This week in ABC Wednesday the featured letter is:
A number of Ks, came to mind when I was wondering which K to illustrate. My difficulty is which ones to keep and which to kick out?
Should it be kaleidoscope, a toy which fascinated me as a child, or knitting, although I haven’t made anything for ages. I thought of picking a place €“ a town, like Kelso, or Kendal, maybe food €“ kippers, or kedgeree, or a bird such as kingfisher or kittiwake. Perhaps I should pick an author such as Barbara Kingsolver, the author of The Poisonwood Bible, one of my favourite books. So many to choose from €¦
But in the end it has to be KINDLE, because I’ve been wondering about getting an e-reader for such a long time.
I’ve hesitated because, apart from the cost, I do like the physicality of reading – the feel of a book in my hands. I like having a pile of books waiting to be read, browsing my bookshelves, the smell of books and so on. These days I don’t travel so much so I’m not sure that I’d get that much use from it. I can see the advantages of having several books loaded ready to read if I was going on holiday for example – but would I use it at any other time?
Then I realised from reading Bernadette’s post that it could save me space, which would be a great bonus. Currently my bookshelves are all full, most of them double shelved, and I have piles of books in different rooms. I’d be able to weed out books and have more space as apparently a Kindle can store up to 3,500 books, which is more than I own! It’s also much lighter than any paperback book so it would be easier to read in bed. And, although I do like the feel of a book, it would mean I wouldn’t have to struggle with those books that are bound too tightly so that you can’t open them fully.
I’d still have lots of books, but maybe I should ask Father Christmas for a Kindle?
BooksPlease 