Here's an
amusing article in the New York Times pointing out why the Kindle PW can be a relief in times of power outages and blackouts. Quote:
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We lighted candles, my friend played games on his cellphone, and I tried and failed to read by candlelight on my old Kindle, which inspired me to make my first entry on my Revised Hurricane Preparedness List: When the stores reopen, get the new backlit Kindle. Hurricane Sandy, we agreed, had been overhyped.
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As the evening wore on, I also started to feel vulnerable. And lonely. And bored. I had read everything on my Kindle, and without Wi-Fi I couldn’t download anything else or go online. Candle power — even with eight lighted candles — was insufficient to read actual books without going blind.
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