I don’t know if you know this about me, but I really enjoy buying things I don’t actually need. One of the ways I’m quite feminine, actually. Along with constantly nagging at people and not being a very good driver. But the latter may just have to do with me being Asian, though.
Only a paragraph in, and I’m already grossly offending people. Awesome!
As I was saying, I like buying things. Brand new, shiny things. Technology, to be exact. Something about a brand new piece of technology that just makes me want to throw all my money at the computer screen and hope that will it magically appear right it in front of me. Maybe it’s the smell. Recently opened electronics tend to smell real good.
So, obviously when the new Kindle was released around two weeks ago, I was naturally interested. Not only because I’ve been meaning to get a Kindle for quite some time now, but it’s been awhile since I’ve wasted money on something, and I felt the need to change that.
Now, Jeremy, what the hell is a Kindle? Is that like a bad sex move you pull on a girlfriend or something?
“Yo man, I Kindled my girlfriend last week, and she had trouble walking for days dude!” “Oh so sick dude! I Kindled a girl once, but I never saw her again after that night. Think it killed her.”
No, foolish reader, the Kindle is actually a device used to download and read ebooks, magazines, newspapers, blogs, and other digital media. So, basically, you read stuff on it. You’re not playing Angry Birds or Fruit Ninja on it, you’re not listening to music on it, you’re not... somehow using it in a sexual fashion that would end up killing your girlfriend.
No, dude, you use it to read stuff. Nothing more, nothing less.
Oh, Jeremy! I have a question! I know what magazines, newspapers, and blogs are, but what’s an ebook?
An ebook is basically a book presented in digital format that you can read on your laptop or other electronic devices. Such as your Kindle. It’s not like a regular book, as it’s not on some janky ass paper. You get it now? Ebook? Electronic Book? Yeaaaaaah.
Oh, and the Kindle is 80$, not including tax and maybe even shipping, depending on the circumstances.
Now, you may be saying “What?! 80$ I could like... I don’t know, waste that money on something else! Like buying drugs! Yeaaaaaah!
Well, hopefully you aren't saying that, but to each his own.
But yes, 80$ is a fairly large sum of money for some broke ass teenagers. Thankfully though, I’m not like you guys! I have a grip of money man. I’m raking it in dawg. Stacking it high! Bitches trying to get some of what I got man, but hellllll naw man, aint going to take that shizz.
Yeah, don’t know why I decided to censure shit but not bitch. Best to not question it I guess.
That was dumb, and basically means I have 90$. So if I wanted a Kindle, I could blow all my money and get one.
Though, do I want to? Do I really want a Kindle? What use would I have for it?
Well, I would like to say if I had a Kindle I would read more, as I read about one book every two weeks, which isn't as much as I would like. Having a Kindle would eliminate one of the main reasons I don’t read as much as I would like which is the fact that I really just don’t want to get out of my bed, go to my book shelf that is like 10 feet away, pick out a damn book, and go back to bed. To much work.
See, with a Kindle, I can have like thousand books right next to me! And I don’t even have to get up from my comfy blanket! Oh yeah, did I tell you a Kindle can hold over a thousand ebooks on it? Well, yeah, a Kindle can hold over a thousand ebooks on it. Awesome!
But to not be dumb, having so many books on one little device instead of having to carry so much damn paper around would be very convenient. I don’t bring books to school because they take to much space in my backpack and making it even heavier then it already is. With a Kindle though, I can just take out this relatively small thing that weighs less then pound from my pocket and immediately start reading something. Sure, some teachers will be all “Gaaaaah you’re not reading on that! You’re checking your facebooks!” Or something stupid like that. However, that’s beside the point.
Having a Kindle would also eliminate the other reason why I don’t read as much as I would like, which is that I don’t really have a lot of books to read, and trying to find new ones can be dumb and tedious. With a Kindle, I can shop for books on an online store, never having to leave the comfort of my own home. Where as with regular books, I have to go to the library or something. Again, it’s that me being lazy thing. Even if I do get to read the book for free, even if I’m on a dead line, I’d still rather own the book and not have to get up.
