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Tuesday evening ... Panera Bread in Simi Valley. My Kindle is propped on the edge of a tray to put it at a convenient angle for reading while I eat. A woman walks by the table and stops. "Excuse me, isn't that the Amazon thing? My husband's been talking about it. Hey honey! Come look at this." They stand by my table talking with me about the device. I suggest they sit down and try it out. He's not sure it's what he wants because he didn't see a lot of SF at the Amazon store. So I tell him about Baen -- all SF and fantasy. He's even a fan of David Drake, so that sounds good to him. I also point out that he can see the Sony Reader at Borders if he wants to see a different brand.
Tuesday evening ... LAX. I look up and the young woman seated across from me in the waiting area is reading on a Sony Reader. We talk about the convenience and what types of books we like.
Early Wednesday morning, AA 1740. The guy in the seat next to me pulls out his book and I open my Kindle. We start talking about reading on the plane. He says that on his flight into LA earlier in the day, some guy was showing off his reader to the flight attendants.
That's just in the last 24 hours.
Unlike some of you, my Kindle goes almost everywhere with me. I always have something to read and a flashlight with me -- I'm not willing to have wasted downtime. I even read in the movie theatre while I wait for the feature to start.
Send the author my way.
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