Ag12thman said:

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I have what might be silly question. I usually use the local library to check-out books, which I realize is probably very old school these days (lol). I have been wanting to start some of the older Bernard Cornwell series, but my library does not carry them (even in Libby or Hoopla formats). Where do you guys get these books or how do you usually purchase them? I think a lot of people probably have Kindles, but I still Haven't yet bought myself one.

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Hoopla has the complete Saxon Stories (now called The Last Kingdom series, fyi) and it looks the Sharpe series as well, in both ebook and audiobook. That's where I read the Saxon Stories and after just checking I still see them in there.

I'm not 100% sure how Hoopla works, but I assume their content of books is available for any user, no matter what local library they're technically connected to. But I could be wrong of course.

And I'm still an old school library user as well, lol. I'm nerdy excited that I'm first on the list for A Parade of Horribles (I'm actually the one who requested the library order it).

I've found that you can find almost any book by searching Google for the title + pdf. Here's an example:

I searched "Bernard Cornwell PDF" and got this:

https://archive.org/details/sharpestrafalgar0000bern/page/n5/mode/1up

Thanks for pointing this out. I see some listings for Hoopla on my local library's catalog, but they do not have many of Cornwell's works listed and only a few random books (most just audio). I would prefer to use my eyes and not my ears on books as I just am more of a visual person, so I think I might just have to call or go by to ask if they have the full series of Cornwell's works or not. I've never used Hoopla at all, so maybe I just need to create an account and check there.

I'm glad I'm not the only old school paper book junkie here (lol). I really need to purchase a Kindle, which I have considered doing in the past, but just haven't taken the time/money to do.

Wolfpac 08 said:

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I've found that you can find almost any book by searching Google for the title + pdf. Here's an example:

I searched "Bernard Cornwell PDF" and got this:

https://archive.org/details/sharpestrafalgar0000bern/page/n5/mode/1up

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Wow - I'm surprised that's available in PDF so freely. Surely some authors won't approve of their full works being fully accessible without them getting any royalties. Maybe there's something I'm missing, but these seems like Napster for books or something (lol).

Ag12thman said:

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Thanks for pointing this out. I see some listings for Hoopla on my local library's catalog, but they do not have many of Cornwell's works listed and only a few random books (most just audio). I would prefer to use my eyes and not my ears on books as I just am more of a visual person, so I think I might just have to call or go by to ask if they have the full series of Cornwell's works or not. I've never used Hoopla at all, so maybe I just need to create an account and check there.

I'm glad I'm not the only old school paper book junkie here (lol). I really need to purchase a Kindle, which I have considered doing in the past, but just haven't taken the time/money to do.

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Ahh, ok, I think I see the issue now. Definitely create a Hoopla account and just search for the books on there rather than assuming they'll show up as a link on your library's website. And I'd recommend getting a Kindle. Your library will have other ebook options for books that won't be on Hoopla but instead come through as a download in Kinda.

FL_Ag1998 said:

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Ag12thman said:

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Thanks for pointing this out. I see some listings for Hoopla on my local library's catalog, but they do not have many of Cornwell's works listed and only a few random books (most just audio). I would prefer to use my eyes and not my ears on books as I just am more of a visual person, so I think I might just have to call or go by to ask if they have the full series of Cornwell's works or not. I've never used Hoopla at all, so maybe I just need to create an account and check there.

I'm glad I'm not the only old school paper book junkie here (lol). I really need to purchase a Kindle, which I have considered doing in the past, but just haven't taken the time/money to do.

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Ahh, ok, I think I see the issue now. Definitely create a Hoopla account and just search for the books on there rather than assuming they'll show up as a link on your library's website. And I'd recommend getting a Kindle. Your library will have other ebook options for books that won't be on Hoopla but instead come through as a download in Kinda.

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Great advice - thank you for all of that. I will see what I can do about Hoopla. I don't really have a device to use it on right now. I have the largest-sized smartphone available, but not sure I can read book text on it. I might need to look into a Kindle (finally) before trying Hoopla. Thanks for your help!!

Ag12thman said:

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I have what might be silly question. I usually use the local library to check-out books, which I realize is probably very old school these days (lol). I have been wanting to start some of the older Bernard Cornwell series, but my library does not carry them (even in Libby or Hoopla formats). Where do you guys get these books or how do you usually purchase them? I think a lot of people probably have Kindles, but I still Haven't yet bought myself one.

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You can get the Kindle app on your phone. I pretty much exclusively use it to do all my reading

Any suggestions for free or discount credits on audible or other sources to listen?

Gotten into the habit of listening in the car. About to run out of all the credits I had accumulated.

Absolute said:

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Any suggestions for free or discount credits on audible or other sources to listen?

Gotten into the habit of listening in the car. About to run out of all the credits I had accumulated.

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Spotify primary user gets 15 hours per month.

Absolute said:

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Any suggestions for free or discount credits on audible or other sources to listen?

Gotten into the habit of listening in the car. About to run out of all the credits I had accumulated.

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Local Library in conjunction with Libby and/or Hoopla