Comments on: Lunch Links https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/12/29/lunch-links/  Informing Minds. Moving Hearts. Directing Hands. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 By: Se7en https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/12/29/lunch-links/#comment-4692 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:59:22 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=5633#comment-4692 That is a very good point, especially since I subscribe to Amazon’s Free books… not a lot of kids books come up and the ones that do are very much in the “less edifying” category. So far I have packed our kindle with heaps of free classics. They are getting quite a literary education all the while using a cool tool – works for all of us!!!

]]> By: David Murray https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/12/29/lunch-links/#comment-4691 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:32:03 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=5633#comment-4691 I wouldn’t mind paying $4 each for actual books. But these are electronic versions. Many Christian publishers are behind the curve on this. Problem is that people will fill their Kindles with the cheaper (but less edifying) ebooks.

]]> By: Se7en https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/12/29/lunch-links/#comment-4690 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:19:50 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=5633#comment-4690 Have to say I was thrilled to see Christian Focus for Kids had started blogging… I have written about these books on our blog before (http://www.se7en.org.za/2009/05/04/se7en-resources-christian-heroes-for-kids). Our kids borrowed the paperbacks from friends and we own a few of the “ten girls/boys series…” I would love to review these books, even better my kids would. They are great easy readers and my kids lap them up. But as you say $4. a pop is quite a price for a fairly quick read, especially you aren’t paying in dollars.

]]> By: David Murray https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/12/29/lunch-links/#comment-4689 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:56:02 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=5633#comment-4689 It’s coming! Next week, I hope.
PS: How come it’s 3.49pm in Ada and only 2.49pm in GR?

]]> By: Foppe VanderZwaag https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/12/29/lunch-links/#comment-4688 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:49:22 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=5633#comment-4688 That desk reminded me of an earlier blog about a stand-up desk and a promised follow-up. The less than $50 price tag on that one is more within my reach (& better) than the one of today.

]]> By: David Murray https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/12/29/lunch-links/#comment-4687 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:19:51 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=5633#comment-4687 Yes, Michael, if it had been $.99-$1.99 I too would probably have bought the lot. As it is, I bought none. I’ve got many of them in paperback anyway.

]]> By: Michael D. https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/12/29/lunch-links/#comment-4685 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:55:15 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=5633#comment-4685 I happened upon Christian Focus just the other day! Although I like the goal, and will be following them to see how this develops, I had the same concerns about the price point. More worrisome is the hint that the regular price is even more—all three series that were $4.00 per book stated that this was a “very special price through the end of the year” (aka, “this spectacular deal”). With language like that, I was expecting something in the $.99-$1.99 range—and I would have bought most of the series at that price!

(I did notice that it did not appear to be a sale price on the Amazon page; the suggested retail price was only $4.00, not a higher price marked down. I guess we will see what they do.)

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