So it's been a few weeks since I bought my Kindle, and while it doesn't replace the pleasure of holding a beautiful book in your hands and being able to smell the print, it does have the great advantage of being able to carry your library with you, switching from one book to another as your mood demands, and letting the instrument do the work of remembering pages, helping you search and so on.
And yes, Kindle books are comparatively cheaper too!
One interesting thing I noticed today while reading "The Immortals of Meluha" - somehow, every "tl" is replaced by a "d"! For example, mantle is mande, cattle is catde, and gentle is gende! I can understand one spelling mistake, even a dozen. But every instance? This is definitely an OCR problem - if you notice the t and l do add up to look like d! Now, the question is - weren't these books proof read?
But let's go back to some of the things that makes the Kindle such an interesting device. The first and foremost - the eInk technology that makes reading so effortless, even in bright sun light. There is no glare, and just like a real book, the paper and the ink feels so comfortable on the eyes. And when you switch it off, the ink creates a design on the "paper" before going to sleep! Amazing.
A single charge can last for almost two months, with 30 min reading per day. So for all those holidays, you don't even need to carry the charger! (Aah, when will they come up with a cell phone that allows that?)
Buying books on Amazon takes 2-3 seconds, once you have your payment set up. And the books are transmitted to the device almost instantaneously.
What's more, you can email your documents to a Kindle mail account (linked to your login) and lo and behold, all your cool documents are available for review on your device.
And the device is so light, so easy to use - no need for a demo, no need to read a manual.
Am starting to get addicted!
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