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One of my vague goals for 2010 was to read 20 books. I’m way behind on this and I decided to get a Kindle to help accomplish this, especially given all the travel I had coming up in the last few months of the year. It has been a good experience so far, and I’m now 4 books closer to completion, though it’s still a challenge to find good reading time. One thing I do like about the Kindle is that it isn’t a multi-purpose device: I’m not tempted to quickly check my email on it or anything. Granted, I still have my phone in my pocket typically, but that small amount of separation makes a big difference. More on this in a separate post.
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I’ve heard similar things from other people, that the Kindle, as a single-purpose device, is better for reading because of the lack of distractions. I know my iPhone is certainly distraction central, and I can’t imagine reading anything long form on it.
Definitely. That, along with the backlight, is why I didn’t opt for reading on an iPad or my phone.
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