Sunday, November 1, 2009

In praise of the Kindle.

Okay, nobody is a bigger bibliophile than I.. I love everything about a book..... the smell and the feel of the paper, the sound of the pages turning, the naughty thrill of dogearing that page that my exhusband would have yelled at me for dogearing... oh yes......I DO love a book. 

What I don't love is the cost. and the space limitations. and the piles of cheap paperbacks that end up all over my house.

My husband bought me a kindle for my birthday. My wonderful sweet husband. Granted, my birthday isn't for another week as I write this and he gave it to me LAST week. I didn't say he was patient, just that he was sweet and wonderful. Once he had it, he just HAD to give it to me. I adore this thing. it took some getting used to. No smell, no pages... only slick clean plastic. push a button instead of turn it. no need to prop it open with a glass while trying to eat cereal and read at the same time. what do I do with this thing? Well, it's been a week and I'll tell you what I do with it... READ... lots!!!! It doesn't strain the eyes. It's easier on the eyes than an actual book is! It's light, it's compact, and right now I have over 40 books on it that I downloaded mostly for free off the kindle store. I have all the best sellers waiting for me for instant delivery for only 9.99... I feel like I have the world at my little happy fingertips! It is awesome. Will I stop reading real books? probably not. Will I be a lot more picky about what I buy at the actual bookstore? you bet your little buns I will. I'm going to focus on getting excellent editions of my all time favorite books instead of squandering all my money on cheap paperbacks! I'll cut back tremendously on the trees killed to feed my habit and at the same time still get to enjoy my REAL books, but more like a connoisseur, not as a fast food junkie. Yes, I am a happy girl. reading to my heart's content once again...