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Originally Posted by chamekke
I mention this because in many/most cases, e-commerce is key to owning an e-reader and stocking it with books. If you're not familiar and comfortable with making online transactions, you may think twice about embracing this technology. There's much more involved than simply being able to use a computer, or even being able to use the Web.
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I think you are right about that. As I get deeper into my 60s, I am seeing that most people kind of "top out" in connection with technology. They get comfortable with something they know how to use, and don't care to invest time in learning how to use different technology to accomplish what amounts to the same end result.
My wife, just turning 60, will have a new Kindle effective Valentine's Day, even though she thinks she doesn't want one. But I've bought her a White K3, baited it with some Willa Cather, and I do believe that when we go to Florida in a couple of weeks, she will see the lightness. But the key to her acceptance of the Kindle will be that she already knows how to use Amazon, and with Whispernet, it's a piece of cake to get the books onto the device.
She and I are at the opposite ends of the adoption curve when it comes to technology. I adopt early, and a few years later, she comes around.
Another thing that becomes clear as one ages is that we all think we live in the same world, but we don't. The world of the old is a lot larger than the world of the young, and the time to live in that world gets shorter and shorter.
So you have decide what you will do and learn, and what you won't, and how much time you'll spend on things that are nice, but not necessary.