I love free books because I read through them so quickly. It is ridiculous to go to Barnes and Noble and buy a book for $15 or $20 if I'm going to be done with it in a day or two, unless it's something I will refer back to on a regular basis. And then there is the military issue - we are only allowed a certain amount of weight when we move and books are HEAVY. So I no longer buy a lot of books. I used to. And then I found that I was having to buy additional furniture to accommodate my books which made even LESS sense. So I embraced my local library, weeded through my stacks of books, and donated a large majority of them (or sold them at yardsales).
MacGyver also gave me a Nook for Christmas two years ago and it's been wonderful loading all sorts of books on there but even those I look for freebies because I have a hard time paying $15 for an email attachment. The nice thing is that many of the classics that I had read as a child (or never got around to reading as a child) are out there for free! In addition to the Nook, our iPad has a Kindle app so anything that Amazon puts up for free is downloadable to my iPad!
Which brings me to today's post: free books from Amazon. There are many out there but I am highlighting two that I downloaded today. The first is '30 Perfect Popcorn Recipes'.
My children love popcorn in all forms so this one speaks to all of us. I love the fact that it's a healthy alternative to potato chips for a snack and it is a common staple for our movie nights (because I'm too cheap to go to the movies!). So this one is a book we are all going to enjoy!
The next book I picked up today is '33 Great Camping Recipes'.
We love to camp - as a family and for Cub Scouts - so this book will definitely be a go-to book for the camping season. And this book goes beyond just main dishes to include sides, drinks, and desserts. The ebook version also has tips including: 7 Camp Clean Up Tips, How To Camp-Cook With Unusual Ingredients, Five Ice Chest Tips, and The Perfect S'mores Technique.
So there are your freebies for the day! Hope you enjoy!
So there are your freebies for the day! Hope you enjoy!
Pau.
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I am a free book addict with my Kindle. I see no need to buy a book anymore, unless it's some sort of reference tool (like I recently bought "Walking Colorado Springs" for a whole $1+change). When a new book comes out from one of my regular authors, I find the cheapest way to get it. Options include a Kindle purchase (95% of the time this is a cheaper price than buying the physical book) or a library loan on my Kindle (if it's available and often new releases are not) or a library loan of the physical book.
I love having so many of the classics on my Kindle. So many of them are books I always wanted to read and now I can!! And my mom is on my Kindle account so she can read anything I pick up, including my library loans. We read a lot of the same stuff so this is fantastic.
I am a total Kindle addict!! Bought myself a Kindle Fire a few weeks ago and fell in love all over again. Kiddo will get my 2nd generation Kindle that I bought in 2010. My original purchase led to my mother getting one, then my grandmother (one of my cousins now has it), and then hubby....and my new Fire gives a Kindle to kiddo. woot woot!!
Wonderful....wonderful....
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