To kindle or not to kindle, ho ho ho lists for Books 2009
According to Amazon the Kindle is flying off the shelves, of course they are the folks selling it so they wouldn’t be saying
‘No one wants this thing and it’s still way too high and squinty’. Anyway I’m still unconvinced.
There are lists and lists of the Best Books for 2009 out there. The one I thought very peculiar came from USA Book News . I think it is more of a “pay to play” list but since I haven’t read the titles I guess I shouldn’t be too judgmental.
Of course there are the old standbys of great lists, PW Publishers Weekly; a list for the millennium from Millions and of course there is your own list this year. So ponder your 2009 choices, review your past reads, think about keeping a list next year (always think I will but never do) and tell me what your best read was this year, and will you be reading on a Kindle in 2010?
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Saw a Kindle in action at a library meeting. It’s slimmer and lighter than I thought it would be, but still feels fairly substantial. The owner was totally in love with the device. She bought a book while I was watching, and showed me her list of purchased titles. Now, I have to share that this person is a total bibliophile. She even owns print copies of some of the books she’s purchased on the Kindle!
Like you, I’m still unconvinced. Just don’t know if the reading experience would be the same.