Kindle 2 vs. Kindle 3

I'm not a very "techie" person, but the rest of my family is. I always chuckle as they salivate over the latest new gadget, talking about the merits of this vs. that and how they're going to upgrade. I never got it, what's the big deal?...until my Kindle.

I love my Kindle 2. Love, love, love it. But when the Kindle 3 came out - oooohhhh, I want! Well, this weekend, I got one!! I strolled into my local Best Buy and walked out with a new Kindle 3!

I've posted a few pics so you can see the difference in size - meet "Patti's Book Crack":

side by side:

on top of each other:

thickness:

(excuse the purse handle but it was hard to hold them up with one hand and take the pic with the other!)

The smaller size fits very nicely in my purse; even with the cover it's still much more compact and lighter. I'm also finding it's much faster than my K2. A few times while I was organizing my collections it went forward too fast and I had to start over! I like that the "prev page" button is on both sides now - I can't tell you how many times I hit the "home" button instead of "prev page" on the K2 - that was sooo frustrating!! The little "enter" button on the K3 is taking a bit of getting used to - it's just an indented little square surrounded by the navigation (up/down/left/right) - If I don't pay attention I hit the enter button instead of the navigation.

So now, when the newest video game system or wonder phone comes out, I won't laugh at my siblings who are all drooling over it, I'll look at my K3 and think "I understand".

Dear Amazon...

Dear Amazon:

I am writing this letter to suggest a new product - a kindle neck holder. Please see pictures below, using a harmonica neck holder as a guide. Of course, there would need to be a few tweaks here and there, such as making the ends longer so it hangs a bit lower and further away from the face, and possibly add a cushion to the back of the neck area.

This product would be revolutionary! Kindle users would be able to do other tasks whilst still enjoying a good read - pushing a grocery cart, riding an exercise bike, holding the bar on the bus or subway, folding laundry, changing diapers - the possibilities are endless!

Thank you for your consideration, I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Warmest Regards,
Book Addict

Beauty is only (kindle)skin deep:

As I mentioned in a previous post, hubs outdid himself for my b-day. Not only did I get an awesome kindle cover, but I ordered a custom kindle skin. I had seen a couple of sites, but after Mandi's testimonial, I decided to go with MyTego because I wanted the skin to go around each individual letter on the keypad. It took a little while to get here but I'm very pleased with the results:

(stealing another page out of Mandi's book,I had the Littlest Book Addict model the front)

(Big Sister was a little more chill about modeling the back)

I used Frederick Childe Hassam's Woman Reading, which some of you may remember was my header when I started this blog. The left half is the front of the kindle, the right half is the back:


I'm really pleased with the results, it's gorgeous! Thanks, Mr. Book Addict, for a wonderful birthday gift - I love it!!!