cin Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 I was looking at this yesterday and am debating on whether or not it's worth the price. (Page down a bit for the 'special deal') We do all have readers; I have a Sony and the girls have nooks. So it is very practical in that sense. We are doing some Ambleside, mainly for reading. But MFW is our main History. So I'm just not sure. So befuddled over whether or not if we should buy them, if we would use them. What do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zookeeperof3 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Well, I can't tell you if you'd actually use them or not.:) I will tell you that if you join the mailing list, they do a special a few times a year for $99.00 HTH! Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 Well, I can't tell you if you'd actually use them or not.:) I will tell you that if you join the mailing list, they do a special a few times a year for $99.00 HTH! Kim That, my friend, makes my day! And I will probably be able to get that past DH with NO objections at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas_mom Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Hi, Didn't I see these stories online for free?:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas_mom Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 The Baldwin Project.........http://www.mainlesson.com/ Check out some of the titles there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 I've started shelling out the money lately for better quality e-books that are "free" elsewhere. Just like hardcopy books are of different quality, so are e-books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zookeeperof3 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 That, my friend, makes my day! And I will probably be able to get that past DH with NO objections at all! I'm glad that I made your day!:) I love a good deal. My hubby also said when the deal comes around again for me to buy them. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveBaby Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 I've started shelling out the money lately for better quality e-books that are "free" elsewhere. Just like hardcopy books are of different quality, so are e-books. :iagree: I have the Yesterday's Classics collection and love it. It includes illustrations and an interactive Table of Contents. The quality of these over the ones available for free is significant. Another great option is Heritage History. Tons of books that are available in the public domain, but have been reformatted for e-readers. I have been very impressed with the quality of these as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Well, I can't tell you if you'd actually use them or not.:) I will tell you that if you join the mailing list, they do a special a few times a year for $99.00 HTH! Kim How do you get on the mailing list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 Thanks so much! I'm going to browse around on the History ebook site. that looks like some good books. Alot of them are available on Baldwin or Gutenburg, but when I download them they are difficult for me to read sometimes. My beginning reader and my ESD daughter really don't need the extra challenge right now. If I can hold out and get them for less than 50 cents each, well, YAHOO!! I downloaded The Insect Book (or some such title) and have been SLOWLY reformatting it. I'm only a quarter of the way through it. There are SO many returns that I can only get 2 or 3 lines per screen. So I'm deleting returns. Which I cannot seem to do with a mass find/replace because then the paragraphs are all gone. It's very time consuming and tedious work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zookeeperof3 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 How do you get on the mailing list? Here you go... http://www.yesterdaysclassics.com/yc_signup.html I agree, free is nice but the formatting is horrible. I'd rather pay a little bit of money, but be able to easily read it. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hope in God Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Something really turns me off of e-readers for kids and I think it is the fact that kids like to turn pages (adults too). There is something theraputic about finishing a page and turning the page. Also, holding a book and feeling the number of pages that you have read on the left side and the number of pages that you have remaining on the right side gives a tactile awareness of where you are in the scheme of the story. I think that I would rather have a wall full of books rather than an e-reader full of books (and believe me I am the kind of person that hates clutter but I just can't get over how important the sensory input that a real book provides). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma H Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Something really turns me off of e-readers for kids and I think it is the fact that kids like to turn pages (adults too). There is something theraputic about finishing a page and turning the page. Also, holding a book and feeling the number of pages that you have read on the left side and the number of pages that you have remaining on the right side gives a tactile awareness of where you are in the scheme of the story. I think that I would rather have a wall full of books rather than an e-reader full of books (and believe me I am the kind of person that hates clutter but I just can't get over how important the sensory input that a real book provides). First of all thank you for bringing up this topic. I plan to get both Yesterday's Classics And Heritage History collections when I get some stuff sold. I