Let's look at the other e-book reader, the Kindle from Amazon and we would buy a Sookie book first !

Fancy that, 'Words from Dancing Fool blog' just got her new kindle and what's the firsts book she downloaded ? A Sookie Stackhouse book !

The Kindle is from Amazon and like the Sony Reader (we looked at it yesterday ) you can wirelessly download books, magazines and newspapers and read them on the device.

You can buy a Kindle 2 here

There is nothing like curling up with a good book, but these devices are fantastic if you commute, travel, live in a small place, require large print materials etc You can instantly have access to 500 thousand books -now how would you carry them around and where would you them? I love e-readers and I love books.

Benefits for e-book readers: Books are cheaper ( instantly buy any NYT book for $9.99)

Portable: Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines, weight: At 10.2 ounces
easy to store

Storage: Take your library with you; holds over 1,500 books

You can access them anytime anywhere: Wireless: 3G wireless lets you download books right from your Kindle, anytime, anywhere; no monthly fees, service plans, or hunting for Wi-Fi hotspots

Easy to Read : Changeable font size is GREAT for those with eye sight issues. Improved Display: Reads like real paper; now boasts 16 shades of gray for clear text and even crisper images.Read-to-Me: With the new text-to-speech feature, Kindle can read every newspaper, magazine, blog, and book out loud to you, unless the book is disabled by the rights holder

Saves trees for paper, water and other natural resources

From Words from a dancing....
I finally got a Kindle2. I have been looking at the Kindles since they first came out, but I kept putting off getting one for a variety of reasons. The first generation ones were a little bulky and new technology, which is always scary, and I am always broke, which was another powerful inducement to wait. When the K2s came out, though, I had a much harder time waiting. They are sleek and many of the complaints early users had were gone. I went so far as to place one in my amazon cart several times, but I didn't get one until Saturday of last week.

It came Wednesday. It's already one of my favorite pieces of technology. I have read two books on it and am about halfway through a third. I have about 25 books downloaded onto it including some of my very favorite rereads. Almost all of the books I've found so far have been free, too, since they are old enough to be out of copyright protection. It's amazing.

There are so many people and sites out there putting out literature for free. I find that to be a wonderful thing. It's like having a huge free bookstore with thousands of titles for the asking. Granted, the latest best-sellers are not free, but that's not a big deal to me. I pay less to download the ones of those I'm interested in that I would pay to buy them from my local bookstore. Plus, I can get them when I want them, something I can't always say about my local book store.

I've also noticed that with my Kindle I read much faster. I don't know why that should be true, but it is. It may be because of the adjustable print size or the ease of use, but even though I've always been a fast reader, I'm really flying now. The day I got my Kindle, I read the 8th Sookie Stackhouse novel and half of a Lauren Willig book, too. I'm now working on rereading Beloved.

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