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garabik comments on How can I spend money to improve my life? - Less Wrong Discussion

15 Post author: jpaulson 02 February 2014 10:16AM

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Comment author: garabik 05 February 2014 01:56:36PM 3 points [-]

Assuming this is a money issue and not a time issue, your local public library can get you almost anything via interlibrary loan

And there is this thing called internet where you can get a lot for free - and in some jurisdictions and under certain conditions it is even perfectly legal.

Comment author: Creutzer 05 February 2014 02:03:18PM 0 points [-]

Reading a novel on a computer screen sucks.

Comment author: jaime2000 05 February 2014 02:38:06PM *  1 point [-]

The Amazon Kindle is very cheap ($70-$210 depending on the exact model and features you want; assuming you buy one every 2-5 years, it is a trivial expense for all but the most destitute).

Comment author: garabik 07 February 2014 10:07:23AM 0 points [-]

Cheap low end tablets cost around €30. Their parameters and battery life suck, but for indoor reading they are acceptable. And as a bonus you can do more things with them (such as using tap-and-search dictionary if you are often reading in foreign languages).

Cheap e-book readers are a bit more expensive, from €40 up.But they weight less and their battery life is vastly superior.

Still, if your genre preferences are somewhat "traditional", IMHO public library is the way to go.

Comment author: polymathwannabe 20 February 2014 06:46:07PM 0 points [-]

My mileage strongly disagrees with yours.