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• Novice says:

  30 Apr30 April 10:46

  I would rather buy a physical book. Reading on a device is not the same as a physical book hence my thousand books. I don’t understand how anyone can enjoy reading on a device. But I do understand the advantage which is that in a disaster situation, you don’t lose your books. I can’t count how many times I have woken up in terror when getting nightmares about something happening to my books.

  “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies…the man who never reads lives only one” – Goerge RR Martin

  • Harry T says:

    30 Apr30 April 10:54

    Agree generally but my Kindle is good for holidays… and when I decide to emigrate.

    • Lady London says:

      30 Apr30 April 13:25

      Are you thinking of emigrating @Harry T? Oz is a nice place as you know.

      • BJ says:

        30 Apr30 April 16:04

        He’s dreaming of Oz I think 🙂

      • Harry T says:

        30 Apr30 April 20:14

        @Lady London
        Lived and worked there for a year. Want to go back when I’m a proper grown up doctor.

        • Shoestring says:

          30 Apr30 April 20:17

          Don’t leave it too late. I believe from memory 36+ gets very difficult on points unless you’re a hairdresser, plumber or chippy.

        • Harry T says:

          30 Apr30 April 21:01

          I’ll be about 33 when I finish my training, so should be fine. I think the current cut off is somewhere in the 50s. And my profession will be on the desired list.

        • Shoestring says:

          30 Apr30 April 21:07

          Well I was a tad too complacent and failed to get in on points, still young at 36. Don’t make the same mistake.

          We migrated to NZ instead and there was a back door to Aus, just a 2 year NZ citizenship requirement, but by that stage my wife was missing Europe/ home/ family too much so we never tried to get into Aus that way. Went up to 5 years subsequently.

        • Harry T says:

          30 Apr30 April 23:31

          @Shoestring – thanks, I’ll keep my eye on the ball. Sorry to hear you missed out.

  • Genghis says:

    30 Apr30 April 10:59

    My wife loved physical books but when I bought her a kindle soon after we met she was a convert. I still prefer physical books; I like the smell of the paper and easier to read in the sun.

    • John says:

      30 Apr30 April 12:28

      + and in the bath.

      • Nick_C says:

        30 Apr30 April 13:38

        And if you drop yout book in the bath, it dries out better than a kindle

        • AndyGWP says:

          30 Apr30 April 16:09

          The new kindle is waterproof 🙂

        • Lady London says:

          30 Apr30 April 17:30

          @Cat lost hers in the Seychelles….. she only loses things in glamorous places 🙂

  • Anna says:

    30 Apr30 April 11:10

    Love actual books (my OH despairs and is constantly trying to get rid of them), but I get through so many on holiday it’s an absolute godsend to have an unlimited number on my iPad. Also audio books so I don’t have to crane my neck while sunbathing 😂

    • Novice says:

      30 Apr30 April 12:30

      I’m now stressing about my library 😂 I have spent countless hrs thinking in a disaster situation which books should I save.

      LOTR is a definite as it’s limited edition but I love all my thousands of books.

      Omg, I’m stressed now. 😰

  • James says:

    30 Apr30 April 11:31

    Especially if you are video conferencing and need some books for the shelf behind you

    • Alex Sm says:

      30 Apr30 April 23:32

      This is the most popular background for alms reason!

  • BJ says:

    30 Apr30 April 12:25

    Try listening with text to speech or echo etc. Sounds rubbish but once you het used to it you can listen to unabridged books at same time as doing other things.

    • Lady London says:

      30 Apr30 April 13:29

      Is it worth the extra cost to add the voice version @BJ?

      • BJ says:

        30 Apr30 April 16:17

        Do they still sell the voice versions? Never paid for those, they were too much. What I meant was enabling the text to speech engines that power the likes of ok Google, siri, talkback etc to read the kihdle books aloud. IIRC you have a kindle and I believe it aldo has text to speech built in for the visually impaired so you could give it a try. And then there is Alexa, the whole point of which is speech. However, I note too that audibles is increasingly unabridged.

  • Lady London says:

    30 Apr30 April 13:28

    +1 but I am reluctantly seduced by the compactness of Kindle. Books have stopped taking up do much luggage space on planes.

    For commuting though and taking public transport I always, always have a paperback on board. Not so much eyestrain when I am spending do much else if the day looking at another screen.

• Lady London says:

  30 Apr30 April 13:12

  What Bluetooth speakers are people using at home for music?

  I have 2 tiny Anker ones for travelling but looking for a step up in size for music at home. Are Sonos or Anker any good in lightweight home speaker category? Are the Echo ones any good? Any others worth considering? I don’t go for big bass.

  • Genghis says:

    30 Apr30 April 13:22

    I have Ruark Audio MR1 MKII. Good quality for what I need.

  • Nate1309 says:

    30 Apr30 April 13:25

    The Echo is good enough for me. Have a full size one in the kitchen and then a dot at work. Even the dot is better than any radio imo.
    In the lounge I have the Sky Soundbox connected to the TV (hdmi) but it can also pair with Bluetooth (and optical). Had it ages and been really happy with the sound quality over my TV sound.

  • memesweeper says:

    30 Apr30 April 13:28

    Beloit 17 in my kitchen. It’s the mutts.

    Anker Soundcore first gen in the bedroom. Absolutely fine, but they have an enhanced version 2 out now as well.

  • Nick_C says:

    30 Apr30 April 13:44

    I have Boom Ultimate Ears. Bluetooth only (no WiFi). You can pair them for true stereo. Mono sounds also good. I take just one when I travel.

  • Lady London says:

    30 Apr30 April 16:13

    Thank you all for the speaker info.

  • Michael says:

    30 Apr30 April 16:20

    Really depends what you’re looking for. If it’s just one speaker for a room then there are any number of BT speakers out there. If, however you would like to create a multi room system then I’d be leaning towards Sonos. In my living room I have a Beam and two Play Ones for a 3.0 system plus further Play Ones in the kitchen and bedroom. Yes you can probably get better sounding speakers but for ease of use and installation it’s hard to look past Sonos.

  • Anna says:

    30 Apr30 April 17:05

    I love my Bose speaker, it’s really easy to take in the garage when I go on the treadmill and much better than headphones! The sound quality is awesome for such a compact piece of kit.

    • Lady London says:

      30 Apr30 April 17:28

      Which Bose speaker do you have @Anna – the one that’s about 12inx3inx4in? Just remembered I’ve got one somewhere that i’ve never used. I am probably looking to get at least 2 speakers operational though.

      Thank you to all for the suggestions.

      • memesweeper says:

        30 Apr30 April 21:26

        You can pair two Beolits (maybe more?)

    • Harry T says:

      30 Apr30 April 20:17

      I’ve also had a Bose Mini II Soundlink for years and I love it. Use it at home and on my night shifts at work. Surprisingly good sound quality and can be turned up to a very loud volume (not that I do that often).

      • Crafty says:

        30 Apr30 April 21:22

        Need more than one though, I spend half my time looking round the bloody house for where we’ve left it

• Dezbez says:

  30 Apr30 April 16:10

  Much cheaper than the Speedbird which was nearer £2 per can. And free delivery too – what’s not to like?

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