Pages

Monday, 25 April 2011

Shock horror - I got a kindle

kindle

[:O]

Basically I hate taking books abroad as the heat wrecks them as does getting banged about in the case and with weight restrictions I have to leave them behind. This upsets me as your not guarenteed it wont be binned. So I was going to buy a cheap e-reader a friend posted a fab link for the cheapest one in Makro on RISI) but noone had a card for there. I searched the net for ages as I think the price of a Kindle for just to use abroad is just a bit much so I searched and searched for a cheapo option.

O/h said if I was spending £40 or £50 I am aswell to get a decent one but again I think that is a lot to use purely on holiday. Anyway long story short he halfed me for it and I am now testing it out to make sure it works as holiday is about 6 weeks time.

I am happy I wont have to leave any books behind (I will still buy some as their Target shop has great books for cheap) and I must say I am impressed with the pictures however it couldn't ever replace my proper books. I will certainly take advantage of the freebies for it but my first love shall always be the treebook.

6 comments:

  1. Happy dance...the Kindles seem to be spreading through RiSi after all that initial resentment! ;) I do think line and pencil drawings look amazing on it.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Well I am only using mine on holiday (in theory) however tried it out last night and loving the book I am on

    ReplyDelete
  3. OKG a kindle! I haven't got one yet... but amazon kindle have my second thriller, Road Closed, on Easter promotion for £1.20 ($1.96 on amazon.com) until May 2nd. You might be interested in taking advantage of this offer.

    ReplyDelete
  4. another convert!!! x

    ReplyDelete
  5. Congratz on your kindle!! I have a nook and I LOVE it, it's especially handy for those bigger books that are hard to hold for long periods of time. :)

    Thanks for dropping by my site and commenting, I appreciate it! I'm your newest follower!

    April @ My Shelf Confessions

    ReplyDelete
  6. I got one too! My hubby surprised me with one the other day ... I am LOVING it!

    ReplyDelete