OK, this post is totally off-topic.
I would simply like to thank every single person out there who sent a donation.
Honestly, I didn't think that I would ever receive more than 50$ in donations... and you guys really surpassed my wildest dreams!
So far, I have received over 400$ from over 30 people. Very special thanks go to the people who donated more than the "requested" 10$, and/or who donated multiple times (you know who you are - thank you, merci, dankeschön!)
Seriously, thanks a lot to all of you! It is thanks to your contributions that I was even able to buy an "early" Paperwhite and have it shipped to Europe. And it's your contributions, and your feedback, which encourage me to keep messing with the Kindles.
That said, I just realized that I now have a balance of $170 on my Paypal account, and there is no new Kindle model in sight. I will donate all of that money to a
literacy project in Laos. That's not an empty promise, and it's not something that I just came up with because it's Christmas. I've been in love with Laos, and the people, ever since I've been there.
In any case, if you agree that literature (and literacy, in the first place!) is important, then please consider donating to Big Brother Mouse. These children are eager to read - but they can't, because there are no books
So please:
donate - in Laos, every single dollar actually does make a difference!