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Making Money | Terry Pratchett

Norovirus is rife in our part of the UK and I feel rubbish today with nausea 😬

So will be reading this and looking at my smallest cat who has stolen the large dog bed.

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Soubhiville I hope you feel better soon. 3d

charl08 You have my sympathy: one bug after another here too. 3d

Leftcoastzen Feel better soon! 😻 3d

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AnnCrystal May you recover from this bug swiftly...💕😻💝. 3d

julesG Feel better soon! 3d

Ruthiella Hope you feel better soon. 🥴❤️ 3d

Ruthiella P. S. Classic cat power play! 😹 3d

Balibee146 @Soubhiville @charl08 @Leftcoastzen @AnnCrystal @julesG @ruthiella thanks lovely people and yes @Ruthiella classic unconcerned grooming right in the middle of doggo's bed 😸 3d

youneverarrived Feel better soon 🩷 2d

Balibee146 @youneverarrived thank you 🫶 feeling OK again now 👍 23h

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Balibee146

The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers: A novel | Samuel Burr

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This was a comforting, cosy read which was what I needed. Perhaps a little stronger in its first half than the second but gentle and heartwarming.

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LoverOfLearning Sounds like a great cozy read! 3d

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Balibee146

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While the world enters its Rats Fighting In A Sack publically era, I am getting back into my favourite Litsy challenges and buddy reads to try and cope.

First up is a re read of Making Money for #OokBookClub with @julesG (discussion starts 7th March).

Also my second time reading The Stand for the #LosersClub with @BarkingMadRead
I first read The Stand in February 2020 so I'm forming a habit of turning to it in, ahem, "interesting times"

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julesG Ook! 3d

Bookwormjillk Ha! I read it in Feb. 2020 too! What timing… 3d

Balibee146 @julesG ook! 🦧 3d

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Balibee146 @Bookwormjillk it was an experience for sure! 3d

BarkingMadRead I first read it in 1987 🙈 3d

Balibee146 @BarkingMadRead thats so cool.... 1987 was my first year at University. I wish I had got into King sooner 😜 3d

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Lcsmcat

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I took the final steps today to totally disconnect from Amazon. #kobo on the way. #HitThemWhereItHurts #resist

Aims42 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 6d

Amiable I don‘t have a Kindle. But I canceled my Washington Post subscription today! 6d

AmyG I canceled my Washington Post subscription a while ago. Goodbye Prime. 6d

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Lcsmcat @Amiable @AmyG We canceled our Post subscription before the election. I wish I could cancel it again. 😀 6d

StaceGhost I love my kobo! 6d

willaful Bravo! 6d

catiewithac Which kind of Kobo did you get? I‘m looking to replace my kindle paper white. 💪🏼 6d

Lcsmcat @catiewithac I ordered the Libra Color. It‘s not here yet, but I‘ll let you know once I have it. ❤️ 6d

TheBookHippie @Lcsmcat yes please advise!!! 6d

Amiable @Lcsmcat @AmyG As a former newspaper journalist, I‘ve been holding on in solidarity with the WaPo reporters who are trying to do their jobs. Bezos doesn‘t make his fortune with WaPo. It‘s just a tax write-off for him. When subscriptions plummet, it‘s the newsroom staff that suffers with layoffs. I‘ve been there, done that. But Bezos‘ bullsh!t today with the op-ed directive crossed the line for me. I can‘t do it anymore. 🤬 6d

Deblovestoread Just finished downloading all my books today. Bozos will not longer get any $$ from me. Just a drop in the bucket but going to put my money where my mouth is. Look forward to your post about your new kobo. 6d

Lcsmcat @Amiable I didn‘t drop my subscription lightly, but editorial decisions made it clear where his loyalty lay, and it wasn‘t with the truth. Very sad, and I hope some new sources for news will emerge and employee those dedicated journalists. 6d

Amiable @Deblovestoread That‘s how I feel. Some of my coworkers have rolled their eyes for several years at my insistence on boycotting certain companies—basically with the attitude of “what difference does your single purchase make?” I say it‘s one of the things I‘m able to control, and it makes me feel better to make those choices. 6d

Lcsmcat @Amiable @Deblovestoread Exactly. My purchases might be a drop in the bucket, but if we all get together, they‘re not. And I‘m doing something. Fascists and other dictators thrive when good people feel helpless. 6d

