And, yesterday, I somehow managed to forget to mention that my dear, wonderful, generous husband gave me the most fantastic gift early for my birthday this year.
I now have a Kindle
I've had it for a couple weeks now and have become a convert. My first favorite thing? The ability to increase the text size with the push of a button. I'm getting older, and my eyesight has always been poor. I struggle reading many books, but I have no problem with the Kindle
My next favorite thing? The fact that I don't have to physically turn pages. I didn't think this would be such a big deal, until I read a chapter of a book on the Kindle
I also resisted for a long time because I borrow many books from the library and don't purchase very many books new. I found after a few searches on Amazon that there are tons of free books available for my Kindle. Some are classics and in the free domain, but others are newer books that are offered free for a short time.
The per-issue cost of magazines is less than the paper version, and makes no clutter! For those magazines that I may have purchased off the stand, I will probably purchase on my Kindle
I like that I can carry multiple books with me in the slim case. I have about 20 books currently loaded, and 3 magazines. I plan to add a few more technical books in the next few months, and really look forward to not carrying the heavy books with me in my bag.
The one thing that I have to get used to is the ability to quickly skim books. Sometimes books bore me and I like to skim ahead quickly to get to the meaty parts. I can press the "next page" button over and over, but it doesn't have the same appeal as flipping the pages.
I found out last night that anything I downloaded to my Kindle
It made me nervous just carrying it around, so I bought a purple Leather Kindle Jacket
I received an amazing birthday gift this year. Something that I didn't think I wanted, but my husband sometimes knows me better than I know myself. Thanks again, sweetheart!!
Full FTC Disclosure: The Kindle reviewed in this post was not provided by anyone except my dear, sweet husband who very generously used an unexpected bonus to buy his wife this awesome birthday gift. This is not a sponsored post. Nobody provided any compensation or product to me for this review. I'm just thrilled with my new gift and wanted to share!
Happy belated Birthday wishes from me! (What other birthday wished do I give?) Keep us informed on the Kindle. I have been resisting but It might be time...
ReplyDeleteThat was most interesting reading your take on the Kindle. My mother got one a couple of years ago and adores it. I've been pooh-pooh-ing it. But after reading what you've written, I can see some advantages. I don't think I would ever completely switch, but it definitely sounds like a nice option to have when travelling, or waiting in doctor's offices, or waiting at children's sports practices, etc.
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