tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post7444223716866751502..comments2024-03-28T20:43:17.199-04:00Comments on paris breakfasts: Kindle Your FriendshipsParisbreakfastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-28104791857332187512011-08-28T18:52:14.502-04:002011-08-28T18:52:14.502-04:00Hi, I'm the annoying "objects to stuffed ...Hi, I'm the annoying "objects to stuffed toys" person. <br />I love today's breakfast subject: books, books, books, books. Is there a better hit than coffee, books,and pastry.......maybe a Scottie at your feet. <br />I like your w.c. too.<br /><br />Sent from my iPadMelvin iPadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-16988523186337181702011-08-28T18:49:41.569-04:002011-08-28T18:49:41.569-04:00I have an Iphone - just for the apps! Its TERRIFI...I have an Iphone - just for the apps! Its TERRIFIC!! Oh, so many wonderful apps, most of them are FREE!! And I can read my emails on the go, and your blog . . . my husband made me get an Iphone, and went to the store with him to buy it kicking and screaming, well, we laugh about that now . . .<br /><br />get one<br /><br />seriously<br /><br />you will LOVE it!Pamela iPhonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-24577829456449372242011-08-28T18:48:17.478-04:002011-08-28T18:48:17.478-04:00I love my Kindle, but you cannot use a yellow mark...I love my Kindle, but you cannot use a yellow marker on it!!!!! Love your blog--takes me back to Paris daily!<br /><br />colleenColleenhttp://www.colleensabo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-15050235553582966262011-08-25T12:49:59.371-04:002011-08-25T12:49:59.371-04:00Oh yes Bill. and the other peeps who need paper bo...Oh yes Bill. and the other peeps who need paper books with a place to glue bookplates and write insriptions and tuck in a pocket for a read at the lakeside later in the afternoon. to find old flowers pressed in the pages from lost loves and a bird feather some one once used for a bookmark. <br />I hope books endure, along with lemon tarts!<br />xx<br />julieJulie Whitmore Potteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283540996942265818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-45261983573463221852011-08-25T10:34:33.667-04:002011-08-25T10:34:33.667-04:00Love your post on phones, lobsters and books.
I&#...Love your post on phones, lobsters and books. <br />I've been resisting an iphone though I do have a cell phone. The data plans are a costly add-on so you've got to be prepared to pay the extra regardless of how much you use it. <br /><br />One possibility is to purchase an iPOD TOUCH. <br />As a friend told me, it's an iphone without a phone! <br />Not really, but it does download many of the same apps as an iphone and you can get internet wherever there is a wi-fi signal. I used one in Paris and it was great to send emails and look at MY LITTLE PARIS METRO MAPS that I downloaded. I even have lots of music on it. It's about the same size as a phone so some folks may even think you have a phone!<br /><br />Keep us all posted on your search/dilemma!<br /><br />BrendaBrendanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-20485547840488319612011-08-25T07:52:24.017-04:002011-08-25T07:52:24.017-04:00love my iphone ,for travel it is indespensible for...love my iphone ,for travel it is indespensible for e-mail and maps and all sorts of info . Don't know something ? Google it .<br /> but I love my books more .<br />My niece just showed me her ipad - it is wayyyy amazing and so thin and light .waftbyCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14784265823926668236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-4175119847880435562011-08-25T03:25:59.653-04:002011-08-25T03:25:59.653-04:00Love love love this post! :-)
I imagine you highl...Love love love this post! :-)<br /><br />I imagine you highlighting a Kindle, even cutting it up. <br /><br />I need the tactile pleasure of paper. I need to be able to go to my bookshelves and pull a book out, put it on one of my stacks, getting back to them when the moment hits. I find that anything saved electronically is lost to me. I even even trouble looking at external hard drives of old pictures. It is as if they don't exist. In short, I am a real book person.<br /><br />I am so tempted by the iPhone, though. My kids say I should forget about it, I would not use it. That alone feels like a challenge, though. Maybe I get one one day, and hide it until I know how to play it. ;-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-42416442092191358512011-08-24T21:18:02.265-04:002011-08-24T21:18:02.265-04:00Love your posts! In the past year and 4 months I h...Love your posts! In the past year and 4 months I have made the transition to Apple products. After much investigation. You will love the Iphone with the apps and believe it or not the camera! Perfect for discreetly snapping shots on your travels or for illustration reference. Applications are mind blowing!