I consider myself to be a gadget geek! I love all the new technologies and admit I love to get the newest "toys". But I am having troubles embracing this years "hottest" item.....the Kindle!
Don't get me wrong, I dig it! And who ever invented it did an awesome job! To be able to carry an entire bookstore with you in something the size of a piece of paper is awesome! But here is my beef.....
One of the most exciting things about reading is being able to boast about the size of the book! How impressed are your friends when they see the dictionary sized book your reading sitting on your table? And what about amazing your spouse with how many pages you read in one sitting? But the biggest disappointment with the Kindle is not knowing when the end is near! How disappointing it would be to just being reading along and WHAMOO, it is ends and you had no idea it was even coming because you didn't see just how far you were into the book!
Technology is cool, but life is funny, and there are certain joys in reading that a Kindle can not replicate!
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I too had concerns regarding these very topics Heather. I did my research.
ReplyDeleteThe Kindle keeps track of where you are and tells you (by%) how much you have read at the bottom of every page! It is very cool. I do miss the "heft" of a good book though...and it did take a bit to get used to the new technology. The flip side to it is this. you can snuggle up to your wrists with the blanket and don't have to unsnuggle to turn the page. If you've got a finger out...you can press the button! (no offense taken!)