Top Ten Tuesday - Kindle Addition

My husband,  QV, 

got me my Kindle for Christmas in 2009. 

He did good. 

These were the first ten books I bought.

I read them in the first ten days of owning my Kindle.

Kinley MacGregor is also Sherrilyn Kenyon.

Kathy Reichs inspired the Bones TV show. 

The life of Temperance Brennan in the books is different, though.

 

I found the idea for Top Ten Tuesday at

The Broke and the Bookish

Me and My Kindle

I have mentioned before that I love my Kindle. I didn’t think I would but it increases the pleasure of reading.

I get new books at the snap of a finger. The machine is lighter than most books. I can read with one hand (excellent when lying in bed.) The text size is adjustable for my old, tired eyes. The screen’s lighting and contrast is also eye friendly. And I love trees.

I still buy books. There are certain books that I have to have in paper. My husband thought I’d give up paper books once I had a Kindle. He gets a tad flustered when a new book sneaks past the front door and into my hands (yes, they force themselves upon me.)

To see my Kindle reading list so far, go to Nessa’s Reading Room.

* This has not been a paid post but Amazon should give me some free books. I think I'll ask.

      

Thursday 13 – Kindle Krazy

  More Thursday 13’s

Thirteen books in my Kindle

01: Moving In – Alice Audrey

02: Writing Fantasy – Paula Berinstein

03: A Self-Mentoring Checklist - Paula Berinstein

04: Unlock Your Creativity - Paula Berinstein

05: Point of View in Fiction - Paula Berinstein

06: Writing Dialogue #1 to 5 - Paula Berinstein

07: Heat Wave – Richard Castle

08: American Gods – Neil Gaiman

09: Triad of Hope – Adelle Laudan

10: Storm Born – Richelle Mead

11: Peeping Tom: Shelley Munro

12: The Jesus Dynasty: James D. Tabor

13: Shadowlight – Lynn Viehl

 
      

    

Boy Meets Girl in 55

Derek pushed and shoved his buddies as they stood in line at the theater.


The boys laughed as Cindy, Derek’s crush from math class, fell to the ground in front of them.


Derek held out his hand to help her up.


He ignored his buddies' jests as he bought Cindy's ticket and escorted her inside.

Flash 55 is hosted by G-Man (Mr. Knowitall). The idea is to write a story in exactly 55 words. If you want to take part pop over and let G-man know when you’ve posted your 55. Thanks G-man for hosting.

Some additional Kindle notes:

The battery life is very long with a fairly short recharge period.

It is extremely portable, light and thin. Plus, I can carry three or four books without throwing out my back.

My husband got it for me because he thinks the number of books I have upstairs will cause the ceiling to fall in from the weight.  :)

I do like the idea of saving trees.

I, too, am a book snob. There’s nothing like holding one and turning the pages, but this device allows me to continue to support my favorite authors (as an aspiring paid author, I like to buy the works of other writers) without taking up so much space. Very few people I know read [shocking] or read the same type of books I do [not so shocking] so book swapping isn’t an option. Plus, I have a hard time giving up a book once I’ve bought it.

And I can’t stress the ease with which I can read on the Kindle. It’s like using a large print book without the added weight. The adjustable text size is wonderful.

(This was not a paid post.)

Reading Frenzy

My husband gave me a Kindle for Christmas. I am in love. I opened it Christmas day. I have read 19 novels since then. While I still love holding an actual book in my hands, I can't tell you how much I enjoy this machine. The text size is adjustable, so when my old eyes start getting tired, I can keep reading. The screen is very easy on my vision and the device is lighter than most books. There's even an experimental voice option, but I prefer reading to myself.

The only thing I've found so far that I'm not happy with is that it seems that the e-versions of the books have more mistakes in them than the print versions seem to have.