<br /><br />The Ipad 3G is a wonderful reader, I purchase from IBooks and Amazon with the Kindle App. Great fro movies, sharing of photos. The best benefit of all was the freedom it has given me. I am able to cut the cord between myself and my computer - get out of the office! This seemingly miraculous device holds software I need plus apps for creativity. <br /><br />The next best benefit I have found from switching to a singular platform is the synchronization of data. <br /><br />Best of luck to you!Kim Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10698213919302559144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-24050100865949933672011-08-24T20:14:05.464-04:002011-08-24T20:14:05.464-04:00I love your home, I love your books, books are my ...I love your home, I love your books, books are my vice and my virtue. I will be moving and am having to rehome some books. I wish I could just come and leaf through all of yours.<br /><br />That said the electronic devices are mighty attractive, esp the Ipad with everything included.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861178022355237465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-56996787099895216742011-08-24T18:31:30.646-04:002011-08-24T18:31:30.646-04:00I am a writer, not an illustrator, so it's ver...I am a writer, not an illustrator, so it's very handy for me to have the Kindle app on my Droid phone. This way I am never without something to read. I have a Kindle, I bought it three months ago and haven't even set it up. I had to go out and buy a router? which I have yet to set up as well.<br /><br />Do beware Irene! Stock up, stay home, stay safe.<br /><br />I'll be in Jersey with the lights on.Becshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057614535554183360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-78108862758501337342011-08-24T17:55:54.260-04:002011-08-24T17:55:54.260-04:00I have a Nextbook. It's great. A book reader...I have a Nextbook. It's great. A book reader and everything internet - like email, google, downloads, etc. Has Android operating system. Sooo fast....The size of a Nook or Kindle. Just WiFi in it. Great on vacation. But I still buy books. <br />Phone - I have an LG3 which has internet access, too. <br />Not addicted to either one, but am glad to have them. <br />MarieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-16671456938297899062011-08-24T17:48:09.830-04:002011-08-24T17:48:09.830-04:001. Buy a Kindle 3G. (I resisted for a long time; n...1. Buy a Kindle 3G. (I resisted for a long time; now I can't live without it. You can highlight, make notes, etc. and the built-in dictionary is invaluable.)<br /><br />2. Buy an iPhone and download the Metro app. (Used the app last time we were in Paris...soooo helpful.)Dr. Nonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-66390759525051184032011-08-24T17:43:23.283-04:002011-08-24T17:43:23.283-04:00Wow, what a post - something for everyone!
I love ...Wow, what a post - something for everyone!<br />I love your book collection and the shots of your apartment - it looks very nice (& lots of light).<br />The opening photo is a grabber - & a bit bizarre.<br />I think that we have the same laptop :)Nikonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271472315834976236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-638764473213908242011-08-24T17:28:47.324-04:002011-08-24T17:28:47.324-04:00Oh and that photo of the girl in the pastry case r...Oh and that photo of the girl in the pastry case reminds me of the movie CHOCOLAT when the mayor was laying in the chocolate shop window eating all the Chocolate during Lent. :))Cris, Artist in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15067969984221375853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-33556684611758942112011-08-24T17:26:49.280-04:002011-08-24T17:26:49.280-04:00I am sooooooo not wanting Kindles to take over the...I am sooooooo not wanting Kindles to take over the world. I LOVE MY BOOKS. I love them in hand. decorating my house. how can a Kindle do that?? My best friend has just gotten one and she says she LOVES it. She can read it so much better layind down and SEE the words better because of the lighting.Two other friends of mine have them and love them but I am holding out. oh and I do have a cell phone.. but a tracfone and its only on if I need it. I hardly use it. I do have to have internet tho. lolCris, Artist in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15067969984221375853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-82047274728213560592011-08-24T17:13:42.498-04:002011-08-24T17:13:42.498-04:00I think you should get an iPad- you can get all th...I think you should get an iPad- you can get all the Paris apps on it and the book function on it is much nicer than kindle....and you can get the Kindle App for iPad free! So you would have everything in one place - without a cell phone, but you apparently don't need one.<br />I still have to have a real book for anything related to art...but I am completely in love with the iPad for reading stuff - a total surprise to me!jeanette, mistress of longearshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/longears/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-63148013395178771472011-08-24T16:31:01.819-04:002011-08-24T16:31:01.819-04:00Just switch my ah for ha..
