Book Blogger Hop

Happy Friday everyone! It's time for the book blogger hop hosted by Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer. 

The question today is:

Which do you prefer most: a printed book or an Ereader?

I love the convienence of an ereader. I can get lots of books, usually for cheaper and read them on the  same device so it can be cheaper on my wallet and easier on my poor bookshelf.  But an ereader can't beat picking up a book, rading the back cover, and flipping to a random page. Amazon offers something like it but I need to be able to feel the book in my hands. Plus there's nothing like the smell of a new book or being able to take it anywhere, I wouldn't want to stick a kindle in my purse and carry it some places but I'm not worried about a printed book hitting something and breaking or someone wanting to steal it! Plus there are some books that I love so much I need to have them in print form sitting on my shelf.

What about you? Do you prefer ereader or print books? If you have an ereader do you have a nook or kindle? Leave me a comment and let me know!
Thanks,

Booking Through Thursday

What a great sounding meme from the blog Booking Through Thursday. They post a question every Thursday and today's question is:

How often do you visit a library? Do you go to borrow books? Do research? Check out the multi-media center? Hang out with the friendly and knowledgeable staff? Are you there out of love or out of need?

I love visiting the library. I can spend hours at a time there walking through the aisles, saying hello to old friends no making new ones (I'm speaking of the books of course). I had a car malfunction over winter break so a couple books were kept out longer than they were supposed to so until I can pay off dues my library visits have been limited. I love going to the public library to chat with the staff and check out books. I've walked out too many times to count with my arms loaded with books, staggering under the weight of a stack. If I'm doing research I go to the college library on campus with all the old nonfiction books heavy with knowledge live.


What about you? Do you go to the library often? Do you borrow movies, books, or both? Do you love walking through the aisles like I do? Leave me a comment and let me know because libraries are definitely amazing.

Enter For a Chance to Win The Storyteller

Hi y'all! Can I excuse the past several months by posting this chance for you to win a signed copy of The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult?


                                                     
Amazon Description:
Some stories live forever . . .
Sage Singer is a baker. She works through the night, preparing the day’s breads and pastries, trying to escape a reality of loneliness, bad memories, and the shadow of her mother’s death. When Josef Weber, an elderly man in Sage’s grief support group, begins stopping by the bakery, they strike up an unlikely friendship. Despite their differences, they see in each other the hidden scars that others can’t, and they become companions.
Everything changes on the day that Josef confesses a long-buried and shameful secret—one that nobody else in town would ever suspect—and asks Sage for an extraordinary favor. If she says yes, she faces not only moral repercussions, but potentially legal ones as well. With her own identity suddenly challenged, and the integrity of the closest friend she’s ever had clouded, Sage begins to question the assumptions and expectations she’s made about her life and her family. When does a moral choice become a moral imperative? And where does one draw the line between punishment and justice, forgiveness and mercy?
In this searingly honest novel, Jodi Picoult gracefully explores the lengths we will go in order to protect our families and to keep the past from dictating the future.

Sounds like another winner from Jodi huh? If you would like a chance to win a signed copy of this book simply visit the giveaway page  and enter your name and email. This giveaways hosted by Shelf Awareness, not me so I have no say in entries or who wins. 

And if you don't win you can always head to Amazon and purchase yourself a copy of The Storyteller! 

I'd say a chance to win a signed book is pretty amazing. Thanks for visiting and good luck everyone,