Decided to try one of the challenges on the Aussie Book Club.. Big Fail!! I have found that I am more inclined to read the books I have on my kindle these days. Easy to take to bed, back light makes it easy to read and of course changing the size of the text :) My first stop is always the local library ebooks (downloaded via the Overdrive app) and then the Amazon Kindle store. BUT I refuse to pay hardback prices for ebooks. I can't pass them on or trade them in (like a paperback), the publisher is saving HEAPS in publication and transport costs so I just can't justify these prices. Anyway, the number of books I read on an aged pension I couldn't afford groceries as well! LOL

Found Goodreads a while ago (while searching for new ebooks for my ASUS Transformer tablet) and recently found the Aussie Readers group. Always avoided bookclubs up to now (despite being a lifelong book addict)as I always though I would hate being dictated to _ told what I should read. But now I have much more reading time available, AND my wonderful tablet to read them on :) I have found new ways to get to recommendations. I am reading books that I would never have found before (trolling through the library shelves, for instance). So now I am about to embark on my first "challenge" via the Aussie Readers group! The annual GET READING is on again for the month of September ... So for this month, select one or more books from the "Top 50 books you can't put down" guide! http://www.getreading.com.au/book_list/top-50-books-you-cant-put-down/ Just hoping I can find one I WANT to read that is a) free OR a) available from the library or B) at least affordable !