subject: Gifts For Readers: Some Great Ideas [print this page] Gifts For Readers: Some Great Ideas Gifts For Readers: Some Great Ideas
This should be one of the easiest gifts to choose, right? Wrong! Choosing a book for an avid bookworm is one of the most difficult gift purchases ever. What have they read already? What authors do they like? Horror, crime, biography, history? The choice is endless and impossible unless they give you all the details of the specific book they really want and then the gift isn't so much of a surprise anymore.
So what to do? Well, here are some alternative suggestions for the bookworm in your family. A perfect gift is a gift card to a book store. Not only do bookstores have books they often have a coffee shop with comfy chairs so your gift is sure to bring hours of relaxation with a creamy latte and a muffin for your book reader., and an entire day just browsing. Many bookstores have reading clubs that arrange for authors to visit and give readings, so find out what is happening at the store and reserve a place for your bookworm buddy at the next event.
Technology has advanced a lot in this area and electronic book readers, such as the Kindle, Nook and Ipad, are reasonably priced. If it is a little out of your budget why not club together with family. If you know that the bookworm is going to receive an e-reader, perhaps you can buy a download of one of there favorite books to start their e-book collection, many of the classics are free to download, too!
If your bookworm buddy is a bit of a technophobe, why not buy them an Ipod and introduce them to the world of audio books. You can download audio books at quite reasonable rates. If you are really strapped for cash you can find free audio book material on the internet. Although not the same as reading, listening to audio books can be combined with other activities that you can't do when you are reading, such as gardening, walking the dog or doing household chores, a great idea for busy bee bookworms!
