Do not depend on Crown Library for books

[TheRabbit]

42 minutes ago, Thrak said:

Two comments here:

 

1. I agree that Princess sees the library as an area that doesn't generate any sort of profit and is therefore, in the corporate mind, of no value and actually a loss.

 

2. There are a lot of folks who will see a book that has been signed by the author as "collectable" and will therefore take it home. They will rationalize it to themselves somehow so that they won't consider it stealing the book - although that is actually the case.

I heard they replace 10 to 25 percent of the books after some cruises due to people taking them home to finish.

[Diver2014]

There were very few books in the Crown Princess library last November.  The room was used to play board games. There were never any more than one or two people utilizing the room.  Waste of space. Nothing will ever beat the library on the QM2!  That was awesome!

[jagsfan]

54 minutes ago, Diver2014 said:

There were very few books in the Crown Princess library last November.  The room was used to play board games. There were never any more than one or two people utilizing the room.  Waste of space. Nothing will ever beat the library on the QM2!  That was awesome!

It’s a real library! You can walk through the stacks!

You can buy books in the adjoining book store!

Heavenly way to  cruise. 

[Daniel A]

4 hours ago, Colo Cruiser said:

We have never relied on Princess ships libraries.........

IMO I think the onboard libraries are headed the way of the barrel chair.

Or the well dressed person in the MDR on a formal night.

[WarEagle76]

6 hours ago, Georgie562 said:

Sadly like a lot of other things, books are now becoming electronic (kindle, ipad) for peoples choice of read. Not surprised that library is not fully stocked.

I think the fact you can walk around with a library in the palm of your hand is absolutely amazing. 

[Colo Cruiser]

8 minutes ago, Daniel A said:

Or the well dressed person in the MDR on a formal night.

Won't they keep some onboard by request?

[Daniel A]

2 minutes ago, Colo Cruiser said:

Won't they keep some onboard by request?

?? I'm not sure I understand.

[Colo Cruiser]

2 minutes ago, Daniel A said:

?? I'm not sure I understand.

Well they keep a supply of barrel chairs supposedly so why not some well dressed passengers?

[Daniel A]

1 minute ago, Colo Cruiser said:

Well they keep a supply of barrel chairs supposedly so why not some well dressed passengers?

I'll volunteer.  BTW is your icon the TBL?

[Colo Cruiser]

Just now, Daniel A said:

I'll volunteer.  BTW is your icon the TBL?

👌

[Daniel A]

1 minute ago, Colo Cruiser said:

👌

10-4 NYS TBL

[caribill]

9 hours ago, voljeep said:

put a "chip" in the books and track them - could be interesting to see where they actually end up ... or not

Give each book a Medallion.

[caribill]

11 hours ago, TheRabbit said:

We have found you need to go to the library first thing before 12 noon if possible to get a book or two. That is what we did on the Coral in the fall and my DW was able to get a few books. a few hours later it was wiped out.

 

 

That tells me there is still a demand for a library on Princess ships.

[stoneharborlady]

15 hours ago, Georgie562 said:

 

No books needed for that. All you need is ONE flip flop

 

You need one flip flop PER CHAIR

[flgojo]

While I do think it is a shame to lose the library space, I also would never depend on it.  Even pre Kindle I would have brought more books than I could read. 😀 And I am even worse with my Kindle. 

[jagsfan]

1 hour ago, flgojo said:

While I do think it is a shame to lose the library space, I also would never depend on it.  Even pre Kindle I would have brought more books than I could read. 😀 And I am even worse with my Kindle. 

I’m even bringing a Kindle Paperwhite I bought when I thought my original might be dying. 

I used to bring extra paperbacks in case I read too fast, now I’m bringing a just in case Kindle. 

Edited March 23, 2019 by jagsfan

[Coral]

I have to say I have joined the "kindle revolution" and like it. I never thought I would say that.

[D&L Thomas]

We were very pleasantly surprised on our recent Regal cruise that the library was quite well stocked, lots of new-looking books. Really a nice selection.

 

There were lots of board games too, in the sturdy wooden boxes, to borrow or play there or in the Wheelhouse. I remember Scrabble, Yahtzee, Rummikub, and Mah Jong, there were other games too.

[getting older slowly]

I am one whom always takes books on holiday, and has a library at home...

 

Yes the library on princess is a token thing.... and place to put public computers..  ( on the golden it is deck 5 and you can sit and watch the waves go past   ( while waiting for the slow internet ) )

 

as long as it doesn't disappear..... as we do get a couple of books for use on the cruise and use the computers  to use the free internet minutes ,... as don't have a smart phone or ipad and don't bring my laptop

 

Cheers Don

[rdsqrl]

7 hours ago, Coral said:

I have to say I have joined the "kindle revolution" and like it. I never thought I would say that.

