My Kindle Christmas: Start of My Reading Revolution?
It's official. I've gone over to the dark side, a.k.a. the Kindle readers :-) St. Nick is bringing me a Kindle reader in his sack of goodies for Christmas. I'm told it's not the deluxe Fire, just the no frills cheapie job, but that's okay by me. Actually, I've been reading Kindle books on my ancient laptop by using the downloaded Kindle for PCs software. That's been a chore.
Anyways, I hope I like my Kindle. I hope it doesn't fritz out (it happens). I hope I don't go blind reading from it. But I really don't think this old dog will ever ditch the books on paper for keeps. Paper, especially the classic pulps, is too ingrained for me to abandon. I know lots of readers who love their Kindles (or whatever their favorite e-reader happens to be). I'm sure I'll become another big fan since reading is really the all.
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Anyways, I hope I like my Kindle. I hope it doesn't fritz out (it happens). I hope I don't go blind reading from it. But I really don't think this old dog will ever ditch the books on paper for keeps. Paper, especially the classic pulps, is too ingrained for me to abandon. I know lots of readers who love their Kindles (or whatever their favorite e-reader happens to be). I'm sure I'll become another big fan since reading is really the all.
Ed Lynskey
Twitter: @edlynskey
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B wrote: "I think I'll be joining the Kindle age as well. I love the reading experience of having a book but slogging around the last George R. R. Martin and Neal Stephenson books just wore me out. I bough..."
Right, I've been holding out, too. But I don't see myself abandoning paper books completely. Maybe it's having the best of both worlds. Thanks for the comments.
I'm thinking of joining myself, a kind of Christmas present to myself. At the moment, I make do with a Kindle for PC app. It does get sort of tiring reading at the desk and I usually have a real book going for away from it. Not to mention collections of short stories going for both as well.
Randy wrote: "I'm thinking of joining myself, a kind of Christmas present to myself. At the moment, I make do with a Kindle for PC app. It does get sort of tiring reading at the desk and I usually have a real b..."I'm like you in my using the Kindle for PC right now. It gets hard to sit still for so long at a desk. I doubt if I ever stop reading paper books. I'm also leery of taking a Kindle, say, to the swimming pool. Paperbacks are still cheaper to replace if they get ruined. Enjoy your Kindle and holidays.
Welcome to the dark side! ; )I think one of the things that people like so much about it is the instant gratification: you see a book you want, you buy it, you download it, and you start reading. The other thing I've really enjoyed is the ability to get a lot of free ebooks at places like feedbooks and Manybooks. I had never read any of the Thorndyke mysteries, but they're really very good (well, if you can overlook the fact that R.A. Freeman is a complete Victorian and utterly bigoted by modern standards). Enjoy your Kindle!
Karen wrote: "Welcome to the dark side! ; )I think one of the things that people like so much about it is the instant gratification: you see a book you want, you buy it, you download it, and you start reading. ..."
Thank you, Karen. I'm looking forward to going Kindle. I'll check out the free ebook sites, although I have a stack of ebooks unread already. Did that make sense? Anyway, I think I'll like it.
I think Santa is bringing me one too. I have resisted, but now I will have classics at my fingertips which is really cool. I must say I am lacking on my classics, plus there are some really cool books for 99 cents. I still will use my library and buy books. Heck, I have my stack of books still to read.
I too never thought I'd want to go paperless - but so far I am enjoying my new Kindle touch! The ease of being able to borrow from the local library is massively helping the transition, and it definitely trumps the Kindle PC version. I haven't decided how much use it will get or whether I'll get copies of print books I already own, but it is nice to have another (more lightweight) option for reading.Here's hoping that you also find lots to love and to read!
Emily wrote: "I too never thought I'd want to go paperless - but so far I am enjoying my new Kindle touch! The ease of being able to borrow from the local library is massively helping the transition, and it defi..."I'm also in a transition mode in deciding how many books I'll read in paper and on my Kindle. It's certainly nice to have all the options. I also like the light weight and ability to enlarge the font size. Makes it easier to read.
Theresa wrote: "I think Santa is bringing me one too. I have resisted, but now I will have classics at my fingertips which is really cool. I must say I am lacking on my classics, plus there are some really cool ..."Santa left me a Kindle. I'm looking at the classics and my library titles. Ebooks are still cheaper than the paper editions. Happy reading!
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