It must be my French ac...Just switch my ah for ha..<br />It must be my French accent:)<br />Oops..sorry.La Table De Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358539954508050792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-20952279920786266082011-08-24T16:28:17.968-04:002011-08-24T16:28:17.968-04:00Oh that LU picnic basket..Be still my little Frenc...Oh that LU picnic basket..Be still my little French heart.With a darling grandson named Lucas..nicknamed Lu..lu:)<br /><br />Thank you for the link to the NY photos..<br /><br />Great~<br />I really like books also.<br />That new one you ahve shown looks so interesting:)<br /><br />I too like the fireplace and teh happy cozy pets,,and perfume bottles..<br />No Kindle here..my Daughter has one and loves it..as well as a dear friend.<br />Maybe one day~<br />I love the LOOK of a book..the FEEL of a book..I have ordered books written by blogs I frequent..I don't think Kindle would give that feeling..<br /><br />But..this said..for travel.. etc..:)La Table De Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358539954508050792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-22902282006145805442011-08-24T16:12:03.638-04:002011-08-24T16:12:03.638-04:00Don't have a Kindle but a Nook from B & N,...Don't have a Kindle but a Nook from B & N, because when I need help with it I can go to the store. You also get good deals when you go into the store with your Nook. I love the fact that it holds lots and lots of books; what I don't like is that when I'm on an airplane I have to turn it off during take off and landing like the other electronic stuff. The new Nook has color and pictures so that might be an option for you. You can go to a B & N store and try one out.Joyfulartisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175430279264778324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-33870313866303130312011-08-24T16:10:53.666-04:002011-08-24T16:10:53.666-04:00Oh Heaven, I love my iPhone, nothing compares (exc...Oh Heaven, I love my iPhone, nothing compares (except maybe my iPad ;-) It does everything, movies, photos, weather, news, games, scrabble, maps, even read books (but small) and oh year a phone! And the APPS?? endless. Go girl!Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08394915578291177357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-2366787761654118382011-08-24T15:07:16.756-04:002011-08-24T15:07:16.756-04:00I've had some of the best reads during long tr...I've had some of the best reads during long trips, so I love my kindle because it really lightens my load when I travel. I'm also on a decluttering quest in all areas of my life, and found my self getting rid of books I have no plans to read again, so I like my kindle as a space saver too. The advantage of the grey screen is the non-glare so it's easy to read in full sun. I do want an iPad because there are just some things you need to see in color. I've found myself being very selective on the books I actually purchase now, I don't think anything will ever take the place of a beautiful art book or coffee table book.<br /><br />P.s. I can't live without my iPhone <br />-catherineThe Fashionable Travelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01893141471684161841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-71108605988330300182011-08-24T15:02:13.744-04:002011-08-24T15:02:13.744-04:00I don't know about Kindles and readers and suc...I don't know about Kindles and readers and such. I'm such a tactile reader - also ripping and marking and underlining and post-it-noting and highlighting - that I think it feel too sterile reading on a screen. I love the clutter of books, the smell of the paper and the printing and as they get older, the fingerprinted, chocolate-stained, worn pages.<br /><br />Totally sentimental. But that's my 2 cents.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073968486721141173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-17517525508009997012011-08-24T14:34:55.867-04:002011-08-24T14:34:55.867-04:00Ah yes I LURVE books too..love turning pages, and ...Ah yes I LURVE books too..love turning pages, and ripping them out!<br />Can't photocopy or trace on the reader.Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-7851269759378390632011-08-24T14:32:41.110-04:002011-08-24T14:32:41.110-04:00I heard Kindle is coming out with a color version ...I heard Kindle is coming out with a color version much like the Nook in the Fall/Xmas?<br /><br />Always something new on the vista to tempt us.<br />I must have more restraint than I gave myself credit for.<br /><br />Ice cream - no restraint<br />Kindle/iPad - yesParisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-18170759589164757452011-08-24T14:31:27.721-04:002011-08-24T14:31:27.721-04:00I do not have a Kindle. However, I downloaded the ...I do not have a Kindle. However, I downloaded the free Kindle app from Amazon that allows you to use your "computer" as a Kindle reader. I purchased and am reading my first book on it. (It is titled, "On What Grounds," and it is a light mystery novel.) Obviously, I can't carry it around with me. I could, though, if I had a laptop. But I would buy an Apple iPad before I would buy a Kindle. The iPad has a bigger screen, allows you to surf the Internet, and also has all those wonderful apps to download. The new iPad 2 also has 2 cameras built into it. You could easily take all kinds of pictures in Paris to use on your blog. Plus you would be able to type in any notes you wanted to before you forgot them.<br /><br />The bottom line is, however, I love books! Real books! Books with beautiful pictures that can be drooled over. No one should ever allow anything to take the place of real books. They are our lifeblood! Whoa. Sorry. That's a little dramatic. :O) But if the electricity and/or your battery goes out, you can still read a real book. You can't if it's stored electronically somewhere.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797214493308780866noreply@blogger.com