I love my Kindle!!! Absolutely positively love it. However, having said that, I must tell you it is the original Kindle. The newest version (6″ Display, U.S. Wireless, Latest Generation) sounds like it is even better! Better than awesome? Wow!
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The newest version often referred to as Kindle 2 weighs only 10.2 ounces, less than most paperbacks. It measures just over 1/3 inch thick. The battery life is 25% greater than the original and I’ve found the original to be good. I only need to charge it maybe once or twice a week.
Amazon claims Kindle 2
You have wireless access to the Internet from almost anywhere in the United States and there are no monthly fees! (I understand there is now a Kindle U.S. and International Wireless Reading Device
Buying a Kindle version of a book from Amazon will rarely set you back more than $10.00! That’s less than the cost for most print books.
That’s just the basics. Why own a Kindle? I think a Kindle Reading Device can provide you with weight loss support, better health, and enjoyment. In the interest of full disclosure I will tell you that I am affiliate for Amazon. But I can honestly say I only promote products I sincerely like. Kindles are fun!
8 reasons to consider a Kindle 2 purchase:
1. The Kindle reading device provides the most convenient way to organize and store your books and documents that I have ever come across! With this slim lightweight reader you can access your favorite books anywhere including diet books, cookbooks, and recipes. You may even be able to subscribe to your favorite newspaper or health magazine (not all are available yet but that will change soon enough)!
Check out the top diet and weight loss books available for a Kindle reader as rated by people who own a Kindle. Kindle owners can be voracious readers! I have found the recommendations/ratings of this group of people to be an excellent indication of a worthwhile book. Amazon updates the list every hour so you can instantly know what’s hot and what’s not!
Check out some of the groundbreaking new books that have been published recently to help you understand why it is such a challenge to achieve and maintain a healthy weight and just exactly what you can do about it:
The Instinct Diet: Use Your Five Food Instincts to Lose Weight and Keep it Off
by Dr. Susan B. Roberts
The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite
by Dr. David Kessler
by Tom VenutoIf in doubt about which books are best, look for a rating of at least 4 out of 5 with lots of customer reviews. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend all of the books with high ratings but then I haven’t had an opportunity to read all of them. There are, for example, quite a number of books listed by Jillian Michaels of the Biggest Loser Program that might be good. I just have not read the books yet.
2. Great for travel. Nothing better. Can’t decide what books to bring with you when you head out for business travel or fun? No problem, just bring your Kindle with you and get caught up with your diet and fitness books. If you tire of that just switch to something else with a few clicks.
Make use of all the time spent waiting when you travel…waiting in a long line at the check-in counter, waiting to board a plane, waiting after landing till it is time to de-plane, waiting on your luggage… Sure you could have a paperback, but maybe the book you choose to read when you leave the East Coast is not what you want to read by the time you reach L.A.
3. You can exercise while reading with the Kindle. Reading while on an exercise bike or treadmill is nothing new but you may find it to be easier than holding and advancing the pages of a paperback. I’ve also discovered I can go to a local outdoor track and do my walking exercise while reading. It’s not hard at all to walk the circular paths and read at the same time.
With the Kindle 2
4. Find encouragement and company to stick with your diet. How about subscribing to your favorite blogs? There are lots of diet, fitness, motivational, and healthy food blogs available for the Kindle and more are being added all the time. (I hope to have my blogs available very soon!) There’s only a small fee to subscribe.
5. Use your Kindle in your kitchen. In the kitchen??? Yes, I said that right. If you have some of your best cookbooks and recipes on your Kindle all you need to do is protect it with a plastic bag and prop it up. You can still read it easily and advance the pages. No need to worry about spilling anything on it. Works much better than a laptop. After all, a laptop won’t fit easily or work well in a plastic bag and who wants to risk spilling food on a laptop?
Choose to store and easily access all of the great low calorie and healthy recipes you find online.
Be sure to include one or more reference cookbooks on your Kindle. Then when you discover you need to make an ingredient substitution you can look up suggestions. Need low fat buttermilk for a recipe but don’t have any? No problem. Look up how to make a substitute with nonfat milk and lemon juice or some plain low fat yogurt.
6. You can access the Internet for information. Look up a recipe on Google. No it is not as good as a computer but it does work. I understand the Kindle 2 works better than my original Kindle version.
7. You can email DOC, TXT, and PDF files to your own address for Kindle owners. I believe it is only 10 cents for Amazon to convert the files to a form that can be read on a Kindle. With this feature the sky is the limit!!!
Keep lists of snack ideas, quick meals, or best food sources of dietary fiber and other nutrients at your fingertips. Include suggestions on the healthiest menu items at ethnic and fast food restaurants. I sometimes call my Kindle my back up brain. I may be a Nutritionist but I am not a walking encyclopedia. You can do what I do. Create a document with the information you need from a web article or otherwise and email it to your email.Kindle.com. You will have that information for easy access on your Kindle when you need it most.
8. The price has dropped substantially in the past month or two! I paid $369.00 for my Kindle. But Amazon lowered the price to $299 and more recently it has been dropped another $40.00. Wow! Only $259.00!
Sound like a lot? Keep in mind all that you get with the Kindle. And remember that you don’t pay any monthly fees for wireless service! That means you can save your hard earned cash to buy healthy low calorie food.
O.K. I must admit there are a few drawbacks [Big Grin!]:
1. Given that you can set the Kindle for the font size you are comfortable with reading, you will be taking fewer steps each day. You won’t need to search the house for your reading glasses. Hmm…Fewer steps logged on your pedometer and calories burned!
2. You’ll miss the work out you get lugging around books, magazines, and newspapers. Again, fewer calories burned.
3. You may not spend as much time frequenting book stores because you can have a new title to read on your Kindle in minutes from just about anywhere in the United States. Again, less walking and fewer steps.
Seriously, there are a few things that might be an issue. The new Kindle does not provide a slot for a SD data card to increase the storage capacity. However, given that it can hold up to the equivalent of 1500 average length books, I would imagine it has plenty of storage.
Owning a Kindle may not be a good choice if you are prone to making snap decisions. It’s just too easy to get carried away buying cool books! I’m sure that’s the kind of buyer Amazon loves to have. To keep this under control, I draw the line at having 5 unfinished books. If I want another I need to finish reading one or more that I’ve already purchased.
The Kindle reader DOES need to be taken care of. It is not for anyone who is careless or prone to dropping things (not for kids!). I would encourage you to consider buying the slim leather case accessory to protect your investment.
Why Buy One Now?
It’s fun! For at least a while longer the Kindle Reader will be a shiny new toy. As such you will be amazed at the number of people who will approach you, when traveling, reading in a park, and elsewhere to ask about your reader. I’ve met all kinds of fascinating people. It’s a real conversation piece.
Honestly, if you are reader and would love to have lots of books and other documents and resources available at your fingertips to read and consult just about anywhere, then consider purchasing a Kindle 2. You get a LOT for the purchase price. I wish I could have bought the product at the current price but I didn’t. I paid $100.00 dollars more and it was worth it. I have no regrets.
Consider buying a Kindle for yourself or buy one for someone special for Christmas. I can’t imagine any reader not liking the gift! Go now to Amazon.com and check out the Kindle 2
for yourself. It may be just what you need for weight loss support, better health, and just plain fun!
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