Gromit, Hutch, and Denali are admiring the new Kindle! John is setting the bar high for Valentine's Day gifts. Last year he surprised me with a deep pink Asus eee PC that he found on eBay. This year it was a Kindle. What a guy!
I've debated whether or not to get a Kindle. Would I like to read on an electronic device? Will I be willing to pay for books when I am so accustomed to utilizing our excellent public library as well as the college library? For a long time the decision has been to wait until the e-book war between the Sony Reader, the Nook, the iPad, and the Kindle is won - and includes the ability to access library books.
In the last two months it seemed like everyone around me was getting Kindles. Hmm. Temptation!
then one night this week I had trouble reading my book in bed. My eyes were tired, the font was small, and I just couldn't find the 'sweet spot' in my no-line bifocals. If I had a Kindle, I could just increase the size of the font and continue reading. I must have said that out loud! Then Amazon had a free two-day shipping promotion and John acted, unbeknownst to me!
When we got home Wednesday, there was a small package at the door. He said it was bike parts, which is a common reason for a box at the door. I DID notice that he quickly put it under his coat but then forgot about it as I fixed dinner and headed to bell choir practice. When I walked in the door, Gromit, Hutch, and friends were all guarding a box on my chair. The Kindle had arrived!
The rest of the evening was spent trying to deregister (that's the term on the Kindle's setting page!) the Kindle from John's Amazon account and register it on mine. Maybe that wasn't so smart because now I have to pay for my own books. :-) Anyway, it didn't work the way the Help menu said it should, so I spent some time talking with Customer Service, apparently in India. All is well now but I am still trying to decide on which book should be my first purchase.
The biggest problem? Finishing my current library book!
Oh! I hope you like your Kindle as much as I like mine. It's a wonderful travel companion.
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