A Kindle for Christmas...
Christmas morning finally arrived and my loving husband gave me a Kindle! (I knew about this ahead of time, but he still made me wait.)
All I can say is WOW! I opened it up and it was so easy to set up and easy to use. Remember, I’m 62 and not what you would call a techno-geek here. I immediately plugged it in the charger and began to look for a book to download. I easily navigated to the Amazon Kindle Store and began to browse. I’ve been listening to a lot of audiobooks lately and wanted to find something by an author I enjoyed that had some books that weren’t available at Audible.com. (Sometimes older books are only available in abridged editions and I only listen to unabridged editions.)
At any rate, I decided on Sandstorm
Next I wanted to try listening to some audiobooks on the Kindle from Audible.com. I went to the Audible site, followed the instructions for Kindle users and downloaded the software I would need. I had been using an iPod previously and my downloads were automatically exported into iTunes and I needed to change that for my Kindle. I found all went well with this first task. Now I can download into iTunes and my AudibleManager. Again, perfect. I moved Grave Sight
and Grave Surprise,
by Charlaine Harris, into my Kindle and began listening. Once again, perfect.
Now, I needed to figure out how to use my Kindle on my stationary bike. I have a Schwinn Aerdyne, which also exercises your arms, and I needed to figure out how listen to or read my Kindle while using it. My husband came up with the idea of using a Zip Lock bag and some Velcro strips. We added Velcro strips to the display area on the bike, added more strips to one side of the Zip Lock bag and I slipped my Kindle inside when using the bike. I cut a little hole in the bottom of the bag for head phones if I happened to be listening rather than reading. I could adjust the font for my comfort when on the bike and easily use all the controls on the Kindle. Again, perfect!
At this point, I haven’t opted to purchase any newspaper or blog subscriptions as I’m retired and have plenty of time to read these on my laptop at home. However, if I were on the go a lot and still working, used public transportation frequently, etc., I certainly would opt to subscribe to several.
What more can I say about the Kindle? It’s perfect for my lifestyle, what I like to read, and I now have the choice of either listening to audiobooks or reading books because I can adjust the font to my comfort. There is nothing like being able to have access to thousands of books via Amazon’s Whispernet, or being able to carry several around with me with out needing a trunk and a pack mule. I love my Kindle!
BTW...I'll be adding direct links to Kindle editions of books I read in case anyone else is also interested in purchasing them.
Enjoy!