tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244084325311642260.post3810652951226069909..comments2023-09-07T05:21:47.777-07:00Comments on From Elysium: Thoughts While Perusing An Indie BookstoreXiXihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05364953168828471897noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244084325311642260.post-12162763421907921922013-03-12T11:10:56.041-07:002013-03-12T11:10:56.041-07:00Oh my gosh, thanks! Sorry for the late reply! I...Oh my gosh, thanks! Sorry for the late reply! I'll write the post soon. :)XiXihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364953168828471897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244084325311642260.post-39372218785212040482013-03-07T07:00:04.767-08:002013-03-07T07:00:04.767-08:00I do so love this post. And I love your balance fo...I do so love this post. And I love your balance for supporting your indies—I buy from my favorite two indies every chance I get, even though I *work* for the big B. :) <br /><br />Anyway, I love reading your blog, so I nominated you for the Liebster Award. <a href="http://www.jessicaschley.com/2013/03/liebster-award-2013.html" rel="nofollow">It's here.</a> Hope you have fun with it, and can't wait to read more of your thoughts. Jessica Schleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295725932463022104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244084325311642260.post-71328321533180654292013-02-25T22:14:10.292-08:002013-02-25T22:14:10.292-08:00Thanks! It took me forever to figure out the ballo...Thanks! It took me forever to figure out the balloons, haha. I'm so tech-challenged.<br /><br />I really wish I had a nice public library that was within reasonable walking distance. There is one that's far-ish (same distance as the one when I was in undergrad, but I had much more down time and could afford to randomly traipse 30 minutes away all the time). Sometimes, I even forget that I have a Kindle until I buy a paper copy, and then I'm like, whoops.<br /><br />Everything You Need to Know About the Apocalypse was ... weird. I felt like it was kind of chaotic, but I didn't ever feel bored, I guess? I don't know how I feel about that book. I know I pretty much disliked all the characters.<br /><br />I have such a backlog of books I need to read, ahhhhh.XiXihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364953168828471897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244084325311642260.post-11294009612874949832013-02-19T22:47:10.675-08:002013-02-19T22:47:10.675-08:00First, cute new blog look! I love this font and th...First, cute new blog look! I love this font and the balloons in your header!<br /><br />Second, yes to bookstores! That's exactly one of my favorite things about physical bookstores - the browsing! Like you said, there's nothing on Amazon that matches that experience. I like letting covers and titles catch my eye and discovering new stories, books that I come at with as close to a blank slate as I can since they're completely new to me.<br /><br />I love paperbacks for their convenience and affordability, but I do love hardcovers for the way they look and feel and they just last longer. I've gone the way of borrowing books first and then buying in hardcover if I really really love it. Otherwise I just paperback or kindle it. Hardcovers are totally expensive though, so I get your rationale. It's not so bad if you buy from Amazon (I know, not exactly helpful) or B&N online. For books I really love or book in a series/from an author I love, I will make a point to go buy them at my local indie. That's how I negotiate my budget with my desire to help the industry. :P<br /><br />Looking forward to hearing what you think of your new buys (and also what you think of Code Name Verity and Song of Achilles!).Krispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.com