This is day 9 for me in @dragosroua's 30 day writing challenge. I think I may have missed a day or two at the start of the challenge.
MAKING PEACE WITH MY KINDLE
I love books. The physical, hard copy variety of them. If I could I would have a library full of them. Shelves, from floor to ceiling. But I don't have the room for such a luxury. Nor do I have the finances. I hold onto the dream; that doesn't cost me anything. But that actual reality will have to wait.
I also read e-books. I have many Kindle format books, and up until this point, I have only been able to access them via my computer's Kindle program, or even on my smart phone. I have found neither of these two options to be particularly ideal. The Kindle on the computer has never fully integrated itself into my reading style and requirements. Perhaps because when I am on the computer I am distracted by all the other things that have access to my attention.
As for the phone, well I just find that too small for reading. Sure I can manage it, but reading is meant to be a pleasant experience. And the phone's size is anything but. So I have a Kindle app on it, and access to my books, but rarely use it for that purpose.
So I eventually did what I have been wanting to do for some time now. I bought an actual Kindle. Not the app, not some program, not some after thought going to waste on one of my many electronic gadgets, fighting for my attention with all the other distractions that I have. No, I got the real deal, the Kindle reader. The paperwhite version, with its bright, backlit screen. I think I had been putting it off for so long as part of me felt like I was selling out. Turning to the dark side, from which there can be no return. Perhaps there can't be, i'll find out in due time.
But it is convenient, it is cheaper, and I have to say, I am loving it far more than I thought I would. So much so that my reading volume has gone up, by about 8 – 10 times. Being nearly the same size as a book, but lighter, and easier to hold, I have finally got the library I have always craved. Sure, it's the digital variety. The next best thing I know, but it's a stepping stone to my dream, and one that opened up my reading volume exponentially.
After resisting the encroaching digitalisation of my reading experience for so long, I have succumbed, and with humble decree I tell you: I have seen the future.
But because I am a stickler for tradition, I am keeping an eye (and a guiding hand) on the past.
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