Whispersync
So, my husband bought me a Kindle before we went on our Honeymoon. Best. Gift. Ever. (Sorry mom.) I was debating between a Kindle & an iPad - but I'm glad I went with the Kindle. Mainly, because most of what I wanted to do was read on it. I already have an iPhone and a laptop to web surf or play apps, emails and everything else I typically do on it.
I love reading books on my Kindle. I even made up a song. It goes like "my kindle..., my kindle..., I love... my kindle.... I have read books with backlit screens before and they never satisfied - your eyes just got tired after 30-60 minutes. With the e-ink screens - reading experience is much better. Plus the auto-downloading of books - awesome. So easy to do.
I figured out how to download library books - SWEET! My mint account is a lot happier about the library books.
Today - I discovered the best feature - Whispersync. I've got the Kindle reading ap on my iPhone & laptop. Whispersync allows me to seemlessly switch between devices - and still pick up on the last page I read. Sweet.
Am I sad that I got a Kindle right before the new versions? Not really - it was awesome to have on vacation. I finished three books over vacation and only had to carry around something that weighed less than 1 light paperback. I didn't have to look around for english speaking bookstores and hope they had the book I wanted in stock - all I had to do was get on the wifi and download a new book.
What did I wish I had on vacation? A mono-to-stereo converter for the plane. We flew Luthansa and they had the old style two mono headphone ports. Well - my headphones are stereo. No airport shop carried the $5 radio-shack style converter. So - I had to use crappy throw away headphones instead of my nice earbuds because I didn't have a $5 converter. Bummer. I haven't been on a plane with mono ports for headphones in a LONG time. Don't understand why the airline would chose that setup. I would think it would cost them more than letting people use their own headphones.
I love reading books on my Kindle. I even made up a song. It goes like "my kindle..., my kindle..., I love... my kindle.... I have read books with backlit screens before and they never satisfied - your eyes just got tired after 30-60 minutes. With the e-ink screens - reading experience is much better. Plus the auto-downloading of books - awesome. So easy to do.
I figured out how to download library books - SWEET! My mint account is a lot happier about the library books.
Today - I discovered the best feature - Whispersync. I've got the Kindle reading ap on my iPhone & laptop. Whispersync allows me to seemlessly switch between devices - and still pick up on the last page I read. Sweet.
Am I sad that I got a Kindle right before the new versions? Not really - it was awesome to have on vacation. I finished three books over vacation and only had to carry around something that weighed less than 1 light paperback. I didn't have to look around for english speaking bookstores and hope they had the book I wanted in stock - all I had to do was get on the wifi and download a new book.
What did I wish I had on vacation? A mono-to-stereo converter for the plane. We flew Luthansa and they had the old style two mono headphone ports. Well - my headphones are stereo. No airport shop carried the $5 radio-shack style converter. So - I had to use crappy throw away headphones instead of my nice earbuds because I didn't have a $5 converter. Bummer. I haven't been on a plane with mono ports for headphones in a LONG time. Don't understand why the airline would chose that setup. I would think it would cost them more than letting people use their own headphones.
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