11-20-2017, 06:10 PM | #1 |
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My daughter now has a Kindle
I don't know where to post this, I hope it's an appropriate forum. But this black Friday sale with the Canadian Paperwhite being $99 (the lowest I've personally seen it in Canadian pricing), enticed me to buy it.
I then instantly de-registered my current PW and gave it to my adult daughter (adult high functioning but on the autism spectrum, among other milder disability) along with a starter budget via gift certificate so she could buy and download whatever books she wants on it, and she is having the time of her life. She likes it better than the other e-reader I had bought for her many years ago (A sony prs-t2) she loves how convenient it is to buy books and to be able to send herself some other ebooks she happened to have from other sources (MR library, Gutenberg and Smashwords etc) by mailing them to herself so she doesn't have to plug in a USB each and every time. She loves the lighting so she can read at night, and the cover she has on it is "auto sleep" so its opened up a whole new world for her. I appreciate Kindle for making nice quality kindles in the "lower end" accessible to those of us who have to make a small budget stretch. |
11-20-2017, 06:15 PM | #2 |
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Wonderful.
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11-20-2017, 06:19 PM | #3 |
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Sounds quite nice.
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11-20-2017, 06:27 PM | #4 |
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Very nice indeed, good for her!
When I started on e-books back in 2011 (I simply had no more room for paper books in my small apartment), I was on a limited budget too. The then-current model Kindle Keyboard was too expensive for me. I was ecstatic when Amazon announced the (relatively) cheap Basic Kindle in the autumn of 2011! It became my first e-reader and felt like a gift from Heaven. |
11-20-2017, 08:47 PM | #5 |
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I wish I'd had a Kindle when I was a kid. Back then, though, even paperbacks were new technology.
I was that kid who always had a paperback in my hip pocket. I remember thinking how cool it would be to have a thin flat panel for reading. I even did sketches of that. At the top was a scroll wheel and another one at the bottom. Just give it a few twists and you're on the next page. Too bad I didn't pursue it. My name might be Jeff Bezos today. Computers, phones, the internet, intelligent devices, etc all get talked about a lot in the media but in my life ereaders are the brightest change. Barry |
11-21-2017, 01:45 AM | #6 |
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Great for your daughter!
I grew up in the 60's, books overflowing everywhere in my room. I'd have so loved an Ereader back then. I used to spend hours at the library all my life until my 1st Ereader 8 yrs ago. My son and I would take empty boxes to the used book store and lug books home by the trunkful. I do NOT miss those days. I hear people all the time saying they want *their kids to read "real" books. Getting kids to read anything at all is a win-win situation. Who cares if it's an Ereader? |
11-21-2017, 05:44 AM | #7 | |
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I now have watched at least a dozen things from Netflix that I've downloaded on my 5 inch phone :P ... while commuting on metro. I am delighted that my daughter is an adult in an age where technology is not entirely inaccessible, and books can be obtained and borrowed rather easily. Even the borrowing of physical books has become easier due to technology. I can place holds by logging into my library's website. Love it. |
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11-21-2017, 05:55 AM | #8 | |
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Raise your hand if you've heard any of these at least once:
I used to get caught up in defending e-readers (I love them!) but now I just grab popcorn and watch the show. ;-) |
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11-21-2017, 06:17 AM | #9 |
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Moved to the Deals/Freebies Forum.
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11-21-2017, 06:40 AM | #10 |
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Don't know where this was originally, but the Deals/Freebies forum seems completely inappropriate for it?
On the topic of the OP, that sounds terrific. I can only imagine the delight of having an ereader like the PW when I was young (not that we'd have been able to afford it!), but even now I still ocassionally marvel at the joy of being able to buy or borrow a book and get it almost instantly on my ereader, and being able to read easily in bed at night. |
11-21-2017, 07:07 AM | #11 | |
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And yes soulfuldog, I do agree with you. I have such an immense appreciation for the whole new world that has opened up through ereading that has trickled down to my children, too. (my kids still love "real books" haha, but they also love the feel and convenience of the technology) |
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11-21-2017, 10:44 AM | #12 |
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Ans when the sale is over, then this thread becomes about how the Kindle is very helpful. Then the thread will have to be moved again.
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11-21-2017, 12:30 PM | #13 | |
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I've noticed that most of the people making those arguments typically haven't spent any real time with an e-ink device. I know I started as one of those people. When you think of e-books you think of your phone or tablet. It doesn't help that B&N and Amazon muddied the waters by releasing tablets in the Nook and Kindle line. |
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11-21-2017, 02:26 PM | #14 |
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I too have seen it in real life. And yes the definition of "A Kindle" and "A Nook" have been diluted by their tablets. Some people will never know the beauty of e-ink as a result, but I am so glad to be getting a new PW!
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