Hooked_on_books 🥳 5d

DogMomIrene @Lcsmcat @catiewithac I‘ve had my Kobo Libra Color for months now. Maybe a year. Love it. I bought the stylus, but I never use it. I haven‘t used the notating/journaling features. If I were a student, I could see using them. But highlighting works for me. I do miss the Kindle option to capture highlights in shareable graphics. That‘s convenient. But I‘ll type future quotes to share from Kobo. 5d

Lcsmcat @DogMomIrene Good to know! I‘ve read on the Kobo app but this will be my first device. 5d

rwmg @DogMomIrene Forgive me if I'm stating the obvious, but to share highlights from my Kobo, I open the Kobo app on my tablet then screenshot the page and crop it down as necessary. Then send/post it like any other image. (edited) 5d

DogMomIrene @rwmg I see how that would work. It‘s not really as aesthetically pleasing as I would prefer. That‘s what I think the Kindle app does better. When I select a highlight, I‘m given a few choices for how I‘d like it to look. “Kindle Quotes” with different colored backgrounds, fonts, and it always includes title & author. I‘m a picky pants about aesthetics, especially readability, so this is the one feature I miss when I‘m using my Kobo. 5d

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Lcsmcat

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Calling all #Kobo users! I‘m switching away from Amazon (and all the oligarchs) so I‘m ditching my Kindle Paperwhite and looking for a Kobo. Which one do you like best, and why? My preference is for lightweight and small enough to fit in a purse, but I‘m flexible. Convince me that your version is the best one. 😀

TheBookHippie I need this info as well… 1w

TheKidUpstairs I keep it super simple, I've got the Clara BW. It's the most basic, which is what I want. E-ink, glare free, screen lights up for night reading, but without the glare and eye strain I get reading on a tablet style reader. Simple interface, connects to OverDrive/Libby so I can borrow ebooks from the library. My main complaint is that I find Kobos only last about 5 years before being to be replaced (not sure how that is vs Kindle, or if it's just me 1w

Lcsmcat @TheKidUpstairs Can you highlight text? I know you can use the stylus on the higher model but I don‘t tend to write notes so much, but I constantly highlight quotes I want to share. 1w

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TheKidUpstairs @Lcsmcat yes, you can highlight! 1w

Lcsmcat @TheKidUpstairs Thanks! This is helpful information! 1w

Deblovestoread Thanks for this as I‘m doing the same. Killing all things Amazon! 7d

Flaneurette I really like my kobo libra color bc I love buttons and it comes in white 7d

Lcsmcat @Flaneurette Do you use the stylus? And is it reasonably lightweight? (I tend to read my Chunksters this way to save my wrists!) 7d

Flaneurette @Lcsmcat I don‘t love the stylus because the libra seems too small to write on and the palm rejection isn‘t great but maybe I need to use it more to get used to it. The device is very light and ergonomic- very comfortable to read on 7d

Lcsmcat @Flaneurette Thank you! This is very helpful! 7d

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Balibee146

The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers: A novel | Samuel Burr

Looking for something easy and cosy to read on a Sunday night and this fits the bill.
Enjoying my new Kobo too.

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GoyaSnow

Funny Story | Emily Henry

Got the new kobo color a while ago just forgot to post as I have been busy with starting my new career at my new job! Yayy me this was my gift to myself for all my hard work! #kobo#kobocolor

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DieAReader

Chaos & the Geek | Elizabeth Stevens

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#Wardens2024 #ReadAway2024 #BookPinBingo #DoubleSpin #ReadMyRoom #Roll100

My March #DoubleSpin & my 1st, January #Roll100 pick. A 💯% completely random #kobo choice. I loved it! The characters are great & leave me wanting more😏❤️‍🔥 I might just have to look into finding more of this series📚🤓

CoverToCoverGirl, Andrew65, AkashaVampie, TheAromaofBooks, PuddleJumper, GHABI4ROSES

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 12mo

CoverToCoverGirl That‘s some interesting cover art.😲🤩😆 12mo

DieAReader @CoverToCoverGirl 😏🌶️Isn‘t it though?!🧐 12mo

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DieAReader

The Perfect Appearance (A Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense Thriller�Book Twenty-Nine) | Blake Pierce

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#JoyousJanuary #Wardens2024 #SeriesLove2024 #JumpStart2024 #ReadMyRoom #Kobo #BookSpinBingo

🥳Another fantastic Jessie Hunt read that totally kept me on my toes🤓📚🥳 Love, love, love this series!❤️‍🔥