Book 11

Summer's Path by Scott Blum

Type: Fiction, Spirituality

My rating: 2 stars (out of 5)

Why I chose it: It looked like it was going to be an interesting story about a guy who was going to die and someone (an angel?) who was sent to make his transition easier.

What I liked about it: This was the first book I read on an Amazon Kindle 2. I have since read 5 books and downloaded over 100 free books. Lots of the classics are free and many authors give away their works for free either because they want the reader to like and buy more of their works or because they were never published and want to gain recognition. The cost of the device is pretty steep at $359 but overall I give the Kindle two thumbs up. The e-ink technology makes it appear as though you are reading an actual piece of paper. There is no back-light (you can't read in the dark with it) so there is no eye strain and less battery drain. The battery last for almost a week of reading. You can store over 1,000 books on the device and it weighs only 10 ounces so it's super easy to read from and carry with you anywhere. It comes with free wireless so you can surf the internet anywhere, anytime. It can also read any book back to you with its "text-to-speech" technology but the voices are a little creepy (especially the male voice). There are rumors that Amazon is already working on a Kindle 3 with a large screen.