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The joy of books (and the blah of digital media)! XD
a year ago
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*** Direct from the keyboard of Jeeves the Bunny, providing literary lewdness for the furry fandom to enjoy. ^^ ***
Have y'all heard of these things called books before? Dang, they're pretty neat! Once you own a book, you don't need to have any sort of electronic device to use them (besides perhaps a light source), you don't need to worry about any electronic devices you 'do' have breaking or becoming so outdated that you can't replace it, you don't lose access to them if a subscription lapses (because you actually buy and OWN the book in perpetuity from that point, WOW), you don't have to worry about them suddenly being removed from somewhere they were available and suddenly being totally absent from any source where you could access them due to licensing.
Heck, someone should really tell more people about these 'book' things. :oooo
All hyperbole and kidding aside, I've been a bit frustrated with technology and the difficulty of accessing digital media (TV, films, games, etc) in a reliably consistent and financially viable manner lately, and it really has made me both appreciate books even more than I already did for all the reasons listed above. As a result I've been going on a little bit of a (financially responsible) spending spree with some money I had set aside for my recent birthday, and I'm truly surprised by how different it 'feels'.
Honestly I have a lot of conflicted feelings whenever I spend money on games or a streaming service subscription or something like that for myself. Worries over whether I'll enjoy it enough, whether it'll be "worth" the cost, whether I'll be able to/be in the mood to watch everything I want to in a month so I don't end up having to pay double the amount for access to the same specific thing I was interested in when I first signed up for the subscription, or whether I'll even be able to find the thing available before I try to pay for it.
But when it comes to a book I'm interested in? There's no stress if I set it on my bookshelf and don't pick it up for a week, or a month, or three months. It'll still be there when I'm ready for it, and it won't have cost me a single penny extra or any stress/worry if it's going to go away before I get to it.
I'm sure none of this really comes as a surprise to many of you. Oh wow, the writer likes written media? Shocker! But really, I feel like for the last couple of years I've kinda taken print books for granted a little, and lately I've been falling back in love with them on what feels to me like a much more personal and meaningful level.
So yeah. Books! Whether they're well regarded classics, brand new releases from modern established or up-and-coming authors, media tie-in novels, non-fiction, manga or anything else, I want to put it on the record that BOOKS ARE HECCIN COOL.
(Also, while I'm very much a print reader via personal preference and am singing the praises of physical paper books, digital/e-books, and audiobooks are totally valid, not only but especially for those with dyslexia, ADHD, visual impairment or any other condition/situation that might make a physical paper copy of a book harder to handle/consume. Don't let anyone tell you you're "not reading actual books" if you're interacting with them some other way!)
Heck, someone should really tell more people about these 'book' things. :oooo
All hyperbole and kidding aside, I've been a bit frustrated with technology and the difficulty of accessing digital media (TV, films, games, etc) in a reliably consistent and financially viable manner lately, and it really has made me both appreciate books even more than I already did for all the reasons listed above. As a result I've been going on a little bit of a (financially responsible) spending spree with some money I had set aside for my recent birthday, and I'm truly surprised by how different it 'feels'.
Honestly I have a lot of conflicted feelings whenever I spend money on games or a streaming service subscription or something like that for myself. Worries over whether I'll enjoy it enough, whether it'll be "worth" the cost, whether I'll be able to/be in the mood to watch everything I want to in a month so I don't end up having to pay double the amount for access to the same specific thing I was interested in when I first signed up for the subscription, or whether I'll even be able to find the thing available before I try to pay for it.
But when it comes to a book I'm interested in? There's no stress if I set it on my bookshelf and don't pick it up for a week, or a month, or three months. It'll still be there when I'm ready for it, and it won't have cost me a single penny extra or any stress/worry if it's going to go away before I get to it.
I'm sure none of this really comes as a surprise to many of you. Oh wow, the writer likes written media? Shocker! But really, I feel like for the last couple of years I've kinda taken print books for granted a little, and lately I've been falling back in love with them on what feels to me like a much more personal and meaningful level.
So yeah. Books! Whether they're well regarded classics, brand new releases from modern established or up-and-coming authors, media tie-in novels, non-fiction, manga or anything else, I want to put it on the record that BOOKS ARE HECCIN COOL.
(Also, while I'm very much a print reader via personal preference and am singing the praises of physical paper books, digital/e-books, and audiobooks are totally valid, not only but especially for those with dyslexia, ADHD, visual impairment or any other condition/situation that might make a physical paper copy of a book harder to handle/consume. Don't let anyone tell you you're "not reading actual books" if you're interacting with them some other way!)
Then, last winter, I lost power *again*, and I turned to The Amtrak Wars. Only got partway through the second book of that one before I got power back.
I wonder which sci-fi series is going to tide me over the next time a storm takes out my power.
I wish I was more into sci-fi books outside of those that deal with established properties like Star Trek, Doctor Who, etc. Unfortunately the last couple of times I tried, I found them too dark or just generally unappealing and bounced off. :(
As for streaming stuff, the issue I have is that I rarely want to watch a tonne of stuff on one service. Normally it's just like, one thing, so it's a real struggle to justify paying for even one month. I also avoid adverts like the plague, so the fact that many streaming services are now charging higher prices for the "luxury" of streaming without ads further discourages me from doing so.
Here is the link for to fallow for the most most part but you can skip the kindle for pc part and don't forget to put the Kindle serial number in the Configuration under kindle eink ebooks by clicking the DeDRM plugin under File type.
And here is another guide.
https://www.cloudwards.net/remove-d.....-kindle-books/
Also, with Wicked premiering next month, you must watch this mostly faithful animated narration of L. Frank Baum's original novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUmuwyhWkW4)