Smell is the most powerful trigger to the memory there is. A certain flower, or a-a whiff of smoke can bring up experiences long forgotten. Books smell musty and-and-and rich. The knowledge gained from a computer is a - it, uh, it has no-no texture, no-no context. It's-it's there and then it's gone. If it's to last, then-then the getting of knowledge should be, uh, tangible, it should be, um, smelly.
Rupert Giles - Buffy the Vampire Slayer - I, Robot... You Jane.
I had always said that a Kindle didn't interest me. I agree with the above quote. There is something wonderful about actually holding a book in your hands. So although I now have a kindle I don't think I'll ever stop reading books.
There is still something wonderful about a book shop. Seeing all the stories in neat rows. You can just pick up a book and flick through it - you can't do with a kindle. Like anything this device has good and bad points.
The obvious best thing about a kindle is the huge amount of free books available. As I write this post I am periodically checking the free book list and downloading them.
The Green Fairy Book.
The slightly annoying thing is that some books that should be their, i.e. they're out of copyright, aren't. Also I was very surprised to find that Harry Potter does not have a kindle edition!
The Grey Fairy Book.
Nevertheless this is an excellent purchase. Now onto what could be improved. As I mentioned you can't flick through, like you can with a book, there is of course the option to search which is almost as good. However some of the books I've down loaded are short story collections and, unless its just me being silly, it seems that you can't just jump to a story and have to instead navigate to it. This to me seems like a bit of an oversight.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories.
Finally the geek in me is laughing. I now have a 'padd' and can pretend I'm aboard the USS Enterprise!
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