Kindling a new love of reading
26 February 10
This morning our Kindle arrived via courier. Fresh from the States. In Amazon.com’s distinctive packaging. With that lovely American smell. Ahhhh.
David’s been doing a lot of reading lately. Usually it’s print-outs of PDFs downloaded from the web. He has a collection of grey ring-binders of pages and pages that he has read or plans to read.
So we did a bit of research and discovered the Kindle DX was now available for Australian customers (A$590 all up, since you asked). With a larger screen than its older sibling, it’s an electronic display for books and periodicals.

We’ve spent the whole day purchasing titles and researching how to convert and transfer files. Learning how to navigate the Kindle has been exhausting for both of us, and we have both been amazed at the technology and frustrated by its limitations.
Nevertheless, David’s settling into bed with it now, and I’m determined to send all the ugly ring-binders back down to the shed. We’re happy enough with our new toy tool, and keen to start reading more!
Of course, I’m not in the States, so I don’t know what sort of puns you’ve been subjected to in the course of Amazon.com’s marketing campaigns for their electronic book reader. So you’ll forgive me for the title of this post, won’t you?
1 · Kathleen · 27 February 2010, 00:16
I happen to like your punny title!! I have resisted purchasing a Kindle. Somehow I feel having one would mean I’m cheating on books. So…I’ll be waiting to hear more about your experience to determine if I should be unfaithful…
2 · LoriM · 27 February 2010, 00:29
I’d love one but too pricey for me now. Also I get most of my reading material from the library so until there’s a free link kindle-library material, I’ll hold out.
3 · TeacherMommy · 27 February 2010, 00:55
Yay!!! I’m so glad you like it.
4 · Allison · 27 February 2010, 05:28
My Mom loves hers too!!
Glad you guys like it so much :)
5 · Walt · 27 February 2010, 08:39
Enjoy your blogs. My daughter received a kindle for Christmas and she loves it. She has loaded a number of books and is off to Europe and Africa with it in her back pack. Will be interested in hearing how it broke up her “free” time.
You have a great looking family. Enjoy the kids while you can. They grow up soooo fast.
6 · Cheryl · 27 February 2010, 10:16
is it like a iPad? i am jealous to have one like this, will you let Aisha use it for childrens’ books?
7 · Lauren · 27 February 2010, 10:32
I’ve started looking at all the children’s titles I can download (for free!) and so eventually she may be reading from it…
But for now, it’s just for David.
It’s funny, when I first got it, I thought, “Oh, I wish I was still commuting on the train so I could show it off!”