I enjoy reading.
However, I am a very fickle reader. I do not read one thing cover to cover and then move to the next thing. I typically have 5-8 different books on the go at any given time, along with magazines, and electronic articles. The eBook seemed like the ultimate thing for me as I would no longer have to carry multiple books, or end up having the book I don’t feel like reading in hand. (then but another and carry even more!)
Enter the Sony PRS505.
I got this about 18 months ago and for the first month I was very happy with it. It did not synch with my Mac, but I have a PC at home and could always put a few books on it before I went anywhere. The e-ink greyscale screen works well as does the form factor. The battery life was perfect and the device fit into things well. Except for one flaw -- content delivery. Stupid though it seems, it was a real pain to have to get on my PC, look for books, buy/download them, and then synch them to the eReader. This left the device on the shelf gathering dust.
Enter the International (including Canada) version of the Kindle 2.
The Kindle came out a while ago, but was not available in Canada (and buying one in the US meant that the wireless service wouldn’t work here). Then the Kindle 2 came out, followed by the International Version which works in Canada (among other places).
This may be the ultimate reader. It has all the good points of the Sony unit -- screen, battery life, size, ease of use -- but has the one thing that it was missing -- wireless content browsing and delivery. Now, with the use of a small clip-on LED light from Canadian Tire, I read with the Kindle 2 almost every night -- and with wireless content delivery I can be as fickle as I want!
Here’s a list of what I am currently reading:
The Nasty Bits by Anthony Bourdain
Upgrade Your Life: The Lifehacker Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, Better by Gine Trapani
Ready for Anything by David Allen
A Genius for Deception: How Cunning Helped the British Win Two World Wars by Nicholas Rankin
Paperless Joy by George Dimopoulos
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