By Kristi Bielecki


Just before we go any additional, let me just say straight away that I enjoy reading. From an early age I've devoured books of all sorts, each fiction and non-fiction.

There hasn't ever been anything nicer for me than to browse the shelves of a bookstore and to go home with a selection of two or maybe five books. That was of course in the days when there was only a few bookstore choices in the local town or city, where you could make your selection.

Then came the on the internet bookstore and possibly the mother of all of these is Amazon. Now my selections are unlimited and it seriously takes some self-control to make certain that my book spending budget does not get exceeded too often.

Books to me were also a very tactile thing, I loved the feel of them in my hand, the joy of turning a page and the excitement of a new book in my bag to take home and read. Into this then came the birth of the e-book reader and for a long time I debated whether I should take the plunge and try the Kindle out, or whether it would detract from the printed page and my enjoyment of reading.

In the end I decided I would buy one, as I felt the advantages could outweigh the potential disadvantages. A year on then, after time with my Kindle Keyboard model, how then do I view the purchase, and was it the right decision for me?

Benefit Quantity 1: Speed

If I see a book now that I'd like to read, it could be on my Kindle in a matter of minutes. For somebody whose greatest virtue is not patience, this really is some thing that I adore.

Benefit Quantity 2: Space

If you are a big reader like me you potentially don't have the space to store all your precious finds, and you end up selling or giving away books that you might have liked to have referred to or read again. I also like to reassure myself that digital books are also good for my carbon footprint, as there is no physical book that has to be made from paper, printed and shipped.

Benefit Quantity 3: Weight

This links with advantage number 2, but added to this is the portability of a massive amount of titles. Whether you are waiting for someone, queuing somewhere or taking books on holiday, you can literally slip the Kindle into your bag and have a wealth of material with you wherever you end up. It makes your holiday suitcase a whole lot lighter I can tell you.

Benefit Quantity 4: Price

You will of course have to purchase the latest titles, as you always did, but the added advantage of the Kindle is that there are also plenty of free books out there. You also save on postage and shipping if you usually get your books delivered. If you have Amazon Prime, Kindle also now offers a lending system where you can borrow from over 5000 titles completely free.

Benefit Quantity 5: Longevity

Too as getting stored on your Kindle the books are also stored within your Amazon library, which implies that they may be permanently obtainable to you and may be referred to once again and once again.

Obviously occasionally any quantity of benefits don't add as much as a effective buy if among the issues you adore about books has been taken away, namely the joy of reading the printed page. Nevertheless, I've to say that for me this has really proved to become a non-issue.

Reading the Kindle is just as significantly enjoyable as reading a book, it really is very portable and it truly implies that I get way a lot more reading completed as I can fill in all that 'dead' time, when I'm waiting for one thing or an individual. I can just slip the Kindle out of my purse and disappear into yet another globe, best.




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