When Amazon first introduced the Kindle I had mixed emotions. My first reaction was, “I have to get one of these right away!” Immediately followed by, “It cost how much?!!!” My last reaction in those first three seconds was, “It will never replace real, paper books.”
I believed I was a purest and would never get sucked into the whole e-reader thing. I was wrong; very, very wrong. I held out until I got my iPad. The e-book app was the kiss of death for me. I was hooked, like an addict who had absolutely no intention of ever going to rehab.
My dear friend, Kristen, got me involved in a werewolf/vampire series by Patricia Briggs. I finished the first book about 1:00 on a Saturday morning. I really wanted to start the next book but Borders wasn’t open 24 hours so what was I to do? I looked over at my iPad and thought; “I wonder just how easy it is to download a book? I wonder how long it will take?” So, taking a deep breath, I plugged in the information for the next book in the series and hit “Purchase.” Within 15 seconds my book was downloaded and ready to read. Holy smokes, could that have been any easier? I don’t think so. And so, my addiction began.
The convenience of e-books is wonderful. Your library is at your fingertips wherever you go. My only regret is I don’t get to share my books with family and friends. I believe books are treasures that should be shared with everyone; and I truly enjoy sharing my books. Unfortunately I can’t do that with e-books; at least not yet. I hope that issue will be resolved in the future. I do know you can borrow e-books from many libraries but I haven’t tried this and don’t know the procedure.
For now, I’m going to hunker down with my iPad and enjoy the marvels of this new technology. I just LOVE living in the 21st century!