can see what this poster is saying but, since these books would cost thousands of dollars to get in my actual hands my kids can use an e reader. Better to have then in digital format than not at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I am becoming very far sighted and cannot read a book without glasses now. But I can still read a computer screen, and books printed out 8 x 11 and spread out on the floor. For fiction, I do fine with a computer ereader that uses flipping pages. I cannot read properly with scrolling text though. And when I need to seriously study something, I need it printed out one sided and enlarged and spread out on the floor. I don't need to fully use textmappingfor myself, I do use this technique with my students. I am trying to preread all the books I use with my students now, and often do not use books I have purchased. Sometimes I edit the books. E-books are an important resource here. We use a mix of everything. I have a LARGE resource library with many dictionaries and sets of hardcopy encyclopedias and we use those all the time :-) There is a time and place for ALL the forms of books and neither replaces the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Here you go... http://www.yesterdaysclassics.com/yc_signup.html I agree, free is nice but the formatting is horrible. I'd rather pay a little bit of money, but be able to easily read it. Kim Thanks! Maybe I'll be able to afford them by the time they go on sale :-0 It's a deal, BUT... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.m Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Thanks! Maybe I'll be able to afford them by the time they go on sale :-0 It's a deal, BUT... If you have a Kindle, many of the Yesterday's Classics are available for $1.99 on Amazon. I personally would rather buy as we read even if it costs a bit more. And Heritage Store has all of their books online for free for PC use. We have to read them off of their website, but it works just fine on my Kindle Fire. The formatting and pictures are perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyWImom Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Something really turns me off of e-readers for kids and I think it is the fact that kids like to turn pages (adults too). There is something theraputic about finishing a page and turning the page. Also, holding a book and feeling the number of pages that you have read on the left side and the number of pages that you have remaining on the right side gives a tactile awareness of where you are in the scheme of the story. I think that I would rather have a wall full of books rather than an e-reader full of books (and believe me I am the kind of person that hates clutter but I just can't get over how important the sensory input that a real book provides). Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I just cannot get excited about reading books on a computer!! I love when the package comes, and we open it up & there is our new book. I love the thrill of the library book sale or the garage sale, and the excitement of bringing home boxes full of our "finds". I wish I our budget would allow us to get all of these books, but since they won't, we'll just pick & choose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfrumpable. Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 If you have a Kindle, many of the Yesterday's Classics are available for $1.99 on Amazon. I personally would rather buy as we read even if it costs a bit more. And Heritage Store has all of their books online for free for PC use. We have to read them off of their website, but it works just fine on my Kindle Fire. The formatting and pictures are perfect! This! I do use my Kindle to read aloud to Ethan. We're currently reading Alice in Wonderland and recently finished up Pinocchio. A lot out-of-copyright books are free or very cheap on Amazon. These books are also very easy to find and are pretty cheap at thrift stores. I pass them up all the time b/c I know I can get them for free as an ebook. I am another who also loves reading physical books. I do more reading of physical books than ebooks, though I enjoy ebooks also. Another reason to choose buy-as-you-go is that I can preview each book and see which copy I like the best. If the free copy looks good, I'll definitely go with that. If there's something special about the .99 one, I'll go with that. But usually I have no problem with the free books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 (edited) Here you go... http://www.yesterdaysclassics.com/yc_signup.html I agree, free is nice but the formatting is horrible. I'd rather pay a little bit of money, but be able to easily read it. Kim :iagree:I am in the process of deleting many of the free ebooks I have downloaded. I am seriously considering buying these. Thank you for the link to the sign up page. If you have a Kindle, many of the Yesterday's Classics are available for $1.99 on Amazon. I personally would rather buy as we read even if it costs a bit more. And Heritage Store has all of their books online for free for PC use. We have to read them off of their website, but it works just fine on my Kindle Fire. The formatting and pictures are perfect! They are not always only $1.99 but even if they were 225 books X $1.99 = $447.75. Significantly more than just $99 ;). I think that for what you get it is well worth the price to just buy them, even if we don't end up using all of them. My friend got hers at Christmas time and loaded them on three Kindle's bought as presents for her kids. When she mentioned it I said the same thing, "but most of these titles are available for free even though you need to hunt down the titles". Now, months later and after having