charles63

@charles63 (146)

United States • Age 79

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charles63 liked this • 26 Aug 10

Do you think Barnes & Nobles would survive another year?

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 22 Aug 10

The coming of Barnes and Nobles made many local private bookstore disappeared from the scenes. They provide a great ambient for book lovers to enjoy reading books at a great environment. But now, with the convenient of online...

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Suzieqmom I guess it depends on the store--our B&N is always packed, and, depending on the season, stays open extra hours, hires temporary help, etc. I do not care for ebooks either, and much prefer reading an actual book. My kids and spend hours in the library, but...

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charles63 liked this • 26 Aug 10

Do you think Barnes & Nobles would survive another year?

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 22 Aug 10

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kingparker I hate to brought it up though. But actually how many people buy books from Barnes and Nobles from their actual physical stores? I rarely see there is a line of people in the cashier. Or they prefer the gift card I guess. What about the online revenue? Would...

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charles63 liked this • 23 Aug 10

Do you think Barnes & Nobles would survive another year?

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 22 Aug 10

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charles63 liked this • 5 Mar 10

Have you ever written articles for money?

Sheepie @Sheepie (3112) • United States 4 Mar 10

I currently have a writing job, and I live in the United States, and I am 16. I get paid via Paypal, by some guy who lives in India. I've had this job for a very long time now, and I get paid about half a cent a word. I've looked...

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charles63 liked this • 5 Mar 10

Have you ever written articles for money?

Sheepie @Sheepie (3112) • United States 4 Mar 10

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Just an Ordinary Owl? I don't (or haven't yet) earned anything substantial from writing but I have done a little research into rates and, it would seem to me that, half a cent per word is rather lower than an established freelance writer should expect, though it would depend...

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charles63 liked this • 30 Jan 10

Reading Books in the Public Domain

Pigglies @Pigglies (9329) • United States 29 Jan 10

Do you ever read books in the public domain? These are books that are now old enough to be free (unless the author took certain steps to prevent this from happening). You can access such books online at places like Project...

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Markrmorris2 I found Librivox this Summer while working on a musical adaptation of Oliver Twist. It was interesting hearing the different voices. I like that Librivox uses volunteer readers. The public domain contains most of the world's best books, by sheer volume. I find...

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charles63 liked this • 30 Jan 10

Reading Books in the Public Domain

Pigglies @Pigglies (9329) • United States 29 Jan 10

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charles63 liked this • 21 Dec 09

do you think kindle can take the place of traditional paper reading?

caohui @caohui (20) • China 19 Dec 09

when computer come into being,many people thought that traditional paper reading will be obsolete,but it proves that paper cosuming is increasing in the recent decades because computer reading is easy to be tired.What about kindle...

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charles63 liked this • 15 Nov 09

Have a question about Combined Payment

KimarasKuteKreations @hardworkingmom (1130) • United States 14 Nov 09

As I stated before I do sell on ebay(yes I'm a beginner)but I'm trying to get a better understanding about selling on ebay. I was going through some of the stuff i have posted and i noticed there was an option for combined...

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thezone Hi hardworkingmom, It is combined shipping that you offer for your customer. If they but more than one item from you you can offer combined postage cost rather than postage cost for each item. Hope that helps

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charles63 liked this • 15 Nov 09

Have a question about Combined Payment

KimarasKuteKreations @hardworkingmom (1130) • United States 14 Nov 09

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charles63 liked this • 12 Sep 09

The Price You Pay to Write

TomAustin @TomAustin (18) • United States 11 Sep 09

Anyone who has seriously considered the profession of writing, as I am, has most likely considered the fact that it takes a great toll out of anything that would happen to you in the future. I have had people in my life, people...

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charles63 liked this • 23 Aug 09

whats the deal with the insurance changes on Ebay?

moonlitmagikchild @moonlitmagikchild (22181) • United States 22 Aug 09

they say on sept 22nd they arent going to have the option and i dont understand why. i mean i have read in several different areas and in one area it says you can still offer it but then another area says you cant offer it.. im...

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charles63 liked this • 4 Aug 09

Is ebay anybodys main source of income?

alexb12345 @alexb12345 (67) • Australia 3 Aug 09

I have sold a few things on ebay and made some cash but I'm curious to know if ebay is anybodys main source of income or provides a fairly reasonable extra income. Also do you ahve any tips for creating good listings for myself...

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charles63 liked this • 22 May 09

Help needed with English grammar ... gad but my mother tongue is confusing!

jazzsue58 @jazzsue58 (2666) 21 May 09

Writing I can do. Obeying the rules of English grammar I can't do. Right now, it's this thing about plurals. I'm writing a review on T Rex helis, and have got to: "But advanced technology has seen a new generation of RC...

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charles63 liked this • 11 May 09

What webistes actually pay you?

amybrezik @amybrezik (2118) • United States 10 May 09

I see discussions on this website talking about other sites that you can earn money on. I have also browsed the web many times and found the websites that supposedly expose the scam sites. The only websites I have ever gotten...

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charles63 liked this • 13 Apr 09

Is google unavoidable

Tk5013 @Tk5013 (311) • Liberia 12 Apr 09

Do you think google is unavoidable for internet users.

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Mac6999 Yes google is unavoidable, mainly because of the extra thing like adsese, blogger, gmail, youtube and other things. The first thing that comes to mind when you want to find anthing on the net is google. google is also making itself unavoidable by introducing...

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charles63 liked this • 12 Apr 09

Numismatics.coins and currencies!!! Do you do it?

udaykarthik @udaykarthik (152) • India 12 Apr 09

Its one of my hobby to collect coins and currencies of different countries. Do you?

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charles63 liked this • 8 Apr 09

With or Without

rafr32jn @rafr32jn (37) • United States 7 Apr 09

I was just wondering, if you prefer to read with or without music. I personally prefer to read with music; though playing softly, and usually without lyrics, as that can sometimes be distracting.

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charles63 liked this • 8 Apr 09

With or Without

rafr32jn @rafr32jn (37) • United States 7 Apr 09

I was just wondering, if you prefer to read with or without music. I personally prefer to read with music; though playing softly, and usually without lyrics, as that can sometimes be distracting.

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Opalina143 I can't read when music is playing. It just messes with my concentration. I just can't focus. That is a real problem when I am in a doctor's office or something waiting and I want to read but they have a radio on or a television. really annoying because then I...

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charles63 liked this • 28 Mar 09

Where would you go to get a short story published.

whiteheron @whiteheron (4222) • United States 27 Mar 09

I wrote a series of three short stories that are geared towards families in these difficult times and am wondering where to attempt to place them... Does anyone know anything about short story markets?

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