A lot of books sold and only 5 Books Left!

Wow, I can't believe it. Out of the list of books that I have put up for sale, almost all of them are sold and hopefully belonged to another happy reader. That's really great!

As of now, there are only 5 BOOKS Left for SALE! The available books are:

Next by Michael Crichton - Price: RM 15

Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger - RM15
Everyone Worth Knowing by Lauren Weisberger - RM15


Every Breath You Take by Judith Mcnaught - RM20 SOLD
A Year In A Merde by Stephen Clarke - RM15

New Addition For Sale :

New Moon by Stephenie Meyer - RM30 - Quick grab this one!

As usual, the postage fee is free for all places in Peninsular Malaysia. If you buy two books in one go, I may give you a discount. I hope these books get sold off to deserving readers pretty soon. Do leave down a comment if you are interested to buy any of these books. Thanks!

-updated on 5/5/2011

Top 5 Christmas Gift I Wish I Can Get This 2010

Hey Bloggie..

It has definitely been a long time (months) since I last updated anything here. I'm hopeful to make quite a comeback in here from now on. So do check out this space to who ever is subscribing to my feed.

So let's see what have we been missing? Oh yeah, Christmas is coming up next weekend and the new year too! I can bet there will a lot of last minute over due work or projects to finish up before the new year comes and of course before the long, much needed festive holiday. Just in case you are still looking around to buy that last minute Christmas gift, your best bet right now is to probably get something online.

Personally, I would love to either give away as gift or get something in return for this Christmas these bunch of awesome stuffs. Making things easier for everyone, I've come up with some Top 5 Christmas Gift I wish I can have this 2010 or Top 5 Christmas Gift you can get this 2010. Haha. Here goes:

1. Apple Ipad (16GB , WIFI, 3G)
- The coolest thing ever. Smaller than a lappy. A great item for people on the go and the thousands of Apps you get to install are to DIE FOR!


2. Kindle (A digital e-book reader)
   - To reduce usage of paper, I would prefer to read my books paperless. So Kindle is the  best bet for this. 



3. Kindle Moleskin (Work as a cover for the Kindle and with a notepad too! So sweet!)
  - Moleskin and Kindle! Man, it couldn't get any better than that!
 

4. The 4 Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferris ( You may ask Who is Timothy Ferris? My answer will be, "Where have you been man? Go figure. Haha)
  - Something good to read about by Tim Ferris on the Kindle.Below is of course the Kindle version of The 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris.
 

5. Perfecto Vegas Album by Paul Oakenfold (MP3 Download)
 - Awesome music to get me going through the day. Especially like today when I'm all sleepy and the day is all gloomy. Dang!


So there goes my Top 5 Christmast Gift for this 2010!. Any chance I will get any of them? Of gosh, only God knows. :) .

Used Books|Secondhand Books Clearance

Okay peeps...
The latest news is - all books are for sale exclusive of postage fee! Quickly grab which ever books that you like now! Prices ranging from RM 5- RM 25. If you buy 2 books above, I will lower down the price some more! Real bargain! All books must go A.S.A.P

To order, you can either email me directly at : zoeblue.vogel at gmail dot com or fill up the order form Here!

To check out the books condition and the price click on the List of Secondhand Books On Sale below:
1. Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella SOLD
2. Shopaholic and Baby by Sophie Kinsella SOLD
3. Everyone worth knowing By Lauren Weisberger
4. Chasing Harry Winston By Lauren Weisberger

For more secondhand books on sale, check out the Related Posts below.

E-book VS Real Books

When E-books and Real books compete, I'm supposing E-books win hands down. Well at least for me, E-books shall win regardless. Here are some top reasons why E-books are getting more popular among general readers:

1. It's easy to purchase an e-book and you will receive your e-books immediately after payment has been made. All thanks to the power of the internet and online book sales.

2. If you don't fancy buying your books and are running a little bit low on cash, you have another alternative of getting your e-book which is to search and download books for free. Simply run a search on "book title + free ebook download" and pray that you'll somehow find a link to click and download for free.

I have to admit, it takes a little extra searches before you can find that 'free download links'. Some shareware sites need you to register as a member and some fees are needed. That's the kind of site you need to stay away from if you are wickedly frugal and really want to get that must-have e-book of yours for the FREE! Be patient on this one and you'll get your free e-book download somehow.

3. Some people don't really enjoy reading right from their computers and there is a solution for that. For years now, they are readily available in the market what is known as an eReader or in short it's a plain portable device that allows you to read your e-books at a go without literally have any laptop to read it. You can easily stash any eReader in your bag or handbags and it's really that mobile.

