I’d like to tease you and hint at the gift I received but I’m just way too excited.
I got a Kindle Touch!
I’m a little bit spoilt. I already have 35 ebooks loaded… and adding new ones each day. I can’t believe how many great ebooks that Amazon gives away for free! I haven’t even begin to fully explore my Kindle but that’s all part of it, isn’t it?
I had been reading free ebooks on the Kindle app for my Android phone but it was really small and I didn’t like reading it. I could also download the Kindle app for my computer but that means sitting at the computer even more than what I already do. The Kindle was the obvious choice.
As we near the end of our homeschooling journey, John and I are looking toward our future as husband and wife. We are looking to downsize, simplify and streamline so the Kindle is all part of that.
I will share a few very good ebook freebies on the facebook page, so if you want to receive them, just check the facebook or better yet ‘like’ the page and you’ll see the posts in your news feed.
Happy New Year Susan and family!!
Are you able to say if you bought it here?? I think a touch one would be so good..easier to change pages change fonts to magnify and that sort of thing. Does it have a light ? I might look into it as ine does not seem to be enough. Whenever I have time to read hubby does too so often in use ;). He loved all the books for free he has found..
Enjoy it !!
Hi Karen
Thank you for your well wishes. Yes, I’m able to say 🙂 But if you want more specific details I’ll have to ask John as he did all the researching for best prices, availability and ordering.
He found there were only really two places to purchase the Touch here in Australia. One of them was quite a lot more expensive than the other. So we purchased through a fellow on ebay. It’s all legitimate and he’s allowed to sell them. Ebay allows him to keep his costs down. And shipping? The guy was amazingly fast! Anyway, let me know if you want his selling page and I’ll get it for you.
I’ll admit to loving my Kindle yet not experimenting on it too much. I set the font up and have been happy with it ever since! But you can change the fonts and background setting easily enough. It would have to be a first though – me NOT playing around on technology. 😉
It doesn’t have a backlight. research has shown that they can interfere with the quality of sleep. Those LED lights trick the mind into thinking it is day time thereby reducing the quality of REM and deep sleep. So, just like a normal paper book, if you want to read in the dark you will need a lamp. This is a feature I really like.
For the first time in ages I sat down and read and read and read – for about 3 hours – wrapped up in a fiction book! (Don’t you love the holidays?) Haven’t read fiction for yonks. But it was a freebie from Amazon… I have been speechless at the amount of free ebooks that Amazon offers.
Only problem? Now I”m reading, I am not writing! LOL