Kindle: Amazon’s 6″ Wireless Reading Device (Latest Generation)

I have to admit I was more than a little skeptical about Amazon’s Kindle. I have had a lifelong love affair with books. I love books and I love to read. Crawling into bed on a cold winter night with a good book is one of life’s simple pleasures.

So I really had no interest in even checking out the Kindle when it first arrived on the scene. It just seemed to go against everything I associated with the pleasures of reading. It felt like I would be cheating on my love of books to even look at or think about using a Kindle.

Then it happened, Kindle and I just kind of accidentally bumped into each other. I was staying with a friend for a weekend this summer and he had gone into town to run some errands. His Kindle, so sleek and sexy, was innocently sitting on the coffee table. I was sitting on the couch reading Oprah, secretly checking out the Kindle.

I’m not really sure what came over me, but the next thing I knew, the Kindle was in my hands. I was touching it, examining every inch of it and then… I turned it on.

Well, there was no going back.

I started shopping at the Kindle store and within 60 seconds, I had actually done the deed and purchased Lush Life by Richard Price. I had been meaning to pick up this book for months and here it was in my hot little hands, almost instantly.

After an unforgettable weekend, I knew I would have to have my very own Kindle, so I went to Amazon and purchased Kindle 2. I have to admit that having my own Kindle has been an empowering and enriching experience.

It is so much more than a portable library. I can view my favorite magazines and newspapers with my Kindle. And there is not doubt that I will be saving money. I am an avid reader, the kind that likes to buy, not borrow her books and I devour three to six books a month.

Honestly I feel like a new woman. I’ve been exploring new genres, reading titles I’d never even considered before and going to places I’d only dreamed about. Kindle 2 has truly liberated me, in more ways than one.

Kindle is such a great little companion; it reads to me when I’m tired or when we take long drives together. And interacting with Kindle 2 is just so easy: scrolling the cursor, highlighting or typing text and looking up words for me (I really love this feature). I can even put Kindle to sleep and wake it up with the simple push of button. For a somewhat non-techie and slightly impatient gal, Kindle is practically ready to go right out of the box.

I know I should feel a little guilty, but I just don’t. Kindle simply fulfills my every reading need. Once you go Kindle you’ll never go back.