Literati $55, Today Only

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Just a quick note for anybody looking for an eReader . . .

As I wrote a while back, we picked up two Literati eReaders from Bed Bath and Beyond, and we have been exceptionally pleased with them. I never thought Terry would use an eReader, but he's become a convert.

Today's Woot (click here) has the Literati for $49.99 plus $5.00 shipping.

This is a backlit reader, which I have found I prefer. I will be keeping my Kindle in case I want to read outdoors, but for inside, and especially at night, I prefer the Literati. This is a matter of personal taste, but we've both found it to be a good device.

I also like the fact that it has a color screen, and comes with a case.

The Literati has one other advantage over the Kindle, in that you can download books from your local library and read them on the Literati. The Kindle doesn't allow library books.

If you're at all interested in trying an eReader on the cheap, this is a good deal, so I thought I'd pass it on.

the Hunger Games

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I know I haven't been posting for a few days, but I have a truly valid excuse.

I've been reading the Hunger Games.

Officially, this is considered a YA (Young Adult) novel, but I must say, it never felt like it was talking down to youngsters. If it hadn't been labeled as YA, I would have just considered it a great read.

It's a trilogy of books (including the Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay). I haven't been so immersed in a series in recent memory. Now I'm sorry that I'm done with them.

I've never read the Harry Potter books (maybe I should?) and I tried the Twilight sagas, but found them pretty boring. This kept me from reading this series for a while, since I thought it was just a "kids book". But trust me, this is a fine adventure.

Set in a not too distant future, the characterization is superb, and the story involving. Speaking to various topics like ecology, war and reality television, it subtly weaves these themes without ever getting preachy. And I really loved the characters

If you have any other recommendations (YA or not), please share. I don't know what to read next!

I also wanted to mention that we've had visitors. Russ and Donna, who have just taken delivery of their brand spanking new 30 foot Lazy Daze stopped by for an afternoon on their way home to Oregon. If you'd like to hear more about their new rig and their adventures, (including pictures) you can read their blog here.

We took another load down to the auction today, but we want to start getting ready for our short vacation next week when we'll be visiting Morro Bay. We need to clean the rig, inside and out, and hopefully give her a bit of wax (maybe). If we can't get her spin 'n' span to our specs, well, what they hey, we're going anyway!

Hopefully, I'll get a bunch of pictures to share with all of you.

Just Checking In

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Just a quick note.

We've been steadily working in the house, so there isn't a lot of news to report. We did finally get someone to take the giant bed, so that freed up a lot of space. We also got rid of an old couch that took up a ton of space in the garage, so it at least feels like we're making some progress.

The auction has found a new location (a huge improvement) but that means that for a week or so, they wont be taking any lots for sale. Since we now have more than they'll take when they finally reopen, we're on hold for a couple of days.

While it's a bit frustrating, it's also kind of serendipitous, since we have fellow Lazy Daze friends visiting right now. It's so wonderful to slip back into that RVing mode, I didn't realize how much I missed it. Our regular friends are wonderful, but there's just something special about those that RV. Since the auction is on hold for a couple of days, we'll play tourist and maybe get some pictures to share with you.

One bit of news, my second cataract surgery is scheduled for March 17, I'm really excited as my one eye is doing so well. I sure don't miss my gasses, but a little clearer vision will be nice.

I'm also enjoying the Literati, I'll have more to share about that in a day or two, as well as a comparison between it and the Kindle. Right now, my advice is if you can find a Literati at the $40 (or $32 with the discount) you might want to jump on it, they seem to be selling out quickly all around the country.

I wish there was more to report, but that's about it!

eBook Readers

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Hey, this will be just a quick post.

As you may know, I am a huge fan of my Kindle, I think it's the bee's knees . . . with one tiny exception.

More and more, libraries are slowly converting books over to the digital format, and for whatever reason, Amazon has decided that the Kindle will not read this format. BUMMER!

But the other day I read a little something online, and today I went to Bed, Bath and Beyond and you know what? They have the Literati, a color eReader (that has gotten truly mediocre reviews) on close out for $40.00!!!

Now while I wouldn't want the Literati as my primary reader, it does have it's pluses. It's a nice size, it has a color backlit display and it comes with it's own case.

AND it will read library books.

Is that cool or what?

One final note. If you go on the Bed, Bath and Beyond's website and sign up for their email list, you get a 20% coupon that you can apply to the cost of the Literati!

So of course I bought one, and while I haven't checked it out yet (it's still charging), I figured for the price, it was worth a look see.

I'll report back with my impressions later.