The Beauty of Numbers
So I noticed something today that tickled me. Check it out.
On Amazon France, I have sequential rankings. How cool is that?
A Hint of Frost
Eversworn
Evermine
Autograph Addiction
I have a thing for autographed books. If an author writes a series I love, I want a physical copy, even though my preferred reading method is via Kindle. And I want it signed. This is where having a network of friends more well-traveled than I could ever hope to be, comes in handy. They get the books I love signed by the people who have written them.
The only two out of my collection I can list now, that I had signed in person, came from Karen Moning’s signing in ATL the year before last.
Still, some of them, like my signed copy of Grave Peril, give me chills to hold. They really are priceless treasures to me. Here are a few of my favorites.
(Names have been covered by leopard print to protect the innocent.) 
Amazon’s Kindle Then and Now
I was back at my parent’s house today, tiling the fireplace, when I uncovered this little lovely. I’m too tired to do the feature comparison at the moment, but I wanted to share these photos of the Kindle 3.
Keep in mind, the Kindle 1 is Dad’s. He takes it everywhere. And yes, that means he brings it to work every night as well. He works in computers/maintenance, so his has seen its share of grease, grime, and gunk. It’s still trucking along and has had no issues from his hard use. Kindle 3 was a gift to Mom from Mom. You know how those are.
Also, the living room is off limits because of our various projects. So, today’s comparisons are brought to you by Mom’s ironing board.
Kindle 1 is on the left. Kindle 3 is on the right.
While Kindle 1 is tapered, Kindle 3 is uniformly thin and weighs less than nothing. <-Probably not a technical term.
As you can see, the screens are the same size. The Kindle 3 is ever-so-slightly shorter and narrower.
This is another shot to show the thickness. This shows the chunkier side of the Kindle 1.
(Ignore the tile in the background there.)
I’ve said it before, I love the Kindle. It’s not perfect, but nothing is.
I do think the new $139 pricetag makes it that much more appealing.
