Kindle, books and Innkeepers

I have now had my Kindle for about 3 months and have to say “I Love It”, best product I have purchased in a long time. 

What is a Kindle? It is like an IPod for books, and yes, it can “read to you” if you like to listen to books on “tape”. I find reading very relaxing and is something that I am always asking our guests…”What are you reading?”. Now I will have to start asking, “What’s on your Kindle?”

In the short time I have had it, I have downloaded a number of books, via the FREE whispernet feature that works with Sprint’s cell phone coverage, and have downloaded a large number of classics for free via the computer.

You can find great tips for books in many spots online like the Kindle Reader, or the Kindle Guide, or from Amazon’s Kindle blog.  Just yesterday I wanted to look up a passage from “The Prophet” by Kahil Gibran and had the whole book on my Kindle in under a minute and for less than $5.  All while sitting on our back porch!  How cool is that.

The reason I think the Kindle is so great is that I have run out of places in the bed and breakfast for more books and so this way, I can read all I want, when and where I want without having to worry about where they will be stored later.  Plus it is better for the planet to not cut some many trees down….