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after 3 days of 'Bookless hell', i finally found an app for my tablet that opens PDF and epub files. Yey!!!! :D
Greta wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Nabanita wrote: "i can't believe i just read the last part of 
before reading the whole book. i couldn't wait! i haven't been this impatient since i was 12..."
Yes! i thought i was over it (the urge)... but i guess not.
I ordered some books online at a discount store, but they didn't say that the bottoms of some of the books were marked. I wouldn't have bought them if I would have know because I was planning on having them signed and giving them away, but I can't have an author sign a marked book! Ugh! :(
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Can you return them?
Sarah wrote: "Jalyn wrote: "I ordered some books online at a discount store, but they didn't say that the bottoms of some of the books were marked. I wouldn't have bought them if I would have know because I was ..."I'm not sure yet. I'm going to try though.
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Amazon say that their bargain books 'might' have marks on them because they put black marks on the bottom when they're bargain books. if they didn't warn you that there might be marks on them, then I think you should be able to return them.
Jalyn wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Jalyn wrote: "I ordered some books online at a discount store, but they didn't say that the bottoms of some of the books were marked. I wouldn't have bought them if I would have know ..."i still think you can have the author sign them, and it isn't a big deal :? but i'm not a book lover like you are :)
Now the devil child (my cousin) starts back to school tomorrow, i can read all day again. <3The last week has been a killer without reading. :(
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Sarah wrote: "Jalyn wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Jalyn wrote: "I ordered some books online at a discount store, but they didn't say that the bottoms of some of the books were marked. I wouldn't have bought them if I wo..."It wasn't through Amazon. This company has a scratch and dent (aka damaged) section so I made sure not to order one of those. I'm really picky about my books. I will occasionally buy books that have marks on the bottom if I think I might not like it. Then if I do like it, I will order a new copy that isn't marked (yes, I'm that crazy/particular). I figured that a mark on the bottom would fall into the scratch and dent category, because that black mark devalues the book. I sent in a return inquiry so hopefully they get back to me soon.
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You must be particular! I'm happy with anything. I got some books from a car boot sale today for 50p each and they were a bit battered, but the story is the same ☺ I do hate it when people purposely break the spine of a new book though, I can literally hear the book crying when they do it. torture.
Greta wrote: "Jalyn wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Jalyn wrote: "I ordered some books online at a discount store, but they didn't say that the bottoms of some of the books were marked. I wouldn't have bought them if I wo..."I just can't. I'd put these in a yard sale and get $1 out of them before I'd have them signed. It defeats the purpose to me. An author's signature adds value to the book (probably more for the reader than for money), but a mark devalues the book. I just couldn't do it.
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Sarah wrote: "Jalyn wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Jalyn wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Jalyn wrote: "I ordered some books online at a discount store, but they didn't say that the bottoms of some of the books were marked. I would..."I buy used books too, even if they are beat up, but if I like the book and will read it again in the future then I will buy a new version and give the old one away. I'm just weird like that. :)
I know what you mean about the spines.
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@Sarah, me too. I'm kind of freakish about keeping my books clean, digital or hard copy. I hate book marking!My mid terms are coming up, so that means every freaking book that I have been waiting for has been released (read : Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan) and I can't stop reading those!! Grr....
The UK is reduced to signings by Katie Price and such, Haha.Urgh, i can still remember that day Katie Price decided to come and sign bras and stuff at the shopping center i go to 5 minutes away from where i live.
That place was full of screaming people!
It was impossible to get near the bank!
Sarah wrote: "I wouldn't take a damaged book to a signing, but then we don't get many signings over here. the only book i got signed personally was a book written by one of my university lecturers, and it was th..."The only author I've ever met is Beth Fantaskey and that's only because she doesn't live that far from me and she did a signing a few towns over from where I live so I went.
I've always wanted to go to more of them, but there aren't ever any around here so this year I decided to travel to go see them. I am planning on going to two different author events this year :)
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Urgh, i can still remember that day Katie Price decided to come and sign bras and stuff at the shopping center i go to 5 minutes away f..."
I'm so not going to any Katie Price signings!
Sarah wrote: "Abbie wrote: "The UK is reduced to signings by Katie Price and such, Haha.Urgh, i can still remember that day Katie Price decided to come and sign bras and stuff at the shopping center i go to 5 ..."
Me neither!
It was like everyone was pulled to the shop by a magnet.
So many people were there! I got blinded by bright pink "Katie price's boutique" bags in every shop i went into!
I have no idea who she is. Heading to google to look Katie Price up...
