Strong-hinted the girlfriend into buying me a Kindle paperwhite for the birthday*. Here’s a few early thoughts:
- Good:
- Can read without distractions from notifications, twitter, mail, news, the Internet!
- Fits in jacket inside pocket
- Lighter than paperback so doesn’t weigh jacket/bag down
- Can read at night without disturbing girlfriend or dog
- Can read anywhere in day without trouble
- Most books are released on Kindle at same time as hardcover (which I hate), so don’t have to wait an year for paperback editions
- Bad:
- WiFi is flaky
- Can’t flip around the book – forward and back – quickly
- Miss the paperback touch & feel :(
- Can’t quickly see how much of book is remaining
- – I actually prefered the other gift choice, a Phantom 2 Vision+ drone (£900+), but for some reason she chose to buy the Kindle (£100+)