By Bill Russo
I was one of the millions who vowed never to own a Kindle. But I did like the idea of the convenience of one. I also liked the concept of being able to have free access to thousands of classics from Arthur Conan Doyle to Shakespeare.
So I cheated.
I took advantage of Google's offer to put a free Kindle app on my PC. I quickly found some blazing Westerns from authors like Zane Grey and Max Brand. I followed those up with some Sherlock Holmes. All free.
I was hooked. I still loved my real books. But I had room in my heart for a little Kindle reading as well. I truly liked the Kindle app for my computer, but after a time, I did feel the need of actually buying a Kindle.
So, it was off to the Barnes and Noble store to try their version of an Ebook reader. It seemed too much like a 'wannabe' mini PC so I did not buy one.
Cruising through E Bay, I spotted a Kindle Fire in good shape for $20.00. I bought it and truthfully I love it.
On a normal day, I still have two or three 'real' books that in progress, switching back and forth on whims; but now the mix also includes a couple E books as well.
Kindle has some sort of a Whispersync feature that keeps track of your last page read and co- ordinates your books between your PC, Android, and Kindle.
It works fine if you only read one book at a time (and I guess that does cover most people) but not so good if you are trying to ready four or five simultaneously!!!!!!!!
p.s. I have been in two of the scariest places in the world: The Bridgewater Triangle and Bisbee, Arizona. Each has a chapter in my Kindle Book - The Creature from the Bridgewater Triangle. It's just $2.99 in the Kindle Store.
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