First off, please allow me to introduce myself. Aage is my real first name, I live in Ottawa, I am married to an avid reader, and I need a 40th Wedding Anniversary gift
soon!
My wife's sister's husband (yes, my brother-in-law) has a Kindle that he is nearly always staring at, but when I casually asked my wife what she thought of it, she dismissed it as a frivolous item, and told me that she "preferred real books" to it. I must say though, that she is far from being technology hungry; in fact, she emails by telling me, "<her sister, our daughter, or other recipient> needs to know <insert email message here> and would I send it to her please, quickly?
I have learned to print out any responses, since my feeble memory never seems to captures near enough detail, or she looks at me with doubtful eyes as if that particular information never really showed up on the computer.
And yet, I balance that with the fact that she loves to read, has difficulty carrying the voluminous bags of books back and forth to the library, and yet loves to go to the library.
Oooh! It just occurred to me that I will have to find out what support our library system gives e-readers.
So! I ma looking to buy her one now, and the one I was first drawn to is the Kindle. It is my feeling that any attempt to include any other "computerish" functions would only make it too complicated, and add to the weight. And still, if it had wifi and a browser, and didn't add to bulk, who knows..?
Small, light, and good screen clarity. In short, that is what I am looking for.
I would dearly appreciate any and all comments that anyone would care to make.
Thanks in advance,
Aage
