The book diary, er, blog has reached Post No. 100. The blog started for the purpose of giving and receiving book recommendations, hopefully with and from like-minded readers. 100 posts in, I think that the blog serves primarily to memorialize what I have read in a style that only I find entertaining. But I digress. [Can one digress when communicating with oneself? Discuss.]
If you have read earlier posts, you may know that about a year ago (October 21, 2009, to be exact), I blogged that my experiment with Kindle 1 was not successful. I actually re-sold it on Craig's List.
I just read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and finished The Hunger Games (blog entries pending) on my new Kindle 3G and Wi-Fi, and I love it. I've gotten past the "where am I in the book" issue. Still don't love it, but I can deal. Some of my favorite features so far:
1. The built-in dictionary. The ability to scroll over a word and have the meaning pop-up is a feature I have used multiple times already.
2. Searching. You can search for a word or phrase within a document or a book.
3. The built-in Kindle manual. Not sure how to do something on the Kindle? Easy enough to pull up the manual and search for whatever.
4. The Kindle cover that I selected. A built-in book light? They really did think of everything.
More on the Kindle as I continue to explore. Also, blog entries for the two books listed above and others will be forthcoming, hopefully this holiday week.
Live long, read and prosper. We'll leave the lights on for you.
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I knew you would come over to the kindle eventually! A few of things I love about the kindle are the following:
ReplyDelete1. Being able to read multiple books at once (and to have them all with you at the same time). I frequently am reading fiction and non-fiction at the same time, and the kindle makes it convenient to have many things going at the same time (and to switch among them with ease).
2. No more agonizing before a trip as to which books I'll take. Pre-vacation planning used to involve soul searching and long thinking on what I was likely to read and what was worth taking up room in the suitcase. With the kindle, all this anxiety is gone. Buy and read on demand.
3. Although I never highlighted my paper books, I find myself using this feature on the kindle to capture notable turns of phrase or particularly insightful comments.
4. Free samples of books. I have found so many new authors using this feature. And, I have found, without wasting any money, that there are many authors that simply aren't worth the time. Now, I rarely buy a book without first checking out the free sample offered on the kindle.