Books Discussion (Possible Spoilers)
Posted: 06 Feb 2012, 06:04
Not sure if anyone else is a big reader out there but I thought I'd discuss some of the books I've been reading and how I read them.
First off, I bought an Amazon Kindle eReader last year and it's one of the best things I've ever bought. I have the Series 3 Keyboard version;
I've downloaded about 1,000 books so far, everything is available if you know where to look!
I wasn't sure if I'd ever get used to reading anything but a traditional paperback, but now there's just no comparison! The ease of being able to read the Kindle is something you just can't match. My wife has an iPad that I bought her and while she finds it easier to read on that than a actual paperback, it is still quite a large thing to hold for long periods when reading. The Kindle I find is the perfect size. It's roughtly similar to a paperback size, is perfectly weighted and the technology of the screen makes it as close to reading a digital representation of a real page as you can get. The onlt thing that took me a little bit of time to get used to was reading only on the one side, whereas with a novel you read right-left, turn the page, right-left, turn the page etc.
Anyway, I thought I'd discuss some of the books I'd read lately just to let anyone out there who is an avid reader know my thoughts on what might be a good read and if that book might be interesting to you. Hope this helps, and please, if you've been reading anything yourself, contribute to the discussion! I'd love to hear anyone's opinions on the books i've been reading as well to hear how they agree or differ.
I'm only going to list books I've read in 2012 going forward.
Open - Andre Agassi
Wow, this was a great book. It's not just about tennis but a brutally honest, truthful telling of his life growing up, his over-bearing Father and how, despite hating tennis, how he became one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Agassi pulls no punches, talks directly about who he does and doesn't like personally on the tour, about his drug use, lying to tennis officials and all the demons he's encountered in in professional and personal life. A really interesting read if you are into Autobiographies/Biographies, it's about a lot more than just tennis too!
First off, I bought an Amazon Kindle eReader last year and it's one of the best things I've ever bought. I have the Series 3 Keyboard version;
I've downloaded about 1,000 books so far, everything is available if you know where to look!
I wasn't sure if I'd ever get used to reading anything but a traditional paperback, but now there's just no comparison! The ease of being able to read the Kindle is something you just can't match. My wife has an iPad that I bought her and while she finds it easier to read on that than a actual paperback, it is still quite a large thing to hold for long periods when reading. The Kindle I find is the perfect size. It's roughtly similar to a paperback size, is perfectly weighted and the technology of the screen makes it as close to reading a digital representation of a real page as you can get. The onlt thing that took me a little bit of time to get used to was reading only on the one side, whereas with a novel you read right-left, turn the page, right-left, turn the page etc.
Anyway, I thought I'd discuss some of the books I'd read lately just to let anyone out there who is an avid reader know my thoughts on what might be a good read and if that book might be interesting to you. Hope this helps, and please, if you've been reading anything yourself, contribute to the discussion! I'd love to hear anyone's opinions on the books i've been reading as well to hear how they agree or differ.
I'm only going to list books I've read in 2012 going forward.
Open - Andre Agassi
Wow, this was a great book. It's not just about tennis but a brutally honest, truthful telling of his life growing up, his over-bearing Father and how, despite hating tennis, how he became one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Agassi pulls no punches, talks directly about who he does and doesn't like personally on the tour, about his drug use, lying to tennis officials and all the demons he's encountered in in professional and personal life. A really interesting read if you are into Autobiographies/Biographies, it's about a lot more than just tennis too!