By: J. Delaney

J. Delaney — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:15:47 +0000

I think that 3,756 reviews (so far) for the Kindle with an end rating of 4.5 stars is pretty darn complimentary. I keep trying to find something wrong with my Kindle and I just can’t, except maybe that it’s not in color (I was not willing to wait for that to happen). I have been sitting in the sun reading my Kindle and the picture is as crisp and perfect as it is with indoor light. I am getting more and more used to turning the page with a click instead of reaching up and actually TURNING a page and my brain is getting better and better at telling my finger when to click (mindlessly) so I am reading the last couple of words of the last sentence on the page and voila, the next page appears. I assume that I will get to the point where I will be holding a real book and will wonder why the page did not turn itself. Because the page turning button is on both sides, I can hold the book in either hand and still easily click the turn page. The printing is both soft and and crisp, very easy on the eyes. It is somewhat disconcerting that there is no BOOK under the pages, but at the bottom of the page, it tells me what percentage of the book has been read, and there are reference pages that show where I am in the book. I can bookmark, take notes, look up words that I don’t know by just moving a clicker up to them–there is a voice reader available with many books, male or female choice, slow, medium, or fast cadence. I haven’t used it yet, but someday I will have it read to me while I knit, which I wouldn’t be inclined to do at this point because my attention span is so woefully short. I love the look, the weight, EVERYTHING. I also bought a beautiful leather binder in lime green. I thought about going for a more conservative color, but I want everyone to notice my Kindle! The binder is the M-edge Prodigy Hinge Jacket which I selected over others because your Kindle locks into the jacket. I also bought the Mighty Bright XtraFlex2 Clip-On Light (Black, Kindle Version) that clips onto the leather binder, so I can read at night without disturbing the DH. The light has 2 levels of brightness and bends to whatever angle I want–the low light is just fine even in complete darkness. What a win, Amazon!!!!!!!! Thank you for creating the Kindle!!!!

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By: J. Delaney