Reading convenience over reading technology

With all the big noise in the digital book industry surrounding the growth in e-Readers such as the Kindle, it’s easy to forget the smaller things which sit in our pocket - like our mobile phone.

James Kendrick from jkontherun reminds us when it comes to reading; looking past all the technology…

When I recently wrote about the great eReader for the iPhone I pointed out that in the first two weeks of iPhone ownership I had read six books on it. I heard from a lot of folks who asked how I found the time to read so many books in such a short time. The answer is easy, having the reader and books on my phone means I capture all of those short pockets of time that present themselves that I would otherwise miss.

I love reading so much that I don’t have any wasted free time ever, I pull out the phone and read. Just yesterday I was at the optometrist to pick up new glasses and unexpectedly had to wait 20 minutes. I pulled out the iPhone and read to my heart’s content. I have no wasted time anymore because these unexpected time delays, which would normally be frustrating, are now things of great value to me. I love reading a good book and I cherish these moments now instead of being annoyed that I am delayed for some reason.

…I think you’ll find that any compromises you might be making due to the small screen on your phone are more than met by the joys of finding time to read you would otherwise miss.

Amidst the noise being made in the industry about developing technologies, funky features and insane specifications - we forget that the bare basics of it all is that can often simply do with easy, reading convenience and making use of our valuable time.

Well done James!

[jkontherun]

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