My Kindle 1 Review

Have you been on the fence about the Kindle? Do you know that you love books-real books-, but find that you could save a lot of money by purchasing future novels as a ebook? This is could be the post for you.

At first I was like a lot of other book lovers. I would not even consider a Kindle. I felt that it was trying to take the place of real books and that in time it would. I did not want to support that. I love the feel of a book, the weight of it, and the beautiful covers. I just thought that it was not for me.

But money changes everything...

Novels became too expensive, and when sold they were hardly worth anything. I was spending a lot of cash on feeding my reading addiction, and the books never lasted long. A lot more books were being released in only hard cover which (of course) cost more, but I did not rush into buying a Kindle. I did try other things.

First I tried selling my novels on Ebay. I got sick of books going unsold and still being charged for the listing. I got sick of the postal office charging out the ass to send a book. I was sick of the customers bitching and moaning all the time about things that were out of my control. Thus ended Ebay. I then began my Amazon journey. It seemed to work way better, but upon calculation...I learned that I was making mere pennies for all the trouble I was going to. Hastings was the next obvious choice, but I really wasn't getting anything back and felt like I was just throwing away my money.

Finally I started thinking of the Kindle as an option and began to research it. I learned that almost all the hard cover books were ten dollars and paperbacks could be anywhere from 4-7 dollars. That kept my interest. I also discovered that Kindle had it's own wireless Internet called Wisphernet which was a free service. It could hold up to 200 titles, change font size easily, and a long battry life (as long as you read with the wireless Internet off).

I took the next step after two weeks of watching the price rise and drop. I bought one off of Ebay for 180 dollars. Anticipation set in, but when I received it I was so excited. The first novel I purchased on my Kindle was Nightlight by The Harvard Lampoon. It took a little getting use to at first. Every time you turned a page it would go black before loading the words. After awhile I did not even notice it. It was like my eyes learned to blink at the exact moment it flashed. The most amazing feature was how fast I received my novel. There was no waiting and staring at the mailbox for a week. I found what I wanted, clicked buy, and it instantly download to the device.

My only complaint is that there are no page numbers. I never really know how close I am to finishing my novel. I think it's getting really good and then BAM! it's over almost suddenly.

I really like the Kindle and recommend that you considering buying on. However, I still do love my books and will buy real ones whenever I can.