Monday, August 13, 2012

WELCOME!!!!!

I had this brilliant idea while I was in a bar exam insomniac state, or perhaps it was just a dream, I'll probably never know. I imagined reading a book that had nothing to do with the bar exam, law school, or any other type of school.  A book that I could tell people I was just reading FOR FUN. Wait? That happens? Well it used to, before I moved to Washington D.C. and embarked on the three most difficult years of my life where I read nothing but over-sized law books and supplements to those law books.  Alas, that chapter has ended and a new chapter has begun, one in which I hope to finally be able to put my Kindle to good use and return to reading for fun. I've digressed, back to my insomniac ideas!

My plan for this blog is to provide a space where friends, family, friends of friends, friends of family, and so on and so forth can come together and share good books, make recommendations to others on what books are must reads, and hopefully even provide a list of books that are available from people to Kindle share (You can do this you know! Share books you've purchased on Kindle with other e-reader users). 

This idea is just a seed and is going to take a lot of work and cooperation while it is nurtured into what I hope to make it. So here are some preliminaries:

KINDLE SHARE BOOKS!! - I know it will take a tiny bit of effort, but if you purchase a book and it is available to loan, please email the blog email (ebooksharers@gmail.com) and let me know what books you have available so I can add them to the list (see right side of blog page!).  Why pay for a book when you can read it for free!? I know that you can only loan kindle books once, but even once is better than not at all.  Once you email me your available book(s), your job is over until someone is interested in your book! Then I will email you from the blog email asking you to loan your book, and once you've loaned it, your job is over! No need to worry about removing it from the list, I've got it covered!  I hope to have an ever growing list (a library if you will) so that there will always be something of interest for each person who comes to this blog.

INTERESTED IN A BOOK FROM THE LIBRARY?! Email the blog email, I'll contact the person who "owns" the book and have them loan it to you ASAP!

REVIEW BOOKS!! - read a really good book lately you think everyone else should read too!? Write a quick review and email the blog email (ebooksharers@gmail.com). I'll post your review, you can even remain anonymous if you choose! 

YOU READ AN ACTUAL BOOK!? - first, this is the 21st century, actual books are starting to become a thing of the past. No worries though, I won't hold the fact that you're stuck in the 1990's against.  I would still LOVE for you to share a review of the book, and hey! If you're willing to send the book to another interested reader, let me know and I'll add the book to the library.  (unfortunately, shipping costs will be on you... at least for now.)

DON'T JUST SHARE BOOKS --- SHARE THIS BLOG SITE!!! The way I see it, the more people who visit this blog, the more books that will be available to share (saving you more $$$) AND the more reviews that you can read before deciding to read a book (also saving you $$$, no need to read a book that everyone thinks is awful, or at least not to spend money on it).  

LAST but not least - Please be patient while the kinks of this idea are smoothed out, I'm sure there will be many along the way!!

Happy reading!


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