For Christmas I had a surprise … it was a Kindle. I had no idea I was getting one, and to be honest I didn’t even know I wanted one. I was happy with my books (many many books) and had the idea that reading on anything other than paper would be weird, and would strain my eyes, and I didn’t think about it much more than that. But my husband (Richard) is, it would appear, rather clever, and realised that I would very much enjoy a Kindle once I tried one. He was right – very right! Best Christmas present ever! 
On Christmas morning a mystery present appeared in the pile, and I was very confused – I was mainly responsible for wrapping stuff and I’d been lazy when it came to Richard’s so none of his had labels on – the plan being that anything without a label was for him. Then this mystery one appeared with no label, and I was thinking ‘did I wrap this? is it from me? I can’t remember what it is!’. Most confusing. So, anyway, as you may have gathered, this present turned out to be for me … from him! I was so surprised!
The display on it is amazing – when I first got it out, I was quite convinced that there was some kind of sticker or something over the display – it just didn’t look like any kind of electronic device’s screen I’d ever seen! I’m sure a lot of people have at least seen a Kindle even if they haven’t got one, but I hadn’t and I spent ages just marvelling at the “E Ink” display!
I’ve read a couple of books on it now and though I’ve stopped the amazed marvelling, I still think it’s really cool It’s just as easy to read as a paper book and is so slim and light it’s not much different from holding a paperback. I can bung it in my bag and I can have loads of books at once – all different types so whatever my mood I can find a book to read. I have autobiographies, fantasy, fiction … and it’s so tempting to buy loads more! The other great thing is the Whispersync thingy – I’ve got a Kindle app on my phone as well, so if by chance you forget to pick up your Kindle in the morning (like I did today) you can temporarily continue reading on the iPhone … then when you go back to your Kindle, a quick sync will catch up with where you got to! So cool!
[Well, I suppose it was bound to happen - I declared that I might not manage this daily blogging ... and now I have inspiration and stuff to say! Who knows whether I will really continue or not - we shall see! ]
