What is a Kindle, you ask? It's Amazon's ebook reader. I've had it for a bit over a month now and it's once of the best gadgets I've ever purchased (and being the gadget girl that I am, you know that's saying something).Why would I need one when I already have a desktop, laptop and smart phone?
- It uses eInk with no backlit screen, so it's much easier on the eyes, and more importantly, can be read in the sun!
- I can store thousands of books at once on it - no more suitcase full of books on vacation (Sean is particularly happy about this aspect).
- It can read most ebook formats, so I can convert much of my library to electronic format - we should only have to move a few bookcases this next move instead of 8!
- It connects to the internet wirelessly, so I can download books from Amazon whenever I get a hankerin'. I can also surf the net from anywhere because it uses Sprint's evdo service (and it's free!)
- Those books I mentioned in the last bullet point? All of them are 9.99 or less. Yes. That includes brand new $30 hardbacks - just 9.99!
- My laptop battery might last for 8 hours if I'm lucky. I plug in my Kindle about once a week or less and I'm an extremely avid reader.
- I can hold it and turn pages with just one hand!
I can't recommend this enough for any other avid readers. It was a hard choice between this and Sony's reader, but I like that this has Amazon's backing and the price for the books is hard to beat.I'm not loaning you mine, so go buy your own.
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