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I have been reading my Kindle Dx like mad since I got it! I love how you can read it so comfortably. I don’t feel any eye strain or have trouble making out the letters. I like that I can change the font size easily if needed.
I’ve ordered a book light to go on the Kindle Dx for when I am in a low light area. But so far I haven’t needed it.
It’s also neat that it will go to sleep I show a different picture each time. Right now it has some ‘illuminated manuscript’ type illustration showing. It’s probably in Latin.
I would guess it has about 20 different sleep mode pictures.
I am happy I can read the Kindle DX for several days between charges. That is helpful.
Right now it is a bit less than half charged. I’m going to charge it while I sleep so I won’t run out of juice.
While I’m awaiting my Kindle’s arrival, I was looking at different titles of Kindle edition books & magazines. A large majority of titles available on Amazon.com have a Kindle edition. It’s great!
I was happy to see that many Kindle publications are just a few dollars. In fact, I found several ebooks that show how to do things on the Kindle that you can’t find out from the owner’s manual. One of them was laid out like a cookbook & was only $0.99.
You can even get monthly subscriptions of several magazines on your Kindle. I’m going to get ‘PC Magazine” for less than $2 a month!
I discovered that you can download the Kindle reader for your pc free of charge. I might just have to get started picking out titles before the Kindle dx arrives.
I’ve wanted a Kindle Dx for a long time. I am such an avid reader, I love the idea of having 3,500 books at hand!
I recently went on a cruise. I only wanted to take 1 suitcase & had a hard time packing everything while being under the weight limit of 50 pounds. I took 4 paperback books in my suitcase & a couple in my carry-on bag. I finished 3 of the books while on the ship & left them with the steward to share with co-workers.
I would have saved the weight & bulk of packing the books if I had already received my Kindle. Oh well, better late than never.
Now that I’m 50 years old, I like the idea that I can enlarge the font size to make it easier to read. All the reviews state that it is actually easier to read than a book. I like the sound of that. I went ahead & got a booklight that attaches to the kindle so I can read in low light if needed.
I was looking through Amazon for a case for the Kindle Dx. There were several neoprene cases that sounded nice. I almost went with a pink camo case. I normally wouldn’t even consider such a pattern, but it was more fun than plain black.
I realized I had purchased a NetBook case previously that would fit it as well. I like 1 less thing to buy.
There are 2 different ways to save money buying books @ Amazon.com. The first way is to find used copies of books. When you go to a book you want, look slightly lower on the description page for “# new & # used”
ie: “21 new from $1.79; 42 used from $0.97”
You can save quite a lot this way. One thing you have to take into consideration is that each book has $3.99 shipping for each book.
So = $1.79 + $3.99 shipping => $5.79 [so = well below retail of $ 7.99]
Sometimes the good / new copies are more than $ 3 each – then the cost is not less than retail.
The second way to save from Amazon is to buy at least $ 25 worth of books straight from Amazon.
On the description page it shows: Price: $x & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. The Super saver free shipping is the slowest, but it is free if you purchase at least $25.
Many times you can find books which qualify for buy 3 & get the 4th free.
ie “This item is eligible for our 4-for-3 promotion. Eligible products include select Books, Single Copy Magazines, and Home & Garden items. Buy any 4 eligible items and get the lowest-priced item free.”
I often am able to use the free super saver shipping as well as buy 4 for 3 promotion. This really saves money!
I am excited to get the Amazon Kindle digital reader! It will be fabulous to have multiple books at hand on my upcoming cruise. Another bonus is that it is conserving resources since I won’t be buying so many printed books.
I am all about instant gratification! It was fun to realize that I can pick out new titles & have them downloaded in less than 60 seconds & I don’t have to be tied to my pc to do it. Just last night I unexpectedly finished my book at work & didn’t have another one to start reading… that won’t happen with Kindle. I could hold over one thousand books on it if I wanted!
I was worried that I would run out of battery too soon, but you can read your Kindle for days between charging. It even has a ‘read to me’ feature where it will read the material out loud. Now, if my eyes get too blurry to read (drag about getting older) I can rest them and still enjoy the story.
