Kindling - Page 2

suebee · 01-04-2011, 10:34 PM

Ooooops! So sorry. Thought this thread was about this:

....which, if you heat with wood, is as good as gold.

Goofy · 01-04-2011, 10:44 PM

I got blush the cover with the light. She likes to read before going to sleep, and the small amount of light that comes from it makes it easier on me. Any battery drain on it seems minimal, especially considering the thing will last for nearly a month on a single charge. She hasn't mentioned any issues with glare.

Janey, it is amazingly small and light. And with the cover on it, you can still get that book feel (well, almost). I like to read without my glasses sometimes, and the Kindle is good for this since you can adjust the font size (not that I've been able to get ahold of it, mind you). There are also a ton of books available for free. I'm not sure how many books are on it now, but I don't think she's paid over $5 for any of them.

I've barely been able to pry it out of her hands since Christmas. I even caught her with her toothbrush in one hand and the Kindle in the other.

I'm sure she'll come in here later and wax poetic about it some more.

blush · 01-04-2011, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by June

I love my Kindle so much! Especially for those 800 page tomes I am fond of. I am currently reading Five Smooth Stones. I used it for The Passage too. I also use it for things I know I don't want to own, but am curious about.

I was thinking about getting a cover with a built in light, but Medusa said she'd read that they can crack the front! I do think it would be nice if they were backlit, but I understand they are hard on your eyes and the battery life sucks.

There is a sharing program available now!

I use it for these types of books too!

Where can we find the sharing program?

Tommi · 01-05-2011, 04:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jess

ok.. so.. I thought this was another Firewood lovers thread...

Me too Jess, I had Oliver Twist here to clean my chimney before Christmas, so, thought I'd see some burning posts. Yahoooooo

PinkieLee · 01-05-2011, 08:34 AM

Another Kindle fan here!

I've been oohing & ahhing over it for about 6 months, but just never thought about buying it for myself. Like many others, I loved the feel of a book in my hands. Luckily for me, my honey bought me the Kindle and I absolutely LOVE it!

Y'all are right, it's much easier to read, my wrist doesn't hurt from holding a bulky book in bed and the download versions are quite bit cheaper!

My first book I bought was "The girl with the dragon tattoo". It retails for about $15 and the Kindle version was only $5! SCORE! Then I found the FREE downloads, and got "Fireflys in Decemeber".

My honey won an iPad at her company Christmas party, and we've become addicted to the Scrabble game ~ yes, we have Scrabble matches everynight before bed.

One day I picked up my Kindle, and found that she had dowloaded the Scrabble game to my Kindle, too... so I could play if she was hoggin' the iPad. It's the same design, just not in color.

Sparkle · 01-05-2011, 09:21 AM

I am a vehement book lover with 1000's of books at home and also a kindle-convert!

I thought I would hate it, I thought I would miss turning pages, that it would be like an extension of my laptop, that it would hurt my eyes...
All untrue. I absolutely love it.

Echoing what others have said:

It is so light! I can read one-handed in bed, standing in a queue, cooking dinner ... and I do! When I read the Millennium Trilogy I didn't go anywhere without my kindle and I read every possible moment I could.

It is so small - it does fit in my handbag. I love that. I don't have to tote around a bigger bag to accommodate my reading habit. I often bring it to work and read during my lunch break, I bring it to appointments when I know I will be waiting....I bring it everywhere.

The lightness and small size make it so convenient to travel with - I can have 100s of books to hand when I am in an airport, on the beach or stuck off in the middle of nowhere for a few days.

It holds its battery charge for a very long time. I only bring my kindle charger if I am traveling more than a week and know I will be reading a lot. I rarely need it.

I can preview books before buying them to see if I think they will be to my taste.

I do still love my physical books.

And I will continue to buy *special* books like first editions, special/rare copies of classics and art books. But the kindle allows me to enjoy so many more books without worries of what I will do with it after I finish. And I can edit my physical library to only include those books that are very special to me.

MsTinkerbelly · 01-05-2011, 11:07 AM

I love books. I love the feel of books. I love the smell of books.

My most wonderful love bought me a Kindle for Christmas...OMG I absolutely LOVE my new Kindle!

Arwen · 02-15-2011, 11:41 AM

The most awesome Nora Roberts addresses Copyright Infringement.

girl_dee · 02-15-2011, 04:15 PM

Enjoy your new gadget!

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