Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Can A Kindle Replace The Printed Page?

By Kristi Bielecki


Before we go any further, let me just say straight away that I love reading. From an early age I have devoured books of all kinds, both fiction and non-fiction.

There hasn't ever been something nicer for me than to browse the shelves of a bookstore and to go residence using a choice of two or possibly 5 books. That was needless to say inside the days when there was only several bookstore selections inside the neighborhood town or city, exactly where you may make your choice.

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 had been also a really tactile factor, I loved the really feel of them in my hand, the joy of turning a page and also the excitement of a brand new book in my bag to take house and read. Into this then came the birth from the e-book reader and for a lengthy time I debated whether or not I ought to take the plunge and attempt the Kindle out, or whether or not it would detract from the printed page and my enjoyment of reading.

Within the finish I decided I'd purchase 1, as I felt the benefits could outweigh the possible disadvantages. A year on then, following time with my Kindle Keyboard model, how then do I view the buy, and was it the proper choice 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

In case you are a huge reader like me you potentially do not have the space to shop all of your valuable finds, and you wind up promoting or giving away books that you simply may well have liked to have referred to or read once again. I also like to reassure myself that digital books are also excellent for my carbon footprint, as there is certainly no physical book that has to become created 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'll obviously need to buy the most recent titles, as you usually did, however the added benefit from the Kindle is the fact that you will find also lots of totally free books available. You also save on postage and shipping in the event you generally get your books delivered. When you have Amazon Prime, Kindle also now provides a lending method exactly where you are able to borrow from more than 5000 titles totally totally free.

Advantage Number 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.

Of course sometimes any amount of advantages do not add up to a successful purchase if one of the things you love about books has been taken away, namely the joy of reading the printed page. However, I have to say that for me this has actually proved to be a non-issue.

Reading the Kindle is just as much fun as reading a book, it's highly portable and it actually means that I get way more reading done as I can fill in all that 'dead' time, when I am waiting for something or someone. I can just slip the Kindle out of my purse and disappear into another world, perfect.




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