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Just my thoughts on what ever pops up. The kids are more or less on their own pursuing various degrees. My hubby does take a bit more of my time But that's as it should be. We have 3 dogs and they are my daily company. In my spare time I love to cook. I'm retired from the U. S. Air Force and am enjoying playing homemaker. (I take my hat off to the real homemakers) You'll probably get a mixed bag from my blog so be prepared for whatever may pop up in the conversation. Family is my touchstone.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Afterthought

I know I am technologically challenged and I accept this but am frustrated by it.  Most of the time I stumble upon new things accidentally.  I was way behind on the pinterest craze and had to have lessons from my sister-in-law.  By no means am I addicted but I enjoy it well enough.  I love most of my little gadgets but they are probably not being used to their full capacity.  I have my iPhone, my 2 Kindles and a desktop computer.  I know, everyone has a laptop but I'd never move off the couch if I had a laptop; besides between the Kindle Fire and my iPhone, I don't have to actually get on the computer unless I want some true speed and need the exercise.

Yes, there's a point to all this.  When I do accidentally come across new things, I like to share (and if you already know about the neat things I find, just humor me please ; ' )

I'm on twitter and I learn a bunch of stuff from other people's posts.  Just recently, Shiloh Walker made a comment in a tweet about a website called Kindlegraph.  Not knowing what that was, (I'm extremely nosey, er, curious), I googled it and found a very cool website.  I've always thought it was a shame with the advent of the e-readers that I was missing out on some of my favorite authors' autographs.  Well, now I or you don't have to.  Kindlegraph is a website where you can contact a favorite author and if they so desire, they can send you an autograph back as a document.  The autograph is on a cover flat and can even be personalized.  I thought this was fantastic.  I was ready to send off a slew of requests especially to my favorite indie authors.

Um, well, even though the website boasts partnering with over 1200 authors, only a few of "my" authors had signed up for the service.  From what I can gather from the website, the authors can sign up for free but in some instances the recipient of the autograph might have to pay a small fee for the document download.  Not sure how that will work.  I think I'm going to try it out and get back to you on it. 

The whole point of this ramble, er, post was to see if we as readers could get more authors on board so we can benefit in the autograph department.  So that's my discovery for the day.  Interested, let your favorite authors know.  Here's the link:  http://www.kindlegraph.com/authors
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  1. SharonFebruary 4, 2012 at 2:32 AM

    Wow it is an interesting concept. I have to admit I am a bit of luddite and still prefer old paper versions of books but I can see why this is an interesting innovation.

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  2. DollyFebruary 4, 2012 at 1:57 PM

    I love "the real books" but sadly I'm running out of space to keep them. I went through all my books and donated a bunch of the ones I thought I might never reread. When I did that, my collection became almost manageable. To support my reading habit and save space, my hubby has since bought me a Kindle (3rd generation) and this year for Christmas, a Kindle Fire. The best part is it's opened a whole new world, e-books. Some of my new favorite authors only do e-books.
    I still buy the real books for my collections of favorite authors but the so so ones, I buy on the Kindle.

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