downloaded some of these so called "free" books, I agree! It's a great deal :)! Edited June 21, 2012 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 They take up less storage room too. Some of my Google books are huge files. And I don't even know what I have. Sigh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvaleri Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Something really turns me off of e-readers for kids and I think it is the fact that kids like to turn pages (adults too). There is something theraputic about finishing a page and turning the page. Also, holding a book and feeling the number of pages that you have read on the left side and the number of pages that you have remaining on the right side gives a tactile awareness of where you are in the scheme of the story. I think that I would rather have a wall full of books rather than an e-reader full of books (and believe me I am the kind of person that hates clutter but I just can't get over how important the sensory input that a real book provides). :iagree: Very well said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zookeeperof3 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Your Welcome for the link. They usually have the sale a few times a year. I bought an e-reader and plan to purchase the set at the next sale. I do prefer paper books to e-books. However, the clutter is taking over my house. I have 3 bookcases full of school books AND 13 boxes under my bed of school books. Also, we like to go to the park on nice days to let my little one play. It's nice to be able to grab the e-reader and head out instead of hunting all over the house for the books. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy M Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 This is amazing timing. I just found out about Heritage History this morning from a Cathy Duffy review, and I already knew about Yesterday's Classics. And I'm in the process of purchasing several years worth of MFW. So I also have been wondering whether to buy them or hunt each one down individually on some free sites like Gutenberg. We are missionaries, and much as I like the idea of my kids holding actual pages in their hands, we need some cheap/free ways of getting more books, and buying and shipping everything we would want just isn't feasible! So the practical wins over the aesthetic. :) Thank you for the tip about the mailing list and $99, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendag Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Thanks so much for posting about these books! I've signed up for the newsletter and will be on the lookout for that deal in the future. If only I could get the whole set of Thornton Burgess books for a decent price! My 4 year old twins absolutely LOVE them as bedtime stories and I would love to pass them down to them to read to their children someday. :) Right now, ebooks are what we have for this set. Brenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeritasMama Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 The Baldwin Project.........http://www.mainlesson.com/ Check out some of the titles there. The mainlesson site is the free site run by the publisher Yesterday's Classics. The publisher has the books free online, but you can also buy the printed books or the ebooks, which are formatted quite nicely for the Kindle. I bought this package with the $99.00 code, which makes it less than a dollar a book. It was worth it for me, because I was tired of downloading the free books from Amazon and google books that were really poorly formatted. These are actually pdf's, but they work really well for my Kindle Fire, some of the books even have color illustrations. We used AO as our main curriculum last year, so that made it worth it for us as well. It is also so nice to have all the books right there on my Kindle, much more portable. They have great customer service as well, the coupon code had actually expired when I tried to use it, but I wasn't aware of that. They got back to me right away and honored the discounted price anyway. Great company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zookeeperof3 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Yesterday's Classics are on sale for $49.95 http://www.yesterdaysclassics.com/o/ci.php Enjoy! Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 Oh My! You made my day! Thank you so much!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katydid Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Yesterday's Classics are on sale for $49.95http://www.yesterdaysclassics.com/o/ci.php Enjoy! Kim Woo Hoo! I've been waiting for the $99 sale, but this is even better! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 :iagree: I have the Yesterday's Classics collection and love it. It includes illustrations and an interactive Table of Contents. The quality of these over the ones available for free is significant. Another great option is Heritage History. Tons of books that are available in the public domain, but have been reformatted for e-readers. I have been very impressed with the quality of these as well! Thanks for posting that! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zookeeperof3 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Your Welcome! :) Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma4Boys Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Saying hi Cin (this is Lelly's sister ;) ) I bought these online last year for $99 and they are fab on the nook. Love them!