I’ve been meaning to write on this for a while.
I got an Amazon Kindle II for my birthday this year, and I immediately fell in love with the thing. It is so easy to buy and read books with a Kindle. I have spent a bunch of money on books I never would have bought it I didn’t have it.
Books–stories–will always be with us. We’ve always had stories and we always will. Whether they come on paper, or on film, or on the screen of an electronic reader doesn’t really matter.
Well, there is a different between reading a story, hearing a story, and watching a movie. I know. But I can’t see why reading a story on paper would be better than reading on the screen.
And I am a book lover from way back. I consider books to be home decorating items. My favorite series are set out, and I take such joy in seeing them on my shelf. I love the smell of books. I love the thick, creamy pages. I love the covers. I love everything about books.
And I love everything about my Kindle, too. I love that I don’t have to carry several books with me when I fly, because I’m not sure what kind of mood I’ll be in. I love that I can read it in the sun. I love that I can search the text. I love that I can bookmark passages.
And I really love that I am able to put my manuscript on it and read it like a real book. I love that I can put manuscripts I’m reading for friends on it.
I love everything about this device.
That very eloquently expressed how I feel about screens and paper. I adore them both, in different ways. I don’t have a Kindle, but before our next long flight, I think I will get one.
Actually, what I would like would be an iPhone/netbook/Kindle/tablet hybrid. I want a device that lets me access the net with a screen big enough to read without discomfort. I want a tablet so I can pretend to be an artist. I want to be able to phone and email friends with it. I want to be able to write on it so the keyboard can’t be teensy. I want to carry my music and ebooks on it. I want it to be lightweight and small enough to carry in my backpack. Impossible? I don’t think so. Remember my post about New Technology and Furniture Giveaway? The Sixth Sense is so exciting and they can do that stuff now!
But failing that, you’ve sold me on a Kindle!
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Oh, yes, yes, yes, I’m with you. I want it all in one convenient, lightweight device!
And, yes, they will be available to us, soon, I think.
That sixth sense video on your site is amazing!
My kids are very excited about the X-box interactive stuff. I’m still mind-boggled by Wii. But sixth sense blows them all away.