Jennifer Forest

Crafty Girls Talk Giveaway

 

Source: Flickr: Olive Oil Lady - Vintage Pins Gift Wrap Style

As children often are, my daughter is keen on getting presents.  It didn't take her long to work out that birthdays and Christmas equals presents.  So I have given her the responsibility of choosing presents for others, especially her friends, aunties and cousins.  She has really taken to the job and loves thinking about what others would like.  She loves it even more when the birthday girl or boy opens their present! There is a real sense of delight in the giving. 

With the same delight in the giving, I am very happy to be able to give you a little bundle of happiness that is a book.  To launch my latest book Crafty Girls Talk, the e-book version is available for free this weekend. 

You can read it on your iPhone, iPad, Kindle, Kindle Fire and desktop computer.  The giveaway runs from Friday 21 to Sunday 23 September - Amazon (California) time. So if you are in Australia or New Zealand it will start at about 7pm Friday and at about 8am Friday for the United Kingdom.

Visit this link over the weekend to get your free copy e-book version.

Crafty Girls Talk on Amazon Kindle

Crafty Girls Talk is also available as a print version (which unfortunately is not free this weekend but I'll be running a competition for that print version soon).

Crafty Girls Talk Print Version 

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Dog and I Love Books

 

We have a children’s book called Dog Loves Books by Louise Yates in our house which is gorgeous. It has a lovely story with beautiful pictures of a little dog who loves books so much he opens a book store. What I love about the little dog though is the drawing from the book at the top here. This is how I feel about books with a bit of a twist: I love books so much that sometimes I want to get into the story, just like this little dog is lying in the book.

 

I adore print books but I also love my Kindle as well.  To tell you the truth I wasn’t sure if I would like my Kindle. One of the great joys in my life is to come back with a bag overflowing with library books or to find a recent book purchase sitting in my letter box.  There is something about being able to turn a page which is, by the very action, relaxing.

But if I’m so keen on the printed word, why do I like my Kindle?  There are all the “administrative” type things – I can buy books so much quicker and cheaper than any other method.  Search, click, buy. The book is delivered instantly and I can start reading now.  The much cheaper cost of an e-book is also a huge positive.

 Source: Simply Bike on Flickr

So what is the reading experience like though?  I’ve read all sorts of books on my Kindle and I still have that same little dog feeling – I enjoy the story and just want to stay in the story. The e-ink screen makes it almost identical to reading a printed page. If the publisher has formatted the photos properly, the photos can be fantastic.  My only problem is that I often feel like I’m “clicking” a lot. To turn the page you click the little side bar and as I read fairly quickly, I can feel like I’m clicking a lot.

 
 Source: Follow the White Bunny on Flickr

Do craft books work on Kindle? I must admit I haven’t actually bought a sewing pattern book or a knitting pattern book for my Kindle. My personal craft library is already pretty big so I’m trying not to buy anymore! For a knitting pattern book I think Kindle, or an iPad with the Kindle App, the book would work well.  For a sewing pattern book where you need to trace the pattern pieces, that would be a bit tricky I think. Maybe if the book came with a link to download the patterns that might work.

Like the little dog in that book, I love my books.  I love that a book is a story packaged up to take me, the reader into that world. Now with e-books, the story is still the same it is just delivered differently. I am very thankful that I am living through this exciting time in books – now I can feed my reading habit with both print books and e-books!

 

Advance Notice: Very exciting! We will be meeting these fascinating crafty girls soon.  My next book Crafty Girls Talk will be out very soon!