Musings

It’s about a month since I bought the Kindle. Reading on it is like reading a book. Okay, buying content or anything remotely related to the Kindle is a pain cos Amazon doesn’t sell it or accessories outside the US. The workaround solutions are good but they do require a few extra steps.

That said, reading on the Kindle is easy on the eye. I’ve now read about 3 books on it. It’s the size and weight of a paperback. Easy to carry around.  Best of all, I don’t have to hurry to add book shelves. I know I would read fiction on it. But if I do want to read non-fiction where I would like to write notes on the sideline or attach stickies to it, it would be much easier for reference. A small keyboard on the Kindle allows you to make notes, but I still prefer to visually scan because it’s easier to find what I want.

What irritates me is the battery. In the one month, it “crashed” on me – that is the screen was stuck. I’d to go to the forums to find out how to re-boot it. It’s happened three times. And the battery tends to grow weaker each time I re-boot. I checked the forums and found that the battery is a common problem. Good thing is I can change the battery except that Amazon won’t send it directly to me and I need to work around this. Sigh!

Why can’t the vendors just sell devices worldwide? Are they so blinkered that the US is the only world market? Surely the global market is a larger one – especially one for books … and music (hint: iTunes!)

• Listening to a book
• iPad in an interview
• End of leave
• 1 week later …
• In Bangkok for 48 hours but no thai food yet