Rand and I, facing a rather nice tax refund, decided to treat ourselves to a new toy…we each got Kindles from Amazon (those of you who have been following me, that was what the UPS rage was all about. Gah).
I haven’t had much time to play with it yet…we just got them last night…but I’m enjoying it so far. I looked around to find mobile web versions of stuff to bookmark, which did amuse me. I bought the new Stephen King novella (exclusive!), got the free trial of Newsweek (and immediately read Anna Quindlen’s column. I heart her)–if I like it, I’ll subscribe, and downloaded the first chapter of Heart Shaped Box, the novel by Stephen King’s son.
Any suggestions of books I should look for? 🙂
You can edit my manuscripts in it 😉
Oh and I would check out some free lit journal downloads. Lots of places have them.
I was checking my “Recommended for You” books on the Kindle store and got a free book–“Red Mars” by Kim Stanley Robinson. I suppose Amazon is giving customers selected free books. It’s the first volume of a trilogy, and I’ve bought one of the author’s books before, so I supposed Amazon figures I’ll buy the other two volumes. It’s a nice little premium.
Ooo, I’m soooo jealous! I get most of my e-books from Fictionwise.com. If you’re into sf, Tor.com gives (or used to give) away free e-books regularly.
So Rand said I should direct Kindle-related questions to you instead of to him. So here’s a small deluge which you’re free to ignore if you don’t have the time to answer — I can seek out other Kindle 2 owners instead. 🙂
What do you like/not like about the Kindle 2?
How’s the battery life?
How’s the wireless?
How’s the keyboard?
Also, are you planning to post more pics (puh-leeeze)?
Now that I’ve typed the above info, I realize you probably haven’t had the Kindle long enough to answer most of these questions. Maybe I should find a Kindle 2 forum and deluge them instead, eh? 🙂
Debbie
(in California but about to leave for her flight home)
Heehee. I will get back to you on those, and I’ll post some pics soon. 😉