"Highest Duty" by Chesley B. Sullenberger on the Sony Pocket Reader
I have been hankering after a Kindle for a couple of years. The price tag, however, kept me from acting on the hankering. Still, I was firmly set on someday acquiring a Kindle.
That changed when I discovered that the Kindle could not download ebooks borrowed from the library.
I am a big library fan. I LOVE books! I just can't afford to purchase them. The library feeds my hunger for new reading material.
When I learned that the Sony Pocket Reader could download library ebooks, I sat up and took notice. Although both the Kindle and the Sony can download free public domain books, the Sony Reader was the only one of the two that could supply me with large amounts of current books FOR FREE.
That sealed the deal for me. My mother-in-law's generous Christmas gift made it possible for me to indulge in the luxury of the Pocket Reader. Purchased from Costco.com, the price included an AC power adapter AND a leather book cover.
Downloading books from Project Gutenburg and the library is painless and blazingly fast. I've powered through several books already, and find the reading experience pleasing and comfortable.
Kindle, you had me at hello, but the Sony Pocket Reader is the one that delivered the goods.
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