What are you reading? (Page 3)

"How the States were made"....     Very interesting book on the history of our Country.   Describes how each state got their borders.  If nothing else, you might be thanked later if you ever are on a trivia show or jump in the cash cab.  

Our family got a Kindle for Christmas, and I didn't pick it up until I figured out that I could prop it on my aerobars and read on my trainer!  I'm currently reading "Unbearable Lightness" which is Portia di Rossi's memoir- it's fascinating to read about the devastating insecurity of someone who seems to have everything, though there are moments when the whining becomes a little excessive.  Can you get library books for the Kindle?  That would be awesome!

Love my kindle!  Though, I will say, there are some books that I like to take notes in, or fold pages for future reference.  Or, like all my triathlon books are real books because sometimes you need to flip back and forth.  But I love being in the middle of nowhere and being able to download anything I want to read.

I don't know about library books, but there are actuallya ton of books available for free.  Lots of history/textbook type things and classics.  I just downloaded 3 yesterday because, well, why not, they were free!

I have a Nook.  Are you sure you can't bookmark pages and take notes in your Kindle?  I thought that device supported that.  I know the Nook does.

And to answer the larger question here, you may be able to get library books on your ereader.  My library uses an electronic provider called Overdrive, which has some books in the "EPub" format.  This format can be read using a Adobe Digital Editions (free download if you want to use your computer).  ADE works with the Nook, and probably the Kindle (and otther devices).    Basically, I:

1.  Check out the book in Overdrive

2.  Download to the Adobe program

3.  Plug in the Nook, I can now see the Nook in the Adobe program

4.  Drag the library book to my nook.

It maintains the same rights and things and will expire just like my library book.  I haven't had it long enough to see what happens if it expires and if I can renew like a library  book.  I assume that, like a library book, I cannot renew it if someone else is on the hold list.  But if there wasn't someone else, I would check it out again if need be.    

I also downloaded a bunch of free books.  I have one sample book that I am looking at.  It gives 40 pages and an easy option to buy.  The Nook came with two free books.  I also started a magazine subscription, which downloads issues automatically when I am hooked up to the wireless internet.  I've only invested about $20 in purchases but have about 20 items on there now.  The free books are primarily out of copyright classics (awesome!) from Google Books.    It's pretty rad.

Just finished the latest Wheel of Time book, I too am impressed with how well Brandon Sanderson did.

In the middle of re-reading Child of the Northern Stars (a Gueneviere story - I'm such a King Arthur sap) which was a free download on my Nook. 

Also reading Total Immersion.