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne J Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 (edited) Just FYI, the books are on super sale until tomorrow. Use this link:http://www.yesterdaysclassics.com/o/ci.php. They are on sale for 49.95 but only for one more day. ETA oops, I see you already knew that. ;) Edited July 30, 2012 by urpedonmommy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I want some of them, I do NOT want others ;), I have a few in print, but I hate reading off screens. This is a great deal, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessed3x Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 (edited) Well, I can't tell you if you'd actually use them or not.:) I will tell you that if you join the mailing list, they do a special a few times a year for $99.00 HTH! Kim :iagree: We *love* their books! I have seen it and almost purchased them myself, but did not have the kindle yet. Thanks for sharing the $49 deal. I will be ordering this set. ;) Edited July 30, 2012 by blessed3x finished reading the post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zookeeperof3 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 :iagree:We *love* their books! I have seen it and almost purchased them myself, but did not have the kindle yet. Thanks for sharing the $49 deal. I will be ordering this set. ;) No problem! I like to pass along when I find a good deal. You can get it in epub or kindle format. You can also purchase one format and e-mail them to send you the second format at no extra charge. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Yesterday's Classics are on sale for $49.95http://www.yesterdaysclassics.com/o/ci.php Enjoy! Kim THANK YOU!!!! :hurray: Okay...but now how do I download them onto the Kindle Fire????? I tried downloading onto my computer and then e-mailing. I tried downloading directly. Am I going to have to buy a sync cord? Or not use the Kindle version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iona Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I noticed that it says for circe conference attendees...is it open to everyone now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zookeeperof3 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 THANK YOU!!!! :hurray: Okay...but now how do I download them onto the Kindle Fire????? I tried downloading onto my computer and then e-mailing. I tried downloading directly. Am I going to have to buy a sync cord? Or not use the Kindle version? I don't know! I have a Nook. Did you try e-mailing Yesterday's Classics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdinaryTime Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I noticed that it says for circe conference attendees...is it open to everyone now? I think it is open to everyone now. I received an email from a friend about it who had asked an employee at Yesterday's Classics if she could share the link with others. She said to go ahead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I don't know! I have a Nook. Did you try e-mailing Yesterday's Classics? They responded immediately to my e-mail. They said you need a sync cord to get them on the Kindle Fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Thanks for sharing...DH loaded all the books on our Nook and I've been looking at them all evening! As long as I don't forget about buying them, I'm good. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iona Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I think it is open to everyone now. I received an email from a friend about it who had asked an employee at Yesterday's Classics if she could share the link with others. She said to go ahead! thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather R Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 The $49 sale is back on until 8/28! I missed it the first time, so I was glad to get it this time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Does anyone know if you can put these on more than one device? I have an iPad, but will be buying DS a kindle for his bday, so I would want them on mine and his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Does anyone know if you can put these on more than one device? I have an iPad, but will be buying DS a kindle for his bday, so I would want them on mine and his. You should confirm this, but it said in their e-mail that you could pay the $49 price and get both the Kindle version and the EPUB version, so... I would guess yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Does anyone know if you can put these on more than one device? I have an iPad, but will be buying DS a kindle for his bday, so I would want them on mine and his. You can put them on as many of your devices as you want, but you'd have to ask about the different format. They will give you the link to the other one, but you have to pick one format when you purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather R Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Does anyone know if you can put these on more than one device? I have an iPad, but will be buying DS a kindle for his bday, so I would want them on mine and his. Yes, you can put them on as many devices as you want! And they will email you both versions at no extra cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy M Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I also had thought to notify the forum of this wonderful sale! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 This was a big splurge for me right now, but I got them on the last sale, and am thankful to have them. I skipped Magic School Bus to get these, and think I made the right choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Another Jen Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I bought the magic school bus DVDs and now I want these too. Darn budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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