I Couldn't Resist -I Bought A Kindle
I decided that sitting in a plane for eleven hours was a good excuse for buying a Kindle. I do love to read and reading while flying keeps my mind occupied - I start as soon as I get on the plane, keeps me from thinking "other thoughts". I thought it would be great to have all of my books in one, instead of carrying a bunch of paperbacks around. I found this one on ebay for a decent price, came with the leather cover and cord as well. The cord is for recharging or connecting to the computer. You can download books from Amazon directly from the Kindle -if you have cell phone service. I don't have cell phone service where I live, out in the country, so, you can also download to your computer, and transfer the books to the Kindle -works great. There are several websites (as well as Amazon) that allow you to download older books for free. Gutenberg.org has many books -pre 1923 that are no longer copyright restricted, and archive.org ...