Kindle
Take a look at my bookshelf:
Judging from the available space, any books purchased after 2013 will need to be stored in the fridge.
You can see why an electronic book reader might appeal. I’m a serious book lover so have had some resistance to the idea of an e-reader. But I bought an Amazon Kindle late last year and have now been using it – alongside regular books – for about three months. I know the world needs another kindle review like it needs another Britney Spears crotch shot, but I feel obliged because I promised on twitter that I’d share my thoughts after I’d given the kindle a decent workout.
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Don’t you just hate it when you’ve bought a new toy and before you’ve even got it out of the box you’re friends are saying you’ve wasted your money?
I know someone who has the new Kindle, which was released in Australia last week.
If he is the same sort of technoholic as I am, he would have been crestfallen when before he’d even unpacked it one of our acquaintances said: “Have you seen the Nook? Bet you’ll regret the Kindle.”
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Prudence says:
This is way more helpful than aytnhing else I’ve looked at. Read more »
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James says:
The nook is a laggy peice of crap that wastes battery life by having a stupid dual screen arrangement. a book is a simple concept, thus an ebook reader should be simple aswell. you get that with the kindle, though the keyboard is a bit strange, it is extremely usefull… Read more »
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