In Other News
Nov. 7th, 2012 12:04 pmI had a bit of good luck with money this month, and for the first time in a long time, I opted to treat myself to a major purchase for an early Christmas/Yule/birthday present (and still have some set aside for the kiddo's Christmas). So, I got a new Kindle Fire HD from Amazon.
It's gorgeous. I had considered the new Nook as Amazon has done some things in the past that made me leery, but for the same price for the Kindle, I got twice as much storage (16 GB versus 8 GB for the Nook), plus a camera and other neat stuff. I splurged and got the two-year extended warranty, which will allow me to replace my Kindle up to three times should I be really unlucky (better to have it and not need it...).
Anyway, I can now read ebooks, and a friend already tipped me off to a website that compiles a list of cheap and free ebooks daily, so that's a good start. Plus, I don't have to worry about cluttering my already too-crowded bookshelves and I get instant gratification and don't have to wait for them to be delivered. My only regret thus far is that I didn't spring for the stylus (I'm correcting that oversight after having the fun of clicking on wrong links constantly).
Soooo....website, ebook recommendations? Apps. OMG, I can use actual Apps now, which means I probably won't.
It's gorgeous. I had considered the new Nook as Amazon has done some things in the past that made me leery, but for the same price for the Kindle, I got twice as much storage (16 GB versus 8 GB for the Nook), plus a camera and other neat stuff. I splurged and got the two-year extended warranty, which will allow me to replace my Kindle up to three times should I be really unlucky (better to have it and not need it...).
Anyway, I can now read ebooks, and a friend already tipped me off to a website that compiles a list of cheap and free ebooks daily, so that's a good start. Plus, I don't have to worry about cluttering my already too-crowded bookshelves and I get instant gratification and don't have to wait for them to be delivered. My only regret thus far is that I didn't spring for the stylus (I'm correcting that oversight after having the fun of clicking on wrong links constantly).
Soooo....website, ebook recommendations? Apps. OMG, I can use actual Apps now, which means I probably won't.