July 18th, 2008
A week ago I logged into Amazon.com to order a book;
The Big Book of Small Business.
It had been loaned to me by Bob Jones of BJ's Towing and after reading the first two chapters and skimming through it I decided it was a manual I simply had to own.
While on their website I ran into an ad for the
Amazon Kindle.
An electronic reading device about the size and weight of a paperback book. It stores up to 200 books in digital form, with the ability to add a memory card if you need more storage. Pricey at $359, but it gives one the ability to carry a whole library around with you in your shirt pocket.
Unbelievably easy to read (unlike trying to read anything of substance and length on a laptop or LCD screen). I read all the reviews and watched several videos online of people who had them and decided to give one a try.
My Kindle arrived Monday morning, and it took an hour or two before I got to the point of forgetting that I had an electronic device in my hands, and was able to immerse myself in the book that I'd ordered (two as a matter of fact, and instead of paying almost twenty dollars this time for the hard bound copy, it was only $9.99 and downloaded wireless-ly in less than a minute from the cellphone system).
This device is going to change the world of reading forever!
