I was recently away on vacation with my family and noticed that a remarkable phenomenon has really taking hold. Most of the people on the beach were reading on an iPad or Kindle. I have been a Kindle user for nearly 2 years, mostly for the NY Times on my daily commute. I was just surprised how paperback books and physical magazines have disappeared from the beach.
In any case, today will likely be my last day on the Kindle. According to FedEx tracking, my shiny new iPad 2 will arrive today!
Jun 11
In February 2009, I purchased an Amazon Kindle primarily for reading the NY Times. I ride a commuter train to work and it is often crowded, so it is much easier to hold. Additionally 7-day home delivery of the NY Times cost around $40/month and Kindle delivery cost only $14/month at the time, so I thought I would recover my investment pretty quickly. Today, I was very disappointed. My NY Times did not download to the Kindle for my usual 6:00 AM read (I have 3 kids and wake up very early). I didn’t have the newspaper on my Kindle until 2:00 PM. Since I knew it would come eventually, I was reluctant to buy a “paper” copy for the train. I love reading publications digitally, but this was clearly one of the downsides! I guess I should happy about the fact that I never end up with a wet newspaper on a rainy day!
