How Kindle Ignited a New Hobby

My Kindle turned a year old in May. Haven’t read this much since pursuing my English degree in the mid-80′s. Here are the gifts she’s given me.

• One Fat Summer by Robert Lipstye
• Unexpected Love by Julie Zine Coleman (read for book club)
• Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
• Catch a Falling Star by Beth K. Vogt (read for book club)
• Balance Beam for Workaholics by Arthur Laud
• The Overload Syndrome by Richard A. Swenson, MD
• The Seven Pillars of Health by Don Colbert, MD
• America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made this Nation Great by Dr. Ben Carson (read for book club)
• Jesus Calling, a devotional by Sarah Young
• NIV Study Bible
• Christian Rebuttal to Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling by Robert Alan King
• Mini-Missions for Simplicity by Courtney Carver
• You Stress Less by Michael F. Roisan & Mehemet C. Oz MD’s
• Overcoming the Seven Deadly Emotions by Michelle Borquez
• An Amateur’s Guide to the Pursuit of Happiness by Britt Reints
• When I Lay My Isaac Down by Carol Kent (read for book club)
• and many blogs bookmarked just on my Kindle and no where else

Seven More Great Things about my Kindle

1. I can read in the dark--it provides me light
2. no noisy page turning while hubby's asleep
3. read multiple works since stored on one device
4. I don't have to grip anything, thanks to the Levo book holder--so well-worth the money! http://www.bookholder.com/
5. I can keep up with my book club's next picks--no need to travel to a book store
6. I am reading! I have never considered it my hobby. Yes, I teach English and still say that. Writing is my first love--that's why I became an English teacher. I've always enjoyed the discussions, lessons, and projects surrounding what I've had students read, but reading just for the sake of reading hasn't been enjoyable to me until about five years ago. And now even more so, thanks to my Kindle.
7. So, those of you who want time to read, make an investment in a device. I assure you, it's a purchase you won't regret.