A Day In The Life Of A Kindle Owner
Posted on 26 April 2009, at 2:01 pm, by Dan Cohen
At its best, technology integrates with the rest of our lives so completely that it is barely noticeable. And yet, were we to suddenly discover ourselves without it, we would quickly realize how much we have grown to depend on this gadget or that. Moreover, while unboxings and full reviews are exciting, it is often the small ways in which new technology enhances our lives on a day to day basis that matters most.
I had one of those wonderful “technology is fantastic!” moments just now and I thought I might share it with you.
It begins in a class earlier today and concludes with my starting to read a fascinating book on my Kindle and iPod Touch just minutes after I went in search of it.
During a class I was teaching (more like facilitating) earlier today a friend mentioned a book she had just read. I had never heard of it but she spoke of it with such enthusiasm that I made a mental note to track it down at some point. The day got crazy busy from there and I forgot all about it until a short while ago. “I wonder if Amazon has it,” I thought. Sure enough, they had it. And I mean IT since they had one copy of the book for a little less than retail. I wasn’t surprised since I didn’t expect that On the Road with Rabbi Steinsaltz: 25 Years of Pre-Dawn Car Trips, Mind-Blowing Encounters, and Inspiring Conversations with a Man of Wisdom would be a HUGE seller!
I was about to order when I thought, “What are the odds the book is available on the Kindle?”
Sure enough it was available… and for less than $10! Five minutes later I had the book on both my Kindle and my iPod Touch, and I had started reading.
That’s technology at its best- fast, convenient and easy to use!
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April 26th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Deja vu.
It’s one thing to be able to easily order a product online like a book or a pair of shoes and have it shipped to you. Yes you receive it quickly without ever leaving the comfort of your own home.
It’s another thing entirely to be able to easily order a product and receive it instantaneously.
The Kindle really does it!
Funny enough I had a similar moment just last night after Dan and I were chatting about some random stuff.
He reminded me of a visit an author is paying to my area this coming fall and the fact that I’d been meaning to start reading one of his books. It was close to 10 PM but before I went to bed that night I’d purchased the book and read the first chapter.
FTW!
April 26th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
It’s interesting – I don’t get that experience (yet) with the Kindle books store – there are still some areas in which they are much thinner in their selection than other online stores, but they are slowly getting better. But the prices are excellent!
I have however, had that experience with both the iTunes Music Store using Shazam to detect what song I’m hearing and then buying it. I did that the other day in the store when I heard a song over the P.A. system. I though Shazam wouldn’t hear it well enough to identify it, but it did! Then I just clicked the link and it started the ITMS on my iphone – a click later and it was downloading to my device – unbelieveably convenient – even more so than the Kindle approach, because it also detected what I was looking for.
Ain’t technology grand sometimes?
April 26th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
I had the exact same experience with Shazam… loud diner, figured there was NO WAY it would be able to figure it out… a few seconds later… bam… song identified… a few more seconds… bought.
April 27th, 2009 at 4:30 am
I’m traveling this week and the Kindle has made packing (again) so much easier. No more worrying about what books to take. If I forget to pack something that I feel like reading — I can connect right up and download it.
Every time I travel I marvel at this Kindle invention.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:58 am
It is interesting – I’m quite happy reading books on my Axim x51v, my eyes are fine with the small font and I don’t mind flipping 3x for every physical page. But what has amazed me with the Kindle is the ‘right pricing’ for most books. For too many ebooks the pricing is out of control, and I will *never* pay $20 for an ebook! So I’ve skipped some books as a result or at least waited until they were on deep sales.