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That's the good thing about kindle books, very difficult to damage ☺
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Urgh, i can still remember that day Katie Price decided to come and sign bras and stuff at the shopping cen..."
So glad I wasn't there!
Jalyn wrote: "I have no idea who she is. Heading to google to look Katie Price up..."Her career revolves around how big her breasts are, and what cosmetic treatments she's recently had, basically.
Abbie wrote: "Jalyn wrote: "I have no idea who she is. Heading to google to look Katie Price up..."Her career revolves around how big her breasts are, and what cosmetic treatments she's recently had, basically."
I saw that. So many of the things that popped up were about her breasts! I thought this was funny: Ranked #2 in a list of the "100 Worst Britons We Love to Hate" according to IMDb. Lol
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I love that film - I fear if I watch it I will never go to sleep come a walking zombie tomorrow
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Conversation between myself and my son tonight:My 9 yr old: I finished! I finished my book! All 870 pages done!
Me: That's awesome buddy!
My 9 yr old: I think I'm going to start Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince now. Do you know how many pages it is?
Me: Hmm. I can't remember.
My 9 year old: I'll just look in the back of the book. (checks book). Oh, it's only 652 pages.
Oh yeah, I'm so raising a book nerd! Love it ♥♥♥
I'm so proud! I had to post this on Facebook too :)
AWWW ^_^ YAAAY!! I wish my 7&8 yr old brothers was like that
Leigh (Little Book Star) wrote: "AWWW ^_^ YAAAY!! I wish my 7&8 yr old brothers was like that":D I think my son is probably like that because he's had at least one book read to him every day since he was born (until he could read on his own, then he did it).
It probably helps that for most of his life, I've had a book in my hand and also, the rule in our house is you get to stay up one extra hour if you spend that hour reading. :)
Jalyn wrote: "Leigh (Little Book Star) wrote: "AWWW ^_^ YAAAY!! I wish my 7&8 yr old brothers was like that":D I think my son is probably like that because he's had at least one book read to him every day sinc..."
That's an awesome rule. :D
I decided to check out a map of Panem, but Suzanne Collins doesn't have one on her website and I have no idea which version is correct. I did notice that where I live is mostly labeled as District 12, District 13 or the Wilderness. Figures. Lol
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My 9 yr old: I finished! I finished my book! All 870 pages done!
Me: That's awesome buddy!
My 9 yr old: I think I'm going to start Harry Potter and..."
All I hear is 'Read stories mummy!' I can't wait 'til he can read to himself. There's only so much 'In the night garden' a person can take whilst sleep deprived.
Well done to your 9-year-old! That's pretty much what I was like as a child!
I have a 3 hour english exam in like an hour and half!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Vahhaba wrote: "I have a 3 hour english exam in like an hour and half!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"Good luck! :)
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Hope it goes well! 3 hours is long!!!
Had to take the kids with me to a few stores and to see the doctor today. They were like wild animals! I seriously need a to unwind and do some reading!
Greta wrote: "Had to take the kids with me to a few stores and to see the doctor today. They were like wild animals! I seriously need a to unwind and do some reading!"I read "I seriously need to unwind" and thought you meant unwinding your kids like
LOL.
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I read "I seriously need to ..."
That's bad!
Abbie wrote: "Greta wrote: "Had to take the kids with me to a few stores and to see the doctor today. They were like wild animals! I seriously need a to unwind and do some reading!"I read "I seriously need to ..."
LOL XD
Abbie wrote: "Greta wrote: "Had to take the kids with me to a few stores and to see the doctor today. They were like wild animals! I seriously need a to unwind and do some reading!"I read "I seriously need to ..."
lol! i think i'll keep them ;)
Jalyn wrote: "19 Literary Manicures. How cool! http://www.buzzfeed.com/doubleday/19-..."19 looks really cool!
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Jalyn wrote: "Conversation between myself and my son tonight:My 9 yr old: I finished! I finished my book! All 870 pages done!
Me: That's awesome buddy!
My 9 yr old: I think I'm going to start Harry Potter and..."
Aww, he's so cute!
Sarah wrote: "I like 19 too! I think they must be prints that you press onto your nails, I wonder where she got them from?"I think you can put a newspaper or something over your nails and then rub over it with rubbing alcohol with a cotton bud and that should transfer the print to your nails :)
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i haven't been this impatient since i was 12!!!
God... i'm..."
Yes totally kicking myself. but i got punished. my tablet wasn't opening PDF files. so i couldn't read for last 3 days.