If you love books and find yourself frequently nagging your kids to read more, you may want to consider buying a Kindle.
What’s a Kindle? It’s an electronic book reader produced by Amazon.
Kindle 2 by Amazon
Anyone who travels several times per month (and likes to read) should seriously consider investing in this device. It holds 1500 books and is smaller and lighter than some paperbacks.
My video review is coming soon…
Advertisement
[...] obsession with books has been tested with the introduction of the second generation of Amazon’s Kindle. Watch the video below to hear some of my thoughts. I recommend that you hit play and leave it [...]
Are textbooks available for Kindle? It might be the one thing that finally convinces me to buy one. The tower of books I bought for a class last semester reminded me how truly painful (literally) school was, and it just seems like such a natural evolution. Until then, I confess I’m happy to keep dragging books on trips with me. I’m a sucker for a hardback.
Missives From Suburbias last blog post..Overheard Part II
[...] When I first heard about Amazon’s electronic reader, the Kindle, I was skeptical. Actually, I was close to being outraged. I feared Jeff Bezos planned to eventually eradicate traditional printing methods for all books and newspapers. I hated the idea of reading books on a screen, especially given the inordinate amounts of time I spend looking at computers, iPhones, handhelds and televisions. Then I tried it. [...]
@Missives:
I know…I said that for months before finally caving in and trying it. Now I absolutely love it (as does the rest of our family!). I recommend just trying it out when you can & then decide whether it could take the place of your beloved hardbacks.
Also, I’m happy to say, Missives, that rumors are swirling around – suggesting that the next version of Kindle (expected to be released relatively soon) will be bigger and include textbooks!
I agree that it would be a sensible use of the device!
[...] Comment! When I first heard about Amazon’s electronic reader, the Kindle, I was skeptical. Actually, I was close to being outraged. I feared Jeff Bezos planned to eventually eradicate traditional printing methods for all books and newspapers. I hated the idea of reading books on a screen, especially given the inordinate amounts of time I spend looking at computers, iPhones, handhelds and televisions. Then I tried it. [...]
[...] My obsession with books has been tested with the introduction of the second generation of Amazon’s Kindle. If you’re interested in learning more about this (potentially game changing) device, watch [...]