• I'm ashamed to say I'm only reading about 15-20 books a year, a mix of novels, history & technical. It was so much more before the kids got older and I got involved in Scouts. I've been making a conscious effort to read more, just because I like it.

    On the one hand, I am bothered by Amazon's approach to the media on the Kindle. Not so bothered that I didn't order a DX earlier this week. Amazon says they've changed the rules and won't do that again, but, to a degree, we're suffering at their whim. It's not like buying books. But, reversing the argument, it's not like buying books. You're going through this media so that you don't have to have stacks of paperbacks around the house, the ability to clean out the device & toss stuff that is the equivalent of candy is the whole idea behind going digital. Personally, I like stacks of books all over the house (although I never found that Destroyer novel, so now it's lost to history). I'm just not crazy about having Amazon get more insight into what I read and when, but hey, if you write reviews and maintain a wish list... they've already got most of what they need. I suspect it's just part of the changing world and we'll have to deal with it.

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