Me, too.  It's exceeded my expectations in every way.   One I really love about the Kindle is being able to easily read in low-light situations (airplanes after they dim the cabin, a dimly lit restaurant or bar). 

[Thrak]

smile.amazon.com

9 hours ago, Coral said:

I have to say I have joined the "kindle revolution" and like it. I never thought I would say that.

 

Don't have a Kindle but read books on my phone and my tablet. My wife has taken "hard copy" books aboard but, unless they belonged to the library at home, has donated them to the library on the ship. She also donates at campgrounds on land and has picked up books in campgrounds as well. I used to have quite a few hard back books in my collection at home but have donated most of them to the Chico Friends of the Library which is the local group where I live. Personally, I usually have 20 - 40 books on my phone and tablet (as well as usually having 4 or 5 HD movies on my devices for boring plane trips) so I rarely use the "real" library anymore. I do still use the actual library and - even though I use a ton of e-books - mourn the decline of the "real" library.

 

BTW: I also use smile.amazon.com rather than the regular amazon.com. It allows one to enter their preferred charity or "cause" to be a recipient of part of your purchase price. I, as you can likely guess, use Chico Friends of the Library. Every time I purchase something from Amazon - as long as I use the https://smile.amazon.com/  address rather than the "regular" Amazon address my chosen organization gets a (tiny) portion of the purchase price of my item. It's totally simple and free for me to add this support so............ why don't you give it a try? 😎

 

When I was a kid our TV was almost always broken. I finally repaired it myself when Star Trek came out. I freaking wanted Star Trek! Since we VERY rarely had a working TV when I was a kid (and since we moved a lot) I read. I read a lot. I started reading early and fell in love with reading. The library was my favorite place in the universe. I read all the time and have never stopped. I freely admit that I am a "bad" person who has "acquired" about a bazillion books online. I've had recommendations for a series of books and then gone online and instantly "acquired" the entire series. It's true. I'm a "bad person". Screw it. I must have books. Lots of books. I do watch TV now though but its Netflix, Amazon, or Hulu and I don't like the "popular" shows. I watch movies mostly. Game of Thrones??? Sheesh. Watch something else for a short while and then add in some porn. Nope. Not my thing. (I'm a freaking geek and, despite what people think of geeks, I simply don't do porn!!! )
 

EDIT: D'Oh! Sorry for the rant. All I meant to say was about loving libraries but still using e-books most of the time these days.

Edited March 24, 2019 by Thrak

[capriccio]

DH gave me my first Kindle in 2009 just so my books wouldn't be taking up so much room in our luggage.  I answered lots of 'what is that?' questions on my Baltics cruise that June.  The best comment was from a prescient young man sitting next to me in the theater:

Him:  Is that a Kindle?

Me:  Yes

Him:  Do you mind if I see it?  I just wrote a paper about it for a college class but I've never actually seen one!  It is the wave of the future.

Me:  I agree.  I'm already a convert.

[mevs904]

Just boarded the CB yesterday.  After reading this thread the day before I went to the library early to check it out.  There was a decent supply of books including a few recent bestsellers.  There were also some games.  The sad part was that there were exactly 4 moderately comfortable chairs for reading.  The rest of the room was taken up with about 10 desks and computer stations.  These were placed along the windows facing the view as well as the middle of the room.  The chairs for reading were furthest away from the windows.

     I agree with the poster who mentioned the wonderful placement of the comfy chairs in the Coral Library.  They are a heavenly place to sit and read.  Sadly, that will probably not last.

     I have a Kindle but rarely use it.  I still enjoy holding and caressing a book as I read.

[Coral]

8 hours ago, Thrak said:

Don't have a Kindle but read books on my phone and my tablet. My wife has taken "hard copy" books aboard but, unless they belonged to the library at home, has donated them to the library on the ship. She also donates at campgrounds on land and has picked up books in campgrounds as well.

 

BTW: I also use smile.amazon.com rather than the regular amazon.com. It allows one to enter their preferred charity or "cause" to be a recipient of part of your purchase price. I, as you can likely guess, use Chico Friends of the Library. 

 

I used to donate my books to the local library until I went to their annual book sale every year and they always had 50 copies of the best sellers on sale from the previous year.

 

I have been using Amazon Smile for years for my favorite charity. I wish they donated a higher amount but at least they donate some.

 

Now I don't even buy hard back books any more. I do prefer my kindle over a phone or tablet because of the e-ink technology. I don't like reading on a very bright screen like a tablet.

Edited March 24, 2019 by Coral

[Coral]

9 hours ago, rdsqrl said:

Me, too.  It's exceeded my expectations in every way.   One I really love about the Kindle is being able to easily read in low-light situations (airplanes after they dim the cabin, a dimly lit restaurant or bar). 

Me too! I also like the e-ink technology. After looking at a computer screen all day - this is a welcome technology.