A GIRL YOU SHOULD DATE - Date a girl who reads...

pinkgeek · 12-17-2011, 10:10 PM

Not whackjob that's rather normal in my world......... But then I'm the girl who would be Alice....

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Originally Posted by DapperButch

Yeah, but can you write in the margins? Didn't think so!

I had this whole symbol system that indicated how important a passage was. I think there was like 5 different levels to how important a passage could be.

<---whackjob

foxyshaman · 12-19-2011, 11:05 AM

I don't write in the margins very often. I do however highlight some pages. If I am researching for an article I am writing I will use lots of arrow post-its.

I don't own too many books, most of them I get from the library. I have thought about an electronic book, however my research has shown me that I can't (yet) get the obscure titles I read. Otherwise I would switch. Alas, it is not yet to be.

I do subscribe to my magazines and journals online. I do like that.

ruby_woo · 12-19-2011, 11:24 AM

I love reading, and am considering getting a Kindle soon. I love books, and am afraid I'll miss holding the book in my hand, but there are two of us in a 500 sq ft apartment and we're running out of room for more stuff. I also kind of have a habit of not remembering to return books to the library, so...

pinkgeek · 12-19-2011, 11:32 AM

When I got my nook (that I have since given to my Mum in anticipation of an ipad 3) I was worried I'd miss actual books too much. Thus far it doesn't bother me to use an e-reader or my phone. It's easier on my luggage costs when I travel, and I never forget to turn out the light.

Being able to download books is a dangerously delicious expense though.....

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Originally Posted by ruby_woo

I love reading, and am considering getting a Kindle soon. I love books, and am afraid I'll miss holding the book in my hand, but there are two of us in a 500 sq ft apartment and we're running out of room for more stuff. I also kind of have a habit of not remembering to return books to the library, so...

Sparkle · 12-23-2011, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ruby_woo

I also kind of have a habit of not remembering to return books to the library, so...

Me Too! (hazard of being the daughter of a librarian)

I still have 100s of bound books but I looooooove my Kindle.
I hope to spend a fair amount of time in my pajamas, Kindle in hand, next week.

Hack · 12-23-2011, 07:09 PM

Rolling Stone
Afar
American Archaeology
Smithsonian
ESPN
Esquire
American Philatelist
Audubon
Outside

Nadeest · 12-23-2011, 07:17 PM

I'll pass on the Kindle and such things. I want and need a solid book in my hands to enjoy. Besides, you need a power source for those type things, even if it is only a battery. I prefer to simply turn the page.
I left most of my library in Michigan when I moved to Texas, out of necessity. That was two years ago. Now I have four bookcases, and need another one desperately. I tend to read fiction books, however, rather then nonfiction ones.

pinkgeek · 12-23-2011, 07:49 PM

I just paid an ungodly amount of money to ship a box of math notes, bioethics papers and books to Hawaii. I ran out of suitcase room!

Kätzchen · 12-23-2011, 11:11 PM

Well, I'm not any early adopter by any means so I do not think I will be adopting the latest technology for reading (kindle). Call me a snob if you must, but someone has to hold the line with traditional means of publication (publishers of literary materials in hard back form).

I won't bore any of you to tears tonight, but:

My past seven years of formal academic training led me to devour at least 8K pages a year or more by reading scholarly literature from journals of every kind from every discipline you could image. That was fun for me because of my background in knowing whether a study was credible or jacked up.

Other than that: I favor non-fictional accounts of any flavor.

I also love a good romantic novel or two and porn (as needed).

homoe · 01-03-2018, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Kätzchen

Well, I'm not any early adopter by any means so I do not think I will be adopting the latest technology for reading (kindle). Call me a snob if you must, but someone has to hold the line with traditional means of publication (publishers of literary materials in hard back form).

I won't bore any of you to tears tonight, but:

My past seven years of formal academic training led me to devour at least 8K pages a year or more by reading scholarly literature from journals of every kind from every discipline you could image. That was fun for me because of my background in knowing whether a study was credible or jacked up.

Other than that: I favor non-fictional accounts of any flavor.

I also love a good romantic novel or two and porn (as needed).

I knew before I even purchased an electronic reader I wouldn't like it! Funny how we sometimes cave in to modern technology!

pinkgeek · 12-19-2011, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by foxyshaman

I do subscribe to my magazines and journals online. I do like that.

Hmm here's a new spin on the book topic.. What magazines does everyone read?

*Scientific American
*The Economist
*The Hastings Center Report (bioethics)
*The American Journal of Bioethics
*National Geographic
*NY Times
*7x7

DapperButch · 12-22-2011, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pinkgeek

Hmm here's a new spin on the book topic.. What magazines does everyone read?

*Scientific American
*The Economist
*The Hastings Center Report (bioethics)
*The American Journal of Bioethics
*National Geographic
*NY Times
*7x7

*Money
*Kiplinger's
*Bicycling
*Mountain Bike Action
*Details (not that great, but only $10 a year)
*Men's Health (purchase in store)
*Consumer Reports (online subscription)
*International Journal of Transgenderism (online subscription through WPATH)

UofMfan · 12-22-2011, 10:25 PM

Time
The Economist
The New Yorker
Pura Política

persiphone · 12-23-2011, 11:41 AM

~Wine Enthusiast
~Oregon Press
~Wine Business Monthly
~Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association
~Applied Biodynamics
~Popular Mechanics
~Smithsonian
~Journal of Insect Science
~Enology Notes

gosh there's so many more....these are just off the top of my head.

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foxyshaman Member How Do You Identify?: spiritually minded dirt dog Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: canada Posts: 898 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,957 Thanked 2,592 Times in 663 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	I don't write in the margins very often. I do however highlight some pages. If I am researching for an article I am writing I will use lots of arrow post-its. I don't own too many books, most of them I get from the library. I have thought about an electronic book, however my research has shown me that I can't (yet) get the obscure titles I read. Otherwise I would switch. Alas, it is not yet to be. I do subscribe to my magazines and journals online. I do like that. __________________ Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Muriel Strode

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12-19-2011, 11:24 AM	#3
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Nadeest Member How Do You Identify?: as myself Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Leesburg, FL Posts: 595 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,876 Thanked 2,118 Times in 501 Posts Rep Power: 17077997	I'll pass on the Kindle and such things. I want and need a solid book in my hands to enjoy. Besides, you need a power source for those type things, even if it is only a battery. I prefer to simply turn the page. I left most of my library in Michigan when I moved to Texas, out of necessity. That was two years ago. Now I have four bookcases, and need another one desperately. I tend to read fiction books, however, rather then nonfiction ones.

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Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please. Relationship Status: Attached to my granddaughter & chosen friends and family.. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Enjoying life with my granddaughter & chosen friends and family. Posts: 16,092 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,733 Thanked 33,527 Times in 10,652 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	Well, I'm not any early adopter by any means so I do not think I will be adopting the latest technology for reading (kindle). Call me a snob if you must, but someone has to hold the line with traditional means of publication (publishers of literary materials in hard back form). I won't bore any of you to tears tonight, but: My past seven years of formal academic training led me to devour at least 8K pages a year or more by reading scholarly literature from journals of every kind from every discipline you could image. That was fun for me because of my background in knowing whether a study was credible or jacked up. Other than that: I favor non-fictional accounts of any flavor. I also love a good romantic novel or two and porn (as needed).

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