I went ahead with the regular Kindle with WiFi and not the one with 3G because I figured since I will most likely only be ordering books, I would be able to find a place to upload my books pretty easily.
Anyway, as I said, I placed my order on January 31st. I got a confirmation that stated that the Kindle would be here the very next day. I thought that was an error, but I was hopeful that it would get here.
Of course, February 1st was when the Chicago Blizzard of 2011 occurred. It started mildly around 1:30 in the afternoon and progressed until when Andy went to pick the kids up from school it was coming down pretty hard. Despite the weather, I kept looking outside for the UPS truck to see if I was lucky enough to have my package arrive. Unfortunately it did not arrive and at 9:00PM, I gave up all hope that it would arrive.
Now I hoped that it would arrive the next day - February 2 and that UPS would be delivering despite the weather. Unfortunately, I was not so lucky. I kept checking my UPS tracking, the UPS website and outside every chance I could get. I was so anxious for this to arrive, since I was originally notified that it could come as early as February 1st. Alas, UPS's website indicated that service to my zip code was not being delivered. On to the next day.
February 3rd came a new notice was posted on the UPS website stating that because of the freezing weather, service would not be provided to my zip code either. It was day two of Snow Day for our schools and again, I would not receive my highly anticipated delivery.
On Friday, February 4, the kids were back in school and delivery service was being resumed in my zip code delivery zone. Again, I waited with baited breath. Every time I heard the sound of a truck, I rushed to the window and peeked outside. The kids were dropped off at school, I did my morning routine, and then headed to the grocery store. As much as I wanted to wait for my package, I knew I had to do my normal routine, and since I didn't get to go shopping on Thursday because of the Snow Day, I had to get it done on Friday. Then the kids were picked up from school and we got them started on homework.
FINALLY, while they were working on their homework, UPS finally arrived at my doorstep. Ryan opened the door and retrieved my package from outside. Everything that I had ordered was there. I had ordered a Kindle reading light, a case and the Kindle. It was all there! I opened that baby up right then and there, plugged it in to charge, and I was ready to go with my Kindle.
Yay. Yay. Yay!
I have already downloaded probably about 180 books so far. I'm trying to read the classics, and I have subscribed to a blog on my reader that notifies me whenever free and bargain books are available. All of them have been free so far. As I get more gift cards, I will start purchasing some of the books - especially ones that I am really interested in reading. I'll still check out books from the library (I checked out 3 earlier this month and have read 2 of them), and I'll still probably purchase regular books once in a while.
But it has been super convenient for me to have my Kindle. I only have to carry around one small book-size device with me, yet I can have many books on my Kindle. I can stop at any given time and easily open back to the very spot I was reading in seconds. The pages that I am reading usually contain less content than a regular book and the screen shows only one side of the book, so finding my place tends to be easier than when I was reading paper books. And putting the device on the exercise equipment at the gym is much easier to read than trying to read a book and keep the book from closing while trying to work on the equipment.
If anyone has ever thought about getting an eReader, I highly recommend it! Some eReaders allow you to check out books from the library for free for a short period of time. (That might be some time down the road). I totally, totally love it!
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