Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Kindle Magic

I've always been an avid reader, from the days when I used to say to my mom "read books to you mommy" (although she always ended up reading them to me) to the days when I couldn't put down the teen christian series Clearwater Crossing, and now picking up my Kindle any chance I get and reading the e-books I've bought and the ones that are free (there are actually A LOT of good ones for free!). But I'll admit I was skeptical of the Kindle at first. I've been asking for an e-reader for about 2 years now, for Christmas, Birthdays etc. not really knowing what they were just knowing that they were popular and I thought it would be cool though I didn't realize how much I would use it. As they've gotten more popular and common in society I've still wanted one though I began to wonder would I miss the physical action of turning the page or being able to skip to the end and read the ending before the rest of the book? Plus, I kind of forgot that I wanted one, it lost the "I need it now" factor and I realized I would be ok without one. Graduation from grad school rolled around and I wasn't expecting much in the way of gifts, I didn't need anything (besides money). My mom thought otherwise and bought me a Nook, but said that I could return it and buy a Kindle. Being the tech geek that I am I decided to do days of research before I decided whether I wanted to keep the Nook or return it and get a Kindle. On almost every tech site and review that I read the Kindle won out over the Nook so I made the decision to buy the Kindle and I am not sorry. The Kindle has this magic to it where you almost don't realize you are reading an e-book and you feel like you're reading a regular paperback or hardcover. On top of that I just can't seem to put the books down, I get so engrossed and love reading even more today than I did when I was little. So if you're looking for a good way to get back into reading and start looking into e-readers I highly recommend the Kindle, maybe it can bring a little bit of magic into your life and renew the spark to read or light the fire if you've never enjoyed reading.

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