But there is definitely something to be said for having a nice, well organized bookshelf that you can look at and reflect on all the books you’ve read. Be able to look at those nice covers and sleeves, which you really don’t get the privilege of that with a Kindle.
I can easily see why someone would make the argument that ebooks are dumb and regular books are better. There is a subtle nuance to actually having a book in your hands, and reading straight from the paper. However, in the age that we live in, physical media is slowly dying. Hell, look at newspapers. Who the hell reads newspapers anymore? Just get on your damn iPad or computer and check your RSS feed or something.
But that’s a topic for another article.
Also, reading straight from the paper doesn't destroy your eyes, like reading from a laptop would. But wait! This is where the brilliance of the Kindle comes in. It’s not like a computer display, as it not actually reflecting any light, so it won’t strain or destroy your eyes. The Kindle actually uses an E ink electronic paper display, that can show up to 16 shades of gray and stimulates actually reading on paper.
You still with me there? My technology nerd BS didn’t make me lose you, did it? Don’t worry, it’s over now.
So, I’ve been weighing out the pros and cons here of buying a Kindle. But oh wait Jeremy, I think you forgot the most important con, in that it’s 80$ dollars. Yeah, that’s kind of a lot of money to a teenager. Would it be worth it? Would I really read more? Do I really want to spend all of my money on this?
Well, apparently yes, I do! As I actually have it in my hand right now. I would be reading something from it, but then remembered I had to do this dumb thing instead. And first impressions: Man it’s slick! And I’m not being just all “I’m going to make myself like this thing because I spent my money on it.”
Hopefully I made the right choice in getting it, but only time will tell with that. Really want to read more, and if getting this thing leads to me reading more, then I have made the right decision!
But yeah, this was basically my thought process of whether or not I should get a Kindle. Hopefully along the way you learned a thing or two about a thing or two, regardless of how helpful or totally dumb it may be.
Only a paragraph in, and I’m already grossly offending people. Awesome!
As I was saying, I like buying things. Brand new, shiny things. Technology, to be exact. Something about a brand new piece of technology that just makes me want to throw all my money at the computer screen and hope that will it magically appear right it in front of me. Maybe it’s the smell. Recently opened electronics tend to smell real good.
So, obviously when the new Kindle was released around two weeks ago, I was naturally interested. Not only because I’ve been meaning to get a Kindle for quite some time now, but it’s been awhile since I’ve wasted money on something, and I felt the need to change that.
Now, Jeremy, what the hell is a Kindle? Is that like a bad sex move you pull on a girlfriend or something?
“Yo man, I Kindled my girlfriend last week, and she had trouble walking for days dude!” “Oh so sick dude! I Kindled a girl once, but I never saw her again after that night. Think it killed her.”
No, foolish reader, the Kindle is actually a device used to download and read ebooks, magazines, newspapers, blogs, and other digital media. So, basically, you read stuff on it. You’re not playing Angry Birds or Fruit Ninja on it, you’re not listening to music on it, you’re not... somehow using it in a sexual fashion that would end up killing your girlfriend.
No, dude, you use it to read stuff. Nothing more, nothing less.
Oh, Jeremy! I have a question! I know what magazines, newspapers, and blogs are, but what’s an ebook?
An ebook is basically a book presented in digital format that you can read on your laptop or other electronic devices. Such as your Kindle. It’s not like a regular book, as it’s not on some janky ass paper. You get it now? Ebook? Electronic Book? Yeaaaaaah.
Oh, and the Kindle is 80$, not including tax and maybe even shipping, depending on the circumstances.
Now, you may be saying “What?! 80$ I could like... I don’t know, waste that money on something else! Like buying drugs! Yeaaaaaah!
Well, hopefully you aren't saying that, but to each his own.
