Sunday, December 26, 2010

Overload of Fun

What a Christmas! Lots of time with loved ones, new games to play and more food than could be good for anyone.  Today is leftover day for all meals so I'm going to be having fun catching up with my blog friends and figuring out my Kobo.
That's right.  My husband purchased an eReader for me.  I didn't give him any demands for type but he knew I wanted one.  I bought my daughter a Nook and my son a Kindle so somewhere down the road I should be able to give a good comparison between the three styles of readers.
What am I doing with it?  Buying books.  Today I bought The Limehouse Text by Will Thomas and tomorrow I'm buying Follow the Stars home by Cate Masters.  Join me here on my blog tomorrow and meet Cate.  She's one terrific writer.
I hope lots of you received your own eReaders and some gift cards for books.  It's a great time to purchase books from those wonderful authors who write for smaller publishers.  Often their books are not sold in the large chain bookstores but you can usually buy them from the company's ebook store or a place like Fictionwise.  I like supporting those small publishers who were willing to take a chance on a new author or a story that didn't fit comfortably into any of the big pubs lines.  This entire week I'll be bringing you interviews from some of those authors.  I'll hope you'll visit and decide to fill your new eReader with some great books.
Did you get or give an eReader for Christmas?  What kind? Where do you purchase your ebooks from?

11 comments:

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Morning Susan! I have an iPad, so my books come from the iTunes bookstore. You'll really enjoy your eReader.

Susan Gourley/Kelley said...

I'd rather have an iPad too, Alex. I am enjoying my reader already.

Paula RC said...

Hi Susan, I've had an ereader for sometime now. A Sony, but I've only use it for my own novel to take into work to work on in my lunch break. It saved printing the whole book up. As for reading, I'm old fashion and like to hold a book in my hand without worrying about nodding off while reading in book.

Enjoy your books whatever kind you are reading.

Susan Gourley/Kelley said...

I don't think I'll ever give up paper books, Jarmara, but I'm loving my eReader after only one day.

Mary@GigglesandGuns said...

Didn't get a reader but did get enough gift cards so I may finally decide which I want.
Enjoy your reading. Ca't wait for the comparison.

Susan Gourley/Kelley said...

Shopping for one is half the fun, Mary. It's a tough choice.

Natalie J. Damschroder said...

Oooh, congrats, Sue! Have fun filling it up! :)

Susan Gourley/Kelley said...

You can bet I am, Natalie. I'm also enjoying the free classics included. Yes, I can read Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility over and over again.

Bossy Betty said...

Thank you so much for coming by and being a follower! I appreciate it! I see we share a love of reading and writing!

Cate Masters said...

So glad you had a wonderful Christmas Susan! An ereader's still on my wish list (especially an iPad!) but I still buy ebooks, and am trying to catch up by reading them on my computer. Not as convenient, and I always feel as if I should be working on the computer instead. :) But there are some amazing epubbed authors. Thank you so much for reading Follow the Stars Home! Hope you enjoy it. :)

Ava Quinn said...

Your Christmas sounded wonderful, Sue. I'm so glad! And oooh, an ereader! The husband really came through!

I'm not interested in one right now. It's not very practical for me. I read all my ebooks on my laptop. That's what works best for now.

Can't wait to read all the interviews coming up! Especially Natalie and Megan. :)