Christmas Gifts: Eight Stocking Stuffers for the Avid Reader in Your Life

Starting off our list of Christmas Stocking Stuffers are a few items that are free or cost very little. Our Scottish friends like to call them thrifty, some like to call them cheap. Whatever you call them, these inexpensive Christmas gifts for readers are sure to bring delight on Christmas morning.

Bookmarkers. Bookmarkers are an inexpensive gift for old and young alike that can be personalized to the interests of your recipient. Inspirational bookmarkers can be found at Berean Baskets. From laminated to packaged sets, they do have some that start at $.79. There is a small shipping fee, so buy for all of your friends and family at one time to spread the cost of shipping among a few gifts.

For free, printable bookmarkers for kids with ecology and environmental themes, visit Printable Bookmarks for Kids. Choose from birds to recycling to tree bookmarks.

Bookplates. Avid readers often have a private library of their own and love to loan their books to friends and family... but they don't always get them back. Nothing is more frustrating to an avid reader than losing a favorite book of theirs. Bookplates with their name on them will remind friends who loaned them that book in the first place. They've got a much better chance of getting their books back if they have bookplates with their name on them. My Home Library is a great site for nameplates you can print at home, whether onto sticky labels or plain paper. They have color bookplates by children's illustrators and a selection of black and white nameplates. According to their website, you're allowed to print or copy any number of their bookplates, as long as it's for non-commercial purposes only.

Continuing our list of Christmas gifts are gift cards and gifts from Amazon.com:

Barnes and Noble Gift Card. What better gift for the avid reader than a gift card to buy more books? Barnes and Noble gift cards are redeemable online and in their stores. There are no hidden fees and they never expire. Go to Barnes and Noble's website to choose from themes like Winnie the Pooh, Puff the Magic Dragon, Dr. Suess or Where the Wild Things Are, among others. If that doesn't float your boat, then choose a customized gift card with a personal photo, message and greeting card. The great thing about gift cards is that you can give a little or give a lot, it's up to you. For most cards, you can choose a value in any dollar amount from $10 - $250. There is a special $1000 gift card that includes a personalized greeting and free two day delivery. Save that one for the love of your life.

Cloth Tote Bags are a perfect stocking stuffer because they can be folded up small enough to fit into a Christmas stocking. Go to Amazon's website to view the many options in tote bags. From zebra print to stripes, they have it all. They have many options in many price categories to choose from.

A Book Light. Avid readers love to read at night before they retire and some of them are keeping their spouses up late because they cannot tear themselves away from their most recent page-turner. The perfect gift for these night owls is a found at Amazon's website for $35. Called the Zelco "itty bitty" Book Light, this LED Book Light is sure to brighten any reader's nights.

Amazon Gift Cards are sure to please the avid book reader in your life. These gift cards are redeemable for millions of items on Amazon.com with no fees and no expiration. If you're unsure of what to pick out, this will make it easy for you. Visit Amazon's website and get some of that Christmas shopping out of the way. You can email the gift card to the recipient or you can print it at home. A third option is to have them mail a personalized card for you. Allow 5-7 days business days for delivery.

Finishing up our list Christmas gifts are two more things from Amazon sure to make your reader smile.

Amazon's Kindle. If you really want to go all out and hide a nice surprise in a reader's stocking, consider the 6"Amazon Kindle. Read all about the Kindle and its amazing features here . It's sure to make for lively Christmas morning conversation and entertain the reader for the rest of Christmas Day and many to come. The price of the 6" Kindle has been recently reduced to $259 In the U.S. and it ships for free with their Super Saver Shipping. Read about the details of their Super Saver Shipping on their website.

Paperbacks. The latest paperback from their favorite author can easily be slipped into a Christmas stocking with candy and nuts around it. Whether Nicolas Sparks, Darrin Atkins or Max Lucado, a paperback to snuggle up with on a cold winter's day is just the thing. Affordable and easy to find, don't overlook this gift that can bring many hours of enjoyment.

So whether you choose to spend a lot or a little, these Christmas gifts to stuff those stockings are sure to endear you in a reader's heart.

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