Saturday, September 17, 2011

Crossing over to the dark side...

Amazon Kindle


Yep. I have a Kindle. (Best wedding present ever!!!)

Regale me with your thoughts, tips, etc.

9 comments:

Mrs. Anderson said...

I'm torn. I keep getting books to read on the iPad and I lose interest. For me there is definitely something about the actual book that I love.

I've actually spent time ruminating about what my deal is, and I think I also judge whether to keep reading based on how far I am visually into a book and how much there is left to go. With an ebook I don't get that cue and I just lose interest.

I'm also a habitual end reader. I read the first few chapters and then the last few chapters, then I fill in the middle. I hate reading and not knowing where it is going.

In fact, I am reading a hard copy book over a nook only book RIGHT NOW! I'm going to take a picture of it and post it to you on twitter (Lord knows why you need proof, but you're getting it!)

Go Formerly Trees and Shrubs, long may you flutter!

Anastasia @ Here There Be Books said...

Congratulations! When I got my Kindle I was so frickin' excited. I'm still kind of excited, really (mainly because of the free books).

Tips:
- many (legally) free books are posted here daily: MobileReads forum
- lots of copyright-free books (and not just classics) can be found (in Kindle format) at Project Gutenburg, Manybooks, and Girlebooks,
- you can keep your books organized (and synced with your Kindle) with Calibre, a free program that should work on every kind of OS
- we're supposed to get borrowing-books-from-library support SOMETIME soon (hopefully)
- don't let people touch the screen! They always want to, because it does look a bit like a touch screen, but if you put too much pressure on it the screen can break.

- Anastasia @ Birdbrain(ed) Book Blog

Patricia's Particularity said...

I'm torn as well. I never used to read ebooks but I've been reading a lot on my Kindle PC (cause I don't have a real kindle) and I am finding a lot of Debut Authors through ebooks and I am loving them! So maybe a Kindle is not such a bad thing...

Kirthi said...

I'm torn as well (haha, seems like a lot of you are) I don't want to "cross over to the dark side" of technology, because it can never beat the original, the paper-bound book. Sure, you can have a super slim kindle, but nothing beats carrying a thick, luscious book. (Wow, that sounds weird) But I understand the appeal of a Kindle, I'll probably cross over too. But hey, as long as you can read ^_^

Katie said...

All I can say is WELCOME!!! :)

Veens said...

I hope you enjoy it because it is very convenient but it will never be as good as the actual books :) But I think I enjoy both now :)

Zibilee said...

I like my Kindle, but don't really use it all that much because I have so many paper books to get through. It is a neat little device though, and I hope you have fun with it!

LisaMM said...

I have a Nook but my daughter has swiped it and refuses to give it back, which is actually fine since I prefer paper books anyway.

Hey I sent you an email but it came back undeliverable. When you get this comment could you please drop me a note?

Anonymous said...

LOL.Chuckle, chuckle. It's not as dark side as it looks. And this is coming from a total PAPER book snob. As in HOW DARE SOMEONE INVENT SOMETHING DIGITAL to read books on!! What the...?@*$ But the kicking & screaming had to cease because one, I couldn't do ANYthing about it and two, had to look at the bright side: less trees lose their lives for books that will accumulate and cause even further problemos. There will be a bright(er) side as time goes on to eReaders. Regardless of how annoyed we are.

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