I am one of those people who appreciate new technology but it does take me awhile... I am not the type of person to want the latest piece of techno-gadget-on-the-market... I prefer to stand back, well back and observe before I decide...
With music going all digital on us and the saddening disappearance of our quirky, smaller CD shops; when the Kindle/Kobo were first released, I was stunned. What was going on? Were they now trying to replace our gorgeous paperback books? I love browsing and selecting books, I love how they feel when I am reading etc. So to think of not turning pages or being able to look over the front/back cover of a book seemed... I don't know... techno-gone-crazy. It was a step too far. I was adamant there and then that I wouldn't desire/require one of these devices for reading.
That was until my husband arranged for me to borrow a Kobo E-Reader.
He just brought it home the other day and left it on the side, occasionally reminding me that it was there.
I turned it on just to show gratitude for the thought.
*Sigh*
I looked through the list of titles and saw they had some classics on there.
I am ashamed to admit that somehow my love of reading has seen me by-pass the classics so I had resolved to do something about it... I saw "A Christmas Carol" listed and started reading. I read it in a day...
The following Pros:
Hmm...
After giving it a go, my choice would still be a book but I will now have to admit that this piece of nifty technology has it's place.
And after a conversation with my hubby about the latest e-readers out there, the new edition Kindle makes it onto the wish-list...
P.S....
Have you got a favourite classic and why would you recommend it for me to read?!
With music going all digital on us and the saddening disappearance of our quirky, smaller CD shops; when the Kindle/Kobo were first released, I was stunned. What was going on? Were they now trying to replace our gorgeous paperback books? I love browsing and selecting books, I love how they feel when I am reading etc. So to think of not turning pages or being able to look over the front/back cover of a book seemed... I don't know... techno-gone-crazy. It was a step too far. I was adamant there and then that I wouldn't desire/require one of these devices for reading.
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| The Kobo E-Reader.... |
He just brought it home the other day and left it on the side, occasionally reminding me that it was there.
I turned it on just to show gratitude for the thought.
*Sigh*
I looked through the list of titles and saw they had some classics on there.
I am ashamed to admit that somehow my love of reading has seen me by-pass the classics so I had resolved to do something about it... I saw "A Christmas Carol" listed and started reading. I read it in a day...
The following Pros:
- Lightweight
- Comfortable to hold
- Clear screen - looks like the page of a book
- Tracking progress of a book
- Pick up where you left off - no more falling bookmarks
- A dictionary function (I was delighted with this function as I like to try and look up words I don't know but tend to forget or loose the piece of paper that I've written the word on...)
- The fact that nosey people can't tell what you are reading!
- You can carry a whole library on these things!
- No back-light. I like to read whilst I am in bed, but my son is sleeping in his cot and I can't put the bedside lamp on. A back-light option would be useful...
- I found it slow to load up each page
- I kept trying to use it as a touch screen... which is weird considering I don't have anything touch screen...
Hmm...
After giving it a go, my choice would still be a book but I will now have to admit that this piece of nifty technology has it's place.
And after a conversation with my hubby about the latest e-readers out there, the new edition Kindle makes it onto the wish-list...
P.S....
Have you got a favourite classic and why would you recommend it for me to read?!
