| I have been looking at various reviews about the | | | | else. That is why audio books became so popular, |
| Kindle from Amazon and the iPad from Apple. I can | | | | they can afford you the opportunity to "read" a |
| see some of the advantages for using these | | | | book while doing something else. |
| electronic devices but the overall cost just doesn't | | | | You are a multi-tasker extraordinaire and just cannot |
| seem right for us average readers. | | | | find time to read a book, Kindle or iPad. If you are |
| Flying on an airplane to France and spending a month | | | | one of those that would like to have the latest |
| there is great for the user of an iPAD or Kindle. The | | | | electronic gadget then may the force be with you. |
| author of the testimonial indicated that she had lost | | | | But like I just saw at the Amazon site there are 61 |
| many books that she left in France when she finished | | | | Kindles that are used and available at greatly |
| reading them. The other issue with paper books was | | | | discounted prices. Some are "like new", so you can |
| that to carry 5,7 or more books was very stressful | | | | pick up a good deal. |
| due to the extra baggage you must carry with the | | | | But, even at the discounted prices, just imagine how |
| added weight. | | | | many audio books you could buy and have as part of |
| And with the announcement just today that an airline | | | | your collection. Oh and by the way, you do have to |
| is going to charge flyers $45 for each CARRY-ON | | | | buy your books at the Kindle store or iPad store for |
| luggage, it is not going to be something one would | | | | approximately $10 per book. Cheap but add that to |
| want to do while flying. But using a Kindle or iPad | | | | you $400 or $500 purchase of the electronic device |
| would be useful. | | | | it is very expensive. |
| BUT! How many of us travel on airplanes to France. | | | | Also you cannot store them in your computer, so |
| How many of us are in planes often enough to | | | | you end up with a book in your e-device that cannot |
| warrant buying one of these electronic devices. How | | | | be exchanged or loaned to anyone else unless you |
| many of us do enough traveling to warrant special | | | | loan them your e-device. Don't think that will happen, |
| devices that we need to carry around. | | | | especially when you have spent additional money for |
| Not many. And now we get right back to the | | | | an extended warranty plan. |
| reasons you want to "listen" to your books. You can | | | | I believe that there are people like you that will see |
| load an audio book to your mp3 or iPod players and | | | | that these new devices are just that, NEW. Audio |
| take your books with you along with your music | | | | books will be around for a long time and so will the |
| anywhere you want to go. You can listen while | | | | need for them. Your life is not going to get any less |
| driving, walking, jogging, bike riding, working around | | | | hectic so you will still need to be able to multi-task. |
| the house, working on your job, on and on. | | | | Audio books will help you do that better then any |
| With your busy life you just don't have time to read | | | | device in recent history. Read by listening to your |
| a novel or a great book or a magazine or any of | | | | favorite books today before you forget. |
| those other things because you are doing something | | | | |