I never used the be the first one to buy the latest technology. I had a boom box until I was 15, I bought my first CD player at 19 and only started downloading music from iTunes 6 months ago. So needless to say, I'm no gadget whore. But.....I think I might be evolving.
For Christmas this year, I received an Amazon Kindle from my tech nerdy (in the sexy way) husband. I was very intrigued and curious about an electronic reader but wasn't sure if it would have the same appeal as the old paper tried and true. I have always been a pleasure reader and would average a book or so a month. Usually reading chick fiction or the occasional classic from my childhood.
Since I got my little paws on my Kindle it has been a flurry of downloading, sampling and tracking %s. I believe I am in LOVE. Since I've been "kindling" (its a verb, you know) 12/20/09 I have read the following books:
The Christmas List by Richard Paul Evans
Are you There, Vodka? It's me Chelsea. by Chelsea Handler
My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler
Lies I Told my Children by Karen McQuestion
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
Marrying George Clooney: Confessions of a Midlife Crisis by Amy Ferris
The Help by Kathryn Stockett (only 34% completed)
I know to some this might seem like mice nuts. Such as my literate savant of a sister in law, Gyneth. She is the fastest reader I have ever met in my life! It is honestly shocking to see her flip the pages or in this case click her way through a 300 page book in 2 nights. Why her parents didn't push her to be a publishing agent I'll never know. But this list above is loooonnnngg to me! I read more in 50 days then I did all of 2009!
I find this new "talent" of mine extremely exciting and I'm going to keep rolling with it. I can only give credit where credit is due......Amazon. A big Thank you to Amazon for making me this new gorgeous, intelligent, matte white, gadget. It has inspired me to give books a chance and since there are no "covers", I have nothing to judge. Though you still won't find me reading the latest socioeconomic crisis buzz book, I might just expand my shelves to include some historical novels......gasp!!!
For Christmas this year, I received an Amazon Kindle from my tech nerdy (in the sexy way) husband. I was very intrigued and curious about an electronic reader but wasn't sure if it would have the same appeal as the old paper tried and true. I have always been a pleasure reader and would average a book or so a month. Usually reading chick fiction or the occasional classic from my childhood.
Since I got my little paws on my Kindle it has been a flurry of downloading, sampling and tracking %s. I believe I am in LOVE. Since I've been "kindling" (its a verb, you know) 12/20/09 I have read the following books:
The Christmas List by Richard Paul Evans
Are you There, Vodka? It's me Chelsea. by Chelsea Handler
My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler
Lies I Told my Children by Karen McQuestion
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
Marrying George Clooney: Confessions of a Midlife Crisis by Amy Ferris
The Help by Kathryn Stockett (only 34% completed)
I know to some this might seem like mice nuts. Such as my literate savant of a sister in law, Gyneth. She is the fastest reader I have ever met in my life! It is honestly shocking to see her flip the pages or in this case click her way through a 300 page book in 2 nights. Why her parents didn't push her to be a publishing agent I'll never know. But this list above is loooonnnngg to me! I read more in 50 days then I did all of 2009!
I find this new "talent" of mine extremely exciting and I'm going to keep rolling with it. I can only give credit where credit is due......Amazon. A big Thank you to Amazon for making me this new gorgeous, intelligent, matte white, gadget. It has inspired me to give books a chance and since there are no "covers", I have nothing to judge. Though you still won't find me reading the latest socioeconomic crisis buzz book, I might just expand my shelves to include some historical novels......gasp!!!
I like the part about "no covers", very creative.
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