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turtlemom · 06-21-2008, 05:01 PM

I'm female, I use a Kindle, I read few romances or chick lit [tho I like a little romance in my life ;>}] and my favorite genre changes with my moods. Today I downloaded "The Post-American World, The Last Kingdom and for free, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood.

Like desertgrandma, I also have Lady Chatterly loaded.

My point here is just to say that labeling women's reading tastes and tech ability is as silly as trying to pigeon hole men's.

I've been tech savvy for some time. After mastering my latest Mac and iTouch, it was just natural for me to want a Kindle. My husband likes the concept, but finds reading on my Kindle awkward. He has big fingers and touches the wrong keys while trying to hold it, sending him back and forth across my Kindle's universe. He's a PC man, which may explain his inability to perform simple tasks. But I digress.

So, is it a woman's device? Doesn't have to be, but a little redesign based on usage patterns, finger size and logic might increase the appeal to men.

06-21-2008, 05:01 PM	#29
turtlemom Hatch Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Device: Kindle	I'm female, I use a Kindle, I read few romances or chick lit [tho I like a little romance in my life ;>}] and my favorite genre changes with my moods. Today I downloaded "The Post-American World, The Last Kingdom and for free, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood. Like desertgrandma, I also have Lady Chatterly loaded. My point here is just to say that labeling women's reading tastes and tech ability is as silly as trying to pigeon hole men's. I've been tech savvy for some time. After mastering my latest Mac and iTouch, it was just natural for me to want a Kindle. My husband likes the concept, but finds reading on my Kindle awkward. He has big fingers and touches the wrong keys while trying to hold it, sending him back and forth across my Kindle's universe. He's a PC man, which may explain his inability to perform simple tasks. But I digress. So, is it a woman's device? Doesn't have to be, but a little redesign based on usage patterns, finger size and logic might increase the appeal to men.