Have been neglecting my Kindle over the last couple of weeks in certain respects. Although I've been adding books or sample chapters to it, I haven't really been reading with it. I really, really like the sample chapter feature ... it gives you a chance to read a little bit before deciding whether to purchase or not - allowing you a chance to properly browse through books as you would with physical books in a high street bookshop. However, I like this feature so much that I've now got a ridiculous amount of sample chapters to get through. It's so easy to find and download books on the Kindle that you just have to be on your guard a little, or you could end up with 10 books in very short order without really noticing, as they aren't weighing you down as they would if you were carrying ten print books, and it almost feels like you haven't had to pay for them as that part of the transaction is all automated after the first time you set up your account.
Since finishing my last audio book, I have turned my attention to Cranford, on the Kindle. It's a very gentle tale of a time long gone where it was deemed very improper to visit a neighbour before or after a certain time in the day, and then only to stay for 15 minutes! Although it is a novel, it's also a bit of social history - delving into the manners and sensibilities of England on the 19th Century. I'm finding it an interesting read so far, but not gripping thus far. It is so far removed and such a change of pace from The Solitary Man that it's a bit of a struggle to adjust!
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