Falling in Love with the Kindle

I love the Kindle. My wife bought it for me last Christmas—despite me being skeptical about reading on a screen rather than a page. I always thought I would never read on an ereader, but the Kindle was one of the best gifts I’ve ever received. I use it non-stop. Yesterday, I finally figured out how to send things that I’ve written to the Kindle as a PDF file. 

Editing my novel suddenly became a whole different experience. I could see what it looked like on the Kindle. I don’t know if it was psychosomatic or what, but it was like reading something I had never seen before. This made editing so much easier. Typos stood out, inconsistencies that existed with the plot that I hadn’t been able to spot before came to my attention. It was a weird experience and it surprised me, but I am hooked. From now on, I will not be printing out pages to edit—everything is going to the Kindle. It’s so much cheaper than buying paper and ink cartridges. 

If you don’t own an ereader, I definitely understand skepticism. I was there once. But if you are an avid reader, the Kindle will get you books for a fraction of the price that a print copy would run you. For writers, the Kindle presents an opportunity to self-publish without having to worry about the cost of printing out books. There is no inventory with the Kindle, everything is on a computer. And with the ability to send files to your Kindle from your computer, editing is much easier. 

I thought I liked the Kindle before, but after editing with it yesterday, I think I want to marry it. Sorry Beth.