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November 2007... I intended to do my Christmas shopping early, and went to Amazon as I can often find things from my family members' wishlists there.
Lo and behold there on the front page was the Kindle. I saw the part about e-Ink and thought "Wait a minute; is that that electronic paper stuff I heard about in the mid-80's? Are they finally doing something commercial with that? About time! Tell me more!
Triggered the Kindle page. Read all the way down it. Ignored the videos (I was on dial-up at the time) but read every word. It had been out for a few days so I hit Google. Read every review and discussion I could find. Wanted wanted wanted, but wanted to be sure that 400$ wasn't something I was going to be regretting later. Somewhere in there my path kept crossing Mobileread. Noticed all the e-books. Googled for Kindle reviews every week or so. Back at Mobileread, found out about igorsk's Kindle easter eggs post. Tried e-books on Palm T|X to be sure I would honestly like them. Started actual MobileRead account. Got Christmas/Birthday money from relative. Bit my nails over whether a Kindle or a Cybook would be better. Kindle came back in stock. Tax return came in. Decided I could finally afford it. Took the plunge.
I think that's how it happened, anyway.
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