Well, here I am blogging-again. This time it's a project for my Media and Society Class, just one of the interesting classes that I am taking this summer. I enjoy this class because of the history. It is as fun to learn about how books came about in the past, as it is to discover how Twitter was born not so long ago. I have been sharing the history and information that I am learning with my daughter. She is 9 and eats this stuff up. She has enjoyed watching the majority of the videos with me and begs for me to read more of What Would Google Do? on the Kindle.

We have discussed many things, including the Internet, books, television, and newspapers. I love to learn about others and it is always great to hear how other people feel about such common topics, like books and television. I have to admit that I was shocked in the Media Forum (where we have discussions online) to read of people not interested in using a Kindle. I am in love with my Kindle! It is so light and easy to bring with me. It has increased the time I am able to read, whether it be waiting to pick up my daughter from camp, or standing in line at the store. Everyone is busy these days, so it seems like a no-brainer to have a small, easy-to-read portable device for reading books. I wish that I had though of it. Its hard to imagine what a Kindle will look like or work for you. I wish that our class met in person (it's online only), so that I could bring my Kindle in to let fellow students check it out. I think that once you try it, its easy to love. As David Pogue said in his You Tube video about Kindle 2.0, it's not a war between books and the Kindle, since they both have great and unique features. (On a side note, I was appaled by some of the video quality for Kindle reviews by some well-known technology businesses.)




I still love books, but I have too many and the kindle helps alleviate this problem. I am an avid reader, but I do not want to own or house every book that I want to read. This past week I sold back $86 worth of books to the local used store and donated a couple of boxes (that they were not interested in buying) to my local library. I picked up a new book at the store, borrowed a stack of library books, and bought a book for my Kindle.