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desertgrandma · 03-08-2009, 02:01 PM

I didn't buy my K. to save money on books, altho that has become a fact.

I bought it because

I can have my entire library with me at all times. I can read whatever I want, when ever I want, wherever I am.

Its the size of a small paperback, and I can read huge heavy volumes without having to carry around all that weight.

Its easy to read in bed, in any position.

It has a built in dictionary..I can look up any word with a click of a button.

When I close it, and go back to reading a book later, it opens automatically to the page I left off.

I can check out e-books from the library, and read them on my kindle.

I have re-discovered old friends, for free. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H.G. Wells, Earl der Biggers, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Francis Scott Fitzgerald, Anna Green,Harry Harrison, Robert E. Howard, Lovecraft, just to name a few!

I've discovered new FREE friends......Kadrey, Haggard, Dozois, Doctorow, again, just to name a few.

I've discovered new authors I enjoy, by downloading a freee books of theirs, (Couldn't do this with paper books) then buying more of their work.

Richard Herley and our own Steve Jordan come to mind.

The kindle, and any other e-book reader, isn't about saving money on books.

Its about the entire experience. Good luck with your choice.

03-08-2009, 02:01 PM	#20
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	I didn't buy my K. to save money on books, altho that has become a fact. I bought it because I can have my entire library with me at all times. I can read whatever I want, when ever I want, wherever I am. Its the size of a small paperback, and I can read huge heavy volumes without having to carry around all that weight. Its easy to read in bed, in any position. It has a built in dictionary..I can look up any word with a click of a button. When I close it, and go back to reading a book later, it opens automatically to the page I left off. I can check out e-books from the library, and read them on my kindle. I have re-discovered old friends, for free. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H.G. Wells, Earl der Biggers, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Francis Scott Fitzgerald, Anna Green,Harry Harrison, Robert E. Howard, Lovecraft, just to name a few! I've discovered new FREE friends......Kadrey, Haggard, Dozois, Doctorow, again, just to name a few. I've discovered new authors I enjoy, by downloading a freee books of theirs, (Couldn't do this with paper books) then buying more of their work. Richard Herley and our own Steve Jordan come to mind. The kindle, and any other e-book reader, isn't about saving money on books. Its about the entire experience. Good luck with your choice.