First Impressions of my New Kindle
Finally, I unpackaged my Kindle yesterday and spent some time with it. It is wonderful! So far I have only read the user’s guide and a couple chapters in a Stephen Colbert book, but I find the whole experience very pleasant and comfortable. My husband’s first impression was “It’s ugly.” But then he took it for a spin and I had a difficult time prying his fingers off of MY Kindle. I need to spend much more time with the device and need to work it into my life, but right now I have so many print periodicals I need to catch up on reading that were delivered while I was on vacation before they are too out of date. Then there is that huge stack of new books I still need to get to. Only scary thing about the Kindle is that is way too easy to buy books almost so you don’t realize you are spending money until you see the receipt in your email later. Anyhow, I’m making an effort to spend some quality Kindle time daily and we’ll see if it replaces print books altogether. I ordered a free 2 week trial period of Time Magazine for the Kindle and I’ll let you know what I think of the magazine in the Kindle format.
April 24th
Print Reading List
- Seattle Times, entire April 24th edition (PRINT)
- People Magazine most recent issue (PRINT)
Approximate print reading time: 1.5 hours
Kindle Reading List
- Browsed the Kindle book store- between commercials while watching TV
- Latest issue of Time Magazine- while watching K play outside in the sandbox
Approximate Kindle reading time: 1.5 hours
Online Reading List
- Nothing yet
April 23rd
Kindle Reading List
- User’s Guide
- Stephen Colbert’s books, first two chapters, purchased book
Approximate Kindle reading time: 1 hour
Print Reading List
- Seattle Times, entire April 23rd edition (PRINT) with breakfast
- People Magazine previous issue (PRINT) at night
Approximate print reading time: 2 hours
Online Reading List
- Nothing
April 22nd
Print Reading List
- Angels all Over Town by Luanne Rice (PRINT) on airplane and in the evening
Approximate print reading time: 2 hours
