My new Kindle: Helping the economy

I did my part for the economy this month by purchasing a Kindle. For those of you who don't know a Kindle is a reading device for books, newspapers, blogs, etc. It is made by Amazon. It has changed my life.



As you may know, I am big on presentation. The Kindle arrives in cardboard shipping containers with a zip open strip that hints at the possibilities inside by saying,"Once upon a time...". Pull the strip and the box opens to a slick black package lining with cascading letters and a beautifully designed nest for the Kindle and its power cord and starting manual. Just the great presentation had me. The leather cover I bought came with the same great packaging. It and the Kindle had easy directions to start things off. First plug it in and charge it (about 3 hours?) I gardened while this happened and made a book list from the main Amazon site of what I wanted to download. Once charged it took me less than 10 minutes to access the store on the Kindle and download 2 books. I love technology that works! The most delightful surprise is when you put it sleep mode. Up comes a beautiful black and white drawing, picture or illustration. The photos are of great authors like Steinbeck etc. the pictures are antique illustrations of etchings or drawings having to do with books or literature or other beautiful objects. Being an art person this is one of my new favorite things. It reminds you of the history of books and how far we have come.



I do, however, have some guilt. I probably will spend less time in bookstores, which I love. But, the Kindle will save overweight charges on my luggage when we travel since I usually haul at least 6 books along. Now I can carry an entire library with me in my purse! The other small advantage is no one knows what you are reading. They will judge you on the technology and not your choice of literature. Try it, you deserve it. if you read, as I do, quantities of books.