What's your favorite thing about the US?
May 24th 2012, 1:49 pm
#676
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Re: What's your favorite thing about the US?
Our library is also amazing. It is huge, you can borrow as much as you like too. There are lots of social groups going on, courses, meetings, it is the hub of the community, more like a shopping Mall than a library. The teenagers hang out at the library in the evenings to study together! Its a way cool place to go. Mind you we pay for it in our taxes, worth every cent.
May 24th 2012, 2:06 pm
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Re: What's your favorite thing about the US?
Did you know that if you have a Kindle you can "borrow" books from some county libraries. Wake Co. NC is one. As many as you want but it's a 14 max period but you can always re up and if you do not turn your Kindle onto WiFi it stays there until you do, then they snatch it back. :~))
http://sonysearch.overdrive.com/
There might be other commercial vendors in the same business, but OverDrive is the one I know about.
May 24th 2012, 2:20 pm
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Re: What's your favorite thing about the US?
You don't necessarily need a Kindle, you just need a connection to the internet and preferably a mobile device .. many (most?) public libraries have an online book facility. Most are using the commercial company OverDrive. You can search for libraries that offer OverDrive here..
http://sonysearch.overdrive.com/
There might be other commercial vendors in the same business, but OverDrive is the one I know about.
http://sonysearch.overdrive.com/
There might be other commercial vendors in the same business, but OverDrive is the one I know about.
May 24th 2012, 2:35 pm
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Re: What's your favorite thing about the US?
Did you know that if you have a Kindle you can "borrow" books from some county libraries. Wake Co. NC is one. As many as you want but it's a 14 max period but you can always re up and if you do not turn your Kindle onto WiFi it stays there until you do, then they snatch it back. :~))
Borrow 21 books that would cost about $10.00 each to buy.
Turn off wifi on Kindle and never turn it back on.
Buy new Kindle and repeat.
$10 profit every transaction, repeat until you are a millionaire, or library shelves are filled with Kindles.
May 24th 2012, 2:47 pm
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Re: What's your favorite thing about the US?
Hmm, maybe saving $10, but not generating a lot of cashflow...unless you can barter your downloads out at the grocery store and gas station!
May 24th 2012, 2:52 pm
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Re: What's your favorite thing about the US?
Who are you selling these books to or where is your cash in stream? At $80 a kindle that's going to cost.
May 24th 2012, 3:03 pm
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Re: What's your favorite thing about the US?
Get a library card in each public library to which you are entitled. (For instance in Massachusetts, the world's public library mecca, any MA resident is entitled to borrowing privileges at any and all MA public libraries.)
Go to each library and borrow books and never return them, until you are banned.
You are now in possession of hundreds of thousands of books, with a street value of maybe a million dollars or more.
Rent a large U-Haul and retreat to your cabin in the woods.
May 24th 2012, 3:06 pm
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Re: What's your favorite thing about the US?
You can do that with tangible books too.
Get a library card in each public library to which you are entitled. (For instance in Massachusetts, the world's public library mecca, any MA resident is entitled to borrowing privileges at any and all MA public libraries.)
Go to each library and borrow books and never return them, until you are banned.
You are now in possession of hundreds of thousands of books, with a street value of maybe a million dollars or more.
Rent a large U-Haul and retreat to your cabin in the woods.
Get a library card in each public library to which you are entitled. (For instance in Massachusetts, the world's public library mecca, any MA resident is entitled to borrowing privileges at any and all MA public libraries.)
Go to each library and borrow books and never return them, until you are banned.
You are now in possession of hundreds of thousands of books, with a street value of maybe a million dollars or more.
Rent a large U-Haul and retreat to your cabin in the woods.
May 24th 2012, 3:08 pm
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May 24th 2012, 3:24 pm
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Re: What's your favorite thing about the US?
Me.. Cantankerous old library director who only cares about the budget & sucking up to the powers that be.
Sally.. Spunky book-recovery officer who "goes the extra mile."
Eb.. Noisome old packrat who lives in a big Victorian house, stuffed with overdue books.
Primula.. Chair of the Library friends, battling with director.
SATXJ.. Teen stalker
Sultan.. Musician constantly trying to book the library community room for children's concerts (etc.)
Sally.. Spunky book-recovery officer who "goes the extra mile."
Eb.. Noisome old packrat who lives in a big Victorian house, stuffed with overdue books.
Primula.. Chair of the Library friends, battling with director.
SATXJ.. Teen stalker
Sultan.. Musician constantly trying to book the library community room for children's concerts (etc.)
May 24th 2012, 3:25 pm
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Re: What's your favorite thing about the US?
Me.. Cantankerous old library director who only cares about the budget & sucking up to the powers that be.
Sally.. Spunky book-recovery officer who "goes the extra mile."
Eb.. Noisome old packrat who lives in a big Victorian house, stuffed with overdue books.
Primula.. Chair of the Library friends, battling with director.
SATXJ.. Teen stalker
Sultan.. Musician constantly trying to book the library community room for children's concerts (etc.)
Sally.. Spunky book-recovery officer who "goes the extra mile."
Eb.. Noisome old packrat who lives in a big Victorian house, stuffed with overdue books.
Primula.. Chair of the Library friends, battling with director.
SATXJ.. Teen stalker
Sultan.. Musician constantly trying to book the library community room for children's concerts (etc.)
May 24th 2012, 3:25 pm
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Re: What's your favorite thing about the US?
I'd watch it. It'd have to be on PBS, probably.
That is coming together quite nicely. Bollocks, I wish we all lived in the same general area - I could put together a 'radio' style show and record us all playing the parts 
Me.. Cantankerous old library director who only cares about the budget & sucking up to the powers that be.
Sally.. Spunky book-recovery officer who "goes the extra mile."
Eb.. Noisome old packrat who lives in a big Victorian house, stuffed with overdue books.
Primula.. Chair of the Library friends, battling with director.
SATXJ.. Teen stalker
Sultan.. Musician constantly trying to book the library community room for children's concerts (etc.)
Sally.. Spunky book-recovery officer who "goes the extra mile."
Eb.. Noisome old packrat who lives in a big Victorian house, stuffed with overdue books.
Primula.. Chair of the Library friends, battling with director.
SATXJ.. Teen stalker
Sultan.. Musician constantly trying to book the library community room for children's concerts (etc.)
May 24th 2012, 3:26 pm
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May 24th 2012, 3:27 pm
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Re: What's your favorite thing about the US?
Me.. Cantankerous old library director who only cares about the budget & sucking up to the powers that be.
Sally.. Spunky book-recovery officer who "goes the extra mile."
Eb.. Noisome old packrat who lives in a big Victorian house, stuffed with overdue books.
Primula.. Chair of the Library friends, battling with director.
SATXJ.. Teen stalker
Sultan.. Musician constantly trying to book the library community room for children's concerts (etc.)
Sally.. Spunky book-recovery officer who "goes the extra mile."
Eb.. Noisome old packrat who lives in a big Victorian house, stuffed with overdue books.
Primula.. Chair of the Library friends, battling with director.
SATXJ.. Teen stalker
Sultan.. Musician constantly trying to book the library community room for children's concerts (etc.)
Kim..evil Asian mastermind.