So-P, I noticed my eyes also get tired more quickly with the Kindle Fire, but not so much with the Paperwhite. I actually got the Fire because my old 2nd gen Kindle (b/w) didn't have backlighting. I thought it might help my reading. I can read in the dark with it, but it is definitely more eye tiring. I pretty much confine my Fire usage to some apps and games I like. I got the Paperwhite, which has the adjustable backlighting, to replace the 2nd gen when its battery died. Also, I began noticing that many of the newer books I downloaded were not supported on the old 2nd gen.

I use the kindle mainly in waiting rooms. Maybe because I don't have any very "griping " or fascinating book  on it.

Hi Bubble
I use now and again my smartphone for reading.

Kelly

How interesting Kelly

And playing music!

Kelly

And I forgot playing music

Kelly

Yes  tomereader1, Di Camillos does ship and in fact they ship a partially baked bread that you can bake or freeze for later. It isn't cheap but a treat when you know what you've been missing.  I've sent it to our grandson who grew up here and now lives in Charlotte,NC where there is no real good Italian bread.  He loves to get it  and when he come here he takes home as much as he can store.

You reminded me of a book, MaryC.  Those about Don Camillo.  Very funny depictions in a small village.  They made films about it as well, with the comic Fernandel.

 Bubble, That sounds like what could be written of many small towns including ours.

This made me smile.  A friend who lives in Toronto phoned this afternoon.  She just returned yesterday from a visit to her homeland of Australia.  She asked if I had read Archer's  Clifton Chronicles.  Oh yes,of course!   She said that while she was waiting to board her return flight she saw the latest of the series and decided to buy it for herself.  ($40.)    We laughed about what a widespread popularity they have.  I had just emailed her the title and author of the Maggie  Hope Mysteries as she had lived in London during WWII and knew that she would enjoy the history in those.  For anyone I interested in that period and place I recommend those stories....fiction of course but a lot of history woven in.

I have never heard of Maggie  Hope Mysteries.  Are they analyze of characters like Ruth Rendell, P.D. James, Mary Higgins or Patricia Cornwell?  These are the authors most requested in my library.

Bubble,I hadn't heard of the author of the Maggie Hope stories before.  Her name is Susan Elia Macneal http://www.susaneliamacneal.com/books.html
Sorry if he link doesn't work....I'm learning about copy and paste with the Kindle...it's different.

Thank you for the link.  I am curious about Elizabeth's spy.  I'll see if it is in the library.

I liked MacNeal's Mr. Churchill's Secretary so I'll need to check the library for some more of her books.  Also, I want to look up Archer's Clifton Chronicles since so many of you have liked them so much.

Elizabeth's Spy was the last one I read though it was out of order. There is enough comment in each book to explain the background.  I almost passed on that one....enough of a series but was glad I decided to read it.  Hope you can find it.

I remember well that period of time, which is why I chose it.  I remember the photos in magazines about Elisabeth and her younger sister, the romance of Margaret with Townsend (sp?) and the heart break that followed.

Maryc,  thanks for reminding me about Susan Elia MacNeal's series.   I had read all of them except "Mrs. Roosevelt's Confidante" .
Just checked - and my library has it in e-book form, so I've placed a Hold - and there's only 1 person ahead of me.

Fanciful stories, IMO, but very enjoyable reading.

I suppose I am not modern enough for ebooks. I downloaded a few but am not tempted to read them.

Yes Callie,   The Maggie Hope stories were a little exagerated (Wonder Woman?) but the detail about the British government and the war years was good.

bubble - I find it difficult to concentrate on any Kindle book. Hard to explain, but for me it's just not a book!  There have been a few good ones that I've downloaded, but I eventually end up getting the book from the library if it's one I really want to savor and enjoy.  Much better and more comfortable for me. 

However, I do use my Kindle for other things.  I take it with me when I go anywhere where I know I'll have to wait.  Then I check into S&F or Facebook, or keep up with the latest news. 
My husband took it with him when he was getting his chemotherapy. It's wonderful when you know you will be stuck in one place for a while, and want to access a variety of things  to help pass the time. He watched TV shows, read articles, watched the news, etc.  However, when he reads at home, he also prefers a real book.

In that case (for S@F) I prefer to use Ben's I-Pad as the screen is a bit bigger and easier to type on it.

Hi
Looking at the word library, in the UK so many are shutting down through lack of finances.

Such a pity

kelly

I lost my Kindle--I went to New Orleans for an early Christmas with my youngest son's family.  The older son is a freshman in Birmingham, AL, and I drove up there and the 2 of us rode the train to N.O.  I had taken my kindle with me as I was only spending a weekend down there.  I can't find it and think I left it in the hotel I stayed in.  I had downloaded all of Jane Austen's books on it so that I can re-read them when I wish--and now I don't have them anymore.  I much prefer books to a kindle, but they are handy for travel.  I think I'll buy another when they are on sale.

Sue

Hi Sue
I might be worth a try in giving the hotel a ring, just in case thy lost your home address and have the Kindle.

Maybe you have already contacted the hotel.

kelly

Oh Sue, I am sorry.  what a loss.  At least I think those Austen books were a free download from Gutenberg?
I am enjoying J. Austen more now than when they were compulsory reading in College.  I think we need to be more mature to really appreciate them.

Me, too, Bubble.  When I HAD to read Austen in college I wasn't thrilled with her at all.  I would get bogged down in all of the "wordiness".  Now, I love Austen.

I read Pride and Prejudice long ago and liked it very much and I've seen a number of movies based on Austen's books. Several years ago, I tried reading Northanger Abby and did not care for it at all.

Sue, I hope you deregistered your missing Kindlle so that whoever found it (assuming it was found and not turned in) can't use your account.

Sue, all your Kindle books are still "in the cloud" - in Kindle storage.  When you get a new device, you'll still be able to get access to them.  (I know from experience.  LOL)

Quote from: phyllis on April 08, 2016, 05:59:06 AM
Me, too, Bubble.  When I HAD to read Austen in college I wasn't thrilled with her at all.  I would get bogged down in all of the "wordiness".  Now, I love Austen.

I think we all "mature" in the same way.

I agree about Austen's books.  When I read them in college I thought they were boring!   Now I love them, and have enjoyed owning and reading them many times over. Also the many movies and TV series adapted from the books are always a treat to watch.
Sue - Good to hear that the 1940 version of P&P played on TCM so recently.  Usually the movies cycle through that channel a couple of times a year.  I'll watch for it.