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Since it’s right before Mother’s Day, and the one-year anniversary of my Kindle gift, I thought I’d finally write a review.

I want to start by saying I love books, real paper books that I can shelve and admire and flip through. I love cover art and bookstores, libraries and author signings, dust jackets and alphabetizing my collection. So when I first received a Sony ereader 3 years ago I resisted it just on principle. Over the past 3 years as people have commented on the sony and later on the kindle, they’ve frequently mentioned their attachment to the paper book and how they just can’t give that up. After three years I can say the number of “real” books I’ve purchased has not declined a bit and I have, in fact, purchased hard copies of books I loved on my kindle. For me, this is not a replacement of the book; simply a new way of interacting with the written word.

So what first made me embrace the ebook? A baby. Do you know how hard it is to nurse and turn pages? And when you have to pace the house wearing a sling because it’s the only way your newborn will sleep, do you know the sound of a turning page could be enough to wake them up? But the real savior, the thing I shouldn’t admit because I’m sure it’s not safe, when you’re taking all those stroller walks to burn off the pregnancy pounds and want to read at the same time the book can sit right on top of the visor and, because of the epaper technology, can be read in direct sunlight. There are times when it’s best to not have to turn pages: pushing a stroller, working out, driving, in the middle of the night next to a sleeping spouse or infant, and it’s these times I’m most thankful for an ebook.

Now, why is the Kindle2 better than the others? I can only speak to the Sony ereader but there was no contest here. First as a Mac user I had no easy way to download new books. I had to sign on to another computer, remember passwords and find the cord I continually lost to connect it and I usua
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