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mrmpa

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32. I have an tablet...........
Sat Apr 30, 2016, 08:51 PM
Apr 2016

I got it from Verizon for free, when I changed the name on my Fios account from my Dad's name to mine. My 86 year old mother is the user of it & it's to read.

Prior to getting the tablet, I would order large print editions of books, wait for an email that they were at the Library then go to the library, and then 3 weeks later return them. And I would repeat the cycle again. Though I didn't mind doing it for my mom, it especially in the winter was difficult.

I have a nook and I have about 400 books on it, none of which I paid for. I subscribe (no charge) to bookbub.com and every day I get an email showing deals, often there is 1 if not 2 books available at no charge.

I go to Barnes & Noble's site, put in a search for "free nook books" and then starting looking through those.

I originally bought the nook for mom, because she began to complain that books were heavy and she had difficulty holding them. But she didn't like it. But she has taken to the tablet like a duck takes to water.

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This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Apr 2016 #1
I love my tablet too. I have a Lenovo Android tablet cannabis_flower Apr 2016 #2
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Big Chief tablets haven't changed in over 100 years Major Nikon Apr 2016 #34
This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Apr 2016 #36
Unless it's really old Reter Apr 2016 #42
My tablet is used primarliy as an ereader. I've got about 6000 books in pdf format on it. hobbit709 Apr 2016 #3
I have a Kindle Fire that I expected to love, as I'm a "constant reader" Glorfindel Apr 2016 #5
Me, too. nruthie Apr 2016 #7
I would love to be able to read a real book again Pakhet Apr 2016 #10
I can read it in bed with the light off tularetom Apr 2016 #31
53 years! Egnever Apr 2016 #33
Or at least tolerance tularetom Apr 2016 #35
I have an tablet........... mrmpa Apr 2016 #32
While I understand why some people like, or prefer, SheilaT Apr 2016 #38
Which is what my iPad mini is for: books only Nedsdag Apr 2016 #16
Mine is mostly for web surfing and reading books Liberal_in_LA Apr 2016 #24
6000 books? Read one a day for 20 years? :-) Logical Apr 2016 #28
I can easily read 3 or 4 books a day. hobbit709 Apr 2016 #41
Where did you get PDFs? Public released? Logical Apr 2016 #43
Found a program that will convert most ebook formats. hobbit709 Apr 2016 #44
Thanks Logical Apr 2016 #46
My iPad mini is just fine for surfing the web etc. stopbush Apr 2016 #6
My Mom has an iPad, I have a Wii U... Archae Apr 2016 #8
bought a cheap one last year. found i really need a full keypad and a bigger screen( old guy) dembotoz Apr 2016 #9
I love mine. Blue_In_AK Apr 2016 #11
My family bought tablets for all of my 11 great grandchildren jwirr Apr 2016 #12
Anything that isn't a piece of shit is too expensive Sen. Walter Sobchak Apr 2016 #13
I know, Walter 1939 Apr 2016 #14
Depends what you are looking for Egnever Apr 2016 #15
And yet ... Igel Apr 2016 #37
i'm not ready to give my mini up anytime soon. shanti Apr 2016 #17
I love my iPad bigwillq Apr 2016 #18
Technology's biggest problem is we don't need one every year NightWatcher Apr 2016 #19
Computer companies have gotten ridiculously rich on the need for upgrading AZ Progressive Apr 2016 #20
Phones are big enough edhopper Apr 2016 #21
I may buy a new one for my son at some point PowerToThePeople Apr 2016 #22
Love mine for surfing on the sofa. Don't have to sit at the laptop. lindysalsagal Apr 2016 #23
Exactly. Great for starbucks. Fits right in the purse Liberal_in_LA Apr 2016 #25
I got a surface and love it. basselope Apr 2016 #26
I have a surface pro II. stone space Apr 2016 #27
Just picked up a refurb Surface Pro II whistler162 Apr 2016 #30
Love my iPad for books, magazines, streaming music and videos. nt Logical Apr 2016 #29
I use my iPad for two purposes Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2016 #39
I have a Kindle Fire (gift from a company I work with). ScreamingMeemie Apr 2016 #40
No need for a new one footinmouth Apr 2016 #45
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