Okay so I’m not going to go thru all of the pros and cons of the Kindle reader being offered by Amazon.com because you’ve probably already heard them all but I wanted to ask you a couple of simple questions.
Would you rather read a real book or a Kindle? Will you purchase a Kindle?
I get the idea of the Kindle. Obviously someone decided to make the iPod for books in hopes that it would be just as successful, but will it?
Honestly, I don’t know.
Initially I have a negative reaction, partly because the constant transformation of everything physical to digital makes me feel like I am in a Sci-Fi novel where people are constantly becoming less human and more machine. On some level the Kindle makes me want to take up arms against “the machines!!!”
Also, being raised by a mother who is a teacher and staunch proponent of reading books, I feel like “real books” are a part of who I am and to lose them is somehow losing a part of myself.
I know, I need therapy.
On the other hand it really does seem sort of cool. It definitely saves space and you can download entire books wirelessly for a pretty cheap price. Just think of all the benefits the iPod has when it comes to purchasing and transporting your music library and that is what the Kindle does with your books. No need to list all of the positives one by one I think you get the idea.
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