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danieldwilliam ([personal profile] danieldwilliam) wrote2012-01-20 10:47 am
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Full of Kindley Goodness

I am very much enjoying my Kindle. I’m reading a lot on it and finding it very easy to use, easy on the eye to read on for a long time and I’ve already saved the purchase price in free books.

My one complaint about it is that in low light (such as when I’m reading in bed but MLW has switched her light off) is that it’s a little harder to read than paper. Not by much but noticeably so.

I need to buy a cover for it.

I want something that is light. Why have a very light reading device and then weigh it down with a fancy cover.

I want something that open like a book rather than a sleeve. I can see me dropping the thing taking it out of the sleeve. Something that opened like a journalists notepad would be ideal I think.

I also want a small light – so I can read in bed without disturbing MLW.

I don't want a leather look case if I can avoid it. I think if I'm going to have a 21st century piece of consumer electronics I don't want to dress it up as a faux piece of 16th century technology.


I think I’ve got a solution for the difficulty with lending books on a Kindle.

I could have two – one to use myself and one to lend.

[identity profile] f4f3.livejournal.com 2012-01-20 12:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Well my solution wouldn't work then - I bought a £15 leather cover which opens like a book.

I bought a Moleskine cover for my iPad - there is a Kindle version:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Moleskine-Folio-e-Reader-Cover/dp/8862936850/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327061292&sr=8-1

And finally, I love Decal Girl stickers (google Decal Girl). They don't give much protection, except against dirt and scratches, but they do mark your kindle out as unique.

Sharing books - you can let someone log into your account, and then they can read your library. They can then log out and go back to using their own account. A bit clunky, but it works.

Let me know if you get a light - I need one of them.

[identity profile] danieldwilliam.livejournal.com 2012-01-20 12:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not wholly against a book style cover - I'd quite like to be able to prop the Kindle up with a fold over journalist style case.

Good shout on the sharing.

That's a handsome looking cover but I think I want something that just covers the Kindle so the whole thing will still fit in the my jeans back pocket.

[identity profile] f4f3.livejournal.com 2012-01-20 01:52 pm (UTC)(link)
The back pocket thing? Don't do it. Eventually you'll break it. I did.

[identity profile] danieldwilliam.livejournal.com 2012-01-20 01:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I presume by sitting on it in a fit of absent mindedness.

Yikes and Jackers.

[identity profile] f4f3.livejournal.com 2012-01-20 01:59 pm (UTC)(link)
That's the one. Even a slight flex is enough to bork the screen.