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jaylach
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I was in the NOOK app on my Android tablet looking for something to read and came across a listing for The Hobbit fully illustrated. I figured what the heck as it has probably been 35-40 years since I last read the thing. And they only wanted $9.99 for the '75th Anniversary Deluxe Edition' with a full forward including rejected art work. $9.99 is a lot for me for an e-book but it is a BIG book.  If you have read The Hobbit you know that there are a LOT of songs involved. When I got to the first song there was a 'play button' on the page. Yep, there are audio versions of all the songs. I have never seen an e-book that included audio. I am more than happy with the $9.99 price. 
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 10:34 pm |
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Jay, I had never seen this before! I came to this forum to post a new topic and saw the title of this thread and had to take a look. How awesome! Would this work on a Nook HD, I wonder. It does have sound.
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 11:26 pm |
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I don't know Patty. My tablet is an Android with a Nook app. I will say that when I made the initial post I was early in the book. As a follow-up the written songs that also had audio were rare and far between.
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 11:55 pm |
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But still...
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:18 pm |
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I can't use the Nook app anymore over here. Can't remember the full details now and I've deleted the emails that informed me.
I'd had the app installed on this Notebook.
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:45 pm |
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Yes, they too are dropping Windows support like a hot potato. Fine. I am dropping them. I've gone to a Kindle, who has an app for just about every device out there. Just like I dropped Verizon when they started dropping support for Microsoft phones. Switched to T-Mobile - who doesn't care what phone you have, as long as it works on their bands.
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:03 pm |
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Yes here hubby has the e-reader, I have a Kindle Fire HD 7" and bought myself the new Kindle Fire 7" because that came with a camera and slot for an SD card which my other one didn't have. I've got the Kindle app on both my computers and my phone. When I used to go out on the bus I'd be able to read a book till I got to my destination.
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