerner. (The latter book was about
the 1958 Springhill, Nova Scotia mining disaster, where 175 coal miners were
trapped in an underground earthquake. More than half of the men perished. It was pretty intense reading for a
nine-year-old. It left a lasting
impression on me.)
Lawrie
started reading at a young age as well. His
first memory is of reading My Friend Flicka at his grandmother’s house in Winnipeg,
and crying over the sad parts. As he progressed
to more difficult reading, he enjoyed the Enid Blyton series of books about three
intrepid youngsters in the Mountain of Adventure, Circus of Adventure and Sea
of Adventure and many more. Another
favourite series was the Boy’s Own Annual, featuring a series of short stories. By the time we moved in together, we were on the same page as far as
reading goes, enjoying many authors primarily in the adventure-mystery-thriller
genre, or the intensely fascinating novels of South African writer, Wilbur
Smith.
Fortunately for us, e-readers were created right
about the time we moved full-time to Mexico. It had been a concern for us, wondering how we were ever going to find
enough books in English to keep us supplied with reading materials.
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| 1987 Another vacation - another dozen books! |
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| 1987 Reading my favourite author - Wilbur Smith |
Our first two e-readers were Sony books. We quickly racked up over four hundred novels
in the first year and a half. Then Sony made
it very difficult for Canadians to access current titles of our favourite
authors, so we switched to Amazon and Kindle readers. We have already worn out three Kindle
readers, and now have two of the newer Kindle Fire versions.
The Kindle Fire readers have colour graphics,
allow internet access and emails. For e-readers
purchased in the USA, there are several other features, such as downloading
music and videos. We have to date read
an additional three hundred and eighty-eight e-books through Amazon.
Our biggest problem is paying for our reading addiction. When we are in the mood, both Lawrie and I can devour a book a day. However, e-readers have solved a couple of problems for us. They have given us the ability to purchase a book in English from any Wi-Fi location in the world, as we learned this summer while travelling in France and Italy. And we have recently discovered several new-to-us authors; authors such as Joel Goldman, Tom Lowe, Michael McGarrity, Andrew Peterson, CJ Lyons, Brett Battles, Nick Pirog, and G.M. Ford, to name just a few.
E-readers have reduced our dust
allergies. No paper pages to foster dust
mould. We have reduced the amount of room
we require to store books; just one slim book-shaped electronic device.
And they have definitely reduced our luggage problem when we travel.
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| 2012 Kindle Fire e-reader. |
Our biggest problem is paying for our reading addiction. When we are in the mood, both Lawrie and I can devour a book a day. However, e-readers have solved a couple of problems for us. They have given us the ability to purchase a book in English from any Wi-Fi location in the world, as we learned this summer while travelling in France and Italy. And we have recently discovered several new-to-us authors; authors such as Joel Goldman, Tom Lowe, Michael McGarrity, Andrew Peterson, CJ Lyons, Brett Battles, Nick Pirog, and G.M. Ford, to name just a few.
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| 2008 Lawrie with Sony e-reader in Mexico |
And they have definitely reduced our luggage problem when we travel.
Hasta luego
Lynda & Lawrie
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4 comments:
I get all my magazines electronically too....sure helps keep the house uncluttered! One thing I really like about our e-readers is that my daughter and I can read the same book at the same time.
Fortunately, I'm able to access two different library accounts, so my addiction's mostly free. It's great not having to lug heavy books on vacation now!
Trixie Beldon!!!! My favourite novels growing up. I think that's where I first heard the word 'dungarees'?? Thanks for the memories! I love reading too.....have a Sony ereader which is great for traveling but there's just something about holding a real book. Still like that best but the readers do take up a lot less room!
Good morning all: It is amazing how many people have made the switch to e-books. So much easier. As for access to two different libraries .... lucky you Becky. We don't have a home address anywhere but here in Mexico so that is not a option for us. Sigh.
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