Comments on: I Won an Amazon Kindle!

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:48:00 +0000

I adore my Kindle! And don’t worry, it does show you your reading progress. Along the bottom of the screen, there is a bar that shows how much of the book you have read, and it gives you the percent of how much you’ve read. Also, it automatically bookmarks where you leave off on any book. You are right, they are AMAZING travel companions! Just get a sturdy case — Kelley is right that they are quite delicate (especially the new ones — I just got a new one but I had the older version, and it was a lot thicker/sturdier).

By: Tammy

Tammy — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:52:34 +0000

The Kindle uses a technology that is similar to reading from paper. It is much more gentle on the eyes than a computer screen. I love mine and I still use the library too.

By: Kelley

Kelley — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:10:11 +0000

Congrats! I love my Kindle but beware: it is delicate. I wouldn’t recommend travelling with it.

By: Pam

Pam — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:07:15 +0000

I splurged this year and bought an iPod touch. My favorite and most used feature is the Kindle app. I absolutely love it.
One tip for finding free books on Amazon is to go to the Kindle books section and click on the top sellers list. You will find a lot of their free books on there. Of course a lot are classics but I also found a few “first in series” books for free (in the SciFi/fantasy genres which I tend to read the most). Helped me discover a few new authors.
Have FUN! It’s an addicting toy!!!

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:26:45 +0000

My sister got one for Christmas and I was very jealous, but I do enjoy borrowing from the library to save money. Congrats!

By: Abigail

Abigail — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:54:27 +0000

I really don’t want a Kindle. I have a problem with paying that much money, only to pay more. Granted, they’re cheaper than regular books. Then again, you can sell or donate regular books. Once you’ve bought the book on Kindle, I imagine that’s not an option.

Personally, I just prefer to use the library. (Both Phoenix and Seattle libraries have e-books, though it’s not as portable as a Kindle.) I rarely buy books, so the utility of the device is somewhat moot.

And if it makes you feel any better, I am totally with you on the smell of books. Secondhand bookstores tend to smell better to me than regular ones, though, because (for whatever reason) used books have a more powerful scent when housed together.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:33:31 +0000

I realize its not the same thing as a stand alone Kindle..but there is a free version of the Kindle you can download to your computer. I did just that a few weeks ago.

By: wanda

wanda — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:21:12 +0000

Yay you! That’s awesome! I wanted to win one for hubby!
I think he would get tons of use out of it.
Congrats!

By: JP

JP — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:43:37 +0000

Congrats on winning the Kindle !

I’ve used one for several months, and I carry it just about everywhere I go. The Kindle is really good – especially for reference material.

There’s no way I would physically carry the TNIV, KJV, Spanish Bible, or the Koine Greek NT, in addition to the works of Josephus, Cicero, Tacitus, Suetonius, Herodotus, Tolstoy, Homer and others. The Kindle enables me to carry a lot of books and have them available whenever I want them.

Having said that, I have not entirely left paper books. I enjoy checking out good novels from the public library.

By: Lynnae

Lynnae — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:15:10 +0000

Now that’s one thing we do have…audiobooks. I’ve already used that service extensively!