E-Readers!!!!

Ok I lied I am going to post some starting info on the e-readers and I'll add to the info as I go. That seems like a better plan. So today we are doing preliminary info on each reader.

Ok I have been looking at the sites for the Kindle and the Nook. On a whole they are really not that different. there are only minor differences. But you need to decided what features are important and which are not.  Further down there is a page with link that compares the two. Now I like the fact I can go into Barnes and Noble and look at the nook as of November 30th. But this blog is a lot of links, just because it would be easier to sort through the sites then listen to me ramble about them. Both the nook and the Kindle are the same price, so that is not really a factor.

First up is the Barnes and Noble Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index.asp

Next Amazon's Kindle:  http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-Reading-Display-Generation/dp/B0015T963C/ref=amb_link_85978291_2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=169NRG668H7BMQ55BSSX&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=498747991&pf_rd_i=507846

now the Barnes and Noble site compares the Nook to the Knidle 2. So you may want to look at that. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/compare/

there is also the Sony E-Reader http://ebookstore.sony.com/reader/

Twitter: Barnes and Nobles e-book twitter http://twitter.com/eBooksBN
Kindles' twitter http://twitter.com/kindlenews

My thoughts: I like the nook right now. That is the one I am leaning towards personally. I like that I can look at it in the store and go to the store and get little pop ups or what ever they do. I like the touch screen can search by cover or I can use the keyboard. I like that I can add a memory card to the nook and I can lend and borrow books. But I liked the text to speech feature on the Kindle and it has been out for a while. I am unimpressed with the Sony. So I am really leaning towards the nook, but i was already a barnes and noble fan. So I was a bit biased.

So I hope this mess of a blog helps you on your e-reader adventure!! There will be more on this topic in the future!!

the color purple and janet chapman's Highlander Christmas

Ok so I may do little updates though my phone. Just little blurt updates. So we will see how that goes.

I will be doing a blog comparing and discussing Amazon's Kindle, Barnes and Nobles Nook, and the Sony e-reader. Now I want to do some research and I am going to try to see some of these as well. So that may not come till January. But I will be discussing those. I am very excited about them. and right now I am leaning towards a Nook, but let me do some more research and I will post something maybe sooner if I get in gear and find out enough info.

I recently saw The Color Purple at the Bob Carr. I have to say I am a huge fan of the book and movie and the musical is just asgood. It is a powerful story and I would recommend any version to anyone. It is a story of determination, love, and overcoming odds. I love the message and the story itself. The characters are also rich and compeling.

Ok book reviews for today. Now I had never read any of Janet Chapman's books before. But she had just released A Highlander Christmas and I am a sucker for christmas books, i love them. So i bought it. I loved it. It was interesting and really kept moving. The characters were so sweet. It was a good holiday story. And it is a called a novella, even though it is a touch long for a novella I thought, but that is nether here not there.

I loved it so much I went a picked up Janet Chapman's Charming the Highlander which is the first in the series. I was blown away. The story was very good and it was really moving. the connection between the characters and how she brings people together is fantastic. And while there are a lot of time traveling highlander stories out there. This one is a bit different then most. I have read quite a few and I was very impressed with this story. I would also recommend reading at least this one before A Highlander Christmas. While that book can stand alone, I understood it more by reading the first one. I do not know if reading the others would matter since I have not gotten that far. But both books are worth checking out. I am very excited to have found a new author, and can not wait to read her other books.

I am testing to see if i can update on my phone!