I download audio books from the library and listen to them while I am walking. My neighborhood thanks me because then I do not feel the need to break out in singing as I am walking :) It also encourages me to get out and walk so I can hear the next part of the story! I have worked my way through several mystery series.

My library just redid the whole website, adding a video to show people how to do the download. It explains that the system won't work with iPods because the books are Windows Media files. My DS gave me a new mp3 player as a Christmas gift, one with a larger capacity. It's rechargeable. However, a charge won't last the length of a book, and when I plug it back in to the USB hub to charge it, the book reverts to the beginning. So I'm back to using my first mp3 player, which runs on a battery and works just fine.

Ok, you all have me almost convinced to buy myself the Kindle. I just downloaded the app to my iphone. That's all I've done on it so far! The battery is low so I'll have to play with downloading books on it later. Lindsey, I love the idea of putting knitting patterns on it! I scanned some of my pattern pics with the materials list into the computer and printed them in photos, then put them in "brag books" to take with me to yarn shops so I would have the info to buy yarn, or not duplicate patterns, but I've always carried my knitting bag with a bunch of my favorite patterns in it, and my needles when we traveled. Luckily, we don't fly! When we took the train, I vacuumpacked each skein of yarn seperately for a sweater I was working on, and put them in the suit case. I could take out one at a time, and it would puff back up to it's original shape to work with. I knitted 2/3 of a sweater in 10 days that trip! But that bag is HEAVY! With the kindle, I could just carry that, my needles & accessory kit. Hmmm, guess I'll have to check the ccard balances. Trip to KS for a funeral=4 day weekend, gas, food, room. Trip to S. Ohio for bluegrass festival = room, gas, food, tickets, cd, banjo, music stand, & 3 instrument stands. Have to think about it. Tami

Monica, you said exactly what I was thinking! I had no idea that anyone had to pay a yearly fee for a library card. We pay $1 to get a card, but that is a one-time fee only. I now feel privileged. I do not have an e-reader, but use Overdrive to download audio books from our library system. I do see that they have a huge library of mobi and epub books, though. Until very recently we were also able to access the library systems of another area in our state for MP3, WMA, mobi and epub books as well. They cut us off just this year because they have determined that our county library system is large enough to be independent. Boo hoo.