Ever since the eBook reader has become more popular I’ve heard lots of shouts from an unbelieving populous of people. They all say “I will never give up the feel of paper in my hand!” I partly agree with these people because no one loves the feel of a book in the hand like I do. However, I also disagree because I have an eBook reader and am enjoying the best of both worlds.
I have owned two different versions of the Kindle from Amazon.com. I won’t pretend to know about the other forms of eBook reader because I have never owned one.
I got both of my Kindles for Christmas. The first Christmas was in 2008 or 2009. My memory isn’t clear about the exact year but I knew that when my mother suggested that she get one for me, I had never heard of an eBook reader before. The idea immediately struck me as brilliant. Another way I could read books? Pay less money for the stories I so dearly love? Yes, please. They were really in season then, and outrageously expensive. I’m not sure of the exact price my sweet parents paid to get one for me but I know the sum was close to $450. Out of my price range, for sure, and also out of many of my friend’s price ranges. I am still the only one out of my group of friends with a Kindle or any eBook reader for that matter. Luckily, for all of us, the Kindle 3 is (at its lowest price) $139 for one with Whispernet, and $189 for one with Whispernet , and 4G speed.
The first Kindle I owned was glitch and slow, but I was delighted with it just the same. It had a very slow internet feature, and no text to speech. The pages turned slowly, but I was astonished at how fun it was to use. The eInk screen doesn’t hurt your eyes when reading for long periods of time, and you can carry hundreds of books with you without breaking your back, or the bank. I found that new bestsellers were only $9.99, which is a full $5-$10 less than they are in a bookstore. I read on it exclusively for 3 or 4 months. After awhile my first generation Kindle’s glitches and problems got the better of me and I put it down. Soon after I stopped using my Kindle, Amazon came out with two new models of Kindle, and I went totally back to reading paper books.
In 2010 I got the Kindle 3 for Christmas. I could not be more pleased! It is lighter and faster than the older version. The battery life is longer and everything about it is more efficient. The memory can hold 1000+ books and the battery life lasts for several days without needing to be charged. I am a raving fan.
So, if you have been resisting the eBook readers, don’t be so afraid! Regular books are not going anywhere, and eBooks are the future of convenient reading!
Also, on another note, I’ll probably finish Brave New Worlds, and Hexwood soon. I’ve been putting more time into Brave New Worlds, but I feel that I should try to be more invested in Hexwood in memory of Diana Wynne Jones (1934-2011). Who knows which one I’ll finish first?
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
"The Prestige" and a list of books to come
I have avoided creating a blog for years because I could never think of anything to say. I suppose that I am creating this blog so that I have some where for my geeky book comments to go. I can stop annoying my friends.
Last weekend I moved into a new apartment with very rad people and I also love my job. Now that my life is cohesive again I can jump right back into reading like I used to, and I have SO much new material to get through.
Here is a list of the books I'm working on:
Johannes Cabal, Necromancer
The Glass House
Brave New Worlds (anthology of short stories)
The Living Dead 2 (anthology of short stories)
Hexwood
999 (anthology of short stories)
The Hangman's Daughter
I'm very sure that there are others and I don't have my Kindle on me at the moment. I suppose I can do a review of the book I just finished.
I started reading The Prestige by Christopher Priest a few months back and due to my lack of reading time I put it down rather quickly in an uninterested manner. When I got a job with lots of down time I picked it back up and am now very pleased that I did. Though the book is very different from the movie (big surprise) it does have some key similarities. I find that the feud between them is less intense in the book because it seems like folly on the part of both magicians.
I have found in several books that have been adapted into films that it is very very helpful to have things explained more thoroughly then the movie could have, and that is the same thought that I had while reading this book. The main differences in the book and the movie are: the act that starts that feud, what Angier's trick In a Flash actually does, and the inclusion of the story of what happens to the family years later, and so with it what happens to Angier in the end. I was delighted to read conversations between Angier and Tesla, and also to be given a keener insight into what Angier's machine actually does. It cleared up a lot of questions I had after I saw the movie. I found the book to be smart and wonderful. I highly recommend it. Especially to those that saw the movie version and didn't really understand.
Til' next time! ^_^
Last weekend I moved into a new apartment with very rad people and I also love my job. Now that my life is cohesive again I can jump right back into reading like I used to, and I have SO much new material to get through.
Here is a list of the books I'm working on:
Johannes Cabal, Necromancer
The Glass House
Brave New Worlds (anthology of short stories)
The Living Dead 2 (anthology of short stories)
Hexwood
999 (anthology of short stories)
The Hangman's Daughter
I'm very sure that there are others and I don't have my Kindle on me at the moment. I suppose I can do a review of the book I just finished.
I started reading The Prestige by Christopher Priest a few months back and due to my lack of reading time I put it down rather quickly in an uninterested manner. When I got a job with lots of down time I picked it back up and am now very pleased that I did. Though the book is very different from the movie (big surprise) it does have some key similarities. I find that the feud between them is less intense in the book because it seems like folly on the part of both magicians.
I have found in several books that have been adapted into films that it is very very helpful to have things explained more thoroughly then the movie could have, and that is the same thought that I had while reading this book. The main differences in the book and the movie are: the act that starts that feud, what Angier's trick In a Flash actually does, and the inclusion of the story of what happens to the family years later, and so with it what happens to Angier in the end. I was delighted to read conversations between Angier and Tesla, and also to be given a keener insight into what Angier's machine actually does. It cleared up a lot of questions I had after I saw the movie. I found the book to be smart and wonderful. I highly recommend it. Especially to those that saw the movie version and didn't really understand.
Til' next time! ^_^
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