I guess. I do read digital books, but prefer the kind that have paper pages!
I think you’d have to have too many digital players involved to make tracking digital books work well. Things can pass around the internet easily, but imagining how a physical book traveled from the United States to say Saint Maarten is way more fun, I think.
When you mention sailing and books in the one article I am in immediately.
I used to sail competitively on Sydney Harbour when I was in high school.
I have never been able to read fast and at first it was laborious, but I improved over time and love learning new things.
I follow the M'Cheyne's calendar for daily bible readings and have learnt so much over the last 40 years. If those who think it is not God's perfect word did this they would change their minds.
I remember when I used to read Huck Finn to my wife when we first were married and it put us both in stitches. I also have a large collection of books. Some are from my studying days and others from my interests in theology, science, history and music. All my cupboards are full of them and I dare not lend them out as they never come back and some are not in print any more. I even sell some authors who have to be imported and cannot be bought locally as these books are very special.
I wish I had more time to read, but on a farm your work is never done.
As libraries close or de-clutter you will find a source of free books and also schools tend to throw out the books the new teachers don't like. You would not believe the wastage at these places.
What a wonderful idea. I recently sent a couple of boxes of books to sellbackyourbook.com. I was afraid that if I donated them somewhere they might be tossed in a dumpster and this particular site takes only books they think they can sell. They generally offer only a pittance, but they cover shipping costs. I am going to check out Book Crossing. Thanks.
When I moved to our farm, I donated a couple of boxes to the local library, they were thrilled. This area is rural and very poor. The library gives books to kids who take an interest in topics and the library is always looking for titles. But I do agree, a lot of places do dump book donations.
Great thoughts! Wouldn't it be fun to do something like the tracking and notes with digital books though too?
Thanks for commenting and welcome!
I guess. I do read digital books, but prefer the kind that have paper pages!
I think you’d have to have too many digital players involved to make tracking digital books work well. Things can pass around the internet easily, but imagining how a physical book traveled from the United States to say Saint Maarten is way more fun, I think.
When you mention sailing and books in the one article I am in immediately.
I used to sail competitively on Sydney Harbour when I was in high school.
I have never been able to read fast and at first it was laborious, but I improved over time and love learning new things.
I follow the M'Cheyne's calendar for daily bible readings and have learnt so much over the last 40 years. If those who think it is not God's perfect word did this they would change their minds.
I remember when I used to read Huck Finn to my wife when we first were married and it put us both in stitches. I also have a large collection of books. Some are from my studying days and others from my interests in theology, science, history and music. All my cupboards are full of them and I dare not lend them out as they never come back and some are not in print any more. I even sell some authors who have to be imported and cannot be bought locally as these books are very special.
I wish I had more time to read, but on a farm your work is never done.
As libraries close or de-clutter you will find a source of free books and also schools tend to throw out the books the new teachers don't like. You would not believe the wastage at these places.
I used to sail competitively too. Thistle class and Hobie cat 16’ on Lake Erie.
Not so sure I’d want what a school might throw out, though it might be copies of the classics!
We quit farming when the pandemic hit. We were a hobby farm that sold at farmer’s markets. We let everything go. It is sad and liberating!
What a wonderful idea. I recently sent a couple of boxes of books to sellbackyourbook.com. I was afraid that if I donated them somewhere they might be tossed in a dumpster and this particular site takes only books they think they can sell. They generally offer only a pittance, but they cover shipping costs. I am going to check out Book Crossing. Thanks.
Thanks for reading. Book crossing is fun!
People never appreciate something that cost them nothing and in my experience they either get thrown away or never read.
When I moved to our farm, I donated a couple of boxes to the local library, they were thrilled. This area is rural and very poor. The library gives books to kids who take an interest in topics and the library is always looking for titles. But I do agree, a lot of places do dump book donations.