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There is more about the Kindle that didn't get mentioned. Reading is usually thought of as a solitary activity and of course, it is. Still, somebody wrote what you read and somebody contributed to getting to you so that is two other people already. If you aren't in the mood to be with others, you can read by yourself. To increase your pleasure, note powerful sentences. Highlighting them and sharing the set from a book with others, either by yourself or more publicly can increase your grasp of the book, your own thinking, and that of others.
The Kindle sound abilities. It can read text aloud in a computer-generated voice (that isn't too bad, as such things go these days.) It can contain and play music and audio books.
Much of the time, Kindle books are cheaper than paper. However, this is changing. With the proper equipment, the eformat is handier than paper. So, more people want it, raising the demand. You know what's next. The price rises. It is easy to find instances now of the price for eformat being higher than paper.
A related topic is that of sharing an account. If I buy a book, I can read it my Kindle but my wife can read it on hers. Either of us can read the book on either of our computers. One copy open in four places at once.
No Kindle? No problem. You can install free Kindle software on your computer, buy Kindle books at often-better prices than paper, get them on your computer instantly and read them there. If you get a Kindle later, you can see all the purchased books there. If you have access to a computer connected to the internet but no permission or ability to install software there, you can open the Amazon Cloud reader in a free browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari) and read your books there.
If you really want to pay 99 cents a month for this blog of mine, you can have it delivered daily to your Kindle instead of getting it free on the internet. I actually pay that fee so a bedridden friend with no interest or ability or equipment to use a computer can get the blog daily. He sometimes actually reads it. Many blogs, newspapers and magazines are available on the Kindle. I get The Atlantic, which I started for the experience of a periodical on the Kindle but now look forward to getting it.
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Bill
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