Gift-wrapped for my birthday, my wife and kids presented me with an Amazon Kindle electronic book reader. I’d pretty much talked myself out of buying one, but secretly still wanted it. Nice to see my family knows me. First impressions? It is light and easy to navigate. The screen is very clear, and the text-to-speech function is surprisingly good. Access to the book store is easy too, and the download process painless. Lots more experimenting to do — I am particular interested in the transfer process for documents not purchased from Amazon, and the note taking capabilities. More impressions to come!
A lot of people are fond of calling the device an “iPod for books” as if that’s just what most people want or require, and we’re not so sure of that. Still, the Kindle 2 delivers an enjoyable experience with noticeable leaps in usability, and big leaps in industrial design. If you travel lightly, are a voracious reader, and absolutely love gadgets, you’ll probably get this device. Is that everyone? No… but it’s a lot of people we know.
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RodeWorks » Blog Archive » Kindle in the classroom? on Aug 12 09 at 5:33 am[...] a recent recipient of a Kindle birthday present I’m starting to like it. It is really convenient and perfect for a rabid reader such as [...]
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