But yes, 80$ is a fairly large sum of money for some broke ass teenagers. Thankfully though, I’m not like you guys! I have a grip of money man. I’m raking it in dawg. Stacking it high! Bitches trying to get some of what I got man, but hellllll naw man, aint going to take that shizz.
Yeah, don’t know why I decided to censure shit but not bitch. Best to not question it I guess.
That was dumb, and basically means I have 90$. So if I wanted a Kindle, I could blow all my money and get one.
Though, do I want to? Do I really want a Kindle? What use would I have for it?
Well, I would like to say if I had a Kindle I would read more, as I read about one book every two weeks, which isn't as much as I would like. Having a Kindle would eliminate one of the main reasons I don’t read as much as I would like which is the fact that I really just don’t want to get out of my bed, go to my book shelf that is like 10 feet away, pick out a damn book, and go back to bed. To much work.
See, with a Kindle, I can have like thousand books right next to me! And I don’t even have to get up from my comfy blanket! Oh yeah, did I tell you a Kindle can hold over a thousand ebooks on it? Well, yeah, a Kindle can hold over a thousand ebooks on it. Awesome!
But to not be dumb, having so many books on one little device instead of having to carry so much damn paper around would be very convenient. I don’t bring books to school because they take to much space in my backpack and making it even heavier then it already is. With a Kindle though, I can just take out this relatively small thing that weighs less then pound from my pocket and immediately start reading something. Sure, some teachers will be all “Gaaaaah you’re not reading on that! You’re checking your facebooks!” Or something stupid like that. However, that’s beside the point.
Having a Kindle would also eliminate the other reason why I don’t read as much as I would like, which is that I don’t really have a lot of books to read, and trying to find new ones can be dumb and tedious. With a Kindle, I can shop for books on an online store, never having to leave the comfort of my own home. Where as with regular books, I have to go to the library or something. Again, it’s that me being lazy thing. Even if I do get to read the book for free, even if I’m on a dead line, I’d still rather own the book and not have to get up.
But there is definitely something to be said for having a nice, well organized bookshelf that you can look at and reflect on all the books you’ve read. Be able to look at those nice covers and sleeves, which you really don’t get the privilege of that with a Kindle.
I can easily see why someone would make the argument that ebooks are dumb and regular books are better. There is a subtle nuance to actually having a book in your hands, and reading straight from the paper. However, in the age that we live in, physical media is slowly dying. Hell, look at newspapers. Who the hell reads newspapers anymore? Just get on your damn iPad or computer and check your RSS feed or something.
But that’s a topic for another article.
Also, reading straight from the paper doesn't destroy your eyes, like reading from a laptop would. But wait! This is where the brilliance of the Kindle comes in. It’s not like a computer display, as it not actually reflecting any light, so it won’t strain or destroy your eyes. The Kindle actually uses an E ink electronic paper display, that can show up to 16 shades of gray and stimulates actually reading on paper.
You still with me there? My technology nerd BS didn’t make me lose you, did it? Don’t worry, it’s over now.
So, I’ve been weighing out the pros and cons here of buying a Kindle. But oh wait Jeremy, I think you forgot the most important con, in that it’s 80$ dollars. Yeah, that’s kind of a lot of money to a teenager. Would it be worth it? Would I really read more? Do I really want to spend all of my money on this?
Well, apparently yes, I do! As I actually have it in my hand right now. I would be reading something from it, but then remembered I had to do this dumb thing instead. And first impressions: Man it’s slick! And I’m not being just all “I’m going to make myself like this thing because I spent my money on it.”
Hopefully I made the right choice in getting it, but only time will tell with that. Really want to read more, and if getting this thing leads to me reading more, then I have made the right decision!
But yeah, this was basically my thought process of whether or not I should get a Kindle. Hopefully along the way you learned a thing or two about a thing or two, regardless of how helpful or totally dumb it may be.
Written by: Jeremy Quach
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