Let's Kindle the Fire to read

Kindle, one of my most prized possessions, was gifted by my brother when I didn’t even know e-book readers existed! Anjan had pre-loaded it with enough fodder for reads and I absolutely loved every feature on this gadget. I went on to buy the next generation when I lost this Kindle on a flight, and I now own the super light Kindle Paperwhite (PW).

My friends around never fancied reading on Kindle earlier due to various reasons, but have now developed a great liking to it. There must be more than one good reason that Kindle has makes its customers so happy? Though you might miss the feel and smell of flipping through the pages of a new book, the pros of Kindle outweigh the cons much convincingly. Reading generally sedates me; to get up to switch lights off at that point can be quite disturbing and lethal to sleep. The inbuilt light on PW obviates the need to keep lights on at night while reading and you can drop the e-reader the moment sleep comes in. Primarily being an activity before going to sleep, it’s troublesome to keep changing sides on bed while reading right and left pages on a harcdopy, the sleeky reader saves efforts here as well. Not to forget its e-ink feature, which makes reading experience least stressful to eyes (just like a normal book), unlike flashing tabs and phones.

One generally comes across unfamiliar words while reading and this necessitates looking up a dictionary, I’m too lazy at times to do and save it for later. A directly linked downloaded dictionary, enables checking meanings and related information instantaneously by long pressing the word, this is one of my favorite features. The capacity to store a lot of books in this lighter-than-mobile device, allows voracious readers to read multiple books at a given period, saving the burden of carrying individual hard copies. The same applies to the library of books that occupy a significant amount of space in a limited room and all the hassle of shifting/shipping while making a move. Most importantly, this eco-friendly digital technology saves tonnes of papers killing hundreds of trees. Battery consumption is minimal, so Go Green!

While it’s a boon for readers, the low price kindle editions probably put the authors at disadvantage, which has initiated library rentals for e-books.  As a reader, I totally believe it’s a worthwhile investment to make your reading experience much exciting, convenient and enriching.