Especially when it's something you really want. I've been contemplating this purchase for awhile. I've done a lot of research on the net, as far as, which e-reader unit is best for my needs. I wanted to make sure it was a justifiable purchase. These days, money is hard to come by, so I really take a long time deciding as to whether the purchase is worth it or not.
I got this for 4 bucks by using a gift card I received by taking a work health survey and some of my debit card reward points.
It's the latest Amazon Kindle (3rd Generation) and I LOVE it. It's such a cool device. It's really light and already I can see how worth it, it really is. It's as long as my hand and thinner than a pencil. It's really light and easy to hold and navigate. I decided to go with just the wi-fi version and not the 3G. I weighed the options and, while it would be nice to be able to go online anywhere, anytime (for free), in reality, I probably wouldn't. It was also more expensive. So, I can go online whenever I'm home or in a wi-fi hotspot. However, the web browser it uses is still in the Experimental state, so it's hard to navigate.
I went to Ravelry first and it displayed everything as I expected. I had to zoom in on things in order to click on them. I was curious to see if I could download a Ravelry .pdf file from my library right to the device. It wouldn't do it, however, I can do it to my computer and then either connect the Kindle to it and transfer the file or attach it to an email and send it to my Kindle email address.
I've already loaded it with about 16 classic books and some knitting patterns. The most wonderful thing of all is that both Amazon and Barnes and Noble have my most favorite book ever for free to download: Outlander by Diana Galbadon.
The picture that's displayed on the Kindle below is one of the screensavers that automatically displays while in power save mode.
You can also download audio books to it and listen to it through it's speakers or through the headphone jack. There are a few games you can play on it (after downloading them), too.
My birthday isn't until the end of the month, but I just couldn't wait. Now if I could only get some Amazon gift cards to make some book purchases, that would be awesome. Everything that I loaded on it is free. My purchase process will be to only purchase books that I would read more than once. I usually borrow from the library or family and friends, and I would hate to waste money on a book I wouldn't read again. I also plan to scan and email knitting patterns out of magazines that I really want to get rid of to make some space in the bookcase. Looks like I just added another project to my Christmas Vacation honey do list, and I'm the honey doing it, since the other honey is out of vacation time.
Until next time...
So glad I read your post and saw that Outlander was free now! I just downloaded it. I read about half last year, but got kind of tired of it because it was so long. I'll give it another shot now that I have it :)
ReplyDeleteI would really give it a chance. She tends to do a lot of explaining, but the love story of Jamie and Claire is the best story I've ever read. I honestly can't get enough of it. If I get some birthday cash, I'm probably buying the whole series. I cannot wait for the next one to come out. LOVE IT!
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