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Old 12-01-2017, 09:32 AM   #32
GlenBarrington
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Originally Posted by barryem View Post
I just helped a neighbor get a Kindle Fire during the sale and I set it up for her yesterday. We sat on her sofa as I showed her how to do a few simple things with it. As soon as I turned it on she realized her overhead light was off and wanted to turn it on so she could see the screen. I explained that it has it's own light just like her TV. She said it's obviously nothing like a TV and got up and turned on the light.

People react in funny ways to things they don't understand yet.

Barry
Well, to be fair, I prefer to read with the lights on too. She may well not completely understand how eReaders work, but it could still be a preference for her.
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