Full of Kindley Goodness

[danieldwilliam]

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.

Comments

[danieldwilliam.livejournal.com]

I panicked and bought a black leather notebook style one with a magnetic clasp.

It’s okay. It looks nice. It’s quite light. It doesn’t look like a pretend book. I can use the machine fine with it on.

I hunted round a few shops and couldn’t find one that met my criteria and I was a bit worried that the machine would get scratched so I bought the first one that came to hand that was okay.

What surprised me was how hard it was going to be to find a clip on light in a shop.

[andrewducker]

Yeah, I went online, so I could get one I liked that wasn't a fortune. £15 in the end, rather than more than £30 if I'd bought a cover in Smiths.

[danieldwilliam.livejournal.com]

Which is what I should have done - but as I say - I panicked a bit after f4f3 told me how he'd broken his by sitting on it.