e-reader musings
May. 13th, 2012 12:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sienamysticSo, my birthday is approaching and my mom-in-law has asked what I want. The answer is a whole slew of things, some of which are too spendy to ask for like a newer, bigger iPod touch. But I have a list: a light for my bike, a decent cutting board, a new gi (mine has a giant hole in the pants and will need to be replaced asap), a gift certificate to Amazon to keep us stocked with Toriani syrups, a cute and flirty pair of shoes that would go with several of my dressier dresses. But I'm pondering a Kindle or some other e-reader.
I've been resistant for a while, as all my friends know - mostly because I wasn't sure if I'd ever use it. (I can hear my friend Persia laughing at me even as I type this.) Moving has forced me to winnow my book collection over time, but I still have a lot of them, and I'm a big re-reader. (Plus I do weird things like read in the shower, where an ereader clearly cannot come with me.) But the idea of maybe reducing my stack of books even further is rather appealing. On the other hand, a lot of my stuff isn't available digitally, so I may not actually be able to winnow my collection down all that much. But I'd be able to go to Project Gutenberg and read all sorts of cool old stuff for free. And since I'm facing two work trips that will involve a lot of travel time, and watching my sister fill her Kindle for her epic upcoming trip, the idea of an ereader has become more tempting. I wish I could predict if I'd enjoy using the thing on a regular basis, though, or if it would gather dust unless I was traveling and needed it.
I've been resistant for a while, as all my friends know - mostly because I wasn't sure if I'd ever use it. (I can hear my friend Persia laughing at me even as I type this.) Moving has forced me to winnow my book collection over time, but I still have a lot of them, and I'm a big re-reader. (Plus I do weird things like read in the shower, where an ereader clearly cannot come with me.) But the idea of maybe reducing my stack of books even further is rather appealing. On the other hand, a lot of my stuff isn't available digitally, so I may not actually be able to winnow my collection down all that much. But I'd be able to go to Project Gutenberg and read all sorts of cool old stuff for free. And since I'm facing two work trips that will involve a lot of travel time, and watching my sister fill her Kindle for her epic upcoming trip, the idea of an ereader has become more tempting. I wish I could predict if I'd enjoy using the thing on a regular basis, though, or if it would gather dust unless I was traveling and needed it.