Personally, I really love the eReader version from Barnes and Nobles called as the Nook! It looks sleek and is rated as the New Best Gadget for 2009 by the TechCrunch Crunchies Award. To have a look at Nook and probably purchase it, click at the link here. Currently, I don't own a Nook just yet and probably I just should if someone can get it for me if you happen to visit the US. If I'm not mistaken, there are still no delivery for purchases coming from Asia. That's sad. =(

Anyhow, I just love e-books and you can always get them on a much bargain price from sites like Amazon.com or Ebay too. If you are not into online shopping, your best bet to get your hands on a real cheap books are probably on the nearest flee market near you. With that said, E-books win hands down,my friend!

1Utama BookCrossing Zone

Have you come across the BookCrossing banner somewhere at Ground Floor of 1Utama? There is a little spot with a white cupboard and a couple of sofas surrounding the area. If you've seen this place, it's called as the BookCrossing zone.

Still have no idea what is BookCrossing? I've not much of an idea about it either! Haha.

From what I've gathered BookCrossing is a place where you get to 'free' your books and pass it around for other people to read it. It's about sharing your books to other people by using BookCrossing as the main platform for it. FYI, BookCrossing is known as the World's biggest free bookclub! At least, that's what they claimed! =P

However, from my observation, most people ended up sitting around on the sofas to relax their sore feet out of shopping instead of actually 'hanging out' over at the zone to read books that are supposedly to be shared in the white cupboard. Worse was the amount of books that are stored in the cupboard. From the last time I saw it, that was during Christmas last year, there were somewhere less than 20 books perhaps inside there.

I still think the Malaysian public are not really aware of the whole point 1Utama is placing the BookCrossing zone in their mall. Anyways, most of us have no idea what is BookCrossing in the first place. If only we can hype the whole BookCrossing agenda to the public, perhaps I would be reading more 'free' books by now. Haha.

On that note, I still have my novels to be 'given' away and let's hope people will come to this blog and probably purchase one or two books from me. =)

To find out more on BookCrossing Malaysia, click here.

Currently Reading : Think & Grow Rich

I'm currently on the Second Chapter of this amazingly brilliant book of all time authored by Napoleon Hill.Why did I read this book at the first place? It's because prior to reading this book, I was reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Koyasaki. Robert recommended his readers to read this book , Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. Robert has since becomes my 'guru' in 'seeking wealth and financial freedom' and I am taking all his recommendations very seriously and I kid you not when I say 'seriously'. At 25 nearing 26 y.o, I got nothing to lose in this race for 'financial freedom'.

Here's a gist of what's up on Chapter One of Think & Grow Rich :

1. All achievement, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.
2. Think and grow rich.
3. Have a burning desire - desire so deeply, he's willing to stake his future on a single turn of the wheel in order to get it.
4. Have a definite purpose, until it had time to become an all consuming obsession.
5. Recognize opportunity - opportunity usually slips by the back door, comes disguised in the form of misfortune or temporary defeat.
6. Know what he wanted and the determination to stand by that desire until he realized it.
7. Have initiatives, faith and the will to WIN.
8. Common causes of failure: the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.
8." It taught me to keep going, no matter how hard the going may be".
9. When riches begin to come, the come so quickly, in such great abundance, that one wonders where they have been hiding during all those lean years.
10. You need only ONE SOUND IDEA to achieve success.
11. My personal fav : " Success comes to those who become SUCCESS CONSCIOUS" and "Failure comes to those who indifferently allow to become FAILURE CONSCIOUS"
12. Another weakness - habit of measuring everything by their own impression and belief.
13. DETERMINATION IS THE KEY!
14."You are the master of your fate, the captain of your soul, because we have the power to control our thoughts" - Another personal fav of mine.
15. Our brains become magnetized with the dominating thoughts which we hold in our minds.
16. We must magnetize our minds with intense DESIRE for RICHES, that we must become MONEY conscious until the DESIRE for money drives us to create definite plans for acquiring it.

* italics are taken verbatim from Think & Grow Rich.

That's pretty much it for Chapter One. Chapter Two shall follow with the main subject being, "Desire".

** It's best for you readers to search more about Napoleon's writing and check out his book reviews before taking word by word on the list that I've listed out. You may have not understood the brief listing and yes, reading the book shall obviously help in your better understanding. If you are not keen to grow and earn money, or not keen on achieving your 'financial freedom', this book is not the best guide or source of motivation for you.

Popular BookFest @KLCC

Did anyone go on a crazy spending free for books there? If you did, what books did you get? I know that a lot of people (like PurpleElf & Kinky Blue Fairy; to name a few) went totally full blown in purchasing those books on sale. Sadly enough, I didn't. I didn't even step foot at that place. Oh I wonder why?

Probably it's because I already get my hands full with too many books by now. Since I'm a bit frugal lately, I tend to download books online. Still, nothing beats the real thing like turning pages after pages. With online E-books you'll get tired after sometime from scrolling down 'pages' using your keyboard or your mouse.

Anyways, here's (www.too.doc.com) where I downloaded most of my self help books and also a link for a book by Paulo Coelho entitled "The Way of the Bow" shared by this guy. Help yourself on those links people and Happy Reading!