The Kindle

The kindle is like an IPOD where you download songs, but you download books to it. It claims to be exactly like reading because it looks and reads like real paper. The main advantage is convenience. You can take it anywhere and with a touch of a button download a new book and start reading. Though this sounds great there are downsides to this new technology. What happens when you are in the middle of this great book and it just turns off?? If you are really into the book it’s going to be very upsetting. Also you are not going to get the same sensations you would get if you were reading it from a book in your hands. There is no turning the pages or the smell of a new book that bring important aspects of reading a book. I believe that when reading from the Kindle you will not read the text the same as reading a book in your hand. For example, I would rather print text off the computer and read it. It is easier for me to make corrections on a paper I wrote when it is physically in my hands rather than fixing the corrections on the computer. In class it was discussed the idea of wanting physical copies of the books one love to be very important. This is important for people because if for some reason the kindle crashes you still have that old copy of your favorite books. Another important aspect of having books is the ability to lend to others a book that you read. This aspect can not be accomplished with owning a kindle because you won’t be able to pass your kindle from one person to the next and hopefully have it returned?