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I've purchased the Kindle (Fall 2008) & then the Kindle DX(Summer 2009), to check it out. Pretty neat. Great for travelling. Yet, I find myself picking on one of the many paper books from my To Be Read pile when I am ready to start another book. HUM…
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- Kingsport, TN, USA
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- The metro area of Charlotte, NC, is Gail's home territory…both North & South Carolina. Following a lengthy academic sojourn at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, finally completing both a BA in Botany & a Masters in Library Science, she arrived (August 1977) in Kingsport to work the Research Library for Eastman. Since 1998, Gail has managed Eastman's Business Library.
Gail and her husband Milton Nelson are active at 1st Broad Street UMC. They have 2 adult children and 2 grandsons, all living away from Kingsport.
Gail is a member and Past President of the Kiwanis Club of Kingsport. During her children's youth, Gail was active with Rascals Teen Center and DB Choral Boosters and Appalachian Girl Scouts, Troop 250.
Her current volunteer activities involve food (Meals on Wheels driver, Friendship Diner cook), books/reading/literacy (Literacy Council, Friends of the Public Library, First Book – Greater Kingsport, & Kingsport Library Commission) or putting Her faith to work (Terrific Tuesdays, Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Kingsport).
Gail's leisure pastimes include reading and collecting books.
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ebooks - Kindle, Vook, Que, Sony, etc.
I've purchased the Kindle (Fall 2008) & then the Kindle DX(Summer 2009), to check it out. Pretty neat. Great for travelling. Yet, I find myself picking on one of the many paper books from my To Be Read pile when I am ready to start another book. HUM!
When the Que is released (early 2010), I think I'll give it a try, as well. Plastic-Logic seems to know what it is doing.
Trying to be open minded and even progressive, I have very, very mixed thoughts about Cushing Academy dismantling its 20K v… Continue
When the Que is released (early 2010), I think I'll give it a try, as well. Plastic-Logic seems to know what it is doing.
Trying to be open minded and even progressive, I have very, very mixed thoughts about Cushing Academy dismantling its 20K v… Continue
Posted on October 29, 2009 at 5:08pm —
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