Kindle App for IPAD

It took me a long time before I finally decided to get me a Kindle, but I finally broke down and got myself a Kindle Keyboard, without the 3G.  The Kindle Keyboard is the black and white version that gives the illusion of reading on paper. I loved my Kindle and the Kindle store, because I was able to get a lot of free books, to include classics and biographies of early revolutionary Americans.  I was happy with myself that I finally broke down and bought my e-reader, because I had in the past tried to read PDF books on my computer and just couldn't seem to get through a book due to the discomfort of reading on my laptop.  The downside of the Kindle, however, was that the PDF books were too hard to read once I imported them into the Kindle reader. I did, however, get through quite a few books on my Kindle... up until I got my IPad and installed the Kindle Reader app.

The upside of the IPad is that I can import those PDF books and read them comfortably without having to adjust the scale or zoom on them.  Now I can download PDF files from Google books and read them on my Kindle app.  There is a little glare on the IPad, but reading on my IPad is infinitely more comfortable and ocmvenient than my Kindle reader.  In all fairness, I initially chose the Kindle over the IPad because I was afraid I would spend too much time browsing the internet and playing games on the IPad.  Funny enough, I rarely play games on my IPad, and I don't even spend too much time browsing the internet... only when waiting for a car or during commercials while watching TV.  Given any real time to read, I will open the Kindle app and start reading.

My biggest problem now, however, is the Kindle version of magazines that I recently ordered. I am afraid it is going to be hard to focus on my serious reading for my enjoyment of the articles, photos and ads on these magazines.

For those who may be interested, I am three quarters of the way through with How I Found Livingstone written by Sir Henry Morton Stanley. This is a fascinating book of adventure in late 1800s East Africa, that I have been enjoying for a while now (mostly on airplanes and in airports during my travels). I picked it up on a whim while I was still reading Through the Brazilian Wilderness written by Theodore Roosevelt. I don't know why I love these stories of remote wilderness expeditions so much, given I spend enough time in the wilderness here in Vietnam.  It does remind me, however, that this stuff in Vietnam is nowhere near the wilderness these two authors experienced in their time.

In the meantime, I continue to buy other books and put them on the back burner.  I just picked up Bury Us Upside Down written by a former Vietnam era Misty Pilot (Fast Forward Air Controllers) on a recommendation by a friend. The first few pages already have me captivated and now I am stuck with the dilemma of whether I want to finish Stanley's book first or move on to this one. 

I am off to Hawaii next week for 10 days to participate in a command-level working group.  It should give me some time to catch up on my reading.  Cheescake Factory is also on the agenda...