my mind on books

I haven’t succumbed to the temptation of the Kindle: Amazon’s New Wireless Reading Device, partly because I’m afraid those quick book downloads at $9.99 or more could develop into an expensive habit (“crackberry” for bibliophiles?) – or else I’d be reading lots of free first-chapter samples. I have come across a couple of posts recently that delve into the Kindle in depth:

“Why Amazon’s Kindle is revolutionary” – looks at some of the Kindle’s lesser known features

“Getting serious about the Kindle” – Geoff Arnold reports on three weeks of using the device and a decision he recently faced over whether to buy a hardback or Kindle edition of a book.

Santa did stop by early to drop off an ASUS Eee (4G Surf model), which I’m using right now to type up this post! It’s a small but pretty full-featured “sub-notebook,” weighing under 2 lbs and costing less than $400. Though lacking a CD or DVD player it does have slots for an SD card and two USB 2.0 ports. I’ll be able to slip it into my purse and carry it with me to read e-books, listen to music, watch movies, surf the web, play games and more. Our pet name for it is “Tripeee.”