Amazon - Kindle Review

The Amazon Kindel is one of my very favorite possessions.

I am always looking for ways to streamline my carry on items for travel for both work and pleasure. I am the type of person who dreads being stuck somewhere without a good book to read. As a result in my PKD (Pre Kindel Days) I would often travel with 4 of 5 books for a 2 day business trip. As a natural speed reader, and with airline travel in the state that it is in I regularly read all of my books and had to purchase more.

Now I don't have that worry, no matter where I am I can download more books to read. I have only been in one location where it was hard to get a signal, but as soon as I went outside it was fine.

The books are delivered via whispernet, a wireless system that Amazon owns (?). It is quick and nearly fool proof as they give you the chance to confirm all purchases before they take place. In addition you can go online to the Amazon website and order books there as well.

I took to the page turning very quickly and, as Jeff Besos said on the Daily Show, you can read with one hand.  I tend to hold it in my right hand and use the base of my thumb to turn pages.  Considering the reduction in paper books purchased and the strain on my overstuffed travel bags, this is the best investment I have made in a long while.