Book Board Chat

diane - I was young when Peyton Place was on television, but my mom and her friends watched it, so I remember it being on. I ought to look around and see if I can find some old episodes to watch so I can see how much of it I remember. Your job at the TV station always sounds so interesting. What a great time you must have had!

jim - Have a Kindle too and although it has it uses, it will never replace a real book for me. Since I long ago weaned myself off of buying newly released fiction at full price, I have a really hard time paying those prices for an ebook that I can't even hold or trade in for something else. When it was new I got a newly released Nora Roberts title at full price, zipped right through it ( and it wasn't one of her best ones) and then thought about all the other things I could have spent that $15 on. I have purchased a very few titles in the $6-7 range to fill in for authors when I can't find copies at the library. I do like it for traveling because it takes up so little space. I like it for restaurants because I don't have to hold it open with my hand (although I am leary of liquids or spatters). I really like the sample chapters. The best part is at 2 a.m. when you realize that you have nothing to read and that you can get anything you want in about 60 seconds.