My Kindle and Me

[desertvixen]

 So, I posted about the new Kindle (long story short: we're still getting used to each other, and I'm not a huge fan of the touch screen) and I've done some stuff before about reading on the Kindle.

 Basically, it serves two purposes.  The first is to be my "desert island" collection/travel companion.  The second is to read stuff that is only published on e-readers, mostly cheap or free.  I subscribe to several of the free/cheap e-book emails, and I've found some stuff that I wouldn't have without the Kindle.

 I track (I know, everyone's shocked) my Kindle reading on a separate page of the book catalog, and will update about my Kindle reading as I fill up a full sheet page of titles.

 And the Kindle lets you keep everything in collections, which makes me a very happy camper.  Currently the following categories exist:

 Agatha Christie, Bad Examples (so bad they're good), Bobbsey Twins, Cherry Ames, Christie Shorts, Classics, Desert Island (the actual Desert Island collection), Elsie Dinsmore, Erotica, Etiquette, Everest (yes, like the mountain), Fiction, Food, Free Jinger (related to the discussion board of the same name), Heyer, Historical Fiction, History, Kids, LMM (LM Montgomery), Marjorie Dean, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Perry Mason, Pre-History, Reference, Regency, Romance, Ruth Fielding, SF/F, Stout and Wolfe, Stratemeyer Syndicate, Sweet Valley, Teen Books, True Crime, Wedding Reference, and Women's Issues.

 I will highlight the various collections throughout the year on  LJ.

 DV

Comments

[kishiriadgr.livejournal.com]

Are you on Goodreads? I've become very devoted to it.

[desert-vixen.livejournal.com]

I am not, although I keep thinking about it...

[filkferengi]

That's a fascinating list of collections! Remember in Komarr, when Professor Vorthys said a man's library showed the shape of his mind? I suspect our cataloging systems say something similar about us. I look forward to your kindle chronicles.