Out with Kindle 1, In with Kindle 2
Last September, I bought the Kindle 1 as a birthday present from Mona to me. At the time, they had a promotion of $100 off the price of the Kindle, so I think I ended up paying about $265 for it or so. Since I’ve had it, I have been very pleased. I’ve been reading more novels and book length non-fiction. I have found that I no longer realize that I’m reading electronic media; it has dissolved and I become absorbed in the words. I actually have no reason to buy the Kindle 2. Well, in steps my father into this picture. He is obsessed about reading the New York Times and since he travels around to all of his childrens’ houses so frequently, there is no shortage of anxiety for him in figuring out how he is going to get the Times the first thing in the morning. Add to that, that his vision isn’t what it used to be and the cost of the paper NY Times subscription, the Kindle makes a lot of sense for him. I showed him my Kindle 1 and its ability to enlarge the text font and the immediate delivery of newspapers and books and he simply had to have it. So, we arrived at an agreement where he gets my Kindle 1 and I get the Kindle 2. Wait, it gets better. Because both Kindle 1 & 2 will be registered under my Amazon account, we will be able to share all of our books with one another at no additional cost. This doesn’t apply to subscriptions, only books, unfortunately. Since we read a lot of the same non-fiction, this will be very worthwhile. So, my Kindle 2 will be here on Wednesday. Till then, I’ll just have to go "old school" and read a physical book a la Gutenberg.
