I've
always loved sci-fi gadgets. They're so cool!
And
now that we're in the 21st Century, many of the sci-fi gadgets I dreamed about
as a child are a reality (except for lightsabres. I'm still waiting for one of
those).
One
of the nifty things I love is an eBook reader. I read on a Kobo Aura HD. It's
got a touch screen and the most beautiful backlighting I've seen on an
electronic device.
I
could read the thing for hours. (Waitaminnut. I do.) I've got nearly 900 books
on my little cutie, and more are added every week.
While
there is an old-school charm about print books, how they look so good on a
shelf, how you can easily loan them to friends who never return them, how you
can drop it in the tub and not worry about electrocution (or the mad, wet dash
for a tub of dry rice), I must confess I prefer the convenience and ease of
ebooks.
What
I love about ebooks:
- Lightweight. A
thousand books weighing about 200 grams? Awesome. Not to mention the ease
of carrying an ebook reader around. Few single books weigh less than my
ebook reader, even with its protective cover.
- Convenience. My
ebook reader boots up as quickly as it would take for me to open to a
bookmarked page in a traditional book.
- Night reading. My
Kobo Aura HD has a lovely easy-on-the-eyes backlight with adjustable
brightness. Perfect for reading in bed at night. And should I fall asleep,
the ebook reader will turn itself off after bookmarking my page. If I had
had an eBook reader as a child, I would never have gotten
any sleep!
- Access. If I
want to read the next Mary Robinette Kowal, I can. My Aura HD connects to
the KoboBooks bookstore and I can have any book I want in their catalogue
in less than a minute. As for library books, it's a little bit more of a
song-and-dance, but even so, in under five minutes, I can check out eBooks
from my local library.
- Go-go-gadget coolness! Those
readers who are nostalgic for the old-world charm of a print book can be
nostalgic for that. However, as a child of sci-fi, my skiffy soul is
thrilled with the sheer gadgetryness of an eBook reader. You can be
nostalgic for the past. I long for the future.
Currently AS GOOD AS GOLD and FOR
RICHER, FOR POORER are available on KoboBooks, and other good
eBook retailers. So if you're a Kindle fan, a Kobo
lover (like me) or a Nook addict, you can
read my books.
My
next three novels will also be available as eBooks.
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Her Grace is looking forward to the day when books
can be uploaded directly to one's brain.
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